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Russia Suggests Spaceship Standardization
Moscow (UPI) Feb 03, 2005Russian space officials have suggested standardizing the systems of new spaceships so crews could come to each other's aid, local media reported Thursday. President Should Appoint Strong Administrator To Reform NASA 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2005The Space Frontier Foundation is calling on President Bush to appoint a tough new NASA Administrator to transform the agency into an organization capable of helping America open the space frontier � something the Foundation believes caan only be done by dramatically changing NASA's culture while also changing its relationship to the private sector. Proton/Breeze M Combination Works Flawlessly On AMC-12 Baikonur Launch 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 04, 2005The Americom-12 satellite of SES Americom, an SES Global company, roared into space onboard a Russian Proton/Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Thursday at 7:27 a.m. Baikonur time. |
Cost A Heavy Factor In Hubble Future
Washington (UPI) Feb 03, 2005Some U.S. scientists are questioning whether a repair mission for the aging Hubble Space Telescope was worth the huge price tag. The mission has been projected to cost $1 billion to $2 billion, the New York Times said. Astronomers Find Part Of Universe's Missing Matter 
Columbus OH (SPX) Feb 03, 2005Found: 7 percent of the mass of the universe. Missing since: 10 billion years ago. Consider one more astronomical mystery solved. Scientists have located a sizeable chunk of the universe that seemed to be missing since back when the stars first formed. Hale-Bopp Co-Discoverer Plans Event To Mark Ten-Year Anniversary 
Cloudcroft NM (SPX) Feb 03, 20052005 marks the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp, and co-discoverer Dr. Alan Hale is announcing plans for an event to celebrate the occasion. "It seems incredible to think that that much time has elapsed since the discovery," remarks Hale. |
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ILS Launches NRO Payload
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 04, 2005When an Atlas III successfully placed a national security payload into orbit early this morning, it set an industry record of 75 consecutive successful missions for the Atlas vehicle. Russia To Launch Iran Spy Satellites 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 02, 2005Russia plans to launch later this year Iran's first two satellites which were built to gather intelligence from space, the business daily Kommersant reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed a directive permitting the Russian defense ministry to launch the two satellites, named Mesbah and Sinah-1, from the Plesetsk launch site. Paris Still Third In Arms Exports Abroad 
Paris (UPI) Feb 2, 2005France remains the world's third largest arms exporter, but its top clients have shifted away from some Asian and Middle Eastern nations to surging new demand from Europe and Libya, according to a newly published government report. |
EADS Astrium Delivers Inmarsat-4 Sat
Toulouse (SPX) Feb 04, 2005EADS Astrium has completed production and test of the first Inmarsat-4 spacecraft, the world's most sophisticated commercial communications satellite. Intelsat Announces Proposed New Debt Issuance 
Bermuda (SPX) Feb 04, 2005Intelsat has announced that it and a newly formed subsidiary are intending to issue new Senior Discount Notes due 2015. The net offering proceeds of approximately $300 million are expected to be used to fund the repurchase of certain preferred shares held by the shareholders of Intelsat's parent, Zeus Holdings. Atlas Booster Rocket Bowing Out
Washington (SPX) Feb 03, 2005The last of the venerable Atlas 3 rockets is poised for its final mission early Thursday, charged with placing a classified spy satellite into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office. |
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NASA Plans Unique ISS Partnership With Seven Universities
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2005Students and faculty at seven universities nationwide will soon have out-of-this-world opportunities as they become NASA partners working with the International Space Station. Lending A Hand, An Arm.. And A Boom 
Cape Canaveral(SPX) Feb 03, 2005Todd Dugan's job is giving the Space Shuttle a hand. In fact, he helps with the whole arm. An advanced system technician with United Space Alliance, Dugan is part of the team that processes the Space Shuttle's robotic arm and its important new extension at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ukraine-NATO's New Europe Problem 
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Feb 2, 2005The future strategic direction of Ukraine is very much more than a little, local matter. It will affect Ukraine itself, Russia, the European Union and NATO. |
Carbon Storage Gets A Push In Hopes For Defeating Global Warming
Exeter, UK (AFP) Feb 03, 2005Less than a decade ago, the idea of capturing and storing the carbon gases blamed for driving the Earth towards climate-change peril was usually dismissed with a laugh. GMES, European Contribution To GOESS 
Brussels (SPX) Feb 04, 2005The Earth Observation Summit on February 16, 2005 in Brussels is aimed at laying the foundations for a Global Earth Observation System of Systems through the approval of a ten-Year Implementation Plan. The primary European contribution to the GEOSS is the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative. New Technology Could Make TV More Exciting 
Oxford, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2005Live TV outside broadcasts that combine real action and computer-generated images could become possible for the first time, thanks to camera navigation technology now under development. |
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