Russian Satellite Mapping Mission Underway



Resurs is the fifth spacecraft launched this year from Plesetsk, compared to dozens of launches per year routinely conducted a decade ago from this site near the city of Arkhangelsk in northern Russia.

Sci Fi Channel Gets LEXX



In a move that should bring joy to fans of British and European science fiction television, the Sci Fi Channel fulfilled years of febrile anticipation Thursday by bringing LEXX to the United States.