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Griffin Not Sure Global Warming A Problem Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2007 
Michael Griffin NASA Administrator has told America's National Public Radio that while he has no doubt a trend of global warming exists "I am not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with." In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep that will air in Thursday's edition of NPR News' Morning Edition, Administrator Griffin explains: "I guess I would ask which human beings - where and when - are to be accorded the privilege of deciding that this particular climate that we have right here today, right now is the best climate for all other human beings. I think that's a rather arrogant position for people to take." ... read more |
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Russia Launches Four Satellites Into Orbit For Globalstar
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2007Russia has successfully launched four U.S. Globalstar satellites into orbit on board a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from a space center in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency said Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space center at 00.31 a.m. Moscow time (8.31 p.m. GMT Tuesday) and put the satellites into transitional orbit. "The separation of satellites from the Fregat booster ... more AGS Selected For SATCOM-II By GSA 
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 31, 2007Americom Government Services announced that it has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to offer satellite-based connections, networks, and applications to all federal agencies under the SATCOM-II program. AGS qualified to deliver domestic, regional and global bandwidth and mission-critical solutions under the umbrella of the five-year $750 million indefinite delivery, inde ... more From The Earth To The Earth With ESA At Le Bourget 2007 
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2007The 47th international Paris Air Show will open its doors on Monday 18 June, until Sunday 24 June, and promises to be an outstanding event, with almost 2000 exhibitors present, and over 200 000 visitors expected. This year, a highly significant one for the space sector throughout the world, ESA is returning to le Bourget to take visitors to its pavilion on a special journey from the Earth to ... ... more RIT Study Predicts How Fast A Black Hole Can Be Booted From A Galaxy 
Rochester, NY (SPX) May 31, 2007Scientists have discovered for the first time just how fast a supermassive black hole can be thrown from a galaxy when it merges with another black hole. The crucial factor in producing large "kicks" turns out to be the spin that the black holes carry prior to the merger. Manuela Campanelli and her team at Rochester Institute of Technology derived a formula based on detailed computer simul ... more Globalstar Gets Another Four Satellites Into Space 
Milpitas CA (SPX) May 31, 2007Globalstar and Starsem have reported the successful launch of four Globalstar satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz launch vehicle. These satellites, together with the additional four ground spare satellites due to be launched shortly, will augment the current operating constellation and improve the Globalstar quality of two-way voice and data service through the ... more |
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Chisinau, Lithuania (AFP) May 30, 2007The ex-Soviet state Lithuania came out Wednesday in favour of a missile shield in Europe, pouring fuel on the heated row between Washington and Moscow over a project that Russia warns could reignite an arms race. "Our country needs these systems. There is a threat that in some years unstable countries will get the technical capability to attack. The world must restrain this process," Lithuanian ... more US Navy And Raytheon Demonstrate Surface-To-Surface Evolved Seasparrow Missile At-Sea Firing 
Tucson, AZ (SPX) May 31, 2007The U.S. Navy, in conjunction with Raytheon, successfully completed an at-sea firing of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile using the MK 57 MOD 12 fire control system. The event marked the first Evolved SeaSparrow Missile firing from the Navy's new Self Defense Test Ship, formerly USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), and was the first test of Evolved SeaSparrow Missile's improved surface-to-surface ... more US-Russia Clashes Sour G8 Meeting 
Potsdam, Germany (AFP) May 31, 2007A clash between the United States and Russia over a proposed missile shield overshadowed a meeting of G8 foreign ministers Wednesday also marred by differences over climate change and Kosovo. The meeting here to thrash out the agenda for a summit of G8 leaders in Germany next week ended on a sour note after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ... more Scientists Create Fire-Safe, Green Plastic 
Amherst MA (SPX) May 31, 2007Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a synthetic polymer-a building block of plastics-that doesn't burn, making it an attractive alternative to traditional plastics, many of which are so flammable they are sometimes referred to as "solid gasoline." The new polymer wouldn't need the flame-retardant chemicals that are added to many plastics before they can be ... more Russia Knows How To Prevent Global Warming 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2007Russian scientists have found a way to prevent global warming of the Earth, the director of the Global Climate and Ecology Institute said Wednesday. Russian Academy of Sciences Academic Yury Izrael told a news conference that the method envisions air spraying of a sulfur-containing aerosol in lower stratosphere layers at a height of 10-14 kilometers (six to 10 miles). Sulfur drops would then ... more |
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London (AFP) May 30, 2007Britain outlined proposals on Wednesday to sell part of its holding in British Energy, the nuclear power station operator, which could earn it 2.19 billion pounds (3.22 bilion euros, 4.33 billion dollars). Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling confirmed the plans before parliament on Wednesday and said the proceeds would go towards decomissioning costs of British Energy's eight nuclear ... more US Positive On Clinching India Nuclear Accord 
New Delhi (AFP) May 30, 2007The United States on Wednesday expressed hope of winding up a thorny civilian nuclear energy deal which will permit India to access long-denied Western nuclear technology. The statement came on the eve of the resumption of talks in New Delhi between a top US negotiator and Indian officials over the pact in which India will separate its nuclear facilities into civilian and military uses in return ... more Hydrogen-Powered Ice Resurfacer Promoted 
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2007A U.S. Department of Energy-funded fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer is touring ice rinks across the United States, promoting use of hydrogen fuel cells. The vehicle, called the eP-ICEBEAR, is the world's first fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer. Its development was led by the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center. Energy Department officials said the crowded ... more Exxonmobil Shareholders Rebuff Concerns On Climate Change 
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2007ExxonMobil shareholders on Wednesday voted strongly against several measures that dissident investors proposed to reform the climate policies of world's largest oil company. A majority of ExxonMobil shareholders defeated resolutions, urging the oil giant to set goals to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to boost its use of renewable energy, at ExxonMobil's annual shareholder meeting in ... more Peabody And Rentech Partner Up For First Commercial US Coal-to-Liquids Facility 
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 31, 2007Peabody Energy has announced it has entered into agreements with Rentech to fund up to $10 million of engineering and development costs for Rentech's planned coal-to-liquids project in Illinois and to supply the facility with nearly 1 million tons of coal annually. As part of the agreement, Peabody has an option to acquire a 20 percent equity interest in the project through increased funding. ... more
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