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X-43A Scramjet Test Flight Just Shy Of 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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NASA Selects CEV Proposals 
Washington (SPX) Nov 16, 2004NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate selected 70 proposals to support the research and technology goals of the Vision for Space Exploration. The total value of the work is more than $1 billion through fiscal year 2009. NASA Reenters The Rocket Science Game 
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Nov 16, 2004NASA is taking a cue from the private sector and stepping up plans to award prize money for space missions, technology demonstrations and student outreach contests, while at the same time looking for partners to help run the competitions. |
Europe Reaches The Moon
Paris (ESA) Nov 17, 2004Europe's SMART-1 is successfully making its first orbit of the Moon, a significant milestone for the first of Europe's Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) spacecraft. Living Large In A Martian Lava Tube 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004While the current generation of Mars missions seek out the planet's water history, another line of evidence is also required for life: heat. Active surface volcanoes may not currently exist on Mars, but the red planet has a colorful volcanic past and some enormous lava tubes that may bring polar ice to a liquid bubble. |
LockMart Successfully Completes Design Milestone For SBIRS High Program
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004The Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) team, led by Lockheed Martin, Tuesday announced the successful completion of the system's Signal Processing Assembly software critical design review (CDR) with payload provider Northrop Grumman. Raytheon Presents U.S. Navy First Production JSOW-C 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Raytheon Tuesday officially presented U.S. Navy officials with the unitary/penetration variant of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-C), the newest version of the successful unpowered air-to-ground weapon system. |
China Plans To Have Over 100 Eyes In The Sky By 2020
Beijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2004China plans to launch more than 100 observation satellites before 2020. The Ministry of Science and Technology says a large surveillance network will be set up to monitor water reserves, forests, farmland, urban development and various events. Chinese President Visits Brazilian Space Institute 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (XNA) Nov 17, 2004 (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the space research institute of Brazil on Monday to promote space cooperation for the two countries. Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng visited the institute in 1993 and 1994 respectively. |
Chemist Breaks Barrier To Better Electron Representation In Computations
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 17, 2004University of Chicago quantum chemist David Mazziotti has proposed a new research tool to help scientists more rapidly solve problems in atmospheric chemistry, combustion, medicine and other areas of research where the behavior of electrons plays a key role. Strong, Yet Gentle, Acid Uncovered 
Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the world�s strongest acid. Remarkably it is also the gentlest acid. This non-toxic and non-corrosive acid may have a role in improving the quality of gasoline, developing polymers and synthesizing pharmaceuticals. |
Tehran's Nuclear Intentions Remain Far From Certain
Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2004The European Union's nuclear deal with Iran may be celebrated across the continent but is being looked upon with suspicion in the two capitals that count the most: Washington and Tehran. Northrop Grumman Opens New Systems Integration Lab For X-47B UAV 
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Northrop Grumman has opened a new system integration laboratory (SIL) to help identify any potential hardware, software or system cost issues related to the development of its X-47B combat unmanned air vehicle long before the first air vehicle flies. |
Ground-Level Ozone Linked To Increased Mortality
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Changes in ground-level ozone were significantly associated with an increase in deaths in many U.S. cities, according to a nationwide study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Earthquake Simulation Network Launched 
Davis CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004The University of California, Davis', Center for Geotechnical Modeling joins a national effort in earthquake simulation, with the launch of the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) on November 15. |
Garmin Introduces The GMR 20 And GMR 40 Marine Radar
Olathe KS (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Garmin Tuesday announced the debut of the GMR 20 and GMR 40, two powerful marine radar scanners for use with the Garmin Marine Network. The GMR 20 and GMR 40 add radar information to a system that already includes GPS, sonar, and XM WX Satellite Weather data components. Raytheon Awarded Phase 1 Of Next-Gen Indian Civil Navigation System 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 17, 2004Raytheon has signed a contract with the ISRO Satellite Center for the ground-based elements of the GPS and GEO Augmented Navigation Technology Demonstration System. |
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