Did the Earth form with water locked into its rocks, which then gradually leaked out over…
Month: June 2004
Arianespace to Launch Record Size Satellite
The Arianespace Flight 163 Anik F2 satellite payload is at the Spaceport being readied for flight.…
SO-50 satellite now available to all Hams
AMSAT-NA says thethe SO-50 satellite–also known as SaudiSat-1C–now is available to all, and users can switch…
Cassini-Huygens looks at Phoebe
Images collected during the Cassini-Huygens close fly-by of Saturn’s moon Phoebe give strong evidence that the…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-014
The International Space Station (ISS) crew is spending its seventh week onboard the orbiting laboratory continuing…
Space technology races round Le Mans
Spaceflight engineers face three constant challenges: reducing weight and size, improving thermal insulation and increasing reliability.…
SAFER SHUTTLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR
NASA’s Space Shuttle program successfully fired a full-scale Reusable Solid Rocket Motor, testing modifications that will…
RESEARCH ON AFRICAN MONSOONS
NASA and University of Maryland scientists have found the African monsoon consists of two distinct seasons.…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-15
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…
CASSINI SPACECRAFT NEARS SATURN TOUR
The most complex interplanetary mission ever launched is about to meet one of the solar system’s…