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CIO May 15, 2003 Daniel J. Horgan |
In Search of Columbia How NASA used geographic information systems to locate debris from the shuttle Columbia |
Geotimes May 2003 |
Martian Field Trips on Earth Many researchers look to Earth for examples of or contrasts to what we're seeing of the Red Planet. |
Geotimes May 2003 Golombek et al. |
Landing the Mars Exploration Rovers Deciding where on Mars to land each of the two exploration rovers has occupied more than two years of research and analysis. With the help of the planetary sciences community, mission planners have narrowed the field from hundreds to just two. |
Geotimes May 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker |
Molten martian core The more researchers study Mars, the more similarities they seem to find between the Red Planet and Earth. The latest parallels come from the planet's enigmatic interior. |
Geotimes May 2003 Friedman & Murray |
We Can All Go to Mars -- The Mars Outpost Proposal Human exploration or robotic? Two leaders of the Planetary Society suggest how to realize a combination through the Mars Outposts proposal. |
Popular Mechanics April 2003 Paul Eisenstein |
Biggest Engine Ever Built It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever built and, having served as the launch platform for the Apollo manned moon mission, probably qualifies as the most famous rocket as well. |
Wired May 2003 Tom McNichol |
The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system. |
Reason April 2003 Tim Cavanaugh |
Space Balls: NASA fights the future The confidence of recent public assertions that US support for space travel in the wake of the Columbia explosion is encouraging. The underlying assumption, that space travel and NASA are equivalent, is not. |
Geotimes March 2003 Matthew Shindell |
Pictures of snow from the Red Planet Exactly how you carve gullies in the Martian environment is the million dollar question. Planetary geologist Phil Christensen of Arizona State University proposed that snow is the answer. |
Geotimes March 2003 Christina Reed |
Io's salty atmosphere Now, after two years of searching Io's atmosphere for a trace of sodium chloride (NaCl), scientists have identified some using a millimeter-wavelength radio telescope in Spain. The source of the salt, however, is still unclear. |
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