April 2003 Space News |
- Space program pioneers meet AF leaders AFPN 30 Apr 2003 -- The father of the Air Force space program and a key leader in the development of weapons systems such as the Minuteman missile assembled former colleagues here April 23 to 27 for the annual meeting of the "Old Timers."
- SHUTTLE PROBE VOA 29 Apr 2003 -- Investigators say they are close to explaining what caused the U-S space shuttle Columbia to disintegrate three months ago.
- CSS Diver Display Technology Locates Space Shuttle Debris NAVSEA News 25 Apr 2003 -- Upon encountering some of the most challenging diving conditions he'd ever experienced, Naval Sea Systems Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), Capt. Jim Wilkins contacted Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division's Coastal Systems Station (CSS) and requested the deployment of two prototype Limpet Mine Sonar (LIMIS) systems to assist in finding the STS-107 Columbia space shuttle debris.
- GALAXY SEARCH VOA 28 Apr 2003 -- NASA has launched a small satellite to explore the mysteries of how stars and galaxies form. The spacecraft will observe one-million galaxies, across 10-billion years of cosmic history, to help astronomers determine when the stars we see today were born.
- SOYUZ DOCKING VOA 28 Apr 2003-- A Russian "Soyuz" spacecraft has arrived with a new Russian/American crew for the international space station.
- SOYUZ LAUNCH VOA 26 Apr 2003 -- A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has lifted off from Kazakhstan with a U-S Russian replacement crew for the International Space Station. It was the first human launch since the loss of the U-S shuttle Columbia and its crew nearly three months ago.
- O'KEEFE-SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA INVESTIGATION VOA 25 Apr 2003 -- VOA's David Borgida is joined by the Chief Administrator of NASA, Sean O'Keefe who discusses the latest developments in the space shuttle Columbia investigation.
- NEW SPACE STATION CREW VOA 23 Apr 2003 -- Two new crewmembers will blast off [have blasted off] for the International Space Station Saturday aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They were supposed to have arrived at the outpost aboard a U-S space shuttle last month, but the loss of the shuttle Columbia and the subsequent grounding of the shuttle fleet upset those plans. In fact, the Columbia disaster has changed much about their mission at the station
- DENMARK / MISSILE DEFENSE VOA 23 Apr 2003 -- The United States is campaigning in several European capitals for acceptance of a new missile defense shield to protect against a possible attack from a rogue state or a terrorist group. The missile shield is similar in some respects to former President Reagan's Star Wars plan, which touched off massive protests across Europe 20 years ago. But the latest plan being presented by the Pentagon is meeting very little resistance.
- RUSSIA/SPACE VOA 23 Apr 2003 -- A two-man crew, one Russian, the other American, is set to blast off Saturday from Russia's Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station. It will mark the first manned launch since the U-S shuttle Columbia disaster in February and it highlights the increasingly important role Russia is playing in keeping the I-S-S program flying, during a time of serious challenges.
- Space, an asymmetric advantage AFSPC 16 Apr 2003 -- General Lance W. Lord, commander, Air Force Space Command, recently discussed the important role space is playing in current operations-including Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- It's always stormy weather AFPSC 11 Apr 2003 -- "The weather forecast for tomorrow is increased solar winds with heavy electromagnetic radiation. So be prepared to protect yourself from more-than-usual doses of X-rays coming your way."
- Danish and Greenlandic Parliaments visit Thule AFPSC 11 Apr 2003 -- Danish and Greenlandic parliament members visited Thule's early-warning radar site April 6 to prepare for a hearing on U.S. missile defense plans.
- Health and wellness center opens at Thule AFPSC 11 Apr 2003 -- The military's northernmost health and wellness center opened for business March 28 at Thule's gym. The HAWC provides health promotion information and initiatives to some 800 U.S., Canadian, Danish and Greenlandic people who call Thule home.
- New Milstar launches from Cape AFSPC 10 Apr 2003 -- A military communications satellite called "Milstar" was successfully launched April 8 by the U.S. Air Force from here on a Titan IV-B rocket.
- Shuttle Names VOA 10 Apr 2003 -- Our VOA listener question this week comes from Nigeria. Semaku Fasinu asks us to explain how the American space shuttles got their names, and why the spacecraft is called a shuttle.
- General speaks about space role in Iraq Army News 09 Apr 2003 -- Army Space Forces are actively engaged in current operations in Iraq and globally.
- U.S. Missile Defense Program "On Track," Agency Director Says Washington File 09 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. missile defense program "is on track" and "we have the confidence to proceed with plans for an initial defense capability," says Lieutenant General Ronald Kadish, director of the Missile Defense Agency.
- Capabilities and People -- Keys to Asymmetric Advantage by General Lance W. Lord, Commander, Air Force Space Command, 08 Apr 2003 -- "I'm going to start by talking about our contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom, but you'll quickly see that we're engaged in more than just a single operation. We're involved & supporting operations, 24 / 7 / 365, around the world! In fact, we've got two global operations--ICBM and Space Operations. We're also supporting missions is specific theaters, with one of our largest efforts in the CENTCOM area of operations. Even though the majority of our global and theater operations are accomplished from our home stations, more than 1000 men and women from AFSPC are deployed."
- SPACE STATION / SHUTTLE VOA 08 Apr 2003 -- Two U-S astronauts took a spacewalk Tuesday to perform exterior maintenance on the International Space Station. It was the last opportunity to fix hardware while the outpost has enough spare hands before the crew size soon decreases from three to two.
- Delta rocket takes GPS satellite into orbit AFSPC 02 Apr 2003 -- A Delta II, carrying a Global Positioning System satellite, launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 31.
- Airmen keep base operational amidst blizzard AFSPC 02 Apr 2003 -- My story begins at Buckley March 18. The snow fell for three days and was 40 inches deep in spots.
- EXPLORATIONS #2048 - Space Digest VOA 02 Apr 2003 -- Today we tell about an American astronaut who makes beautiful photographs of space and Earth from the International Space Station. We also tell about a recently discovered dark spot on the planet Jupiter. We report about efforts to produce low cost fuel. And we tell about a new space telescope to be launched April eighteenth.
- NEXT SPACE STATION CREW VOA 01 Apr 2003 -- The U-S space agency NASA has named the next crew of the international space station. Their trip was delayed because of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
- SHUTTLE PROBE VOA 01 Apr 2003 -- The investigation into what caused the break-up of the U-S space shuttle Columbia supports the theory that a left wing panel broke off during its mission, possibly playing a role in its demise. But corrosion along the wing's front edge might also have played a part.
