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Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Aug 21, 2007US shuttle Endeavour returned safely to Earth Tuesday, despite damage to its underside, after a 13-day mission in which the first teacher in space gave lessons to children back home. "You have given a new meaning to higher education," joked astronaut Chris Ferguson, as he welcomed back the five-man, two-woman crew including Endeavour astronaut Barbara Morgan, the first teacher in space. ... more DELMIA Software To Help Refine Orion Physical Mockup 
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Dassault Systemes, a leading supplier of 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, reports that its DELMIA software is helping Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. (LMSSC) work more closely with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The focus of their efforts is on mockups for the crew exploration vehicle to be used in the Orion orbital and moon-landing missions. ... more Hurtling Toward Mars 
Huntsville AL (MSFC) Aug 22, 2007Earth and Mars are converging, and right now the distance between the two planets is shrinking at a rate of 22,000 mph--or about 25 miles per sentence. Ultimately, this will lead to a close approach in late December 2007 when Mars will outshine every star in the night sky. Of a similar encounter in the 19th century, astronomer Percival Lowell wrote the following: ... more Dust From Martian Sky Accumulates On Solar Panels 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 22, 2007Even though the Martian sky above Gusev Crater continued to clear, solar power levels on NASA's Spirit rover remained fairly constant as dust settling from the atmosphere accumulated on top of the solar panels. Activities remained restricted. Measurements of atmospheric opacity, known as Tau, dropped from 3.6 on Martian day, or sol, 1283 (Aug. 12, 2007) to 3.3 on sol 1286 (Aug. 16, 2007) ... more Total Lunar Eclipse Draws Attention Back To The Moon 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2007As August draws to an end, watchers of the night sky will be in for a treat. In the early morning hours of August 28, sky watchers across much of the world can look on as the Moon crosses in to the shadow of the Earth, becoming completely immersed for one-hour and 30 minutes, a period of time much longer than most typical lunar eclipses. In fact, this eclipse will be the deepest and longest in ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Space Shuttle Endeavour returned home Tuesday following a two-week mission that delivered more than 740 Boeing flight hardware components to the International Space Station. The hardware, including the Starboard 5 (S5) truss element, will increase available power for space station systems. "This was a very busy mission, and the Boeing Space Exploration team has worked very hard to support NASA a ... more In Japan, 3D images in your pocket 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Japanese mobile phones already let users shoot films and share them with friends. It may not be long before the images go another step -- becoming completely three-dimensional. Japan's Hitachi, Ltd. has developed a lightweight 3D display that can potentially be adapted for mobile devices such as telephones. The gadget, using what is known as stereoscopic vision display, weighs only one k ... more Pentagon to shut down controversial domestic threat data base 
Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2007The Pentagon said Tuesday it is shutting down a counter-intelligence reporting system and database called TALON that came under fire for monitoring the activities of hundreds of anti-war activists. The system will be shut down September 17 and reporting on threats to US military installations in the United States will be shifted to the FBI, said Colonel Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman. ... more BMD Watch: Israel may get PAC-3s cheap 
Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2007 Lockheed Martin has offered to sell Israel more Patriot PAC-3s at a lower price to help confront the growing threat from Syria, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Israel's own Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor has performed superbly in recent tests, especially against target missiles configured to perform like the Iranian Shahid-3 intermediate range interceptor. ... more Thompson Files: F-35 engine follies 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 21, 2007 The biggest program in the Pentagon's weapons budget is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which will cost $338 billion -- a third of a trillion dollars -- to develop, manufacture and maintain. Current plans call for building 2,443 of the single-engine jets to replace the Cold War fighters and attack planes of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Thousands more may be bought by allies ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2007The area of the brain responsible for self-control-where the decision not to do something occurs after thinking about doing it-is separate from the area associated with taking action, scientists say in the August 22 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. "The results illuminate a very important aspect of the brain's control of behavior, the ability to hold off doing something after you've develop ... more Japan set for emergency plan to meet power demand 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Japan's largest power company said Tuesday it is preparing to take emergency measures to address an imminent power shortage due to the suspension of a giant nuclear plant following an earthquake. Temperatures last week hit a record high in Japan. Demand is soaring this week as factories and offices resume operation following summer holidays, adding to the burden caused by air conditioning. ... more Japan eyes chopsticks for biofuel 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Japan will try to turn the millions of wooden chopsticks that go discarded each year into biofuel to ease the country's energy shortage, officials said Wednesday. Biofuels are seen as an alternative clean energy resource that can reduce dependence on Middle East oil and lessen the impact of global warming. Japan has virtually no natural energy resources of its own. ... more Uganda's Museveni launches 770 million-dollar power project 
Naminya, Uganda (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday launched construction work for a new 770-million-dollar (571 million euro) hydro-power plant that had been plagued by environmental concerns. The 250-megawatts plant, expected to easy power crisis in the country, will take about 44 months to complete. Two plants currently produce 380 megawatts. Donors are contributing 750 million dollars while ... more Nissan to put fuel efficiency gauge in all new models 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Japan's Nissan Motor Co. announced Tuesday plans to install a fuel efficiency gauge in all future new models in its latest effort to tap growing interest in energy-saving motoring. Nissan said that based on its own tests it estimates the gauge could cut fuel consumption by an average 10 percent as drivers improve their "eco-driving habits" in response to the real-time gauge readings. ... more
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