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European Rocket Launches Syracuse 3, Galaxy 15 Satellites
French Guiana (SPX) Oct 13, 2005A European rocket blasted off here Thursday, hoisting aloft a new-generation French military satellite and an American commercial communications satellite, an AFP reporter saw. Olsen Enthuses Over ISS Trip, Regrets Losing Camera 
Star City, Russia (AFP) Oct 13, 2005US "space tourist" Greg Olsen on Thursday extolled the virtues of sending private citizens into space after his return to earth this week, but warned that the training was not easy and hanging onto one's camera in orbit even harder. The Next Generation Blue Marble 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 14, 2005Everyone knows that NASA studies space; fewer people know that NASA also studies Earth. |
Making a List, Checking It Twice
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005Last month, the Desert RATS team spent two weeks roaming about on a cattle field near Flagstaff, Arizona. Their objective: test out advanced technology that may be used some day on human missions to the moon and Mars. Andromeda Shines In Spitzer's Eyes 
Harvard MA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a stunning infrared view of Messier 31, the famous spiral galaxy also known as Andromeda. Cradled By Destruction 
Harvard MA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005For the first time, scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have tested and proven how a black hole at the center of the Milky Way is protecting and nurturing a flock of young stars. |
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Quantum Dot May Be Sold Cheap
New York (UPI) Oct 13, 2005Analysts are studying last week's acquisition by Invitrogen of Quantum Dot, the nanotech startup that laid claim to all key life-science applications for quantum dots, trying to guess the sale amount and what it might mean for the industry. For the First Time, A Five-Fold Bond 
Davis CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005Chemists at UC Davis have made the first stable compound with a five-fold bond between two metal atoms. The work with chromium could give researchers new insights into the nature of chemical bonding. Link Between Tropical Warming And Greenhouse Gases Stronger Than Ever Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005 
New evidence from climate records of the past provides some of the strongest indications yet of a direct link between tropical warmth and higher greenhouse gas levels, say scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara.Bulldozers Move In As Quake Rescue Teams Face Grim Truth 
Pakistan (AFP) Oct 13, 2005Heart-breaking decisions were being made across quake-hit Pakistan late Thursday as night set in and rescuers gave up on the search for survivors five days after a massive earthquake. |
EU Agrees To Open Up Arms Industry
Lyneham, UK (AFP) Oct 13, 2005European Union defence ministers have agreed on a new plan to open Europe's arms industry up to internal competition, which is likely to come into effect next year, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Thursday. "We ... are in a good position to take a decision at our meeting next month on the 21st of November on a code of conduct," he told reporters. NATO Vows To Protect Pipelines 
Czech Republic (UPI) Oct 13, 2005NATO's top military commander is seeking an important new security role for private industry and business leaders as part of a new security strategy that will focus on the economic vulnerabilities of the 26-country alliance. Raytheon Awarded Contract For Anti-Jam GPS Antenna Systems For Eurofighter 
Waltham MA (SPX) Oct 14, 2005Raytheon Systems has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman, Lital S.p.A., Italy, for anti-jam antenna systems for Tranche 2 of the Eurofighter Typhoon. BMD Focus: Old Russian ICBMs Still Work 
Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2005Fall is the season around the world when the leaves fall from the trees, but in Russia this year, it has also been the season when intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to overwhelm missile defense systems take their wings and soar into the heavens. |
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