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Shenzhou-4 May Rocket Into Space In September by Wei Long, Beijing - Jul 01, 2002 The next test flight of China's Shenzhou manned spacecraft may occur as soon as this September, according to various pieces of information that the Chinese media has reported since April. On May 20 Beijing Entertainment News said in a brief report that the microsats in the project dubbed "OlympiadSat" would be launched piggyback along with Shenzhou-4 (SZ-4, Shenzhou means "Magic Vessel" or "Divine Vessel"). A month earlier on April 19, the weekly aerospace publication China Space News reported that the "OlympiadSat" microsats would be...

Water Ice Discovery on Mars May Be 'Tip of an Iceberg' By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer posted: 10:15 am ET 28 May 2002 Scientists are reporting this week detailed evidence for vast amounts of water ice just beneath the surface of Mars. The finding, which confirms preliminary data released earlier this year, should help answer an age-old question regarding where ancient Mars' water went, and it is likely to fuel greater interest in probing the Red Planet for signs of life. The new data, provided by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, will be reported in Friday's issue of...