PREVIOUS ISSUE
SEARCH SPACEDAILY SATURN DAILY MARSDAILY SPACEMART SPACEWAR SPACE TRAVEL TERRADAILY SPACE.TV SOLAR DAILY ASTRONAUTIX ABOUT US  
|
Soyuz Launches Next ISS Crew Into Orbit: Docking Saturday
Baikonur (AFP) Oct 14, 2004A Soyuz TMA-5 rocket carrying Russia's Salizhan Sharipov and Yury Shargin and US astronaut Leroy Chiao successfully entered orbit 10 minutes after blasting off for the International Space Station early Thursday, Russian space officials said. |
|
MACH 10 Free Flight Of Hypersonic X-43A Slated For November
Edwards CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004NASA aeronautics researchers are looking to conduct the final research flight of the hypersonic X-43A technology demonstration aircraft in early to mid-November, following review of data collected during a 'captive carry' dress rehearsal mission in late September. Debating The Dinosaur Extinction 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004The dinosaurs dominated the landscape for 160 million years, living over a thousand times longer than modern humans. During this vast stretch of time some dinosaur species became extinct, but overall the impression is one of an immensely tough class of animals that could endure whatever hardships the planet managed to throw at it. When the end finally came, it came from beyond Earth. |
Research Shows Liquid Water May Have Been On Mars Briefly
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004A Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech has research published this week in Nature that shows Mars probably had liquid water at some point, but likely for only a short time, geologically speaking. Los Alamos Instrument Yields New Knowledge Of Saturn's Rings 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 13, 2004University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have begun to analyze data from an instrument aboard the joint U.S.-European spacecraft Cassini. Although Cassini has only been orbiting the planet Saturn since July 1, data from the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) has already begun to provide new information about the curious nature of Saturn's space environment. |
Improved GPS Receiver Provides Increased Benefits To Warfighters
Peterson AFB (AFPN) Oct 14, 2004The Navstar GPS Joint Program Office pioneered Global Position Systems more than 11 years ago with its PLGR � Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver. At the time, PLGR was "state-of-the-art," providing warfighters with position, velocity, navigation and time. Jamming Challenges US Space Dominance 
Washington DC (AFPN) (SPX) Oct 14, 2004When anti-coalition forces used jammers last year to thwart GPS precision-guided munitions in Iraq, it was the first time an adversary challenged the dominance of the United States in space. |
Khan Nuke Network Spread Across Globe
Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2004The Khan network had spread its tentacles across the globe, making nuclear components at workshops in Europe and Southeast Asia, says a Washington-based nuclear monitoring agency. General Dynamics Delivers Lead Virginia-class Submarine To US Navy 
Groton CT (SPX) Oct 14, 2004General Dynamics Electric Boat Wednesday delivered the Virginia (SSN-774), the first naval combatant ship designed specifically for post-Cold War missions, to the U.S. Navy. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. |
Northrop Grumman Selects Saft To Enhance Performance Of Global Hawk UAV
Valdosta GA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004A new generation of Global Hawk UAVs will soon be under flight test with more powerful and efficient Saft Lithium Ion batteries under a competitive contract awarded to Saft America. Space Squadron Stands Down As Back Up For British Satellites 
Schriever AFB CO (AFPN) Oct 14, 2004After 14 years of the United States working with their British allies to operate what's been called, the "United Kingdom's most important strategic asset," the 3rd Space Operations Squadron relinquished the back-up control of the NATO IV and Skynet 4 satellite constellations in a ceremony here late last month. |
PanAmSat Expands EPOCH IPS Contracts With Integral Systems
Lanham MD (SPX) Oct 14, 2004Integral Systems Wednesday announced a contract with PanAmSat to expand their existing EPOCH IPS satellite control system to take over operations of their two Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) FS1300 satellites (PAS 7&8) and for the operations of their new SS/L FS1300 Omega bus satellite (G16). C-COM And iDirect Deliver Mobile Vehicle Satellite Solutions 
Ottawa ON (SPX) Oct 14, 2004C-COM Satellite Systems has adapted its iNetVu Mobile Platform to work seamlessly with iDirect Technologies NetModem II products to produce bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions using IP. |
Professor Puts New Spin On Quantum Computer Technology
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 14, 2004Physicists have built a critical component for the development of quantum computers and spintronic devices, potentially bringing advances in cryptography a step closer. Bringing Space Composites Down To Earth 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 14, 2004Innovative uses for plastics, rubber and their derivatives will be on display next week in D�sseldorf, at the world's leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, K2004. |
A Liquid Universe
London (SPX) Oct 14, 2004To look deep into the fundamental structure of matter is to look billions of years back in time, to the moment when matter first blinked into being. UK's Chief Scientists Doubts CO2 Problem 
London (UPI) Oct 14, 2004The U.K. government's chief scientific adviser said the current rise of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere may be just an aberration, not the start of a trend. |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2004 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
