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Shenzhou 6 To Carry Two On Five-Day Mission In 2005Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 1, 2004 
China's second manned space flight will orbit the Earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled for next year, state press said Monday, and for the first time, astronauts will enter and live in the orbital module of the spacecraft," the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST) group said in an official statement reported by state media. |
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NASA Sets New Space Shuttle Launch Planning Window
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2004NASA is planning its Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission, designated STS-114, for a launch window that opens in May 2005. The agency was working toward a launch planning window that opens in March 2005, before a series of hurricanes impacted operations. Crew 10 Stretches Out On Space Station 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 01, 2004The ISS crew is acclimatizing themselves to their new home and orbiting laboratory. Their six-month mission will include two spacewalks and preparations for the resumption of Space Shuttle flights and end with a scheduled return to Earth on April 25, 2005. |
Latest Chinese Metsat Sees "First Light"
Beijing (SPX) Nov 01, 2004China's latest meteorological satellite Fengyun-2C successfully returned its first image last Friday morning. The transmission of the first image came ten days after the satellite launch, delighting satellite controllers and meteorologists at the National Satellite Meteorological Center. Measuring Cosmic Distances With Stellar Heart Beats 
Garching, Germany (SPX) Nov 01, 2004Taking advantage of the very high spatial resolution provided by the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, a team of French and Swiss astronomers has measured directly the change in angular diameter of four southern Cepheid variable stars over their pulsation cycle. |
Titan: Where's the Wet Stuff?
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2004With only limited data, and a lot of imagination, scientists have constructed a provocative model of Saturn's moon Titan. The giant moon, they say, is a prebiotic laboratory of sorts, with an atmosphere rich in methane and other organic compounds. Cassini Reveals Titan's Active Surface 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2004The first radar images of Saturn's moon Titan show a very complex geological surface that may be relatively young. Previously, Titan's surface was hidden behind a veil of thick haze. "Unveiling Titan is like reading a mystery novel," said Dr. Charles Elachi, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and team leader for the radar instrument on Cassini. Landing Site for Huygens 
Moffett Field CA(SPX) Nov 01, 2004On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe will try to descend to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan -a biochemically rich moon dominated by hydrocarbons like methane and ethane. These building blocks, along with Titan's dense atmosphere, make the descent one of the milestone events for astrobiology. |
Mars Rovers Snap 50,000 Pixs
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2004A view of the sundial-like calibration target on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is the 50,000th image from the twin rovers that have been exploring Mars since January. The images stock a treasury of scientific information on scales from microscopic detail to features on the horizon scores of kilometers or miles away, and even include glimpses of Mars' moons, Earth and the Sun. Marsquakes: Cracking the Water Case? 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2004Strings of depressions dotting the Martian landscape indicate that seismic activity - marsquakes - may still be reshaping the surface of the planet, according to Dr. David Ferrill of Southwest Research Institute in a recently published paper. Red Planet: Catabatic Winds 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2004On Earth, gravity-driven south polar cap winds are termed "catabatic" winds. They are caused by the downward motion of cold air. Catabatic winds begin over the smooth expanse of the cap interior due to temperature differences between the atmosphere and the surface. |
Astronauts Key To ATV Program
Les Mureaux, France (ESA) Nov 01, 2004Several European and American astronauts belong to the project management team of the Automated Transfer Vehicle, Europe's cargo spaceship for the ISS, and are supporting the development of the first flight model called Jules Verne. |
Counting Down To Swift Launch
London (SPX) Oct 29, 2004On November 8th NASA's Swift mission, which will study the explosive phenomena of gamma ray bursts, will launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. UK scientists have designed and built core elements of two of the three Swift telescopes. |
Russia Launches Telecoms Satellite
Moscow (AFP) Oct 30, 2004A Russian Proton-K rocket and its telecoms satellite cargo were successfully launched from the Baikonour space station in Kazakhstan Friday night, the Russian Space Agency FKA announced early Saturday. Vietnam Satellite Project Delayed Over Frequency Problems 
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Oct 29, 2004The launch of Vietnam's first telecommunications satellite, which had been planned for late 2005, has been delayed as a result of problems over the coordination of frequencies, state media said Friday. |
Proxity Develops Micro-Mini UAV
West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Nov 01, 2004Proxity Digital Networks, through Cyber Aerospace, an operating subsidiary of Proxity's Cyber Defense Systems, announced last Friday (October 29) it is completing development of the low cost CyberBug, a 2 lb. micro-mini UAV. European Space Reseach Aiding Material Science 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 29, 2004ESA is in the final stages of launching a 41 million euro project that will investigate the materials processing, structure and properties of new higher-performance intermetallic alloys for industrial applications, such as turbine blades and catalytic powders. |
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