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NASA Review Board Validates New Technologies On James Webb Space Telescope
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) May 03, 2007All ten new technologies developed for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are mature enough to move into the detailed engineering phase. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor, leading an industry team in the Webb's design and development under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Md. A team of experts assembled by NASA thoroughly reviewed the progres ... more Fantastic Flyby 
Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2007NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moons taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. Views include a movie of a volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io; a nighttime shot of auroras and lava on Io; a color photo of the "Little Red Spot" churning in Jupiter's cloudtops; images of small moons herding dust and boulders through Jupiter's faint rings--and much more: gallery. "We'l ... more The Griffin Space Fantasy 
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 01, 2007NASA boss Mike Griffin says we can do three Apollo-scale projects over the next 50 years without increasing the NASA budget. It sounds too good to be true - and it is. Griffin's analysis of NASA's past relies on questionable economics and his vision of the future includes political and technical impossibilities. ... more Orbital Awarded New Contract For IS-15 Commercial Communications Satellite By Intelsat 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 03, 2007Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been selected by Intelsat to design, build and deliver the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) commercial communications satellite. This satellite will be based on Orbital's flight-proven STAR 2 platform. The satellite will generate 4.6 kilowatts of payload power and carry 22 active Ku-band transponders. The Intelsat 15 satellite will be located in orbit at 85 degre ... more BSkyB Broadcasts Falling Profits 
London (AFP) May 02, 2007British satellite TV broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday reported an almost 6.0 percent drop in quarterly profits as it continued to plough money into its expanding high-speed Internet business. However it also unveiled stronger-than-expected customer growth figures for its fiscal third quarter, sending shares in the pay-TV giant up nearly 5.0 percent in early trading. The mixed results come am ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) May 03, 2007Scientists and engineers are still deciding on when and if Opportunity will enter "Victoria Crater." In the meantime, Opportunity has a lot to accomplish, such as driving back to the area of its original arrival at Victoria, approximately 600 meters away (over one-third of a mile). In addition, Opportunity must complete checkouts of its new technologies such as the D-star hazard avoidance ... more A Scheming America Or An Uncooperative Russia 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2007Having suggested deployment of missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, and achieved their tentative consent to host them, Washington has met with not only Russia's tough reaction but also the most unpleasant irritation of its main European allies. By offering Russia to discuss the Euro-ABM issue, the U.S. government is trying to cover up its mistake and ease tensions. It ... more Raytheon Tallies USD 100 Million In Awards For Patriot Missiles Upgrades 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 03, 2007Raytheon's Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) upgrade program reached its first-ever $100 million sales award. This award includes orders for the U.S. Army and a Foreign Military Sales contract for 230 GEM-T upgrades, plus spares. This is the largest order received to date for GEM-T and bolsters Raytheon's upgrade output to levels not seen since the mid 1990s. This large order ben ... more Raytheon Awarded USAF Global Broadcast Services Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) May 03, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a $14.5 million contract for the Global Broadcasting Service (GBS) from the U.S. Air Force's Electronic System Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Raytheon will build 59 Army receive suites and 69 Air Force Internet protocol receiver suites that will provide theater commanders the ability to receive theater-specific command and control information in a timely manner.< ... more NASA Satellite Captures Image Of Georgia Wildfires 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2007A number of fires continue to burn in southeastern Georgia, as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite passed over, capturing this image on April 30. Active fire regions are indicated on the image with red pixels. Gusting winds and a lack of precipitation have added to the intensity of these fires, according to fire officials. Smoke continues to blow o ... more |
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Manila (AFP) May 02, 2007The Asia Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday it had approved a 79.3 million dollar loan to India's largest private power company to set up and operate wind energy facilities. The loan will support Tata Power Co. Ltd in setting up and running wind power facilities in the state of Maharashtra which will produce 100 megawatts of electricity, the ADB said in a statement from its Manila-based headq ... more Offshore Oilfield Development Could Enjoy Tax Breaks 
Murmansk, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2007Companies developing offshore oil deposits could enjoy tax breaks, Russia's president said Wednesday. "Such a decision needs assessments," Vladimir Putin said, speaking at a session of the State Council and the Maritime Board, a government agency overseeing seaports and the commercial fleet, in the ice-free Barents Sea port of Murmansk in northern Russia. The tax breaks proposal came from ... more Putin Vows To Develop Arctic Transport For Energy And National Interest 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia should develop transport in the Arctic to support future energy projects and Russia's. Speaking onboard a nuclear icebreaker to be used by energy producers, the president said this should be done in an environmentally friendly way, citing "the vulnerable natural environment" there. "Considering the projected increase in hydrocarbon tra ... more China, India, Brazil Hold Up Climate Change Talks 
Bangkok (AFP) May 02, 2007A demand by China, India and Brazil that rich nations accept they are mainly responsible for global warming has held up progress at a key UN climate change conference here, delegates said Wednesday. The three nations' insistence since the talks started on Monday that the developed world recognise their dominant role in climate change has stolen precious time meant for debate on how best to tackl ... more Liquid CO2 Drives Rapid Thrust Of Diamond-Bearing Structures 
Providence RI (SPX) May 03, 2007Freeze-dried ice cream looks like the original product, and even tastes pretty good, but "drying" ice cream at room temperature would leave a sour-smelling, sloppy mess. Similarly, diamonds ejected from deep in the Earth can survive the journey intact only if they head toward the surface quickly and under just the right conditions. Diamonds, found almost exclusively within kimberlite forma ... more
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