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Water On Mars Not Easy To Find, Says Texas A&M Researcher
College Station TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Suspected large lakebeds that once were scattered on the planet Mars have not yet been found, say the research team that operated the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Their work appears in the current issue of Science magazine. |
Search And Rescue Group Uses Sandia Synthetic Aperture Radar
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 11, 2004A radar, originally developed by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories for military surveillance and reconnaissance applications, is helping a volunteer search and rescue group save lives. AIR's Latest US Peril Model Updates Incorporate Latest Scientific Advances 
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 10, 2004AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) Monday announced the release of its 2004 US hurricane, earthquake, severe thunderstorm and terrorism models. WCC Awarded State Of Alaska Contract For Satellite Communications Solutions 
Chandler AZ (SPX) Aug 10, 2004World Communications Center (WCC) announced Monday that the State of Alaska selected WCC to supply satellite communications services for the state government and state agencies. According to the terms of the agreement, the year-and-a-half contract contains renewal options up to five years. |
It Isn't A UFO, It's A Space-Age Car
Oslo, Norway (ESA) Aug 11, 2004The world's fastest solar-powered car is being driven through Sweden and Norway. Nuna 2, the world's fastest solar-powered car begins its journey on 14 August in Oslo and completes it on 22 August in Andenas. It will primarily be driven on the E4, and will stop in Gothenburg, Linkoping, Stockholm, Uppsala, Lulea, Kiruna, Narvik, and Andenas. NOAA, Partners Hail Major Space Communications Breakthrough 
Washington (SPX) Aug 11, 2004A new, high-speed data chipset is poised to move communication in space 100 times faster than existing integrated circuits used in space. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials today said the chipset, developed as the first of its kind for space applications, will be used in the future National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System set to launch in 2009. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
Updating The Code For Doomsday
by Airman 1st Class Katie Booher for Air Force NewsMinot AFB ND (AFN) Aug 11, 2004 For the better part of a year, the 91st Space Wing's intercontinental ballistic missiles sit poised and waiting in stony silence ready to launch at a moment's notice. Teets Discusses National Security Space Strategy 
Washington (AFN) Aug 11, 2004Peter B. Teets, the undersecretary of the Air Force for space, spoke about the future of space during the National Defense Industrial Association symposium on space policy and architecture held July 22. Physicists To Mark 20th Anniversary Of First String Theory Revolution 
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Twenty years have passed since the first superstring revolution started in the Aspen Center for Physics in Colorado. Approximately 75 scientists will meet for a symposium at the center Aug. 12 to celebrate the revolution, including Jeffrey Harvey, the Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor in Physics at the University of Chicago. Dying Star Goes Out With a Ring 
Boston (SPX) Aug 10, 2004A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the shimmering embers of a dying star, and in their midst a mysterious doughnut-shaped ring. Herley Reaches Agreement To Acquire Reliable System Services 
Lancaster PA (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Herley Industries announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Reliable System Services Corporation (RSS), Melbourne, FL. The acquisition, which is subject to the execution of a formal written agreement and certain closing conditions, is expected to close in approximately thirty days. Ozone Loss Caused Genetic Mutations At Time Of Mass Extinction 
London (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Research into the world's worst mass extinction, which led to the loss of 90 per cent of living species 250 million years ago, has found that the historical tragedy also involved some disturbing genetics mutations. |
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