With a roar and a rush of water vapor, the Space Shuttle’s Main Engines (SSME) reached…
International Workshop on IGOS to be held in Tokyo
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, which was established in June 1998, consists of 14…
EXPLORE TWO VAST CONTINENTS
Marco Polo. Alexander the Great. They were some of history’s most prolific explorers, each trekking across…
Arianespace Flight 158 with Rosetta
The Ariane 5 launcher for Europe’s Rosetta comet intercept mission is being readied for liftoff on…
YOU CAN MAKE A “DEEP IMPACT” ON A COMET
NASA will soon close their passenger list for a one-way trip to comet Tempel 1. On…
SATS IMPROVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL CHANGE
NASA’s Earth satellite observing systems are helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)…
2 AMATEUR SATELLITES TO LAUNCH IN 2004
AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, says he’s looking forward to the 2004 launches of AMSAT-NA’s ECHO…
Europe’s eye on Mars
ESA’s Mars Express, successfully inserted into orbit around Mars on 25 December 2003, is about to…
AUCTION OF SATELLITE SCULPTURE
The bidding begins January 21 on a handsome original sculpture of the AO-40 satellite as AMSAT-NA…
NEXT ISS COMMANDER
Veteran NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao will replace William McArthur Jr, KC5ACR, as the commander of Expedition…