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Europe Asks Thales Alenia Space For The Price Of A Mars Robotic Rover
Cannes, France (UPI) Jul 27, 2007The European Space Agency has asked Cannes, France, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to quote a price on the construction of a Mars rover. The French-Italian satellite company announced it will convene a meeting of its major contractors next week to discuss the rover, which the ESA is planning to send to Mars in 2013, the BBC reported Thursday. ESA delegations approved the genera ... more Udall Urges Conrad To Question Nussle On NASA Funding 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2007As part of an ongoing effort by the House Committee on Science and Technology to highlight and address the dire funding situation at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Chairman Mark Udall (D-CO) has enlisted the help of Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND). The growing mismatch between the financial resources being provided to NAS ... more Spacehab Ready For Last Mission 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 27, 2007Spacehab is preparing to close the hatch on its shuttle research and cargo carrier enterprise fourteen years after its first pressurized module flew into space on an orbiter while the company begins their strategic journey into space-based microgravity processing. The company provided its first space-rated travel trailer of sorts to NASA in 1993. Later, the design would come in especially handy ... more That Cell Phone In Your Hand Is A Tracking Device 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 27, 2007Cell phone signals are being used by law enforcement officials to find missing people in romote areas, to track terrorists and fugitives, and to place suspects near crime scenes, experts say. "The average citizen is not aware that they are carrying a location-tracking device in their pocket," said Kevin Bankston, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based group that w ... more Boeing Flies Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 27, 2007The innovative Boeing lended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft -- designated the X-48B -- flew for the first time last week at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound unmanned test vehicle took off for the first time at 8:42 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 20 and climbed to an altitude of 7,500 feet before landing 31 minute ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2007A computer due to be installed on the US space shuttle Endeavour for an August mission was found sabotaged, NASA said on Thursday, the latest in a string of shocks concerning the US space agency. "One of our sub contractors noticed that a network box for the shuttle had appeared to be tampered with," NASA spokeswoman Katherine Trinidad told AFP. "It is intentional damage to hardware." Endeavour is due to be launched on August 7 with seven crew members on board from the NASA base at Cape Canaveral in Florida, for a mission to continue construction of the International Space Station, a manned orbiting laboratory. ... more Predators Stop Insurgents 
Southwest Asia (AFPN) Jul 26, 2007Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer performed shows of force over Qal-E-Naw to reestablish an air presence after an engagement between coalition forces and insurgents. more Boost For US Asia strategy 
Toronto, Canada (UPI) Jul 25, 2007For the past decade, U.S. leaders have been privately considering China as a rival. Publicly, China is the United States' great trading partner, even though the trade relationship between the two is a bit skewed. Ever since China emerged from the shadows as an economic and military powerhouse, U.S. policymakers have been concerned about its rapid rise in military expenditures and its economic in ... more Russia To Deploy S-400 Air Defense Systems Around Moscow 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 26, 2007Russia will deploy the first air defense battalion equipped with new S-400 missile systems around Moscow on August 6, an Air Force spokesman said. The S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is a new air defense missile system developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family. "A battalion equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense systems and a command post will be p ... more The US India Nuclear Deal Signals A New Big Power Relationship 
Washington DC (UPI) July 25, 2007It is a striking coincidence that the Indian and U.S. governments should have announced the successful conclusion of their long-stalled nuclear cooperation deal in the same week that India established its first overseas military base. India's new base, an electronic listening post and radar station on the island of Madagascar, is perfectly situated to monitor the international waterways around S ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2007Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser beams to swap "spins" with partners simultaneously. The repeated exchanges, like a quantum version of swinging your partner in a square dance but lasting a total of just 10 milliseconds, might someday carry out logic operations in quantum computers, which ... more FDA Sees Nanotech Challenges In Every Product Category It Regulates 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2007According to Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Director David Rejeski, "Today, FDA took a step forward in fulfilling its responsibilities for nanotechnology oversight. If nanotechnology regulation was a baseball game, FDA has scored the first run in the first inning. But the agency must act rapidly to adopt and fully implement the Nanotechnology Task Force's recommendations. Without moving qu ... more Scientists Discover New Way To Study Nanostructures 
Atlanta, GA (SPX) Jul 27, 2007Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a phenomenon which allows measurement of the mechanical motion of nanostructures by using the AC Josephson effect. The findings, which may be used to identify and characterize structural and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, including materials of biological interest, appear online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The A ... more Unique Quantum Effect Found In Silicon Nanocrystals 
Golden CO (SPX) Jul 27, 2007Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), collaborating with Innovalight, have shown that a new and important effect called Multiple Exciton Generation (MEG) occurs efficiently in silicon nanocrystals. MEG results in the formation of more than one electron per absorbed photon. Silicon is the dominant semiconductor material used in present day so ... more Laser Sets Records In Power And Energy Efficiency 
Evanston IL (SPX) Jul 27, 2007The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers. Next-generation laser-based defense systems are now being designed for this need, including the use of infrared countermeasures to protect aircraft from heat-seeking missiles and highly sensitive chemical detectors for r ... more
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