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| Offworld Report: Weird Science: September 2004 The latest tiny flying
robot, why Martian astronauts may need replacement body tissue, harvesting helium-3
from the Moon, the threat to humanity from giant tsunamis and super volcanoes,
and the possibility of life on Venus.
Physicists teleport particles of light over 600m 5 new moons for Neptune Five new'uns have been found orbiting Neptune. Flying Bots The new new thing in miniature flying robots. We can Rebuild You Why Martian astronauts will need replacement body tissue by the time they arrive at the red planet. Extraterrestrial Relay The first extraterrestrial satellite constellation between Mars and Earth. Heavy Lift Needed? Looks at the heavy-lift concept and ponders if this is an idea whose time has passed. Tile Repair The next shuttle flight will test NASA's ability to repair tile damage. Space versus Eggs Are space exploration budgets destroying our finances for third world development? Moonrush The proposals to harvest helium-3 from the Moon and the rationale for going there in the first place. NASA saves Hubble NASA wants to repair Hubble now. Japan's Solar Sail Japan has now unfurled its first solar sail in orbit. Mankind Doomed Why mega tsunamis, super volcanoes and earthquakes may kill us long before the terrorists get around to it. Inhabited Venus? How Venus went from a wet Earth-like planet similar to today's burnt-out furnace. Could life have existed there once? Soyuz Moon-bound? How to turn Soyuz missions into a circumlunar spaceship. Humanity Rules Forget robots - human spaceflight is inevitable. The vision thing Why the American economy and national security depends on the space race. Space Prize Challengers A Canadian team challenges for the Ansari X-Prize. Star Cowboy Why a West Texas telescope has begun chalking up discoveries of extrasolar planets. Einstein Test NASA's Gravity Probe puts the old fellow's theories to the test. Vulcans on the Red Planet Why Mars has been volcanically active more recently than previously thought. Mercury Here We Come The Mercury Messenger probe gets under way. Microwave the Bad Guys New weapons that use microwaves to paralyze humans and shoot down aircraft. Polystyrene Palace Rebuild Afghanistan with polystyrene? Mercury Liftoff More on the Messenger craft to Mercury. SpaceShipOne gets Ready SpaceShipOne want the X-Prize by September. Suborbital Barnstorming Is an era of suborbital space tourism around the corner? Space, the final classification Why should space be classified under science or technology, rather than as a region? The Martian Imagination Amateur astronomers are poring over pictures of Mars, says Wired magazine. Nano's Law Better regulation needed for nanotechnology. China needs (space)women China wants female astronauts. Eating Cloned Meat Chewing down on cloned animals is perfectly safe, apparently. Carbon Store Ways to store carbon dioxide underground and use coal to plug the energy crisis.
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month's worthy content roundup of all the stuff found 'offworld the 'Nest from
the world of online space science, cutting edge research and ... well, just plain
weird stuff. Jessica Martin is your web scout for September.
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