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NASA Awards Heat Shield Material Contracts For Orion Spacecraft
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) May 05, 2007NASA has selected Boeing and Textron Systems to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft. The two contracts for Alternate Block 2 Thermal Protection System (TPS) Materials and Heat Shield Systems Advanced Development will support development and testing of three alternative heat shield materials, designs and manufacturing processes. ... more Viasat Awarded Satcom 2 Contract From General Services Administration 
Carlsbad, Calif., May 3, 2007ViaSat Inc. has been selected by the General Services Administration Federal Technology Service (GSA/FTS) for a five-year, $90 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide the full range of ViaSat satellite communication (satcom) products and services to government agencies. All agencies of the Federal Government, including the Department of Defense, can use t ... more The Griffin Space Fantasy 
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 05, 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 Astrium Delivers Anik F3 Satellite To Orbit 
Toulouse, France (SPX) May 05, 2007Telesat's Anik F3 satellite has completed in-orbit tests at the 118.7oW orbital slot and has now entered commercial service. The satellite was formally handed over to Telesat by satellite manufacturer Astrium Satellites on 30 April 2007, just three weeks after launch. Operating 24 active transponders in C-band, 32 in Ku-band and a small payload in Ka-band, Anik F3 will provide valuable broadcast ... more Ariane 5 Launches Twin GEO Birds 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 04, 2007On 4 May 2007, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Lift-off of flight V176 took place at 22:29 GMT/UTC (19:29 local time, 00:29 [5 May] CET/Paris). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer orbits about 30 minutes later. The payload comprised Astra 1L, ... more |
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Nellis AFB NV (AFNS) May 07, 2007The Air Force's first unmanned aircraft systems wing stood up May 1 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. As Col. Christopher Chambliss assumed command of the 432nd, a piece of history was revived and a course for the way ahead continued. "This is a monumental day for the Air Force," said Colonel Chambliss. "Having a wing dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems is a logical and important step in c ... more Aurora Wins Navy Contract To Help Counter IEDs 
Cambridge MA (SPX) May 07, 2007Aurora Flight Sciences announced that the company has been selected for award of a contract through the Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop a low-cost, easily deployed, degradable taggant that can be dispersed over a wide area of interest using an unmanned aerial system, such as the company's next-generation GoldenEye 80 UAS. The taggant would note suspicious ... more Heidelberg Soldiers Taste Test Two New MREs 
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2007Soldiers here have just tested two new rations being fielded for servicemembers this year: an on-the-go compact ration based on pocket sandwiches, and a kind of kitchen-in-a-box that prepares hot meals for 18 people with just the pull of a tab. Representatives of the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center at Nantick, Mass., visited the Heidelberg garrison dining facili ... more From Illusions To Reality In The Former Soviet Republics 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 04, 2007To err is human, but there are different kinds of mistakes. It was wrong of Moscow to assume that it would play the first fiddle in what emerged on the ruins of the U.S.S.R. The Kremlin seemed to have forgotten that defense of U.S. national security interests is the driving force of American policy. The United States has only made tactical changes to this position, tailoring it to the situation. ... more Student Creates Garment With Bacteria-Trapping Nanofibers 
Ithaca NY (SPX) May 07, 2007Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken "functional clothing" to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution. The two-toned gold dress and metallic denim jacket, featured at the April 21 Cornell Design League fashion sh ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) May 06, 2007After two grim warnings on the impact of climate change, the world's top experts were unusually upbeat in assessing ways to protect the Earth, but said that national leaders have no time to waste. The report delivered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN's top authority on the subject which met in Bangkok last week, said humanity could at least slow global warming with existi ... more Question Marks Over Commitment By China Climate Change Mitigation 
Bangkok (AFP) May 06, 2007Huge questions remain over China's commitment and ability to combat global warming after the surging Asian power bruised and cajoled but also charmed delegates at a UN conference, observers said. China was one of the nations most under focus at the climate change meeting in Bangkok that wrapped up on Friday with a message that the world had just a few years to act if it was to avert the worst im ... more Sarkozy Urges Action On Global Warming 
Paris (AFP) May 06, 2007President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy said Sunday that the United States can count on friendship from France but urged Washington to show leadership in the struggle against global warming. Sarkozy, who won Sunday's presidential election to succeed Jacques Chirac, said "a great nation like the United States has the duty to not create obstacles in the struggle against global warming." "Quite the c ... more Russia Ready To Modernize Slovakia Nuclear Facilities 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 07, 2007Russia is ready to help Slovakia modernize its Soviet-designed nuclear power facilities, the president said opening negotiations with the Slovak premier Friday. Russia won a tender in December 2003 to supply nuclear fuel to all the four operating power units in Slovakia until 2010 under a $200-million contract. "Russia is not only a fuel supplier to Slovakia but it is also willing to help modern ... more North Korea To Import Solar Power To Give Soldiers TV 
Tokyo (AFP) May 06, 2007North Korea's rulers are to import solar power from the West so that its soldiers can watch television and use computers when in barracks, a press report said Sunday. The energy poor nation has acted after communist leader Kim Jong-Il toured a military unit last year and found that power shortages were stopping soldiers from watching programmes, the major Japanese daily Mainichi reported. ... more
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