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Seats Open For Soyuz FlightsCape Canaveral (UPI) Jan 25, 2005 
There is at least one party sitting pretty while the difficult negotiations proceed between the United States and Russia over crew transport services to the International Space Station. |
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Northrop Grumman, Boeing Finalize Space Exploration Teaming Agreement
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2005Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Company have completed and signed a formal agreement to compete as a team for NASA's new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and related human lunar exploration systems. Eurely Takes A Further Step Toward Galileo Concession 
Brussels (SPX) Jan 26, 2005Eurely, the consortium formed by Alcatel, Finmeccanica, AENA and Hispasat, has provided its final proposal for the Galileo Concession. The offer, submitted to the European Commission by Eurely, contains further details and binding commitments to manage the services of the new satellite based European navigation system, in addition to the original proposal of September 2004. |
India To Launch Two Lunar Missions By 2015: Official
Madras, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2005If India's first lunar mission scheduled for 2007 is successful, it will launch another one by 2015, the head of the country's space programme said Tuesday. Opening The Window To A Red Planet Reconnaissance 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 26, 2005Every 26 months, the Solar System's planetary dance brings Mars and Earth closer than usual, providing an ideal chance to launch a mission to the Red Planet. In 2001, NASA's Mars Odyssey launched to study its climate. Two years later, twin Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity began a mission that confirmed water once existed on Mars. |
Boeing Gets Two GPS Satellite Contract Options From Air Force
St Louis MO (SPX) Jan 26, 2005The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing two GPS IIF contract options valued at $172.3 million. "These award options indicate exceptional customer confidence in our work on the GPS program, "said John Fuller, vice president for Boeing Air Force Space Systems. Wireless World: Tracking Pets With RFIDs 
Chicago (UPI) Jan 21, 2005Alyson O'Mahoney adopted a pet from a non-profit group in New York that trains seeing-eye dogs for the blind. The dog had a radio frequency identification microchip inserted under its skin. The chip's technology can be read with a wireless scanner and provide the name of the dog and its owner, as well as contact information. |
Opportunity Checks Out First Meteorite Found On Another Planet
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 25, 2005Opportunity completed its work on "Heat Shield Rock" during sols 347 through 352, then got into position for more observations of the heat shield. "Progress" Cargo Vehicle To Be Launched To ISS On February 28 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 25, 2005A "Progress" cargo vehicle was delivered to the Baikonur cosmodrome from the city of Korolyov, which is near Moscow. Itar-Tass was told at Baikonur on Monday that the 2005 first start of a cargo vehicle to the International Space Station was scheduled for February 28. |
Asia Aviation To Defy Global Trend In 05
Singapore (UPI) Jan 24, 2005The aviation sector in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region will continue to defy global industry trends in 2005, maintaining high growth and profitability after a record 2004. India And China Open First-Ever Strategic Dialogue 
New Delhi, India (VOA) Jan 24, 2005Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, left, with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran India and China have held their first-ever strategic dialogue in the Indian capital. The dialogue marks a significant step forward in bilateral ties between two countries that were at odds throughout the Cold War. |
Satellite Images, Maps Assisting In Responding To Disaster
Rome, Italy (SPX) Jan 24, 2005An FAO-produced Atlas on areas affected by the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia has proven to be very useful to FAO teams and to Italian and other European officials and NGO's. Cornell Web Map Drills Down To Features Of Sri Lanka Tsunami Damage 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jan 25, 2005Kinniya Hospital on the east coast of Sri Lanka was destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami, and its 40 patients and hospital staff are missing. It was just one of many buildings poorly prepared for actual disaster. |
VSAT Helps African Mobile Operators Gain New Revenue-Generating Services
Framingham MA (SPX) Jan 25, 2005Spacefon, the leading GSM operator in Ghana, and Spacetel-Benin, one of Africa's largest mobile operators, will use NMS Communications' AccessGate wireless backhaul optimizer to reduce backhaul expense and bandwidth requirements. Focus On Our Magnetic Planet 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 25, 2005Mission controllers cross their fingers whenever the Sun is stormy and their spacecraft have to fly over the South Atlantic. There, even satellites in low orbits suffer many hits by atomic bullets from the Sun. |
Meteorite Find Supports Theory On Supernova Role In Solar System Creation
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 25, 2005Clear evidence in a Chinese meteorite for the past presence of chlorine-36, a short-lived radioactive isotope, lends further support to the controversial concept that a nearby supernova blast was involved in the formation of our solar system. Nanotech Needs Wiser Investing 
New York (UPI) Jan 21, 2005Many of the world's largest corporations are failing to invest wisely in nanotechnology research and development, and experts think the consequences of falling behind might range in the billions of dollars. |
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