Arianespace has confirmed August 28 as the date for its next Ariane 5 mission, which will…
Month: August 2003
“THE PIANO MAN” ABOARD THE ISS
With apologies to singer Billy Joel, US astronaut Ed Lu, KC5WKJ, is “The Piano Man” in…
STRATOSPHERE’S WEATHER ROLE
What happens in the stratosphere, the atmospheric layer just above where commercial airplanes fly, may have…
Ion drives: Science fiction or science fact?
Science fiction movie fans know that, if you want to travel short distances from your home…
SPACE STATION AGENCY LEADERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE
Space agency leaders from the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia met Wednesday in Monterey,…
NEW AEROSPACE EXHIBIT COMMEMORATES CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ landmark flight on Dec. 17, 1903,…
NASDA REPORT NO.133 NOW AVAILABLE
The Online version of the latest NASDA REPORT (No.133, 2003 July) is now available on the…
OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM OZONE LAYER RECOVERY
NASA satellite observations have provided the first evidence the rate of ozone depletion in the Earth’s…
Portrait of a doomed Sea
Earth’s youngest desert is shown in this July MERIS satellite image of the Aral Sea in…
1,000 DAYS OF HUMAN PRESENCE ON SPACE STATION
A milestone will be marked in space Tuesday, the 1,000th consecutive day of people living and…