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Paris, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Countries used to race for space, now they collaborate. Since 1958, COSPAR - The Committee on Space Research - has played its part as the scientific United Nations of space research. Astrobiology Magazine talks to its president, Roger Bonnet, about COSPAR's international role; its Panel on Planetary Protection, and the enforcement of their planetary protection rules for extra-terrestrial explora ... more Japanese Robot Receptionists For Hire 
Tokyo (AFP) June 14, 2007Wanted: new receptionist. Must have wheels, sensors and face recognition technology. Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday that it had started renting out its "wakamaru" robots to work at the front desk of offices, hospitals and other places in need of the humanoid touch. The robot, which is one metre (three feet) tall and weighs 30 kilogrammes, is available to rent for a ... more The Space Junk Threat Complexity Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) June 14, 2007Currently, 44 radiation sources from Russia are parked in the "burial orbit" of space. They are: two satellites with unseparated nuclear power units (Cosmos-1818 and Cosmos-1867), fuel assemblies and 12 closed-down reactors with a liquid metal coolant, 15 nuclear-fuel assemblies and 15 fuel-free units with a coolant in the secondary cooling loop. They are to spend no less than 300 to 400 passive ... more Simulating The Effects Of Martian Dust On The Phoenix Lander 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Gusting winds and the pulsating exhaust plumes from the Phoenix spacecraft's landing engines could complicate NASA's efforts to sample frozen soil from the surface of Mars, according to University of Michigan atmospheric scientist Nilton Renno. Set to launch Aug. 3 from Florida, the $414 million Phoenix Mars Lander will use descent engines to touch down on the northern plains, where vast stores ... more European Space Freighter For ISS Hit By Fresh Delay 
Paris (AFP) Jun 15, 2007The European Space Agency on Thursday announced the latest in a long series of delays in the maiden launch of a robot craft designed to resupply the International Space Station. The "Jules Verne", which ESA had previously hoped to launch in the last quarter of 2007, will now lift off "not earlier than mid-January 2008," the agency said in a press release. The unmanned craft, billed as the ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007China on Thursday criticised what it called "irresponsible" comments by a US defense official who said the nation's military transformation should raise alarm bells overseas. Pentagon official Richard Lawless had said Beijing's lack of military transparency was forcing the United States to "prepare for the worst" and was causing unease over China's intentions towards its rival Taiwan. ... more US Says Nothing To Fear From New Nuclear Warheads As Shields Go Up 
Washington (AFP) June 14, 2007The United States Thursday defended plans to overhaul its sea-based nuclear arsenal with a new generation of warheads, arguing the program did not pose any extra threat to nations like Russia. The administration wants to replace much of its Cold War stockpile with a new "Reliable Replacement Warhead" (RRW) that it argues would be safer and cheaper to maintain over the coming decades. ... more US Air Force And Raytheon Demonstrate First Powered Flight Of Miniature Air Launched Decoy 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Raytheon Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) demonstrated successful powered flight performance when launched from an Air Force F-16 aircraft. The flight test took place at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., under a development contract managed by the 728th Armament Systems Group. The MALD was launched over the Gulf of Mexico where it entered engine powered flight, executed a series of maneuvers ... more Germany Fears New Atomic Age 
Berlin (UPI) June 14, 2007Germany's security experts are convinced that the world is heading for a new and "more dangerous" atomic age as international conflicts take on further heat. Escalating violence in Afghanistan and the Gaza Strip, the unresolved nuclear conflict with Iran, surging military spending and ongoing proliferation are just a few things that have Germany's peace and security experts concerned. ... more Northrop Grumman And Raytheon Team Completes Third Successful KEI Motor-Fire Test 
Promontory UT (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team for the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) program fired a powerful Stage 1 rocket motor today, marking the third consecutive successful ground-fire test leading up to the program's first booster flight in 2008. KEI is a land-based missile defense system featuring the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's newest high acceleration, heavy-lift booster. ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Jun 15, 2007Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will outsource production of low-pollution diesel engines to Isuzu Motors Ltd., a local business newspaper said Friday. The move comes as the Japanese auto giant aims at solidifying its position as the leader in eco-friendly vehicles by tapping the technology of a capital tie-up partner, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said. Isuzu will invest about 30 billion yen ... more Russian Utility Eyes 700-Million-Euro Kyoto Windfall 
Moscow (AFP) Jun 15, 2007Russia's electricity monopoly United Energy Systems hopes to attract investment worth 700 million euros under the Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming, CEO Anatoly Chubais said on Thursday. But he also issued a warning to consumers that they would have to foot the bill for technology needed to limit emissions within Russia, where electricity production has been booming. "Our aim is to ... more Alternative Energy Comes Closer With Advances In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Sealing Technology 
Chulalongkorn, Thailand (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) have attracted major interest from research and development communities as an alternative source of power, with commercial trials already under way. In these fuel cells electricity is generated via electro-chemical reactions using hydrogen based gas and oxygen as a fuel and oxidant, respectively. Sealing these units is a critical technical issue that needs ... more Airbus Wants To Cut CO2 Emissions By Half By 2020 
Paris (AFP) June 14, 2007European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from its planes by half between now and 2020, company chief executive Louis Gallois said here Thursday. Gallois also appealed to Airbus competitor Boeing to take take part in an industry conference on protecting the environment. "The industry must do everything it can to ensure that the contribution to ... more Plastic That Grows On Trees 
Richland WA (SPX) Jun 15, 2007It has been an elusive goal for the legion of chemists trying to pull it off: Replace crude oil as the root source for plastic, fuels and scores of other industrial and household chemicals with inexpensive, nonpolluting renewable plant matter. Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery this week, reporting in the June 15 issue of the journal Science that they have directly converted ... more
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