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Sydney (AFP) Aug 26, 2004 
Australia announced plans Thursday to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the "most lethal capacity" for air combat in the region. |
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Cassini-Huygens Periapsis Raising Manoeuvre
Paris (ESA) Aug 25, 2004The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has successfully performed its scheduled Periapsis Raising Manoeuvre. A 51 minute burn of the primary engine corrected the spacecraft trajectory to place it on a course to encounter Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in October. The manoeuvre also raised the periapsis by over 400 000 km. Shepherding The Lightweight World 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2004Saturn is the only planet less dense than water (about 30 percent less). In the unlikely event that a large enough ocean could be found, Saturn would float in it. |
Mars Odyssey Begins Overtime After Successful Mission
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 26, 2004NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter begins working overtime today after completing a prime mission that discovered vast supplies of frozen water, ran a safety check for future astronauts, and mapped surface textures and minerals all over Mars, among other feats. Inquiry Fails To Explain Beagle 2 Loss 
London (AFP) Aug 24, 2004Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found on Tuesday. |
Planetary Probe Experts Gather At NASA To Discuss Exploration
Moffett Field (SPX) Aug 26, 2004With the successes of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) and Cassini missions fresh on their minds, leading experts on planetary probe missions will gather at NASA to plan for future missions. Bookie Stakes 10,000:1 ET Found By 2010 
Paris (AFP) Aug 25, 2004An online bookmaker is taking bets on the outcome of 10 big scientific endeavours, including the search for life on other planets and the quest to harness nuclear fusion as a substitute for oil. |
UQM Developing Electric Propulsion For Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicles
Frederick CO (SPX) Aug 25, 2004UQM Technologies has received a $599,000 contract to develop a hybrid electric powered unmanned ground combat vehicles weighing 500 pounds to one ton. Radar Test During Messenger Launch May Help Shuttle Return To Flight 
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2004Radar tracking data gathered during the Delta II launch of the Messenger spacecraft earlier this month has provided promising results that may benefit NASA's Space Shuttle Program and Discovery's Return to Flight. |
Future Cosmonauts Start Training
Baikonur (UPI) Aug 25, 2004Five trainee cosmonauts have arrived for training at the Baikonur cosmodrome operated by Russia, the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency said Wednesday. |
A Universe Of Particles
Stanford, CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2004The stuff we know and understand makes up less than 5 percent of the universe. The rest has to be yet-unknown forms of "dark matter" and "dark energy." |
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