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Subcommittee Examines Key Challenges Confronting NASA Space Science Program
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2007The U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics today received a sobering assessment of the outlook for NASA's space science programs from a distinguished panel of scientists. The scientists warned that recent and planned budgetary cutbacks are jeopardizing the future wellbeing of the nation's space science enterprise. The hearing also marked the ... more Has SOHO Ended A 30-Year Quest For Solar Ripples 
Paris, France (ESA) May 04, 2007The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) may have glimpsed long-sought oscillations on the Sun's surface. The data will reveal details about the very core of our central star and it contains clues as to how the Sun formed, 4.6 billion years ago. The subtle variations reveal themselves as a minuscule ripple in the overall movement of the solar surface. Astronomers have been searchin ... more Princeton Physicists Connect String Theory With Established Physics 
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 04, 2007String theory, simultaneously one of the most promising and controversial ideas in modern physics, may be more capable of helping probe the inner workings of subatomic particles than was previously thought, according to a team of Princeton University scientists. The theory has been highly praised by some physicists for its potential to forge the long-sought link between gravity and the forces ... more Singapore Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications 
Cedar Rapids IO (SPX) May 04, 2007Rockwell Collins has been selected by Singapore Airlines to provide its SAT-2100 satellite communication system with a single HST-2110 high speed data transceiver for 58 Boeing 777 aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins will replace Singapore Airlines' existing SATCOM system with its latest high speed data offering. In addition to the retrofit program, Singapore Airlines ... more No Launch Delay After Train With Shuttle Booster Derails In US 
Washington (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2007An accident in which a freight train carrying segments of the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters ran off the tracks in Alabama will not cause any delays in shuttle launches, U.S. space officials said. The train derailed after a recently repaired bridge collapsed over boggy ground Wednesday, NASA spokeswoman Katherine Trinidad said, adding that six people aboard were reported injured, one in ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) May 03, 2007In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores - cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes. Such a vision of robotic housekeeping is likely decades away from becoming reality. But at MIT, researchers are working on a very early version of such intelligent, robotic helpers - a humanoid called Domo who grasp obje ... more 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 |
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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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