The stock of satellite-radio service provider WorldSpace Inc. took a beating on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange following release of the company’s fourth-quarter financial results and a conference call that left questions unanswered about WorldSpace’s success in India, currently its prime market.
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Interest in High-Resolution Imaging Satellites Grows
T he governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Turkey and South Korea have signaled their interest in optical and radar Earth observation satellites and have issued bid requests, or are preparing them, to satellite manufacturers, according to industry officials.
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Tiny Tunnels in Mars Rock Hint at Possiblility of Life
The discovery of tiny burrows found in martian meteorites on Earth adds intrigue to the search for life beyond this planet.
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NASA Delays Next Shuttle Flight to July
NASA will delay the launch of its next space shuttle mission until July in order to replace potentially faulty fuel sensors inside the orbiter’s massive external tank, the agency’s shuttle program chief said Tuesday.
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A Contender for SBIRS High
The satellites being developed under the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High program could get pushed aside in favor of new technology. If that happens, it will largely be the result of the myriad of problems that SBIRS High has undergone in its 10-year history of running behind schedule and over budget.
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SOFIA and Things that Go Bump in the Night
T he Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint program between NASA and the German Space Agency, or DLR . The agreement is that NASA provides the platform for the observatory, a highly modified 747-SP, while DLR provides a 2.5-meter telescope that is capable of operating from visible up to millimeter wavelengths. The airplane modifications and the telescope assembly development were both extremely difficult, one-of-a-kind technical challenges. I say “were” because as of early February, all of the physical modifications to the aircraft were complete, and the DLR-provided telescope was fully integrated into the airplane and had passed two initial optical test periods. SOFIA is now within months of its first flight test.
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Editorial: Flagging Momentum
U .S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.), an outspoken advocate for national security space activities, complained recently about what he sees as the declining emphasis on space within the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Interest in Satellite Data on Snow Accumulation Grows
Over the last three years the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center has begun combining multiple sources of data — particularly satellite data — to determine to gather data on the amount of snow that which falls in the United States, and how much water will result from the inevitable melt-off. from it.
