News of July 25, 2005
Shuttle may launch despite glitch
Posted at: Mon Jul 25th, 2005
The Discovery shuttle could lift off on Tuesday even if the sensor problem that prevented the launch on 13 July recurs.
Engineers have raced to isolate the glitch, and have come up with two likely candidates.
The current launch window is open until 31 July, but may be...
Near space: balloons, satellites, and suborbital rockets
Posted at: Mon Jul 25th, 2005
The Air Force is looking at using balloons in so-called "near space" to provide communications and reconnaissance services for tactical forces. Taylor Dinerman looks at the effectiveness of this approach versus using satellites and suborbital RLVs.
