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Mars Rovers Continue Exploration
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 16, 2005NASA's twin rovers are continuing to explore Mars and make exciting discoveries during their extended exploration missions, nearly a year after they successfully completed their three-month primary missions in April 2004. SMART-1 Mission Extension Approved 
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2005On 10 February 2005 the ESA Science Programme Committee endorsed unanimously the proposed one-year extension of SMART-1, pushing back the mission end date from August 2005 to August 2006. Scientists Release Audio Sent By Huygens During Titan Descent 
Noordwijk (ESA) Feb 15, 2005Scientists have produced an audio soundbite that captures what the Cassini orbiter heard from Huygens as the probe descended on Titan on Jan. 14. |
US Missile Defense Test Ends In Fiasco, Second In A Row
Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2005For the second time in less than two months, a test of the Pentagon's missile defense system ended in fiasco Monday when an interceptor missile failed to lift off, defense officials said. North Korea Develops New Longer Range Missiles: Report 
Seoul (AFP) Feb 15, 2005North Korea has developed new Scud missiles with a longer range and a higher degree of precision largely for targetting South Korea, a news report said Tuesday. Pakistani, Russian Nukes Can Be Stolen 
Washington (UPI) Feb 14, 2005Use of stolen or purchased nuclear weapons from Pakistan or Russia by terrorists cannot be ruled out within the next 15 years, according to a CIA report made public. |
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Moved By Science In Motion
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2005Al Diaz is the Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate of NASA - meaning the highest official solely focused on science at NASA. Soon after the successful landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan, Diaz talked about astrobiology's central role within NASA. ISS Crew Focus On Undocking Preparations, Robotic Arm Operations 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2005Expedition 10 crew of the ISS completed another productive week of their mission last week, focusing on science experiments, Progress undocking preparations and robotic arm operations. Solar Sail Spacecraft Launch Postponed 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 16, 2005Russian space officials have delayed until April a test launch of a solar-sail spacecraft, local media reported Tuesday. The spacecraft, called Cosmos 1, is planned for launch on a Volna rocket from a converted SS-N-18 Russian submarine in the Barents Sea. |
New Rules For Space Tourists
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Feb 15, 2005With the first commercial passenger spaceflights expected before the next presidential election, the U.S. government weighed in last week with a first draft of rules and regulations to oversee private space vehicles, operators and their all-important, fare-paying customers. NASA Awards Grant To Study Cancer Risks From Space Radiation 
Washington (SPX) Feb 16, 2005NASA awarded a research grant worth more than 9.8 million dollars over five-years to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. India, Italy Firm Up Their Space Ties 
New Delhi, India (SPX) Feb 15, 2005India and Italy Monday signed six bilateral accords, including some involving cooperation on space, science and technology. A high-level Italian delegation accompanying President Azeglio Ciampi signed the accord on space cooperation with ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair in the presence of PM Manmohan Singh. |
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