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X-43A Clocks Mach 10Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2004 
The X-43A broke its own speed record Tuesday reaching Mach 10 during a test flight over the Pacific. NASA said the "scramjet" reached 7,000 miles per hour, a new record for a plane using air-breathing engines. The unmanned aircraft was dropped from a B-52 flying out of Edwards AFB in California. |
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Martian Water From A Stone Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2004 
Since the earliest planetary landers, much attention has been paid to the biological implications of returning samples back to Earth. The moon rocks led to the creation of NASA's Planetary Protection Office. But less attention has been paid to what happens if the rocks themselves change during their trip to Earth.X-43A Mach 10 Mission Scrubbed For Today 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2004NASA's third X-43A hypersonic research mission was scrubbed today due to technical glitches with X-43A instrumentation. When the issues were addressed, not enough time remained in the launch window. Leonid Meteor Shower Set To Disappoint 
Paris (AFP) Nov 15, 2004The annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak this week but the display will fall far short of the celestial spectacular seen in past years, astronomers say. The meteors show up each November in the sickle-shape constellation of Leo the lion, which gives them their name. |
New ISS Crew Arm Themselves For Practical Training
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 16, 2004NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao is getting his arms around his job as Expedition 10 commander with a little help from the International Space Station's robotic arm. NASA Helps To Create Complete Human Genome Map 
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2004Results of NASA scientists' recent research on human DNA are enhancing our knowledge about human genetics and may help us to better understand human diseases. |
NASA Buys Hydrogenics Light Weight Fuel Cell Stack To Test For Uses In Space
Toronto ON (SPX) Nov 16, 2004Hydrogenics has sold a light weight 5kW hydrogen/oxygen Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell stack to the NASA Glenn Research Center, which will use it in an experimental closed cycle hydrogen-oxygen regenerative fuel cell. Green Car Sets Speed Record 
Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2004When the non-profit organisation IdeeVerte Competition decided to create a 'green' racing car, they turned to space technology to make it safer. Running on liquefied petroleum gas, one of the least polluting fuels, and lubricated with sunflower oil, the car is protected against fire hazards by space materials. |
Fabrication Of James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Moves Forward
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2004NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) moved a major step forward with the opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Cullman, Ala., that will machine the observatory's optical components. Book Review: 'Leaving Earth' 
Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2004Robert Zimmerman, who covers aerospace for UPI Science News, also is an independent space historian. His most recent book, Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel, is being awarded the Eugene M. Emme Award on Nov. 16. |
3D Image Search Could Boost Surveillance In Public Places
Toronto ON (SPX) Nov 16, 2004A new three-dimensional multi-camera system that allows viewers to search areas from various vantage points could one day boost surveillance in public places such as airports and train stations, say University of Toronto researchers. 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. |
Raygun Fires Up In Megawatt Test Redondo 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.ISRO And CNES Sign MOU On Megha-Tropiques Satellite Mission 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 16, 2004ISRO and the French National Space Centre (CNES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding last Friday to proceed with the development and implementation of the joint atmospheric satellite mission, Megha-Tropiques. |
DigitalGlobe And Bird's Eye Images To Offer Satellite Image Prints
Longmont CO (SPX) Nov 16, 2004DigitalGlobe announced Monday a partnership with Bird's Eye Images to market and sell high-quality art prints of satellite imagery collected by QuickBird, the world's highest resolution imaging satellite. Sandwich Clusters May Improve Magnetic Memory Storage 
Argonne IL (SPX) Nov 16, 2004A new type of molecular magnet known as a "sandwich cluster" is being studied jointly by Argonne National Lab, the University of Chicago, and Keio University in Japan. These molecular magnets could be useful for magnetic storage or spintronics, developing technologies that could enable computers to have ultra-small storage capabilities with faster, more energy-efficient systems. |
World's Highest Resolution Microscope
Argonne IL (SPX) Nov 16, 2004America's best microscopists are teaming up to build the highest resolution microscope in the world, and researchers in Argonne's Materials Science Division (MSD) are playing a lead role. Hughes Wins Additional Contracts From GTECH For Broadband Satellite Solution 
Germantown MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2004Hughes Network Systems Monday announced it has won two new contracts valued at over $4 million from GTECH Corporation. Under the terms of the contracts, HNS is delivering and installing two new DIRECWAY hubs, one located in Austin, TX, and the other in West Greenwich, RI, bringing the total number of hubs supplied by HNS to six. |
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