Due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts for use of the
US Navy's test range off the Southern California coast, the third
and final flight of the X-43A hypersonic research aircraft from
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has been rescheduled for no
earlier than Monday, Nov. 15. If test range availability or weather
conditions preclude conducting the mission on that date, Tuesday,
Nov. 16 is being retained as a backup date for the flight.
Navigation Aid Supplies Information to Help Satellite's
Research
A key navigation aid from Northrop Grumman Corporation is
supplying attitude reference, or satellite orientation, information
critical to NASA's Aura Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite and
to a key scientific instrument aboard it. Precise satellite
orientation information will facilitate Aura's mission to answer
questions about changes in the Earth's environment and climate
changes.
Each crew aboard the International Space Station discovers more
and more about what it takes to live and work in space for long
periods of time. This year, the fourth for humans continuously
staffing the Station since the arrival of Expedition 1 on November
2, 2000, has proven to be an exceptional example.
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