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Kazakh President Signs Law Re Baiterek Rocket Center Astana, Kazakhstan (SPX) Oct 24, 2005 
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law ratifying the Russian-Kazakh agreement on the Baiterek rocket center at Baikonur, a source in the presidential press service said on Friday and reported by Itar-Tass.Energy-Storage Clothing For Space 
Shanghai, China (SPX) Oct 24, 2005Researchers at Donghua University have invented new energy-storage clothing to be used in space flights and in daily wear that keep people warm or cool, and always comfortable, regardless of the outdoor temperature. Tile Test System Could Make Space Shuttle Safer Wright-Patterson AFB (SPX) Oct 24, 2005 
In February 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry, killing all seven crewmembers. The shuttle was hit by a piece of foam that damaged the thermal-protection tiles on its left wing, leading to failure when superheated air surged into the wing and, possibly, a wheel compartment.Nanorobot Fabrication Makes Ultrasmall Sensors Possible 
Washington (SPX) Oct 24, 2005How do you build an infrared (IR) camera that is small enough to fit on a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) without cryogenic cooling? |
How Is A Rocket Like A Guitar?
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 24, 2005When the space shuttle lifts off its pad at Kennedy Space Center, the roar is unbelievable. Even miles away onlookers grab their seats and hold on tight. Sound waves penetrate flesh and shake bones. Snow Fleas Key To Organ Transplants 
Kingston ON (UPI) Oct 24, 2005A new antifreeze protein discovered in tiny snow fleas by Canadian researchers may allow organs to be stored longer before being transplanted. NASA's Spitzer Finds Failed Stars May Succeed In Planet Business 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2005NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted the very beginnings of what might become planets around the puniest of celestial orbs - brown dwarfs, or "failed stars." Scientists Synthesize Cheap, Easy-to-Make Ultra-thin Photovoltaic Films 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2005Imagine a future in which the rooftops of residential homes and commercial buildings can be laminated with inexpensive, ultra-thin films of nano-sized semiconductors that will efficiently convert sunlight into electrical power and provide virtually all of our electricity needs. |
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Alpha Breaks Atlantic Storm Record
Miami (AFP) Oct 22, 2005A tropical depression over the Caribbean Sea gathered strength and was named Tropical Storm Alpha Saturday, making this year's Atlantic hurricane season the most active on record, US forecasters said. Beijing Steps Up Bird Flu Action: UK Wants EU Wild Bird Import Ban 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2005Chinese authorities stepped up efforts to combat bird flu in Beijing as Britain called for a European Union ban on imports of wild birds after discovering that a South American parrot died from avian influenza while in quarantine. India Not To Allow Unchecked Flow Of People Across Kashmir Border 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2005Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said India will not allow the unchecked flow of people through the de facto border dividing disputed Kashmir between India and Pakistan in the wake of an earthquake that killed more than 52,000 in the region. |
No Letup In Concerns Over China's Military Buildup Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2005 
China is doing little to ease concerns over its rapid military buildup which is threatening American dominance in a wide range of areas, from Asian sea-lanes to outer space, US experts said Friday.Aurora Flight Sciences' Goldeneye-50 Completes Flight Milestone 
Manassas Va (SPX) Oct 24, 2005Aurora Flight Sciences' GoldenEye-50 unmanned aerial system performed its first high-speed, coordinated banked turns during recent envelope expansion flight. US Blacklists Eight North Korea Entities Over WMD Proliferation 
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2005The United States blacklisted on Friday eight North Korean entities as proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and froze whatever assets they have under US jurisdiction. |
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