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Mars 2013: Beyond The Lab
Cameron Park CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2007As I noted in a recent story, NASA is continuing to adjust the details of its near-future Mars exploration program -- and it has just taken another step to do so. The latest fine-tuning involves the mission now planned for the 2013 Mars launch window. This is the mission that will follow this year's Phoenix lander to study mars' northern permafrost; the very ambitious 2009 Mars Surface ... more Station And Shuttle Crews Close Hatches And Prep For Undocking Tuesday 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 19, 2007The STS-117 crew bid farewell today to the Expedition 15 crew before the hatches closed at 6:51 p.m. EDT between Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station. Attention now turns to Atlantis'' undocking from the station 10:42 a.m. Tuesday. The STS-117 crew members are wrapping up a stay in which they continued the on-orbit construction of the station with the installation of the ... more China To Launch Third Sino-Brazilian Satellite In September 
Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2007China plans to launch in September the third earth resources satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil, said Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration here Thursday. Satellite 02B will be soon moved into a space environment simulator and go through a number of tests, said Sun. Before returning to China in April this year, the satellite underwent a series of tests at ... more Wind River Carrier-Grade Linux Goes To Space 
Alameda CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Wind River Systems has been selected by Honeywell Aerospace to support the development of NASA''s New Millennium Program Space Technology 8 (ST8) Dependable Multiprocessor. The contract marks the first time a Linux platform has been selected by Honeywell for a space mission. Honeywell Aerospace is the prime contractor for NASA''s ST8 Dependable Multiprocessor project. Wind River Platform ... more Avionica Begins Installing Iridium Satellite Communication Systems On Continental Airlines 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 18, 2007Avionica has won orders from Continental Airlines to outfit nine B737-800 passenger aircraft with advanced Iridium satellite systems to provide global, low-cost voice and data communications. The Continental aircraft will be equipped with Avionica's new satLINK Iridium system, including antenna, wiring, structural elements and a control panel. The initial installations will provide an ... more |
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Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Boeing successfully completed the first flight of the A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft June 15 from an airfield near Victorville, Calif. The A160T, a turbine-powered version of the innovative piston-powered A160 helicopter, features unmatched range, endurance, payload and altitude for an unmanned rotorcraft. "Today's Hover-In-Ground Effect flight is our first step in providing the ... more Major Integration Milestone Achieved On Advanced Military Communications Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully integrated the spacecraft propulsion core structure and the payload module for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. The Advanced EHF system will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving under the U.S. Department of Defense. Based on Lockheed Martin's flight ... more First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Packed And Ready For Shipment 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Boeing has completed integration and test of the U.S. Air Force's first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, bringing unprecedented satellite communications services one step closer to the warfighter. "One WGS satellite will provide more communications capacity than the entire Defense Satellite Communication System constellation that's currently on orbit," said Howard Chambers, vice ... more Scientists Study Results From Stealth Tsunami That Killed 600 In Java Last Summer 
Savannah GA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Though categorized as magnitude 7.8, the earthquake could scarcely be felt by beachgoers that afternoon. A low tide and wind-driven waves disguised the signs of receding water, so when the tsunami struck, it caught even lifeguards by surprise. That contributed to the death toll of more than 600 persons in Java, Indonesia. "The general assumption was that if you were near the coast where ... more Climate Models Consistent With Ocean Warming Observations 
Livermore CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability. That's the finding of a group of Livermore scientists, who in collaboration with colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, had earlier established that climate models can replicate the ocean warming observed during the latter half of the 20th century, and that ... more |
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London UK (SPX) Jun 19, 2007In the Earth's cold and icy far north, the harsh winters are giving way to spring weeks earlier than they did just a decade ago, researchers have reported in the June 19th issue of Current Biology, published by Cell Press. The finding in the Arctic, where the effects of global warming are expected to be most severe, offers an "early warning" of things to come on the rest of the planet ... more When Fungi Ruled The World 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Starting about 420 million years ago, a bizarre cylindrical life form called Prototaxites (pro-tow-TAX-i-tees) became a prominent element of the terrestrial landscape. Up to 8 meters tall, and as much as 1 meter in diameter, Prototaxites has confounded paloebotanists for nearly a century and a half. "It's large and strange, and people have debated what it was for very long time," says C. Kevin ... more Ukraine To Launch Earth Observation Satellite In 2008 
Kiev, Ukraine (RIA Novosti) Jun 19, 2007Ukraine is planning to launch a Sich-2 Earth remote sensing satellite into orbit in 2008, the National Space Agency said on its web site. The former Soviet republic has been conducting space activities since 1993 "for the benefit of the national economy and state security as well as to be able to break into the international space services market." The development of a "Sich"-based Earth ... more EU And US Launch Airline Pollution Initiative 
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 18, 2007The European Commission and the US Federal Aviation Authority announced an initiative on Monday at the Paris Air Show aimed at reducing pollution by airlines on transatlantic flights. The AIRE project, short for the Atlantic Interoperabilitiy Initiative to Reduce Emissions, is to look at ways of reducing waiting times for landing aircraft and promoting jets with lower greenhouse gas and sound ... more GE Energy Advances Its Cleaner Coal Solutions For Low Rank Coals 
Atlanta (SPX) Jun 19, 2007GE Energy has as acquired high-pressure feeder pump technology from Stamet Inc.--an investment that is expected to accelerate GE's offering of a cleaner coal solution using sub-bituminous coals, such as Powder River Basin (PRB) coal. GE is currently a leader in cleaner coal, or integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), technology for plants using eastern bituminous coal or petroleum coke ... more
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