June 2003 Space News |
- U.S., Europe Share Environmental Data from Polar Satellites Washington File 27 Jun 2003 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) have signed a long-term agreement on sharing environmental data collected by satellites orbiting the north and south poles.
- NASA-MARS VOA 26 Jun 2003 -- VOA-TV's David Borgida talks with Dr. Cathy Weitz, NASA program scientist with the Mars Exploration Rover, about the Rover missions.
- Foam Debris was Most Likely Cause of Shuttle Disaster, say Investigators VOA News 25 Jun 2003 -- U.S. investigators say the most likely cause of the space shuttle Columbia's disintegration in February was a chunk of hard foam that hit and apparently cracked the left wing shortly after launch. The investigating panel is expected to conclude this in its final report due in one month.
- SHUTTLE PROBE VOA 24 Jun 2003 -- U-S investigators say the most likely cause of the space shuttle Columbia's disintegration in February was a chunk of hard foam that hit and apparently cracked the left wing shortly after launch. The investigating panel is expected to conclude this in its final report due in one month.
- SPACE DIGEST VOA 24 Jun 2003 -- Launch of Mars Express; Photo of Earth from Mars; Mars Closer to Earth; Voyager Spacecraft
- No Intercept in Fourth Sea-Based Missile Defense Test Washington File 19 Jun 2003 -- A June 18 sea-based missile defense test failed in an attempt to intercept its target.
- Mars Rovers VOA 17 Jun 2003 -- Today we tell about the latest efforts by America's space agency to explore the planet Mars. The first of two Mars exploration vehicles was launched June tenth. Another Mars rover vehicle is expected to be launched June twenty-fifth.
- Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Flight Test Scheduled 16 Jun 2003 -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy are scheduled to conduct Aegis ballistic missile defense Flight Mission-5 (FM-5) flight test on June 18, 2003 with a window from 4 to 8 p.m. EDT. FM-5 will involve the launch of a standard missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor from the Aegis ballistic missile defense cruiser USS Lake Erie against an Aries target launched from Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.
- NATO MISSILE DEFENCE ADVANCES: New Missile Defence Feasibility Study Reaches Major Milestone NATO Press Release 12 Jun 2003 -- NATO's new Missile Defence Feasibility Study (MDFS) has cleared a major funding hurdle and with this has achieved a key milestone in Alliance efforts to examine options for protecting Alliance territory, forces, and populations centres against the full range of missile threats.
- U.S. Official Says Russia Providing Critical Supplies to Space Station Washington File 12 June 2003 -- A U.S. official says the Russian space agency has taken responsibility for ensuring that the International Space Station has crew members and critical provisions following the Columbia accident last February, which grounded the U.S. space shuttle fleet.
- MARS MISSION / LAUNCH VOA 10 Jun 2003 -- The U-S has launched a Mars rover from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander will explore the planet's surface, looking for signs of life.
- Lockheed Martin Files Lawsuit Against the Boeing Company June 10, 2003 - Lockheed Martin Corporation filed a lawsuit against The Boeing Company and three of Boeing's former employees. The 23-count complaint alleges that Boeing and its employees committed violations of Federal and Florida law resulting from their solicitation, acquisition, and use of Lockheed Martin proprietary information during the competition for launch contract awards under the US Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program.
- Concerning Information on Upcoming Spacecraft Launches in Russian Federation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 09.06.2003 - Russia is carrying out this initiative on the assumption that the other space powers possessing their own facilities for the launching of space objects could also join in this measure for ensuring openness and strengthening confidence in the space field
- Schedule of Spacecraft Launches for June 2003 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- Preparing for a Walk In Space VOA 03 Jun 2003 -- Today, we tell about how astronauts prepare to leave the safety of the International Space Station and work outside in the very dangerous environment of space.
- MARS 2003: OVERVIEW VOA 03 Jun 2003 -- The skies around Mars are expected to get busier soon, and traffic on the ground will increase, too. The United States, Europe, and Japan are sending spacecraft and landers to give them a broader and closer view of the Red Planet. The European and Japanese craft are already on their way, and the first of two U-S probes is to go up Sunday (June 8 at 2:02 p.m. EDT).
- MARS 2003: THE SCIENCE VOA 03 Jun 2003 -- The U-S space agency, NASA, hopes to provide the world with spectacular new images of Mars next year to surpass the ones it got in 1997. That was when a robotic explorer captured world attention by rolling around the barren Martian terrain and taking pictures of rocks and the immediate landscape. A NASA launch set for Sunday (June 8 at 2:02 p.m. EDT) and a second one, two-and-a-half weeks later, are to send two more rovers to our celestial neighbor.
- NOKOR / JAPAN / U-S DEFENSE VOA 03 Jun 2003 -- U-S Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has held talks in Tokyo on a possible Japanese missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea. The meeting comes as the Pentagon's number two official wraps up a trip to brief Asian allies on a planned re-alignment of U-S forces in the region.
- EURO MARS PROBE VOA 02 Jun 2003 -- The European Space Agency has launched its first mission to Mars in an effort to seek signs of life on the red planet. The spacecraft took off on its six-month journey [at 1:45 p.m. EDT] atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan.
- EU: European Space Agency's 'Beagle 2' Spacecraft Set To Sniff Out Life On Mars RFE/L 02 Jun 2003 -- An unmanned mission to Mars is set to launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan later today. The launch represents two landmarks. Not only is this the first interplanetary mission for the European space program, but it is also the most thorough search to date to find signs of life on the red planet.
- U.S., Russia Declare New Strategic Partnership Washington File 01 Jun 2003 -- President Bush and President Putin have committed to building a new strategic partnership between the United States and Russia to "meet together the challenges of the 21st century."
- U.S., Russia Renew Commitment to International Space Station Washington File 01 Jun 2003 -- The United States and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to the International Space Station program.
