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Venus: Hothouse Planet
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2004The planet Venus is like Earth in many ways. It has a similar size and mass, it is closer to us than any other planet, and it probably formed from the same sort of materials that formed Earth. Two New Saturnian Moons Found 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2004With eyes sharper than any that have peered at Saturn before, the Cassini spacecraft has uncovered two moons, which may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet. |
Boeing To Design Guidance Parachute Technology For Mars Missions
St. Louis (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Boeing has won a $1.5 million, three-year NASA Mars Technology Development contract to develop guidance parachute technology for future Mars missions. The Eroded Valleys Of Dao And Niger Valles 
Paris (ESA) Aug 17, 2004These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the Dao Valles and Niger Valles, a system of outflow channels on Mars. |
Globecomm And Agility Support Hurricane Charley Recovery Efforts In Florida
Hauppauge NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Globecomm Systems Monday announced that the Company has provided satellite connectivity and call center restoral services to Agility Recovery Solutions to support recovery efforts resulting from Hurricane Charley in Florida. Joint Activity In Spain And Space Advances ESA's Hyperspectral Mission 
La Mancha, Spain (SPX) Aug 17, 2004In La Mancha on the flat heart of Spain lies one of the most closely studied patches of land on our planet. Every summer for the last 13 years, it has undergone simultaneous scrutiny from the ground, the air and from space - activity aiding the development of the next generation of Earth Observation sensors. |
Boeing X-45A Aircraft Fly Together
St. Louis (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., home of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, where the sound barrier was broken on October 14, 1947, hosted another aviation milestone August 1 when two Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft, under the control of a single pilot-operator, successfully operated together in coordinated flight. Europeans May Aid US Firms With Star Wars 
Paris (SPX) Aug 17, 2004American defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman say they will cooperate closely with European companies on the development of George W. Bush's so-called "Star Wars" missile defense system. |
Space Research Highlighted In Next EU Framework Program
Brussels (SPX) Aug 17, 2004A recent European Commission strategy proposal sets its sites on securing Europe's leading role in research and technological development and space research is identified as a key topic for achieving it. New Technique That Improves The Power Of Atomic Force Microscopy 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Aug 17, 2004A team of researchers have developed a method that could vastly improve the ability of atomic force microscopes to "see" the chemical composition of a sample, follow variations of the sample, as well as map its topographic structure. |
Intelsat To Be Acquired By Consortium Of Private Investors For $5 Billion
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Intelsat Monday announced the signing of a definitive agreement that provides for the amalgamation under Bermuda law of Intelsat and a subsidiary of Zeus Holdings Limited. Spacehab Celebrates Launch And Activation Of Commercial Payload 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Spacehab, a provider of commercial space services, Monday announced that it has successfully delivered a thermal incubator to the International Space Station (ISS) for one of its international customers. |
Navicom Receives Orders From US Inspector General's Office In Washington
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Automotive Capital Group, which is acquiring Navicom GPS, a provider of GPS technology and services, announced Monday the company is supplying wireless global positioning system units and monthly service to the Inspector General's Office in Washington, DC. ViaSat Modems Expanding Connexion By Boeing Installations And Services 
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2004ViaSat has received a follow-on order for an additional 85 airborne modems from Connexion by Boeing, a division of The Boeing Company. These modems are being ordered to grow the Connexion by Boeing network, now serving seven airlines that are either under contract or intending to offer the real-time, high-speed in-flight Internet service to their passengers. Optical Lithography Refinement Essential For Advancing NGL Technologies 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Optical lithography may currently offer the advantage of high wafer throughputs, but to sustain in the long term and compete with the next generation lithography (NGL) technologies, it must deliver finer resolution and achieve the desired quality, reliability, and cost targets. NSF Grants $1.3M To Develop Photonic Crystal Fiber Nanosensors 
Hoboken NJ (SPX) Aug 17, 2004Stevens Institute of Technology's Dr. Henry Du and his research team have pioneered work on the integration of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with nanoscale technologies that will potentially lead to robust chemical and biological sensing devices. The 'Nose' Knows A Sweet Smell Of Success 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2004Have you ever wondered why natural gas has such a distinctive odor? Because it's added purposely before being piped into our homes! The smell gives us a warning that there may be a leak. |
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