September 2003 Space News |
- Boeing's Delta 4 rocket wins NRO launch order U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS RELEASE - September 30, 2003 -- The Air Force awarded the Boeing Company a contract to purchase one Delta 4 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) to launch a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Vandenberg AFB, CA in 2005, according to Air Force officials.
- CHINA-SPACE VOA 30 Sept 2003-- China is soon expected to launch its first manned space mission, possibly in the next few days -- a feat accomplished by only two other nations: he United States and Russia
- Strategic Command Missions Rely on Space AFPS 29 Sept 2003-- Applying the operational experience gained during the global war on terrorism to flesh out the use of space forces in theater operations is one challenge facing the new U.S. Strategic Command as it observes its first anniversary Oct. 1.
- NIGERIA/ SATELLITE VOA 27 Sept 2003-- Nigeria has become the third African country to join the space age. A Nigerian satellite was launched Saturday on a Russian rocket
- NATO Missile Defence Feasibility Study Transatlantic Industry Study Team selected NATO 26 Sep 2003 -- At the November 2002 Prague Summit NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to initiate a new NATO Missile Defence Feasibility Study to examine options for protecting Alliance territory, forces and population centres against the full range of missile threats.
- The god boat 5th airship will launch in the daytime ascends the sky the first person still unknown 21st century economies report 2003-9-26 - According to the insider disclosed that, on the god boat 5th airship has three seats, but this definitely cannot on three astronauts. Extrapolated according to this public figure that, on a 5 person of probability is only bigger, has the possibility to come up the same day to return.
- JAPAN/MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS VOA 25 Sept 2003-- With concerns rising over North Korea's nuclear arms program, the Japanese government wants to deploy a missile defense system designed to protect its cities in the event of an attack.
- One of United States Air Force's reforming astronautics plans - "day base radar" plan 2003-9-24 Beijing space science and technology information research institute this satellite heavy approximately 2000kg, the design working life 10 years, the satellite payload for the aperture is 40 ~ 50m synthetic aperture radar/activity target designator (SAR/MTI). It possibly moves in leaves ground 770km on, its picture ground resolution is 1m.
- The Shenzhou manned vehicle 2003-9-18 Beijing space science and technology information research institute China will break through take the airship junction can dock, the spacelab, the satellite network and the lunar survey and so on as representative's astronautics essential technology.
- Rocket blasts off from Florida AFPN 10 Sept 2003-- A Titan IV B rocket successfully launched from here Sept. 9.
- COLUMBIA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION VOA 09 Sept 2003-- Seven astronauts and the Space Shuttle Columbia were lost in an accident February first. Today we tell about the results of the investigation to discover the cause of that terrible accident.
- Japan intends to spend about dlrs 9 bln on ISS -- Kyodo IRNA 07 Sep 2003 -- Japan intends to spend an aggregate of more than 1,000,000 million yen (about 9,000 million US dollars) on the construction and functioning of the International Space Station (ISS), the Kyodo Tsushin news agency reported referring to Japanese government sources.
- CONGRESS SHUTTLE VOA 03 Sept 2003-- The head of the U-S space agency Wednesday faced tough questions from U-S lawmakers who demanded to know what NASA is doing to improve the shuttle program after the Columbia disaster earlier this year
- Senate Committee Begins Review of Columbia Accident Findings Washington File 03 Sept 2003-- McCain calls conclusions a "wake-up call" for space program
- Satellite TV broadcast antijamming strategy discussion Zhu De lives (Headquarters of the General Staff of the CCPLA correspondence department) International Outer Space - September 2003 Beyond the border Falungong members in August, 2003 12, on 13th once more to Xin promise - 1 satellite illegal disturbance, also exposed the satellite TV broadcast in the antijamming aspect vulnerability.
