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EU Agrees Galileo Needs Public Bailout
Luxembourg (AFP) Jun 08, 2007EU governments agreed Friday that the troubled Galileo satellite navigation network needs a public bailout if what was supposed to be a showcase for Europe's technological prowess is to get off the ground. As delays and cost over-runs piled up, EU transport ministers who gathered in Luxembourg also put off tackling the delicate question of where the new taxpayer money will come from, according ... more Kalam Calls For Development Of Satellite Systems For Entire Humanity 
Hassan, India (ANI) Jun 11, 2007President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said that the satellite systems should be developed for the advancement of the entire humanity. He said this while dedicating the country's latest communication satellite, INSAT- 4B to the nation at the Indian Space Research Organisation's Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka. The satellite was successfully launched from the spaceport at Kourou ... more Boeing Launches Italian Earth Observation Satellite 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Boeing has launched the first of four Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO) SkyMed spacecraft June 7 aboard a Delta II rocket. Lift-off occurred at 7:34 p.m. Pacific time from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A Delta II 7420-10 configuration launch vehicle deployed the COSMO-SkyMed spacecraft to low-Earth orbit approximately 58 minutes ... more The Viability Of Methane-Producing Microorganisms In Simulated Martian Soils 
Fayetteville AK (SPX) Jun 11, 2007University of Arkansas researchers have tested the methane production of three different types of microorganisms in different soil types that resemble those found on Mars to test the possibility of these soils harboring life. Tim Kral, professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas; Heaven A. Kozup of Gwynedd-Mercy College in Pennsylvania, and UA graduate student ... more Vignette Helps NASA Make Giant Leap To The Moon And Beyond 
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Vignette's Next-Generation Web solutions are helping NASA engineers and scientists connect and share information online, as the federal agency designs its next generation of space vehicles for the Constellation Program. The Constellation Program is responsible for developing crew exploration and launch vehicles that will send humans back to the moon and then to Mars. ... more |
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Gabala, Azerbaijan (AFP) Jun 08, 2007For the people who live in its shadow, the towering Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan is more than just a bargaining chip in US-Russian wrangles over missile defence. A product of the Cold War, the station was originally used to monitor US military activity around the Indian Ocean and continues to be operated by Russia. On Thursday it was thrust into the spotlight when Russian President V ... more Putin Missile Shield Proposal Intensifies Tug-Of-War 
Moscow (AFP) Jun 08, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to share a radar station in Azerbaijan with the United States for missile defence is aimed at wresting back the initiative in a strategic tug-of-war, analysts said Friday. Putin's proposal at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany on Thursday reflected a very different view of global security from Washington's and one that showed increasing wariness of ... more U-Tacs To Provide ISTAR Capability For UK Armed Forces 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jun 11, 2007The Elbit and Thales joint venture - UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. (U-TacS) - has been awarded a contract worth approximately $110 million by Thales UK to provide an urgent intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) support capability for the UK Armed Forces. The program, will commence immediately and will take place over the next few years. The contract includes ... more Saving Robots To Save Battlefield Lives 
Baghdad, Iraq (AFNS) Jun 11, 2007One arm and a visceral cavity, wide open with its contents scattered about, is the cost of saving Soldiers' lives. But the brain is intact. Despite the destruction, the remotely operated vehicle can be rebuilt and salvaged by Camp Victory's Joint Robotics Repair Facility. This is an all-volunteer workshop that keeps warfighters safe by ensuring the first line of contact with insurgents and their ... more Black Belt Putin Wrongfoots Critics 
Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 10, 2007It was meant to be the summit where President Vladimir Putin took a drubbing, but in the end the Kremlin leader's critics were the ones counting their bruises. The Russian leader left the Group of Eight summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, leaving Western counterparts wondering how to handle his tough tactics. Putin was the centre of attention throughout the Group of Eight annual meeting. He r ... more |
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Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007The global warming debate has focused on carbon dioxide emissions, but scientists at UC Irvine have determined that a lesser-known mechanism - dirty snow - can explain one-third or more of the Arctic warming primarily attributed to greenhouse gases. Snow becomes dirty when soot from tailpipes, smoke stacks and forest fires enters the atmosphere and falls to the ground. Soot-infused snow is ... more Study Of Underground Lakes In Antarctica Could Be Critical 
College Station TX (SPX) Jun 11, 2007The discovery of interconnected lakes beneath kilometers of ice in Antarctica could be one of the most important scientific finds in recent years, but proper procedures need to be established before investigation begins, says a Texas A and M University scientist who is a leader in the research efforts. Mahlon "Chuck" Kennicutt II, professor of oceanography and director of the Sustainable ... more Acciona Connects To The Nevada Grid The Largest Solar Thermal Plant In 16 Years 
Boulder City NV (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Acciona Solar Power, a world leader in the design, development and ownership of solar thermal technologies, has announced that its Nevada Solar One project, the largest-capacity solar power plant built in the world in 16 years and the third-largest of its kind, has begun supplying power to the Nevada Power grid. The plant represents an investment of more than $250 million. Acciona Solar Po ... more For Wealthy North Climate Change Has Sunny Side 
Tromsoe, Norway (AFP) Jun 08, 2007Climate change is expected to have disastrous consequences for Earth but some areas will profit, notably wealthy nations in the northern parts of Europe, Russia and the US, scientists say. On Thursday the leaders of the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations agreed to pursue substantial cuts to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and said they would seriously consider halving emis ... more GM Wants To Drive Green But Easy On The Rules 
Detroit (AFP) Jun 08, 2007General Motors chairman Richard Wagoner made a point of telling shareholders at the company's annual meeting this week that GM is serious about speeding up development of the new technology required to power the electrified Chevrolet Volt. The very day after the shareholders meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, however, Wagoner was in Washington along with top executives from the Ford Motor Co. and ... more
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