PASADENA, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Meet the Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West * If not for the Joshua trees, the tan hills of Cuprite, Nevada, would resemble Mars. Scalded and chemically altered by water from deep underground, the rocks here are earthly analogs for understanding ancient Martian geology. The hills are also rich with minerals. They've lured prospectors for more than 100 years and made Cuprite an ide  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Peter C. Anderson Designated as Interim U.S. Trustee for Eastern and Northern Districts of California and District of Nevada * Peter C. Anderson has been designated by Attorney General Pamela Bondi as the U.S. Trustee for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California and the District of Nevada (Region 17) on an interim basis effective July 11. Anderson replaces Tracy Hope Davis, who has retired   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Tucano Tales: A-29C operations formally begin at the USAF Test Pilot School * EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Test Pilot School is working judiciously to integrate the recently acquired A-29C Super Tucano into the student flight curriculum. In partnership with the Air Force Test Center and the Sierra Nevada Corporation, the three airplanes will soon be providing critical cutting-edge instructio  more