Article: The space probe's lethal cargo. (NASA is planning to launch space shuttles carrying large amounts of plutonium 238) (editorial)

Article: Nuclear slingshot. (project Galileo sparks outcry) ...
The Nation;  October 2, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The launch in October of project Galileo, the National Aeronautics ... Institute. That Galileo's space probe win can enough plutonium ... Challenger to send aloft a space probe carrying two generators fueled ... shuttle and the plutonium space probe in its cargo bay will be ...

Article: EU satellite project Galileo faces fund crunch
The Hindustan Times;  October 19, 2005 ;     645 words ...Paris, Oct 19 -- The European Union's prestigious global navigation satellite system Galileo is once again in jeopardy after funds for the project were blocked. A tranche of $516 million (430 million euros) - crucial for the first test launches several months from now - was not released during a

Article: UC Riverside Receives Federal Grant to Integrate Technology and ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  October 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: University of California, Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of California, Riverside a $470,000 grant to develop and pilot a Web-Based electronic professional development portfolio that integrates new

Article: space probe
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ...space probe space vehicle carrying sophisticated ... permanent orbit around the earth, a space probe is launched with enough energy to escape ... means for midcourse corrections in the space probe's trajectory; some advanced craft ...

Article: Space Probe
World of Earth Science;      700+ words ...Space probe Aspace probe is any unmanned instrumented ... influence of gravitational attraction, a space probe is rocketed into space with sufficient ... experiment to reappear. In 1952, the term "space probe" was introduced by E. Burgess and ...

Transcript: Profile: Huygens space probe mission
NPR Morning Edition;  January 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... NPR) 01-14-2005 Profile: Huygens space probe mission Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time ... Noon RENEE MONTAGNE, host: A European space probe arrived this morning at Saturn's biggest ... RICHARD HARRIS reporting: The Huygens space probe shatters the distance record for a mission ...

Transcript: Analysis: Space probe's information on a comet
NPR All Things Considered;  June 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Considered (NPR) 06-17-2004 Analysis: Space probe's information on a comet Host: MICHELE ... them puzzled and amazed. The Stardust space probe flew within 150 miles of a comet last ... was to collect dust samples. But the space probe also got a good look at the comet during ...