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Sino-EU Aerospace Co-Op To Break American MonopolyBeijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2004 
China and the EU have reiterated their commitment on cooperating to develop the Galileo system, determined, they say, not to let the United States have a monopoly on the technology and service. |
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Cassini Spots Possible Ice Volcano On Titan
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2004A strikingly bright feature that is consistent with an active geology has been seen in one of Cassini's first radar images of Saturn's moon Titan. There are many possibilities for what it is but one of the leading candidates is that it may be a 'cryovolcanic' flow or 'ice volcano'. Catching Saturn's Ring Waves 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2004This false color image of two density waves in Saturn's A ring was made from the stellar occultation observed by Cassini's ultraviolet imaging spectrograph when the spacecraft was 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles) from Saturn. |
Journey Toward 'Burns Cliff Continues
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2004Opportunity's trek towards "Burns Cliff" has been much more difficult than anticipated. The rover has experienced drive slippage of up to 100 percent. The plan is to try two sols of up-slope, switchback driving, then review options to get to Burns Cliff. Christmas Presents To Be Rocketed To ISS 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 09, 2004A Progress cargo vessel will take off for the International Space Station (ISS) on December 23, carrying Christmas presents as well as fuel, oxygen, water and food, Russian space officials said Tuesday. |
Northrop Grumman, Boeing Plan Space Exploration Team
El Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Northrop Grumman and Boeing have signed a memorandum of agreement that outlines the structure of a team that will compete for NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle and other elements of Project Constellation. Questions Raised Over DART Launch Preparations 
Washington (AFP) Nov 04, 2004NASA on Tuesday delayed for a third time the launch of an automated, self-docking spacecraft, DART. NASA said solar sunspot interference and lack of launch pad availability factored into the decision to delay the launch, which had been scheduled for the previous Thursday. |
New NASA-Japanese Telescope Images Uncharted Wavelengths
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Scientists using an experimental X-ray telescope suspended from a balloon have captured a unique picture of a pulsar shining in a form of light never before imaged in detail - that is, in high-energy "hard" X-rays. The observation marks a milestone in astronomical imaging. Spitzer Sees Ice And Warm Glows In Dark And Dusty Places 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Two new results from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope released Tuesday are helping astronomers better understand how stars form out of thick clouds of gas and dust, and how the molecules in those clouds ultimately become planets. |
ATK Selected To Supply Solid Rocket Motor Sets For Missile Defense Program
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Lockheed Martin Tuesday announced it has selected ATK to provide stage two and three solid rocket motor sets for its Boost Vehicle-Plus program - an element of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system managed by the US Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon Transitions GBS Sat Broadcast Manager To Full Simulcast In Pacific 
Reston VA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Raytheon's Global Broadcast Service Satellite Broadcast Manager in Hawaii, transitioned to full simulcast operations in the Pacific on Oct. 12, 2004. This marks the full operation of the Enhanced Architecture System that supports legacy receive suites and next-generation Internet protocol receive suites for the Joint Service warfighters in the Pacific. |
Northrop Grumman Validates Design Of X-47B With Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Northrop Grumman has used a series of low-speed wind tunnel tests to successfully validate the aerodynamic design of the X-47B unmanned combat aerial vehicle it is developing for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) Concept Demonstration Program. Iran Boasts It Can Mass-Produce Shahab-3 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 09, 2004Iran is capable of mass-producing the Shahab-3, a ballistic missile capable of hitting Israel, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday. "We are presently able to mass-produce the Shahab-3, just like we do with the Paykan," the minister was quoted as saying by the student news agency ISNA. |
China, UK Firm Launch Satellite Mission
Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2004China is actively taking part in international co-operation in Earth observation satellites, to study meteorology, natural resources, environment surveillance and other civil air-to-surface research, sources from the Ministry of Science and Technology said. Hellas Sat Takes Over Control Of Its Satellite From SES Astra 
Athens, Greece (SPX) Nov 10, 2004SES Astra's TechCom unit and Hellas Sat are pleased to announce that the control of the Hellas-Sat 2 Satellite has been successfully handed-over from the SES Astra control center in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, to the Hellas Sat control center in Athens, Greece. |
Britain's Straw Confirms Tentative Nuclear Deal With Iran
London (AFP) Nov 09, 2004Britain and other European nations have reached an informal deal with Iran over helping it with civilian nuclear technology if it halts potential military applications, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday. Not The End, But The Beginning Of The World As We Know It 
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Widespread volcanic activity, cyanobacteria and global glaciation may sound like the plot of a new, blockbuster disaster movie, but in reality, they are all events in the mystery surrounding the development of our oxygen-rich atmosphere, according to a Penn State geoscientist. |
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