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The Martian Frozen Sea
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2005At the recent ESA's Mars Express conference, scientists announced they had found a frozen sea on the martian equator. John Murray, from the Department of Earth Sciences at the Open University in the UK, is lead author on the paper to be published in the journal Nature. Astrobiology Magazine editor Leslie Mullen sat down with Murray to discuss the new finding. Teets Tells Congress Lasers-Based Communications Coming 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2005The military's senior adviser on space testified before Congress on March 8. Peter B. Teets, who serves as both the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Department of Defense's executive agent for space, spoke to the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on strategic forces about the importance of programs like space radar and the transformational communications satellite. Near-Space Programs To Provide Persistent Space Capability 
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 15, 2005As Air Force Space Command furthers its utilization of the high frontier, it's looking for persistence that doesn't have to reside quite so far out of this world. The command is focusing on developing programs that will operate in the near space region, located between 65,000 and 325,000 feet. |
Shanghai To Be "Spaceflight Kingdom"
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 15, 2005A "spaceflight kingdom," covering about 1,200 mu (80 hectares), will begin construction in southwest Shanghai. The Spaceflight New Area will integrate scientific research and production as well as logistics; it will become the new development cradle of Shanghai-made rockets, satellites and airships. New Company Formed To Oversee European ISS Operations 
Amsterdam (SPX) Mar 14, 2005EADS Space Transportation and Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, formed a joint venture on March 3. Euriss is the name of the new joint company, which acts as "mediator" between the European Space Agency ESA and those industries involved in Space station operation and utilisation. ISS Crew To Restore Use Of The Airlock For March 28 Spacewalk 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2005The International Space Station crew has unpacked the Progress cargo spacecraft, and they are preparing to replace a faulty component in the Quest Airlock with a new unit delivered on the supply craft. |
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Near-Space Demo Aims To Prove Boost In Combat Communication Ability
Schriever AFB (SPX) Mar 15, 2005The Air Force Space Battlelab here hopes a demonstration March 16-18 proves free-floating balloons carrying commercial off-the-shelf two-way radios can boost the communication ability of warfighters on the ground. Himalaya's Melting Glaciers Threaten Regional Water Crisis: WWF 
Geneva (AFP) Mar 14, 2005Global warming is causing Himalayan glaciers to rapidly retreat, threatening to cause water shortages for hundreds of millions of people who rely on glacier-dependent rivers in China, India and Nepal, WWF warned Monday. NASA Team Provides Pilots Better Weather Information 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2005NASA is bringing better weather information to pilots and forecasters with the help of airborne sensors installed on a fleet of commuter airliners. |
Fourth Satellite Launching Center May Be Built In Hainan
Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2005China is likely to built a new satellite launching center, the fourth of its kind in the country, in its southernmost island province of Hainan, a local newspaper reported Thursday. China Establishes First Space Trash Observation Center 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2005At the beginning of this month, China established its first space trash observation center, Space Target and Debris Observation and Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), at the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) of CAS's Nanjing branch. Aerotelesis And PT Citra Sari Makmur To Develop USM Broadband Services 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2005AeroTelesis has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Citra Sari Makmur to develop and implement Ultra Spectral Modulation enabled satellite communication services for the Indonesian market. |
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