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Expedition 10 Crew Cut To Half Rations On Space StationMoscow (UPI) Dec 20, 2004 
International Space Station mission controllers have cut the astronauts' food ration in half, Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov told a local newspaper. |
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NASA Cost Estimates Incomplete Says GAO
Washington (UPI) Dec 20 2004NASA does not know what it will cost to service the Hubble telescope or to return to flight the shuttle fleet needed for the mission, a U.S. report said. Northrop Grumman Awardes Six "Vision for Space Exploration" Contracts 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2004NASA has selected six Northrop Grumman Corporation proposals valued at approximately $137 million over four years to develop human and robotic technologies that would have pivotal roles in its Vision for Space Exploration. |
ESA's Exploration Programme 'Aurora' Gets Further Boost
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2004The countries participating in the Preparatory European Space Exploration Programme Aurora have recently confirmed and increased their contributions. China To Host Int'l Meeting On Lunar Exploration 
Beijing (SPX) Dec 17, 2004China is scheduled to host the Eighth International Conference on the Exploration and Utilizationof the Moon in July of 2006, the Chinese Society of Astronautics said Thursday. |
Researchers Present Cassini Findings At Saturn
Iowa City IA (SPX) Dec 20, 2004As NASA's Cassini spacecraft approached Saturn last July, it found evidence that lightning on Saturn is roughly one million times stronger than lightning on Earth. The comparison between Saturn's enormously strong lightning and Earth's lightning began several years ago as Cassini swung past Earth to receive a gravitational boost. China Helps Track French Satellite's Orbit 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 21, 2004Satellite observation and control networks in China and France yesterday successfully tracked the orbiting of a satellite launched by the French Government. |
PoliSci: Little Change In GPS On The Horizon
Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2004The White House has gone to a lot of trouble to formulate and announce a new policy for the U.S. Global Positioning system that is short on needed change. Satellite Security Systems to Help Track Engine Usage in Sacramento 
San Diego (SPX) Dec 21, 2004In order to measure reduced emissions from on-road diesel trucks and off-road vehicles, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air uality Management District (SMAMD) signed a five year contract for installation of Satellite Security Systems' (S3) GlobalGuard technology. Up to 6,000 vehicles could be monitored to track engine runtime and miles traveled. |
Nano Needs Research Before Rules
Washington, DC (UPI) Dec 20, 2004Concerns are rising over the possible toxicity of nanomaterials and the safety of nanoscale manufacturing, but experts say the field is so new there is not enough research in hand to know what regulations are needed or even if there actually is a safety issue. AmerHis In-Orbit Tests A Complete Success 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2004Results from the recent AmerHis in-orbit tests show the payload is operating extremely well; this was made known during the 7th Coordination Meeting at ESA's research and technology centre in Holland Dec 14, 2004. |
Japan, US Try To Boost Construction Of Missile Shield
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 20, 2004Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday to facilitate the building of a ballistic missile defense system for Japan amid growing concern over North Korea. PoliSci: R&D Up, But Mostly For Defense 
Washington, DC (UPI) Dec 20, 2004Federal science programs generally fared well in Congress's final amalgamation of spending decisions this month, although much of the money went to defense-related research and the National Science Foundation, a major supporter of basic research, took a cut. |
Analysis: Flaws Seen In India Military Doctrine
New Delhi, India (UPI) Dec 20, 2004Although the U.S.-led multinational forces have been battling for more than a year to gain complete control over Iraq, India believes that future wars would be swiftly over. The doctrine highlights more roles for the Special Forces, capable of quick movement and swift strikes rather than having large armies. Walker's World: Asian Arms Race Heats Up 
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 20, 2004The publication of Japan's new National Defense Program Outline, the first serious re-statement of Japan's security policing in a generation, declares the obvious: that Japan has to consider both China and North Korea as potential threats. |
Northrop Grumman Completes Major Risk-Reduction Step For Advanced EHF Model
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed integrating engineering model payload elements into a single-string prototype for the new Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Selects NuTech Solutions 
Charlotte NC (SPX) Dec 20, 2004NuTech Solutions has been selected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide critical research and development underpinning as part of its Semantic Markup and Exploitation of Geospatial Products Program. |
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