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Third Pair Of Massive Solar Arrays To Be Launched To Space Station
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2007The third of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a second Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as June 8, 2007. During the 11-day STS-117 mission, astronauts will connect the package of giant solar arrays and the rotary joint - i ... more NASA Confident Ahead Of First Shuttle Mission For 2007 
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Florida, June 7, 2007NASA said it is confident it will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date three months ago was scrapped due to hail damage. "We're ready to fly tomorrow," said Steve Payne, test director for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, at a pre-launch press conference Thursday. Shuttle officials said there have been no ... more Astrium Wins Hispasat Contract To Build Amazonas-2 Satellite 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Astrium has been awarded a contract by Hispasat to design and build Amazonas-2, a powerful satellite which will increase the capacity offered by Hispasat on their American position to meet growing market demand. Equipped with a payload of 64 transponders (54 active transponders in Ku-band and 10 in C-band), Amazonas-2 will provide a full range of telecommunications services to Brazil, and North ... more THEMIS Marks Milestone In Imaging Mars 
Tempe, AZ (SPX) Jun 08, 2007The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter marked a milestone May 4. An image from THEMIS showing Martian lava flows and wind streaks mingling with impact craters, became the 1,200th "Image of the Day" posted online. The Mars Space Flight Facility at ASU operates the site, which is updated every weekday with images and data from THEMIS. The first "Image of ... more NASA Sets Hubble Mission Launch For September 2008 
Houston (UPI) June 7, 2007NASA has targeted Sept. 10, 2008 for the launch of the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials in Houston said space shuttle Atlantis will transport seven astronauts to repair and upgrade the orbiting observatory during the 11-day mission. The servicing is designed to allow Hubble to operate through 20 ... more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 08, 2007The Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered key ground segment software to support the launch of the program's first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite. SBIRS will provide the nation with greatly enhanced missile warning capabilities and support other vital mission areas simultaneously including missile defense, technical intelligence and ... more Boeing Australia Limited To Provide ScanEagle UAV To Troops In Afghanistan 
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Boeing Australia Limited has been awarded a AUD$20 million contract to provide ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based services to the Australian Army in Afghanistan. Throughout the six-month agreement, Boeing Australia Limited will work closely with the Australian Army to provide vital surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for Australian and coalition forces in Afghanistan. T ... more Russian Offer Of Joint Missile Base Startles US 
Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 07, 2007President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to set up a joint Russian-US anti-missile base to end a crisis between the two countries as Group of Eight leaders agreed a face-saving compromise on climate change. Putin made the startling proposal for a joint base in Azerbaijan during talks with US President George W. Bush aimed at rescuing bilateral relations from a post-Cold War low. The tw ... more US House Defeats Cloning Bill 
Washington (UPI) June 07, 2007The U.S. House of Representatives defeated a measure Wednesday banning the use of cloned human embryos in reproduction. Lawmakers defeated the measure despite opposition of virtually every member of Congress to using embryos to start human pregnancies. But the bill ran into staunch opposition from anti-abortion groups and from more than 30 pro-life Democrats. The bill would have made it a ... more Twenty-Five Killed In Oman As Storm Targets Iran 
Muscat (AFP) Jun 07, 2007Cyclone Gonu killed at least 25 people in Oman and left another 26 missing, state television said on Thursday, as driving rain and pounding winds in the fiercest storm to hit the Gulf for 30 years halted the country's oil exports. A police spokesman, who gave an earlier toll of 20 dead, said that half of those killed had drowned in flooding caused by torrential rain, and that police and army hel ... more |
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London (AFP) Jun 07, 2007Europe's first train powered by bio-diesel went into service here Thursday with Britain's next prime minister Gordon Brown on board for its maiden journey. Finance minister Brown travelled on the Virgin Voyager train which left London Euston station for Llandudno on the north Wales coast. The train has been modified to run on a blended fuel which is 20 percent environmentally-friendly bio- ... more Calpine Geysers Announce Five-Year Geothermal Energy Deal 
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Calpine Corporation, the nation's largest renewable, geothermal power provider, has announced the launch of a five-year, multi-million dollar green power program designed to increase power production by up to 80 megawatts at the company's Geysers geothermal operations in northern California. The program includes a new, two-year multi-rig drilling program to expand steam production and iden ... more PSEG To Replace 1300 Vehicles with Hybrids To Help Curb Carbon Emissions In New Jersey 
Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE and G) unveiled plans to reduce its carbon emissions by more than 81,000 tons by replacing 1,300 vehicles with hybrids and making changes in other areas of its corporate fleet. During the next decade, the utility will invest in hybrid cars and light trucks, hybrid bucket truck prototypes, electric-drives and alternative fuels in an effort to reduce ha ... more Robot Joins Nursing School Faculty 
Dayton, OH (SPX) Jun 08, 2007A robot is being employed at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio to allow faculty members in remote locations to interact with students in class. Developed by InTouch Health of Santa Barbara, Calif., the Remote Presence Robotic System - called RP-7 - makes the institute at Wright State University the first nurse education center in the nation to use the robot for educational purposes. ... more Researchers Eye Wireless Power Invention 
Chicago (AFP) Jun 07, 2007Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers said Thursday they have developed a wireless energy transfer technology that could ensure wireless devices are always charged up and ready to go. The team at MIT, one of the top US academic "laboratories" for new inventions, has roadtested the fledgling technology and shown that it can power a 60 watt bulb from a power source two meters (7 ... more
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