DARMSTADT, Germany — European and American scientists celebrated here Jan. 14 what they characterized as the resounding success of the Huygens descent probe, whose voyage to the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan — and continued functioning after landing — will give scientists raw data to work on for years.
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First of all, it is a bit uncomfortable discussing the challenges facing the next head of NASA while Sean O’Keefe is still very much in place as a dministrator, and is certain to remain such for some weeks yet. Mr. O’Keefe may be a lame duck, but he continues to make decisions, exercise all facets of his leadership role and will preside over the unveiling of the administration’s 2006 budget proposal
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Is the amazing 20th century NASA innovation, Landsat, which has now monitored the Earth’s land areas for over 30 years, about to end? As the former team leader for the Landsat Science Team, I once again am seriously concerned about the future of Landsat in the United States.
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It has been widely acknowledged that NASA faces serious budgetary and safety challenges in the post-Columbia period. As the return-to-flight for space shuttles draws closer and NASA’s restructuring for the new “Moon-to-Mars” vision becomes deeper, these challenges put great pressure on meeting higher safety standards.
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In 2002 many of Wall Street’s biggest investment-banking firms reduced or eliminated their coverage of the satellite industry. The long-expected proliferation of stock offerings was not occurring , the industry’s growth was stagnating and some of the promising business areas had flopped as investment opportunities.
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The new U.S. Defense Department policy that dictates a detailed, step-by-step process for formulating a more rational approach to the way the Pentagon buys commercial satellite communications services is right on target.
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U.S. Blames Failed Missile Defense Test on Software Code
WASHINGTON — A minor software glitch led to a recent test failure of the U.S. missile defense system in Alaska and the Pacific, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency.
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Space X Takes 10 Percent Stake in Surrey Satellite Technology
PARIS — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Chairman Elon Musk said his purchase of 10 percent of small-satellite specialist Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will give SpaceX a window on the thinking of the world’s most successful vendor of small, inexpensive spacecraft and ultimately could provide business for SpaceX.
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Nations Lend Satellites to Tsunami Relief Effort
WASHINGTON — Remote sensing and communications satellite assets of Asia, Europe and North America have been marshaled in the international effort to facilitate recovery from the Dec. 26 tsunamis that devastated parts of South and Southeast Asia.
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A s NASA sorts out the internal issues related to the resignation of its administrator, it also faces numerous external challenges in the upcoming year. Among them will be trans-Atlantic relations since the context for European space is evolving very quickly. An understanding of the changes in policy, organizational structure and funding at the European-level are important, since they undoubtedly are going to affect the nature of traditional European-U.S. space cooperation.
