SPACE: Space.com 06/02/03 Mars Shot: Where are we going? Planet IV! When are we going? Real Soon! In fact, some of us are already on the way to the Red Planet. Jim Banke reports on the launch of the Mars Explorer probe, Europe's Mars Express, with the the British-built Beagle 2 lander, launched Marswards from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 1:45 pm EDT. Soon NASA will follow the ESA probe with a pair of rovers scheduled for launch June 25th.

Space.com 05/21/03The Next Shuttle: Capsule or Spaceplane?: Senior Space Writer Leonard David reports on the search for a shuttle alternative, which has heated up in the wake of the Columbia accident. Unfortunately, none of the alternatives offered include an Single Stage to Orbit program like the Delta-X.

New NASA? NASA's New Mission: To Boldly Go...: The New NASA website opens with an impressive intro and a new mission: To understand and protect our planet, to explore the universe and search for life, to inspire the next generation of explorers - as only NASA can. Now, if only they can live up to it.

TECHNOCULTURE: MSN 05/20/03 IM from anywhere in your house: Motorola is looking to get in on the teen messaging scene, and MSNBC reviewer enlists his niece and nephew to get the view from the target audience on this $99 thumable message device.

COMPUTERS: PalmInfocenter.com 5/28/03 Sony flashes a clamshell PDA: Though it’s too soon to tell what it will be like or when we might see them, Sony recently flashed a clamshell type PDA at a press conference. Little was given away, but the device is expected to have integral wireless and a camera built into the hinge. And Memory Stick, naturally.

NYTIMES 05/29/03 If You Behave Yourself, I'll Print You a Toy: Digital 3D printers that make solid objects from computer files have been around for a decade or more, but now they're coming closer to being available to the consumer. Can anyone spell "replicator?" Beam me up a new gizmo, Scotty.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Nikon 05/28/03 Nikon Coolpix 5400 - 5 MP and Wide Angle Coverage Make a Cool Cam Indeed: Nikon has just announced a new addition the Coolpix lineup, their Coolpix 5400, which combines high 5.1 MP resolution with a 4x optical zoom, covering an equivalent range of 28-116 mm. You many not know you've been missing it, but most cameras start at 35mm wide equiv and the extra view is a very good thing. We'll be reviewing this as soon as we get our hands on one.

SCIENCE: The Economist 05/15/03 Batteries not included?: Miniature fuel cells may replace lithium batteries in cell phones, laptops and PDAs, and they may do it sooner than you think, as The Economist points out in its report on the Knowledge Foundation conference held in New Orleans last May.

WIRELESS: BigTalk / Wireless Week 05/21/03 Andrew Seybold: Return of the Wireless Guru: Wireless industry expert Andrew Seybold returned to WirelessWeek.com for a live BigTalk discussion on current trends in the Wireless Revolution. Mergers, High speed wireless network deployments (EDGE, EV-DO), Location Based Services and E911 rollout. It's all on the table.

TRANSPORTATION: AutoWeek Online 5/26/03 HERE COMES TROUBLE: NISSAN’S 350Z: When your 8 year old little sister tells you not to get a ticket, you really should listen, as Mac Morrison finds out on his long term test of the new 350Z, which is anything but a snooze given its 287 bhp engine and 5.66 second 0-60 times. Just remember to stop when you see those flashing lights behind you.

NYTIMES 05/22/03 A Navigation System in the Dashboard: Do you want the power and convenience of real-time onboard navigation, but aren't ready to buy a new car with a $2000 option added? Jeff Selingo gives you some better options in his report on the basics of In-Car-Nav systems.