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Boeing's Hopes Riding On New Heavy-LifterCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Dec 10, 2004 
The U.S. Air Force and prime contractor Boeing are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a launch of the Delta 4 Heavy rocket for the sole purpose of demonstrating the new booster's power and precision. |
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NASA Head To Resign
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2004NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe is expected to resign his job at the helm of the US space agency this week, according to news reports Sunday. Launch Of Intelsat IA-8 Still Delayed 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Dec 13, 2004Intelsat reported Friday that 22 transponders on its IA-7 satellite have been tested, and are ready to be put back into service. But until the investigation report is completed, Intelsat will delay launch of the IA-8. |
Space 2004: Robots Versus The Right Stuff
Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2004From the Moon and Mars to the satellites of Saturn and the cold, dark depths of the Solar System, robots have been the big stars of space exploration this year. Few Doubts That Mars Was Once Quite Wet 
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 9, 2004Atmospheric scientists may continue to disagree about whether Earth's climate is warming and what it means, but the community of planetary scientists has formed a strong consensus that liquid water once flowed on Mars. |
From The Dark Side
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 12, 2004As Cassini swung around to the dark side of the planet during its first close passage after orbit insertion, the intrepid spacecraft spied three ring moons whizzing around the planet. The image was taken by the wide angle camera Oct. 27 at a distance of 757,000 km from Saturn. The image scale is about 42 km per pixel. Putting Earth In Rehab 
University Park PA (SPX) Dec 10, 2004The length of time necessary to recover from a mass extinction may seem like a problem from the past, but a team of Penn State researchers is investigating recovery from the second largest extinction in Earth's history at the end of the Ordovician 443 million years ago and sees some parallels to today's Earth. |
Russia Plans For Emergency Evacuation Of ISS Crew
Moscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2004Russian space authorities are making contingency plans for an emergency evacuation of the crew aboard the International Space Station should a mission to resupply their dwindling food stocks fail to proceed on schedule later this month, news agencies said Friday. Injectable Gel Could Quickly Repair Cartilage 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 10, 2004In a project that will likely be watched by football players, runners and other athletes, researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School say they are developing an injectable gel that could speed repair of torn cartilage, a common sports injury, and may help injured athletes return to competition sooner. |
EU Transport Ministers Okay Galileo Satellite Tracking system
Brussels (AFP) Dec 10, 2004EU transport ministers gave final approval Friday to build and deploy the Galileo satellite navigation system with the aim of starting operations in 2008, the European Commission announced. Air-Trak's Cloudberry Selected For SmartTrax Mobile Resource Management 
San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2004Air-Trak, Inc., a developer of the Cloudberry GPS tracking and communication system, announced today that Vertrax has chosen Cloudberry as a foundation for its SmartTrax mobile resource management solution for the retail petroleum industry. |
Scientists Find Atomic Clues to Tougher Ceramics
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2004Advanced ceramics are wonderful materials � they withstand temperatures that would melt steel and resist most corrosive chemicals. If only they weren't so brittle. Help, however, may be on the way. Ice Study Could Stop People Slip-Sliding Away 
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Dec 10, 2004Going out and about in freezing conditions could become safer thanks to fundamental research at the University of Edinburgh into how we slip on ice. |
Analysis: China's Growing Business Edge
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 8, 2004For China, the country's biggest computer supplier buying out a unit of IBM is more than just a business deal. It's a concrete example of just how far Chinese companies have come in being able to compete globally in the high-tech sector. Comtech Telecomm Receives Multi-Year Contract Award for Sat Comms Equipment 
Melville NY (SPX) Dec 10, 2004Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a multi-year contract award for satellite communications equipment to be deployed in security and defense networks in Europe. |
US Spying On Head Of UN Atomic Agency
Washington DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2004US President George W. Bush's administration has listened in on phone calls between Mohamed ElBaradei and Iranian diplomats, seeking ammunition to oust ElBaradei as head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, The Washington Post said Sunday. Pakistan, India To Discuss Agreement On Missile Tests Next Week 
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 12, 2004Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India are due to meet in Islamabad next week to discuss a possible agreement on giving advance notice to each other before conducting missile tests, foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. |
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