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The article offers information on the amended aviation regulation, the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, developed by the U.S. It mentions that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation was specifically set up for the purpose of licensing private flights, including those carrying passengers. Also mentions statement of Frans von der Dunk, a noted space law expert at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

In this article, the author offers information on the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), a spacecraft company owned by the U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk, who won contracts from the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) for commercial launch of astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It informs that these private companies such as SpaceX and Boeing are planning mining operations on asteroids and the moon under the application of the space law.

The article offers information turkey, the first choice for America's national bird.

A calendar of events of interest to boys in the U.S. is presented, the World Baseball Classic, Saint Patrick's Day and Read Across America Day.

The article presents updates on issues and topics of interest to boys in the U.S. as of April 2006. Professional golf players will play in Augusta, Georgia at the 70th Masters Tournament from April 3 to 9. Hoot, based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen, will premiere at theaters on April 21. Daylight Saving Time begins April 2. Details were unveiled regarding a child mummy housed at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. Graphic imaging and other technologies were used.

Discusses the measures being done by the U.S. government to strengthen the U.S. food-protection system. Bacterium that can be found in poultry meat and eggs; Function of the electronic nose developed by Dr. Judy Arnold; Approach taken by Purdue University professor Michael Ladisch in detecting pathogen in foods. INSETS: Safe Food Handling: What You Can Do;A Dangerous Gathering;Even health foods can get the bugs.

Offers observations about the science of extraterrestrial reproduction and the problems associated with human development in microgravity. Consideration of how astronauts will be together for long periods of time in outer space; Plight of the U.S. to initiate a permanent presence on the moon; How the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has spent little time researching space reproduction; Concerns about embryo development in space.

Discusses the need for individualized, human comforts in long-term space travel. Need of astronauts for contact with familiar surroundings to preserve performance and morale; Idea that background music could help make the environment more comfortable; Topic of the field of environmental psychology, in which the effects of volume and geometry on humans is being studied; Importance of visual images and the illusion of spaciousness when designing the station.

Describes the virtual visual environmental display system planned for use with Space Station Freedom. Use of a head-mounted, three-dimensional projection of a real scene, where the observer is projected into an environment; Complexity of the computer programming involved in developing such a display system; Topic of the phenomenon known as telepresence, in which one is able to see what a robot sees; Advances which the project members have made in virtual reality.

The article discusses the resistance to vaccination in the U.S. Topics covered include the absence of a federal vaccine mandate, states such as West Virginia that do not allow religious or philosophical exemptions to vaccination, and some people's mistrust of science or the government. Also mentioned are the benefits of vaccination such as serving as a firewall between the disease and those who cannot be vaccinated and avoidance of complications from diseases such as measles.

Laments the dearth of opportunities to educate space entrepreneurs in the U.S. Limitations of institutions involved in training businesspeople for future careers in outer space and space-related fields; Academic coursework in space commercialization at several universities; Practical and economic benefits of promoting education in space enterprise; Space business curricula of the International Space University.

The article presents insights from Canisius College professor of counseling and human services E. Christine Moll regarding the working attitudes of the Americans in the U.S. She mentions that working hard is a wrongheaded approach to leisure and will pave way for some serious health problems. An overview of a study conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services which confirms the association of stress and employment is also highlighted.

The article reports that thermoelectric power plants are the third largest consumer of water in the United States. These plants produce 53 percent of the power. Water was taken for granted in the development of the national energy program because it is cheap, plentiful and easily extracted. The evolution of technologies for power production and new energy sources decreased the demand for water.