MARSDAILY - The Intrinsic Rights Of Martian Bugs http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-life-03e.html
Scottsdale - Aug 01, 2003 - Recent evidence of vast amounts of water ice on Mars supports the possibility of indigenous life. At the same time, that water could enable human settlement and massive environmental engineering, or terraforming. A moral conflict could face us soon, pitting Terrestrial life against the Martian. The course of action we choose should be informed by broad debate: the ethics, as much as the biology, of Mars deserves full exploration. - Los Alamos Releases New Maps Of Martian Ice World http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-water-science-03k.html "Breathtaking" new maps of likely sites of water on Mars showcase their association with geologic features such as Vallis Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system. The maps detail the distribution of water-equivalent hydrogen as revealed by Los Alamos National Laboratory-developed instruments aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft. (includes links to printable maps of Mars water distribution Letter/A4 size) ------------ OUTERPLANETS - Pluto Mission Might Get Nuked In Growing Budget Crisis http://www.spacedaily.com/news/outerplanets-03k1.html Sacramento - Aug 21, 2003 - The saga of NASA's "New Horizons" Pluto flyby probe - which, earlier this year, finally received official approval and funding from NASA, the White House and Congress, and seemed assured of launch in 2006 - has now undergone yet another perilous twist, of a wholly unexpected sort. ------------ SPACE TRAVEL - Space Elevators Maybe Closer To Reality Than Imagined http://www.spacedaily.com/news/materials-03w.html Los Angeles - Jul 22, 2003 - Space elevators have an image problem, mainly due to two prominent science fiction novels. They appear either ungainly impossible, or so potentially dangerous to the planet itself you would never dream of building one. With the science now indicating that they are potentially near-term transport systems, it's time to review the fiction in relation to the possible reality. |
