EXO LIFE - NASA Details Short-Term Astrobiology Objectives http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-03zy.html Larchmont - Oct 01, 2003 - NASA has outlined its high-priority scientific objectives for the next three to five years with the publication of its Astrobiology Roadmap. The Roadmap is published in the Summer 2003 (Volume 3, Number 2) issue of Astrobiology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. ------------ SPACE TRAVEL - Heinlein Estate Offers Substantial Prize Money For Space Innovations http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-03e.html Bremen - Oct 02, 2003 - The Heinlein Prize, a major new award for practical accomplishments in commercial space activities, was announced today at the 54th International Aeronautical Congress underway in Bremen, Germany. Trustees of the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust revealed that the first Heinlein Prize award has been set at $500,000 USD. - Russia Welcomes Plans For First Chinese Manned Flight http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/031001135822.5hllzg9t.html ---------- TERRADAILY - Huge Antarctic Iceberg Makes A Big Splash On Sea Life http://www.spacedaily.com/news/icebergs-03a.html Greenbelt - Oct 02, 2003 - NASA satellites have observed the calving, or breaking off, of one of the largest icebergs ever recorded. Named "C-19" - the iceberg separated from the western face of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in May 2002, splashed into the Ross Sea, and virtually eliminated a valuable food source for marine life. The event was unusual, because it was the second-largest iceberg to calve in the region in 26 months. - Second wave of violent quakes hits Russia's southwest Siberia http://www.terradaily.com/2003/031001073041.rjgmbmby.html - Summer forest fires ravage 63,000 hectares in France, worst in 30 years http://www.terradaily.com/2003/030930155151.4ddl6q8l.html |
