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document.write('Transforming Other Planets for Humanity
Houston - Mar 30, 2004
Terraforming other worlds may take decades to accomplish, and the go-ahead may still be centuries away. So why does such a far-out topic deserve an entire book? What possible value could such a book have asks Jim Oberg.
The Myth of Low-Thrust Propulsion
Honolulu - Mar 30, 2004
Preident Bush's new space initiative has unleashed a flurry of activity in the space engineering community. Many design groups are drawing up plans for new spacecraft and new technologies that could be used for future manned missions to Mars.
Orbital Recovery Gives Go-ahead For ConeXpress Space Tug
Leiden - Mar 30, 2004
Orbital Recovery Ltd. Has formally initiated the development of its ConeXpress ORS space tug in a program leading to the start of full-scale production this September, and the first launch in 2007.
Space Transport Corporation Fires 12,000 Pound Rocket Engine
Seattle - Mar 30, 2004
At their Forks, Washington facility, Space Transport Corporation (STC) successfully tested the 12-inch-diameter solid-propellant rocket engine for their Suborbital Tourism Vehicle (STV). The STV will be used in the $10 million X PRIZE competition.
What Makes Us Tick
Houston - Mar 29, 2004
From sleep patterns to health conditions, biological clocks get down to what makes us tick. The University of Houston is home to one of the world's leading centers for biological rhythms research. With five laboratories and a team of more than 30 scholars led by five tenured faculty members, the UH Biological Clocks Program studies an array of issues with far-reaching human implications.
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