Space Daily articles from May 2007

Space Daily archives from May 2007

Air-Sea Surface Science.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers VIRGINIA KEY, Fla., May 2 (SPX) -- Aided by new observations from the Coupled Boundary Layer Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) - Hurricane field program, scientists at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science...

Alien Plants Attack Using Resource Conservation As Weapon.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Annie Jia STANFORD, Calif., May 2 (SPX) -- One of the most serious and least understood threats to the world's ecosystems is the problem of invasive species-exotic plants, animals and other organisms that are brought into habitats...

Ape Gestures Offer Clues To The Evolution Of Human Communication.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers DRUID HILLS, Ga., May 1 (SPX) -- Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found bonobos and chimpanzees use manual gestures of their hands, feet and limbs more flexibly than...

Arctic Ice Retreating More Quickly Than Computer Models Project.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BOULDER, Colo., May 1 (SPX) -- Arctic sea ice is melting at a significantly faster rate than projected by even the most advanced computer models, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National...

Arianespace And Japan Continue To Build Long-Term Relationship.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TOKYO, May 1 (SPX) -- Japan continues to play a key role in underpinning the commercial launch operations of Arianespace with a growing number of new Japanese commercial payloads to be orbited and launch services...

Backscatter Technology Leaves Bad Guys No Place To Hide.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres MOODY AFB, Ga., May 2 (SPX) -- Members of the 820th Security Forces Group here are set to employ a new high-technology search system in the war on terrorism that will help increase base security that also...

Beijing Restrictions Offer Case Study In Emissions Of Key Atmospheric Gases.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 1 (SPX) -- The Chinese government's restrictions on Beijing motorists during a three-day conference last November -- widely viewed as a dress rehearsal for efforts to slash smog and airborne...

Buried Residual Oil Is Still Affecting Wildlife Decades After A Spill.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BELL HOUSE, Miss., May 1 (SPX) -- Nearly four decades after a fuel oil spill polluted the beaches of Cape Cod, researchers have found the first compelling evidence for lingering, chronic biological effects on a marsh...

Designing OPRA Glasses.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., May 2 (SPX) -- University of Arkansas researchers, in partnership with a local company will develop a probe for future planetary rovers that will help scientists study the history of the solar...

EMCORE To Supply Mars Lab Cruise Stage Solar Panels.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ALBUQUERQUE, May 1 (SPX) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center has awarded EMCORE Corporation a $2M contract for the design, manufacturing, testing and delivery of fully integrated solar panels for the Mars...

Exploring Caves From 30 Feet In The Air.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Henry Bortman for Astrobiology Magazine MOFFET FIELD, Calif., May 2 (SPX) -- It was Thursday morning, just after dawn. A group of about 20 of us had been driving through the Mojave Desert since 4:30 am, in the dark, and we had...

Famous Galapagos Tortoise Lonesome George May Not Be Alone.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers NEW HAVEN, CT, May 1 (SPX) -- "Lonesome George," a giant Galapagos tortoise and conservation icon long thought to be the sole survivor of his species, may not be alone for much longer, according to a multinational...

Galex Celebrates Four Years In Space.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 2 (SPX) -- In a new ultraviolet image, the magnificent M81 spiral galaxy is shown at the center. The orbiting observatory spies the galaxy's "sizzling young starlets" as wisps of bluish-white...

Galileo Masters 2007 Issues Call For Ideas In Satellite Navigation.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, May 1 (SPX) -- If you or your company or university has an innovative idea for a ground-breaking use of satellite navigation, now is the time to put it to the test. This year's Galileo Masters competition opens...

Global Sustainment Of F-35 Fleet Becomes Reality At LM.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FORT WORTH, TX, May 2 (SPX) -- The first squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs will go operational in 2012, but the system that will serve as the information backbone of the F-35 maintenance and support network is now up and...

Hayabusa Starts Fully Fledged Return Trip To Earth.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TOKYO, May 1 (SPX) -- Since February 2007, JAXA has been carefully preparing to start the fully fledged return trip to Earth using the ion engine and one attitude control reaction wheels (as two of the three wheels...

How Long Would It Take for Smallpox Vaccines To Protect People In A Major Outbreak.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ST LOUIS, Mo., May 1 (SPX) -- In the event of a smallpox outbreak in the United States, how long would it take for a vaccine to start protecting Americans by stimulating an immune response? A new national study led by...

Instruments To Dig Deep In Space.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., May 1 (SPX) -- University of Arkansas researchers, in partnership with a local company will develop a probe for future planetary rovers that will help scientists study the history of the solar...

Laser-Trapping Of Rare Element Gets Unexpected Assist.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ARGONNE, Ill., May 2 (SPX) -- Argonne researchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium - the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap - with an assist from an...

Lockheed Martin-Built Astra 1L Satellite Ready For Launch.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers NEWTOWN, Pa., May 2 (SPX) -- The ASTRA 1L broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES ASTRA is ready for launch Thursday aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. ASTRA...

NASA Completes First Checkout Flight Of Airborne Observatory.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WACO, Texas, May 1 (SPX) -- NASA successfully completed the first of several planned checkout test flights of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft. The flight took place in Waco,...

New Breed of Architects Specializes In Off-Planet Living.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BURBANK, CA, May 2 (SPX) -- Candy Feuer has developed a new design for a greenhouse on Mars. Her fellow students are working on lunar outposts and space exploration transfer vehicles as well as designs for other...

New Simulators Get Stryker Drivers Up To Speed.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Don Kramer FORT LEWIS, Wash., May 2 (SPX) -- New Stryker simulators at the John A. Pittman Mission Support Training Facility here are already earning their keep. Perhaps the most realistic training simulator to date, the Common...

Newest Navy Aircraft Unveiled by Northrop Grumman.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ST AUGUSTINE, Fla., May 1 (SPX) -- The first Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, being built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman, made its first public appearance at rollout ceremonies here...

Out Of This World Weightless Flights By Zero Gravity Corporation Lift Off From Las Vegas.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LAS VEGAS, NV, May 1 (SPX) -- To Sin City and Beyond. Raising the bar yet higher in the Entertainment Capital of the World, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G), the first and only FAA-approved provider of commercial...

Pluto-Bound New Horizons Provides New Look At Jupiter System.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 2 (SPX) -- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system, stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and...

Puzzling Plankton Yield Secrets Of Evolution And Global Photosynthesis.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WALNUT CREEK, Calif., May 2 (SPX) -- The analysis of DNA sequences from tiny green algae have provided new insights into the mystery of how new species of plankton evolve-and further highlights their critical role in...

Renewable Energy Law Powering the Growth Of The Chinese Renewable Energy Markets.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PALO ALTO, Calif., May 1 (SPX) -- In a significant move to enhance energy security and protect the environment, the Chinese Government is stepping up efforts to accelerate the development of renewable energy, so as to...

Rocketdyne Scramjet Engine Powers Up In First X-51A Simulated Flight.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 2 (SPX) -- Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) and its X-51A team members -- U.S. Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA and The Boeing Company -- successfully...

Spirit Discovers Changes In Soil Near Home Plate.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 2 (SPX) -- Spirit remains healthy after completing scientific investigation of a light-toned soil patch nicknamed "Everett." Everett is interesting because scientists thought it would be rich in...

Spitzer Spies Jet-Setting Stars.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 2 (SPX) -- Rainbow-colored jets in the cosmic cloud BHR 71 point to a celestial smash occurring 600 light-years away from Earth. NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope provides an exclusive peak...

Supermap Of Avian Flu Yields New Info On Source And Spread.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1 (SPX) -- Scientists here have designed a new, interactive map of the spread of the avian flu virus (H5N1) that for the first time incorporates genetic, geographic and evolutionary information...

Terahertz Imaging Goes The Distance.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BALTIMORE, May 1 (SPX) -- Terahertz (THz) radiation, or far-infrared light, is potentially very useful for security applications, as it can penetrate clothing and other materials to provide images of concealed...

The Griffin Space Fantasy.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey F. Bell HONOLULU, May 2 (SPX) -- Specifically, he argues that a steady budget of about 14 billion FY2000 dollars per year can comfortably accommodate the Moon landing, Moon base, and Mars landing programs proposed by...

Tree Rings Show Elevated Tungsten Coincides With Nevada Leukemia Cluster.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers FALLON, Nev., May 1 (SPX) -- Tungsten began increasing in trees in Fallon, Nev. several years before the town's rise in childhood leukemia cases, according to a new research report. The amount of tungsten in tree...

Ultrashort Light Pulse Blazes New Paths For Science And Industry.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BALTIMORE, May 2 (SPX) -- Researchers in Italy have created an ultrashort light pulse - a single isolated burst of extreme-ultraviolet light that lasts for only 130 attoseconds (billionths of a billionth of a second)....

UniStar Nuclear Identifies Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs As Site For First Potential New NPP.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BALTIMORE, May 2 (SPX) -- UniStar Nuclear has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that a location adjacent to Constellation Energy's existing Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Md., has been selected...

UP Aerospace Announces Successful Space Flight.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LAS CRUCES, N.M., May 1 (SPX) -- UP Aerospace has confirmed the success of its SL-2 Mission and the round-trip space flight of its SpaceLoft XL vehicle. The SpaceLoft XL vehicle was flown from Spaceport America, the...

US Earth-Observing Satellites In Jeopardy.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 2 (SPX) -- As U.S. policy-makers prepare for hearings later this week on space-science and climate-change research, the world's largest general science society has warned that budget cuts are...

WHRC Scientists Creating National Biomass And Carbon Datas.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WOODS HOLE, Mass., May 2 (SPX) -- After completing a two-year pilot phase, scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center are expanding the scope of the "National Biomass and Carbon Dataset" for the year 2000...

Amphibians In Losing Race With Environmental Change.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CORVALLIS, Ore., May 3 (SPX) -- Even though they had the ability to evolve and survive for hundreds of millions of years - since before the time of the dinosaurs and through many climatic regimes - the massive,...

Are Corals More Complex Than You.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TOWNSVILLE, Australia, May 3 (SPX) -- The humble coral may possess as many genes - and possibly even more - than humans do. And remarkably, although it is very distant from humans in evolutionary terms, it has many of...

Cell Splits Water Via Sunlight To Produce Hydrogen.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Tony Fitzpatrick ST LOUIS, Mo., May 3 (SPX) -- Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a unique photocatalytic cell that splits water to produce hydrogen and oxygen in water using sunlight and the power of a...

Climate Changes Caused Neanderthal Extinction On The Iberian Peninsula.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GRANADA, Spain, May 3 (SPX) -- Climate - and not modern humans - was the cause of the Neanderthal extinction in the Iberian Peninsula. Such is the conclusion of the University of Granada research group RNM 179 -...

Depth-To-Ice Map Of A Southern Mars Site Near Melea Planum.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 3 (SPX) -- Color coding in this map of a far-southern site on Mars indicates the change in nighttime ground-surface temperature between summer and fall. This site, like most of high-latitude...

Fantastic Flyby.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 3 (SPX) -- NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moons taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. Views include a movie of a volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io; a nighttime shot of...

Hubble Sees Multiple Star Generations In A Globular Cluster.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, May 3 (SPX) -- Hubble's observations of the massive globular cluster NGC 2808 provide evidence for three generations of stars that formed early in its life. This is a major upset for conventional theories that...

Liquid CO2 Drives Rapid Thrust Of Diamond-Bearing Structures.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 3 (SPX) -- Freeze-dried ice cream looks like the original product, and even tastes pretty good, but "drying" ice cream at room temperature would leave a sour-smelling, sloppy mess. Similarly,...

Military Technology Battles Poachers With Satellite Signals.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 3 (SPX) -- Wild animals sought by poachers for their skins, meat and bones have a new means of protection developed by a visiting scholar at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry...

Mr Roboto.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers BOSTON, May 3 (SPX) -- In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores - cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes. Such a vision of...

NASA Review Board Validates New Technologies On James Webb Space Telescope.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 3 (SPX) -- All ten new technologies developed for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are mature enough to move into the detailed engineering phase. Northrop Grumman is the prime...

NASA Satellite Captures Image Of Georgia Wildfires.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GREENBELT, Md., May 3 (SPX) -- A number of fires continue to burn in southeastern Georgia, as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite passed over, capturing this image on...

New VERITAS Telescope Array May Help Find Dark Matter.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ARGONNE, Ill., May 3 (SPX) -- Scientists in the Northern Hemisphere have opened a new window on the universe allowing them to explore and understand the cosmos at a much higher level of precision than was previously...

Opportunity Gets A Boost Of Energy And Continues Imaging.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 3 (SPX) -- Scientists and engineers are still deciding on when and if Opportunity will enter "Victoria Crater." In the meantime, Opportunity has a lot to accomplish, such as driving back to the...

Orbital Awarded New Contract For IS-15 Commercial Communications Satellite By Intelsat.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers DULLES, Va., May 3 (SPX) -- Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been selected by Intelsat to design, build and deliver the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) commercial communications satellite. This satellite will be based...

Quantum Dot Recipe May Lead To Cheaper Solar Panels.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, May 3 (SPX) -- Rice University scientists today revealed a breakthrough method for producing molecular specks of semiconductors called quantum dots, a discovery that could clear the way for better, cheaper...

Raytheon Awarded USAF Global Broadcast Services Contract.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers RESTON, Va., May 3 (SPX) -- Raytheon has been awarded a $14.5 million contract for the Global Broadcasting Service (GBS) from the U.S. Air Force's Electronic System Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Raytheon will...

Raytheon Makes First International Sale Of Aircraft Protection System.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GOLETA, Calif., May 3 (SPX) -- A $77.8 million U. S. Navy contract will allow Raytheon to make the first international sale of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. The contract includes systems for the Navy...

Raytheon Tallies USD 100 Million In Awards For Patriot Missiles Upgrades.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 3 (SPX) -- Raytheon's Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) upgrade program reached its first-ever $100 million sales award. This award includes orders for the U.S. Army and a Foreign...

X-Ray Holograms Expose Secret Magnetism.
May 6, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CHICAGO, May 3 (SPX) -- Collaborative research between scientists in the UK and USA has led to a major breakthrough in the understanding of antiferromagnets, published in this week's Nature. Scientists at the London...

COROT Discovers Its First Exoplanet And Catches Scientists By Surprise.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, May 4 (SPX) -- COROT has provided its first image of a giant planet orbiting another star and the first bit of 'seismic' information on a far away, Sun-like star- with unexpected accuracy. The unanticipated...

Deep Space Radar Cuts Mercury to Core As Messenger Lines Up For Venus Flyby.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 4 (SPX) -- Researchers working with high-precision planetary radars, including the Goldstone Solar System Radar of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have discovered strong...

Dominion Signs Contract With GE Energy For Long-Lead Nuclear Components.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers RICHMOND, Va., May 4 (SPX) -- Dominion announced Tuesday that it has signed a contract with GE Energy to secure components for a possible new nuclear-powered electric generating unit. Under terms of the contract,...

GE To Supply Additional 600 Megawatts Of Wind Turbines To Invenergy.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ATLANTA, May 4 (SPX) -- GE Energy will provide an additional 600 megawatts of wind turbines to Invenergy Wind for 2008 projects in the United States and Canada. Invenergy previously announced the purchase of 600...

Has SOHO Ended A 30-Year Quest For Solar Ripples.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, May 4 (SPX) -- The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) may have glimpsed long-sought oscillations on the Sun's surface. The data will reveal details about the very core of our central star and it...

IBM Brings Nature To Computer Chip Manufacturing.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ARMONK, N.Y., May 4 (SPX) -- IBM has announced the first-ever application of a breakthrough self-assembling nanotechnology to conventional chip manufacturing, borrowing a process from nature to build the next...

Largest US Solar Photovoltaic System Begins Construction At Nellis Air Force Base.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers LAS VEGAS, May 4 (SPX) -- Construction on the largest solar photovoltaic system ever to be built in North America has begun at Nellis Air Force Base. Spearheading the project is a team that includes the United States...

Mars Rover Spirit Finds Evidence Of Ancient Volcanic Explosion.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ITHACA, N.Y., May 4 (SPX) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered evidence of an ancient volcanic explosion at "Home Plate," a plateau of layered bedrock approximately 2 meters (6 feet) high within the...

Planning And Guidelines Are Lacking As Use Of Wind Energy In US Grows.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 4 (SPX) -- Although the use of wind energy to generate electricity is increasing rapidly in the United States, government guidance to help communities and developers evaluate and plan proposed...

Platinum Nanocrystals Boost Catalytic Activity For Fuel Oxidation And Hydrogen Production.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers ATLANTA, May 4 (SPX) -- A research team composed of electrochemists and materials scientists from two continents has produced a new form of the industrially-important metal platinum: 24-facet nanocrystals whose...

Princeton Physicists Connect String Theory With Established Physics.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PRINCETON, N.J., May 4 (SPX) -- String theory, simultaneously one of the most promising and controversial ideas in modern physics, may be more capable of helping probe the inner workings of subatomic particles than...

Revamped Experiment Could Detect Elusive Particle.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Aaron Hoover GAINESVILLE, FL, May 4 (SPX) -- An experiment called "shining light through walls" would seem hard to improve upon. But University of Florida physicists have proposed a way to do just that, a step they say considerably...

Scientists Offer New View Of Photosynthesis.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TEMPE, Ariz., May 4 (SPX) -- During the remarkable cascade of events of photosynthesis, plants approach the pinnacle of stinginess by scavenging nearly every photon of available light energy to produce food. Yet after...

Singapore Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CEDAR RAPIDS, IO, May 4 (SPX) -- Rockwell Collins has been selected by Singapore Airlines to provide its SAT-2100 satellite communication system with a single HST-2110 high speed data transceiver for 58 Boeing 777...

Subcommittee Examines Key Challenges Confronting NASA Space Science Program.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 4 (SPX) -- The U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics today received a sobering assessment of the outlook for NASA's space science programs from a...

Tiffany Deploys Over 1 Megawatt Of Solar Power At New Jersey Distribution Center.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 4 (SPX) -- Tiffany and Co. has marked the addition of clean, emissions-free, renewable solar power to its energy portfolio with the dedication of one of the East Coast's largest commercial solar...

Viaspace Expands Focus On Energy Products.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., May 4 (SPX) -- Viaspace has announced plans to expand its energy-based products into a major business focus. The company has established Viaspace Energy as a business unit to accelerate the growth of...

Volcanic Eruptions In Kamchatka.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers GREENBELT, Md., May 4 (SPX) -- One of the most volcanically active regions of the world is the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia, Russia. It is not uncommon for several volcanoes to be erupting at the same time....

Weldon Says Democrats Set To Cripple Manned Space Program.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 4 (SPX) -- U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL) today excoriated the Democratic leadership for failing to allow a vote on an amendment he proposed that would have kept Congress from raiding NASA's budget...

Why GNEP Can Not Jump To The Future.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, May 4 (SPX) -- Congress is now considering whether to approve or zero out the $405 million that President Bush is proposing to spend in fiscal year 2008 on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)-a...

Air Force Stands Up First Unmanned Aircraft Systems Wing.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Airman 1st Class Ryan Whitney NELLIS AFB, Nev., May 7 (SPX) -- The Air Force's first unmanned aircraft systems wing stood up May 1 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. As Col. Christopher Chambliss assumed command of the 432nd, a piece...

Ariane 5 Launches Twin GEO Birds.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers KOUROU, French Guiana, May 7 (SPX) -- On 4 May 2007, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Lift-off of...

Astrium Delivers Anik F3 Satellite To Orbit.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers TOULOUSE, France, May 7 (SPX) -- Telesat's Anik F3 satellite has completed in-orbit tests at the 118.7oW orbital slot and has now entered commercial service. The satellite was formally handed over to Telesat by...

Aurora Wins Navy Contract To Help Counter IEDs.
May 7, 2007... Byline: Staff Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 7 (SPX) -- Aurora Flight Sciences announced that the company has been selected for award of a contract through the Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop a low-cost,...