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Space Shuttle Endeavour Moved To Launch Pad
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2007The US space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out Wednesday to its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of liftoff slated for August 7, NASA said. Endeavour, attached to its external fuel tank flanked by two solid rocket boosters, was moved out of its hangar overnight for the more than six-hour trip over 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) to the launch pad on Florida's eas ... more Russia Declares Its Independence In Space 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 12, 2007On July 15, 1957, the Soviet Union started building a ballistic missile base in the Arkhangelsk Region in northern Russia. The first unit of R-7 intercontinental ballistic missiles was deployed at the base, initially commanded by Colonel Mikhail Grigoryev, throughout the late 1950s. This is how the Plesetsk space center came into being; and the decision to site it in northern Russia was influenc ... more Understanding Killer Electrons In Space 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jul 12, 2007Settling a longstanding scientific debate, Los Alamos scientists have demonstrated conclusively how electromagnetic waves accelerate ordinary electrons in the belts of radiation outside Earth's atmosphere to a state where they become "killer electrons," particles that are hazardous to satellites, spacecraft, and astronauts. Using data from several satellites, including NASA's Polar spacecr ... more Spitzer Finds Water Vapor On Hot Exo-Planet HD 189733b 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2007A scorching-hot gas planet beyond our solar system is steaming up with water vapor, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The planet, called HD 189733b, swelters as it zips closely around its star every two days or so. Astronomers had predicted that planets of this class, termed "hot Jupiters," would contain water vapor in their atmospheres. Yet finding solid eviden ... more Pratt And Whitney PW308 Engine To Power Virgin Galactic Suborbital Spaceship 
Ongueuil, Quebec (SPX) Jul 12, 2007Pratt and Whitney Canada Corp.'s PW308 turbofan engine has been selected by The Spaceship Company (TSC) - a jointly-owned Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites company - to power the White Knight II (WK2) launch aircraft for the world's first commercial passenger suborbital spaceship SpaceShipTwo (SS2). Virgin Galactic is the launch customer for the SS2 system, having ordered five SS2 spacecraft ... more |
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Al Asad, Iraq (AFNS) Jul 12, 2007In the Marine Corps reconnaissance is an important part of any mission, knowing the enemy and the situation before making a move is essential. Sometimes that reconnaissance is also used to stop illegal activities. Recently the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 observed an oil tanker near a remote northern highway siphoning oil from a pipeline. "ScanEagle 1 was tasked to ... more Japan Fury Over ABM Leaks By US Navy 
Washington DC (UPI) July 11, 2007Japanese defense officials are furious that the U.S. Navy leaked details of a successful, top-secret missile defense exercise last week to the media, the Japan Times reported Wednesday. The newspaper said the Japanese Defense Ministry had wanted the details of the July 6 exercise to be kept tightly secret. Ironically, the exercise was a complete success, the newspaper said. It was to confi ... more Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System Makes A Series Of Firsts In North Dakota 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 12, 2007Raytheon's Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) conducted the first official unmanned aircraft flight in North Dakota June 25. The Cobra flew approved flight profiles through military restricted airspace over Camp Grafton South, a National Guard training facility 45 miles south of Devil's Lake, N.D. In addition to being the first unmanned aircraft to fly in North Dakota airspace, these were also ... more Japan Unable To Intercept Missiles Fired At US 
Tokyo (AFP) July 10, 2007Japan said Tuesday it was technically unable to shoot down a missile fired over its territory at the United States, even as it moves to be legally able to do so. The admission came as the US military said it held its latest exercise with Japan aimed at improving coordination in the event of a missile launch. North Korea lobbed a missile over Japan's main island in 1998. "The missile system ... more Ancient Forests Of Greenland Shed Light On Stability Of Ice Sheet 
London UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2007Ice cores drilled from southern Greenland have revealed the first evidence of a surprisingly lush forest that existed in the region within the past million years. The findings from an international study published today in the journal Science suggest that the southern Greenland ice sheet may be much more stable against rising temperatures than previously thought. Researchers analysed ice c ... more |
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Vancouver WA (SPX) Jul 09, 2007The Vancouver-based Trimodal Group announced it has agreed to provide a comprehensive, renewable energy program to be executed in conjunction with South Pacific International, Inc., a Nevada corporation. SPI has agreed to assist Trimodal Group in jump-starting the program and upgrading elements for the benefit of the island communities. Trimodal has developed a comprehensive portfolio of p ... more PG and E Adds Utility-Scale Solar Projects To Its Power Mix 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2007Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced it has entered into agreements with two developers of utility-scale photovoltaic solar power: Cleantech America LLC and GreenVolts, Inc. The agreements will deliver up to seven megawatts (MW) of utility-scale renewable solar energy for PG and E's customers throughout Northern and Central California. "These projects provide PG and E with a clean, r ... more NC State Engineers Provide Insight Into The Dynamics Of Molecular Self-Assembly 
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 11, 2007By studying how a layer of molecules grows into an ordered layer from the edge of a rectangular silicon wafer, engineers at North Carolina State University, working with researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have established the time evolution of self-propagating self-assembly fronts. The team is the first to confirm the phenomenon in a real physical system. ... more SkyPower And SunEdison Canada Awarded Second Ontario Solar Power Supply Contract 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 09, 2007Joint venture partners SkyPower Corp. and SunEdison Canada LLC are pleased to announce the award of their second Standard Offer Contract with the Ontario Power Authority. The planned 10 megawatt solar project, to be located in the City of Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario, will interconnect with local utility Thunder Bay Hydro. The solar park will generate enough green renewable energy to di ... more Coal-To-Liquid Researchers Are Ahead Of National Debate 
Lexington KY (SPX) Jul 11, 2007From Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" to heated Congressional debates about federal tax incentives for new alternative fuels, the issue of coal's place in supplying America's energy and fuel needs has taken on added importance in recent months. A research institute at the University of Kentucky, though, has been exploring ways to increase the efficiency of converting coal to liquid fuel well in ... more
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