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Washington DC (SPX) Sep 20, 2004 
On the 45th anniversary of the first man-made object reaching the moon, the Department of Defense's executive agent for space urged America to strive for dominance in space. |
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DARPA, Air Force Kick-Off Falcon Phase 2 Small Launch Vehicle Effort
Arlington (SPX) Sep 20, 2004The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force have awarded funding to four teams for the second phase of the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) program. The goal of the Falcon SLV program is to develop and demonstrate an affordable and responsive space lift capability. Watery Load For Ariane 5 ECA 
Flevoland, The Netherlands (ESA) Sep 20, 2004When the Ariane 5 ECA qualification flight lifts off in October, one of the 'passengers' will be 33.5 litres of water. Onboard will be the experimental Sloshsat-FLEVO satellite, designed to help European scientists find out more about the movement of water in microgravity and its effects on satellites. |
Day In The Sun
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2004The Spirit rover is now in a safe place to continue daily science observations automatically throughout its solar conjunction period when engineers and scientists will be unable to send commands reliably to the rover. Spirit's View From Engineering Flats 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2004This 360-degree view from a site dubbed "Engineering Flats" combines several frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's 182nd martian day, or sol (July 7, 2004). |
Large Binocular Telescope To Be Dedicated In October 2004
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 20, 2004The LBT Corporation announced last Friday (September 17) that the dedication ceremonies for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) will be held Oct. 15. This scientific achievement will be marked by a formal dedication dinner for partners and their guests. US Lifts Exports Controls On Equipment For Indian Nuclear Facilities 
Washington (AFP) Sep 18, 2004The United States in a significant move Friday agreed to lift export controls on equipment for nuclear facilities in India after New Delhi assured it would address American non-proliferation concerns. |
Huygens Test Successful
Paris (ESA) Sep 20, 2004ESA's Huygens probe, now orbiting Saturn on board the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft, is in good health and successfully passed its fifteenth 'In-Flight Checkout' on 14 September 2004. ORNL Microscope Pushes Back Barrier Of "How Small" 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 20, 2004Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, using a state-of-the-art microscope and new computerized imaging technology, have pushed back the barrier of how small we can see- to a record, atom-scale 0.6 angstrom. India To Launch Indonesian Satellite 
New Delhi (XNA) Sep 17, 2004India will send an Indonesian micro-satellite into space on an indigenous launch rocket by early 2006, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported Friday. |
NASA Sees Hurricane Isabel From Cradle To Grave
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2004In 2003, a hurricane named Isabel was born out of Africa on August 22. As she moved across the warm open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, she grew up, she gained strength, and she packed her bags for the United States. Improving Wine With Satellites 
Frascati, Italy (ESA) Sep 20, 2004The wine harvest has begun in many regions of Europe. Will it be a vintage year, what will quantities be like? Every vineyard owner has their own idea. But specialist engineers and administrations already have a comprehensive view produced using satellite observations. Cluster Locates Source Of Non-Thermal Terrestrial Continuum Radiation 
Paris (ESA) Sep 20, 2004Published 14 July 2004, in Annales Geophysicae, a multipoint analysis of Cluster data allows, for the first time, to locate the source of non-thermal terrestrial continuum radiation by triangulation. |
Indonesian Cellular Firms Plan Huge Investment
Jakarta, Indonesia (XNA) Sep 20, 2004Investment in Indonesia's cellular industry is estimated to reach more than 1 billion US dollars in 2005, as operators move to capitalize on growing market demand due to the relatively low penetration of fixed-line telephones, reports said Wednesday. EchoStar Chooses Not To Expand Partnership With Qwest 
Englewood CO (SPX) Sep 20, 2004EchoStar Communications announced last Friday (September 17) that its subsidiary, EchoStar Satellite, has elected not to pursue expansion of its marketing relationship with Qwest. |
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