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  • The First Bush Space Policy

    05/13/2003 9:36:40 AM PDT · by RightWhale · 1 replies · 186+ views
    spaceref.com ^ | 13 May 03 | Frank Sietzen, Jr.
    The First Bush Space Policy Frank Sietzen, Jr. Tuesday, May 13, 2003 Today's action puts the first Bush administration 'stamp' on U.S. Space Policy, and while it is only the first policy action in an anticipated series, it has a clearly identifiable cast to its contents. The new space remote sensing policy released today by the National Security Council has a decidedly free market, conservative slant as it seeks to craft a new cooperative framework between U.S. federal users of space photography and the fledgling industry that is struggling to offer such services. Commercial sources of high resolution images...
  • Space Imaging Satellite shot of Sadam intl ( pre good guys takeover )

    04/06/2003 12:17:11 PM PDT · by 1poedpatriot · 10 replies · 198+ views
    http://www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/iraq/saddam_aprt.jpg
  • Satellite Image Of Brazilian Rocket Explosion Aftermath

    08/29/2003 11:12:11 PM PDT · by witnesstothefall · 26 replies · 372+ views
    Space Daily ^ | 8/28/03
    This Aug. 23, 2003 IKONOS satellite image shows the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed the Brazilian VLS-1 V-03 rocket designed to carry two satellites into orbit. The Aug. 22 explosion killed 21 people after an engine ignited by mistake while on its launch pad. The rocket exploded at its jungle base of Alcantara, in the northeastern state of Maranhao, Brazil. The image shows the burned vegetation and the collapsed launch pad. A before image taken on Sept. 5, 2001 is also available for comparison. The image may be used to support reporting of this story in print, broadcast and...