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The M2-F1 - An Aircraft Without Wings
Edwards CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008The planned retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2010 will bring to a close an era that opened in the Antelope Valley nearly a half century ago. The vehicle which began that era - the M2-F1 - was an unlikely forefather to the shuttle. The world's first manned lifting body, the M2-F1 was made of wood, had an internal framework of steel tubes, looked like a bathtub sitting on a tricycle ... more Successful Launch For Third Inmarsat-4 Satellite 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Inmarsat (has confirmed the successful launch and acquisition of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite. The satellite was launched on a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:43pm BST on 18 August (4:43am 19th August, local time). Inmarsat's tracking station in Fucino, Italy was able to track the satellite while it was still coupled to the Breeze M launch vehicle. ... more NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications And Navigation 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2008NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years. NASA plans to establish science stations on the lunar surface beginning as early as 2013, followed ... more Key Advance Toward Micro-Spacecraft 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Fleets of inexpensive, pint-sized spacecraft are one giant leap closer to lift off. Researchers here at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society describe a new, razor thin temperature-regulating film that brings this sci-fi vision of "micro-spacecraft" weighing barely 50 pounds and 10-pound "nano-spacecraft" closer to reality. "We don't have the processes in space to ... more Ohio A Cornerstone Of Space Exploration 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2008The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by Guion "Guy" Bluford, a board member of the Coalition. Bluford was the first African American to fly in space and served as a mission specialist on four Space Shuttle flights. In recent editorials to newspapers in Ohio, Bluford ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 19, 2008Absolute Software has announced that its Computrace LoJack for Laptops Premium is now available at Future Shop's 133 retail outlets and online at futureshop.ca. "We're excited to introduce Computrace LoJack for Laptops to Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer," said Mark Grace, Vice President of Consumer Business for Absolute. "Having Future Shop as a retail partner will further ... more Columbus In Discussion With Mercedes 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Aug 19, 2008Columbus Geographic Systems (GIS) has announced that it has completed a successful round of meetings with German auto manufacture Mercedes Benz, at Mercedes offices in Stuttgart Germany, in response to Mercedes Benz's interest in the Ranger, Columbus' off-road navigation system. Negotiations between Columbus and Mercedes Benz will continue. This announcement follows the company's ... more Raytheon Eyes India's Global Navigation System For ISRO, AAI 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Aug 19, 2008A US defence major Raytheon would make a bid for a satellite-based navigation system for the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Raytheon along with its Indian partners would bid for the system wit h its Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System (GAGAN) project, company's vice president for Airspace Management and Homeland Security Andy Zogg ... more u-blox GPS Powers Peugeot 107 Navigator By AvMap 
Thalwil, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 19, 2008AvMap has announced that its Geosat 6 Drive Safe satellite navigation system, originally developed for the Peugeot 107 Sweet Years, is now available as a stand-alone navigator for the mass market. The Geosat 6 Drive Safe is a compact 133 x 83 x 21 mm navigator that offers users a dazzling array of features including a 4.8" touch screen - the largest 16:9 widescreen on the market ... more NASA And ATK To Launch Suborbital Hypersonic Experiments 
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Two NASA hypersonic experiment payloads are scheduled for launch no earlier than Aug. 21 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia atop a two-stage suborbital rocket developed by Alliant Techsystems, also known as ATK, of Salt Lake City. Scheduled between 5:10 and 6:10 a.m. on Aug. 21, this launch may be visible in the mid-Atlantic area. The backup launch days are August 22 through ... more |
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Hengelo, Greece (SPX) Aug 19, 2008On 2 June the new ESSM (Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile) control capability on board of the Hellenic Navy's HS Salamis of the Hydra class proved to be successful. In the Live Firing Test, the Thales STIR fire control system guided the ESSM missile with such accuracy to an IRIS drone at a range of approximately 5 NM, that the missile fully hit the drone. This test demonstrates once again ... more US ABM Deal To Be Signed Wednesday With Broad Polish Support 
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 18, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to sign a deal in Warsaw Wednesday on deploying a controversial American missile shield in Poland, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced. Sikorski confirmed the timing in an interview published Monday in the daily newspaper Dziennik. "The programme is being finalised, but it's likely that the (Polish) prime minister ... more Russia moves SS-21 missiles into Georgia: US defense official 
Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2008Russia has moved short-range SS-21 missile launchers into South Ossetia since fighting there halted, and has yet to give any sign of a significant pullback of its troops from Georgia, US officials said Monday. Instead, there were indications that Russia was adding ground troops and equipment to its force in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, strengthening its hold over the breakaway Georgian region ... more Latest UAV Spreads It's Wings In Southern Afghanistan 
Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanisatn (SPX) Aug 19, 2008UK troops are using a new tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to patrol the skies of the Upper Sangin Valley in southern Afghanistan, helping to identify enemy threats and protect soldiers as they go about their work. Launched and operated by gunners from 1 Battery, 47 Regiment Royal Artillery, the Desert Hawk III is one of many assets that are employed to help seek out enemy fighters ... more US: Venezuela's Russia fleet invite is 'curious' 
Crawford, Texas (AFP) Aug 18, 2008The White House said Monday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's invitation to host a Russian fleet was "curious" and accused him of neglecting his people's problems. "The Russians and the Venezuelans can engage in whatever cooperation that they would like. But it's curious, I'm not sure what Venezuela needs or gains by a visit by the Russian fleet," said spokesman Gordon Johndroe. ... more
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