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Massive "Raygun" Fires Up In Megawatt Last TestRedondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2004 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has successfully test-fired the megawatt-class laser built by Northrop Grumman for the Airborne Laser (ABL) system, marking the first time such a powerful directed energy weapon suitable for use in an airborne environment has been demonstrated. |
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NASA Aiming For Speed Record In Next Scramjet Test
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2004NASA on Monday will conduct the final and fastest test flight of its pilotless X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, aiming to send it zooming across the Pacific Ocean at about 10 times the speed of sound - almost 3.2 kilometers (two miles) per second. Successful Test For Ariane 5 Booster 
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 15, 2004On 9 November 2004 the Ariane-5 booster's solid rocket motor was test fired in the Booster Engine Test Stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This test is part of ESA's Ariane research and technology support programme, better known as ARTA. |
China's President In Brazil For Space Talks
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 14, 2004Chinese President Hu Jintao hit some of Rio de Janeiro's fabled sights Sunday ahead of a meeting with Brazil's Chinese community on a busy Latin American tour. On Monday Hu is to visit Brazil's National Institute for Space Exploration. 21st Century Network Warfare 
New York (AFP) Nov 13, 2004The Pentagon, which invented the precursor to the Internet 40 years ago, has laid the first connections for a secure, wireless information network that proponents say will fundamentally transform warfare, the New York Times reported Saturday. |
Magnetic Storm Affects Space Station Orbit
Moscow (UPI) Nov 12, 2004The orbit of the International Space Station will be corrected after a drop of 4.2 miles because of a fierce magnetic storm, Russian media reported Friday. The magnetic storm registered this week is one of the heaviest in the history of geomagnetic observations. Lunar Mini-Camera Tells Moon To Say "Cheese" 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 15, 2004Since its Ariane launch from Kourou in September 2003, the small but remarkable SMART-1 satellite has been silently spiralling its way to the Moon. As from mid November, it will be captured by the lunar gravity. Next January it will reach its final orbit and start science observations. |
Return To Flight Journal: Inside The Wing
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 15, 2004Returning the Space Shuttle to flight is so important to Lisa Campbell, she spends 10 hours a day crawling on her hands and knees to help make it happen. As an aerospace technician with United Space Alliance, she spends most of her time inside the left wing of Space Shuttle Discovery, installing temperature sensors within the wing's leading edge. The Next Five Big NASA Failures 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 15, 2004One of the most annoying things about NASA is that its dysfunctional management wastes a huge amount of effort on projects long after they are clearly doomed. By "effort" I don't mean just public money, but the time of lots of very intelligent people. People who are often intelligent enough to know that they are working on a lost cause. |
NASA Advances Water Recycling For Space Travel & Earth Use
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 15, 2004Would Columbus have reached the New World if his ships could not carry enough water for their crews? Would Lewis and Clark have made it to the Pacific if they had no fresh water along the way? European Space Industry To Develop Re-Entry Vehicles 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 15, 2004Step by step, the European Space Agency's Aurora space exploration programme is beginning to take shape. This ambitious programme, started by ESA in 2002, sets out a strategy over the next 30 years for Europe's robotic and human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and even beyond. |
Multiple CME's Light Up The Earth
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2004Millions of people around the world were treated to a brilliant display of aurora lights this week. The Sun produced at least five major "halo" coronal mass ejections (CMEs) over the period of Nov. 4-8, an unusually fast pace for solar activity. Moonless Nights Make For Ideal Leonids Viewing Conditions 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2004The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak next Wedesday or Friday, on the nights of November 17 or19, with observers in dark locations enjoying a moonless view. This year could be special, not because of the large number of meteors, but because of the favorable viewing conditions. |
France Gambles On Nuclear Energy Market
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2004Now that outgoing French finance minister Nicolas Sakozy has made the long-awaited announcement to partially privatize the state-owned nuclear energy group Areva, it will only be a matter of time before private investors will bite at this high-risk market. Nuclear Waste Dumps Will Become The Pyramids Of Our Age 
Boulder CO (UPI) Nov 12, 2004No question, the waste designated to be moved to and stored at Yucca Mountain is extremely dangerous. The waste will be hazardous in one form or another for 1 million years, said John Stuckless, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, although most will decay away in 10,000 years. |
China Faces Annual Water Shortfall Of Up To 40 Billion Cubic Metres
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2004China is facing water shortages of 30-40 billion cubic metres a year, state media said Saturday. Officials said 110 cities in China are "severely short of water," while another 400 were facing shortages. Satellite View Highlights Europe's Changing Landscape 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 15, 2004A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use their landscape. Seen from the ground these changes appear gradual, but viewed from above they are often dramatic. |
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