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Has America And Russia Lost Control Of The High Ground
Moscow (UPI) Nov 19, 2005Anatoly Perminov, head of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will meet in January 2006 to formalize the joint operation of the International Space Station (ISS), which is the only international manned space program today. EADS Astrium Selected For Swarm Satellites Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2005 
EADS Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build three satellites for the Swarm mission. The satellites, worth approximately €86 million, will be manufactured within 48 months.Radiation Resistant Computers 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 21, 2005When your computer behaves erratically, mauls your data, or just "crashes" completely, it can be frustrating. But for an astronaut trusting a computer to run navigation and life-support systems, computer glitches could be fatal. |
SpaceX Announces Launch Date For Falcon 1
El Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2005On Friday, November 25 at 1 p.m. (PDT), the Falcon 1 countdown to launch is expected to reach T-Zero. At that point, the hold-down clamps will release and the Falcon 1 rocket will begin its journey to orbit, accelerating to 17,000 mph (twenty-five times the speed of sound) in less than ten minutes. Innovative Space Tug Could Prolong Operational Life Of GEO Satellites 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 21, 2005Spacecraft are industrial jewels of invention and technology, but they have limited lives. "Sic transit Gloria mundi." That all things, even glorious, must pass was illustrated in Turner's famous oil canvas of the 'Fighting Temeraire' being tugged to her last berth to be broken up. DoD Orders Another $3 Billion Lot Of F/A-22 Raptors 
Marietta GA (SPX) Nov 18, 2005Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.9 billion fixed-price contract by the U.S. Air Force for continued production of F/A-22 aircraft through November 2007. |
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Iran's Seeks To Disalarm World As Nuke Blueprints Released
Washington (UPI) Nov 19, 2005New evidence of Iran's secret nuclear weapons program emerged Friday as senior American and European diplomats tried to keep alive their strategy to block Iran by peaceful means. Koizumi Pushes Patriots As Defense Against Missile Attack 
By Martin SieffUPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Nov 17, 2005 Following precedents and agreements that have defined democratic Japan for more than a century, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is fated to step down in a few months after completing a full five years in power. Building a Better Hydrogen Trap 
Flint MI (SPX) Nov 21, 2005Using building blocks that make up ordinary plastics, but putting them together in a whole new way, University of Michigan researchers have created a class of lightweight, rigid polymers they predict will be useful for storing hydrogen fuel. |
Focus On Levee Breaks
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2005It is clear that there were multiple causes for the levee failures in New Orleans, but researchers need to gather more data to better understand what they were and how to rebuild properly after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Bacteria Which Sense The Earth's Magnetic Field 
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2005The entire bacterium is oriented like a compass needle inside the magnetic field. Until now, it was not clear how the cells organise magnetosomes into a stable chain, against their physical tendency to collapse by magnetic attraction. Experts Fear Africa Flu Pandemic 
New York (UPI) Nov 18, 2005Indications that avian influenza may soon take root in Africa are of grave concern to health experts. |
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