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Washington - Feb 07, 2003 
The Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society has welcomed the President's FY04 budget proposal and its vision towards implementing the recommendations made by the Decadal Survey Report issued in 2002 by DPS. The new initiative for a Jupiter Icy Moon Orbiter will enable the Europa science studies that were given the highest priority in the Decadal Survey Report, along with a Pluto Kuiper mission which has also won funding support under the President's budget proposal and which is now expected to launch by 2006. |
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NASA Does Not Discount Impact Of Foam Debris
NASA was again mulling the theory that a piece of foam broken off the space shuttle Columbia during lift-off could somehow have caused Saturday's tragedy. Meanwhile, Aviation Week has reported on Spaceflightnow.com that 'High-resolution images taken from a ground-based Air Force tracking camera in southwestern U.S. show serious structural damage to the inboard leading edge of Columbia's left wing, as the crippled orbiter flew overhead about 60 sec. before the vehicle broke up over Texas.' SeaChange Needed In Space 
by Terrance V. YeeLittleton - Feb 06, 2003 No one questions the courage of the seven astronauts who paid the ultimate price to keep the dream of spaceflight alive for all of us. NASA, however, will need a new brand of courage to face the tragedy and take some long overdue steps to return to space in triumph. US to Join Negotiations on Major International Fusion Project 
Princeton - Feb 06, 2003President Bush has decided that the U.S. will join the negotiations for the construction and operation of a major international magnetic fusion research project, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced today. Known as ITER, the project's mission is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. Venture Capitalists Go To Sea As Navy Gears Up For New Century 
Washington - Feb 06, 2003Office of Naval Research's commercial technology transition officer brings venture capitalists to the fleet "We must transition the newest capabilities and technology rapidly to the Fleet, the Force, and the larger commercial world," says Susan L. Bales, ONR's Commercial Technology Transition Officer. "We're in the business of delivering Naval capability and driving down cost, and we want to partner with venture capitalists to get this done." Radically Empowering Scientists And Engineers With More Bandwidth 
Arlington - Feb 06, 2003The critical needs of science and rapid progress in information technology are converging to provide a unique opportunity to create and apply a sustained cyberinfrastructure that will "radically empower" scientific and engineering research and allied education, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure. Flight 159: The Last Ariane 4 
Kourou - Feb 05, 2003A commercial launch industry milestone was reached in French Guiana today as Arianespace's final Ariane 4 was completed at the Spaceport. Using RNA Interference To Tune Gene Activity In Stem Cells 
Cold Spring Harbor - Feb 06, 2003The application of RNA interference (RNAi) to the study of mammalian biology and disease has the potential to revolutionize biomedical research and speed the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Old Vandenberg Pad Gets Facelift 
Vandenberg AFB - Feb 06, 2003A launch facility on Vandenberg, virtually abandoned since the 1960s, now has a new life as a testing area for boosters slated for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Program. And with the new mission comes a facelift. LF-23, a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile facility, is undergoing a massive refurbishment. Volcanic Seamounts Siphon Ocean Water Through The Seafloor 
Santa Cruz - Feb 06, 2003Researchers have discovered a pair of seamounts on the ocean floor that serve as inflow and outflow points for a vast plumbing system that circulates water through the seafloor. The seamounts are separated by more than 30 miles (52 kilometers). |
Building Europe's ATV: Jules Verne
Paris (ESA) Jan 31, 2003Today, about 90 percent of the hardware for Jules Verne, Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) spaceship that is to fly towards the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2004, is already built. The different parts and elements of the first in a series of eight ATVs have been manufactured and are progressively being tested and assembled in 10 different European countries including Russia, where the ATV docking mechanism, refuelling system and associated electronics are being produced. Landers Feel The Heat 
Paris (ESA) Jan 31, 2003Space is certainly a cold place, but spacecraft have to face extremely high temperatures when they are exposed to the Sun's radiation. However, there are other extreme situations in which spacecraft are subject to tremendous heat. ESA's spacecraft must endure temperatures from hell .. India Prepares To Test Long-Range Nuke Missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 07, 2003India was preparing to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile capable of hitting targets deep inside China, high-placed sources said here Friday. The sources from the defence research organisation said the earliest probable launch of Agni-III, with a range of 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles), would be after the end of the Indian monsoon in September. The missile can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead, they said, but did not elaborate on the nature of the weapon or its possible yield in terms of megatons. More Colorful Future For LEDs 
San Jose - Feb 06, 2003Two exciting new developments have emerged in the light-emitting diode (LED) arena. A single LED, with the facility to dramatically switch its emission spectrum, and a hybrid device based on an inorganic quantum dot/organic LED combination capable of enhanced luminescence have improved LEDs future potential. |
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