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Plunge To Methane Lake?Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 13, 2005 
Imagine descending through hurricane-like conditions where wind speeds can reach 400 miles per hour and the ground temperatures drop as low as -300 degrees Fahrenheit. A choking haze envelopes everything. If all goes well, on January 14, a tiny capsule will take this plunge in hopes of sending back data and pictures near the surface of the Earth-like moon, Titan. |
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Space Watch: The Outlook For 2005
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2005The wheels of human space exploration might turn very slowly, but all signs indicate they are beginning to turn faster and - if all goes well -finally might reach escape velocity in 2005. Without a doubt, the future remains cloudy for a number of NASA issues. Space Race 2: The Feds Weigh In 
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Jan 11, 2005The Bush administration, with little fanfare, last week unveiled the first update in a decade to the country's official space transportation policy. The eight-page directive, released by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, significantly expands the role of the private sector in space transportation and, for the first time, specifically mentions commercial human spaceflight. |
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 13, 2005NASA has selected a scientific instrument called LAMP (or Lyman Alpha Mapping Project) to be developed by Southwest Research Institute and flown on its upcoming Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. |
Brazil Gears Up For Commercial Spaceport
Los Angeles CA (UPI) Jan 12, 2005A remote site on the rugged Northeast coast of Brazil may become one of the world's first tourism spaceports, home to a fleet of sub-orbital rockets currently being developed by a handful of private space companies. Officials Deny Russian Spaceport A Threat 
Moscow (UPI) Jan 13, 2005Russia's space agency has established that space activities connected with the Baikonur cosmodrome do not impact directly on the health of nearby residents. The statement followed a report in the British journal Nature that toxic rocket fuel is causing serious illness among children living in Russia's Altai republic. |
Astronomers Find Gravity's Signature In Galaxy Distribution
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005In the largest galaxy survey ever, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) confirmed the role of gravity in growing structures in the universe, using the result to precisely measure the geometry of the universe. Hubble Finds Infant Stars In Neighbouring Galaxy 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 13, 2005Hubble astronomers have uncovered a population of infant stars in the Milky Way satellite galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud (visible to the naked eye in the southern constellation Tucana), located 210,000 light-years away. |
Dwarf Galaxy Has Giant Surprise
Bloomington IN (SPX) Jan 13, 2005An astronomer studying small irregular galaxies has discovered a remarkable feature in one of them that may provide key clues to understanding how galaxies form and the relationship between the gas and the stars within galaxies. New View Of Distant Colliding Galaxies Captured By Keck Laser System 
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005For the first time, astronomers have been able to combine the deepest optical images of the universe, obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, with equally sharp images in the near-infrared part of the spectrum using a sophisticated new laser guide star system for adaptive optics at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. |
Spitzer Finds Stellar 'Incubators' With Massive Star Embryos
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 13, 2005NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered a hatchery for massive stars. A new striking image from the infrared telescope shows a vibrant cloud called the Trifid Nebula dotted with glowing stellar "incubators." NSAB Contracts LockMart For Sirius 4 
Newtown PA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) to build their next geostationary direct broadcast satellite, designated Sirius 4. NSAB is 75%-owned by SES Astra, an SES Global company. |
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Submarine Encapsulation Technology
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated a new technology, which will allow weapons and vehicles to be released from submarines even if they were not originally designed for undersea use. Sierra And Techsphere Recieve Order For High Altitude Airship 
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Jan 14, 2005Proxity and its operating subsidiary Cyber Defense Systems announce Sierra Nevada Corporation and Techsphere Systems have received a purchase order for the devel- opment of a high altitude airship. |
Giant Robot Helps Prevent Landslides
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy (ESA) Jan 13, 2005Fighting landslides is dangerous work, but help from space is on its way. Recent testing in Italy has shown that the four-tonne Roboclimber can secure slopes without endangering human lives, thanks to innovations from Europe's space programmes. New Image Sensor Will Show What The Eyes See, And A Camera Cannot 
Arlington VA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005Researchers are developing new technologies that may give robots the visual-sensing edge they need to monitor dimly lit airports, pilot vehicles in extreme weather and direct unmanned combat vehicles. |
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