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SpaceDev To Build Lunar Lander Prototype
Poway CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2007SpaceDev reports that it has been awarded a contract to develop a prototype lunar lander vehicle for the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA). Since 2003, SpaceDev has performed four design and feasibility studies addressing various aspects of the ILO. The ILO will be a spacecraft to conduct optical and radio astronomy from the surface of the Moon, and potentially engage in ... more Sea Launch Awaits Delivery Of New Gas Deflector 
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Sea Launch's newly manufactured gas deflector arrived at Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., on Aug. 20. Within hours, workers unloaded the 280-metric-ton structure from a cargo vessel, the Thor Amalie, and set it on a barge alongside the pier in preparation for installation on the Odyssey Launch Platform. The gas deflector structure will be installed at the stern of the Odyssey Launch ... more Russia Starts Serial Production Of New Navigation Systems 
Zhukovsky, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 27, 2007Russian manufacturers are starting serial production of new navigation systems on the basis of the Glonass technology for strategic aviation, the first deputy general director of a design bureau said Saturday. "The [Moscow-based] Kompas design bureau announces the end of state tests. We have received approval for serial production of PUIN indication and navigation control panels on the ... more Northrop Grumman Completes Acquisition of Scaled Composites 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Northrop Grumman announced Friday that it has completed a transaction that increases its ownership in Scaled Composites, LLC from approximately 40 percent to 100 percent. Scaled Composites is an aerospace and specialty composites development company located in Mojave, Calif., with broad experience in vehicle design, tooling, and manufacturing; specialty composite structure design, analysis ... more Presence Of Essential Molecule In Space Could Support Life On Other Planets 
Columbia MO (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Some of the elements necessary to support life on Earth are widely known - oxygen, carbon and water, to name a few. Just as important in the existence of life as any other component is the presence of adenine, an essential organic molecule. Without it, the basic building blocks of life would not come together. Scientists have been trying to find the origin of Earth's adenine and where else ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Aug 24, 2007An unmanned US military spy plane used to monitor North Korean troop movements has crashed near the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, US officials said Friday. The Shadow 200 went down Thursday night near the Camp Casey US army base at Dongducheon, 18 kilometres (11 miles) south of the Demilitarised Zone which bisects the peninsula, a US military spokesman said. ... more US to look into North Korea's missile threat 
Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2007The United States will address the threat posed by North Korea's missiles once the Stalinist state disbands its nuclear weapons program, a State Department official said Friday. At present, the United States together with China, Russia, South Korea and Japan are holding talks with North Korea aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang has shut down its key Yongbyon nuclear ... more Pakistan test fires new air-launched cruise missile 
Islamabad (AFP) Aug 25, 2007Pakistan on Saturday successfully test fired a new air-launched cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the military said in a statement. The locally developed Ra'ad (Hatf-8) missile -- Ra'ad means thunder in Arabic -- has a range of 350 kilometres (217 miles) and uses stealth technology, it said. The missile "has been designed exclusively for launch from a variety of ... more Progress On The Hornet Capability Upgrade 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 27, 2007An important milestone has been achieved with the recent completion of the first centre barrel replacement for Australia's F/A- 18 Hornets. The centre barrel replacement program will allow the life of the Australian Hornet fleet to be extended to 2018 and potentially beyond. The F/A -18 Hornet is a key element of the air combat capability employed in the defence of Australia. Other users ... more Home Station Warriors Accomplish Mission In Absence Of Deployed Teammates 
Patrick AFB FL (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Patrick AFB FL (SPX) Aug 27, 2007 Many might believe that a Space Launch wing might not be actively engaged in deploying Airmen for America's Global War on Terror, but such is not the case for the 45th Space Wing. With more than 150 troops deployed in support of the war, the 45th SW is not only provided highly-trained Airmen in theater, but is proving its capability and excellence in ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2007The Los Angeles basin appears to be in a seismic "lull" characterized by relatively smaller and infrequent earthquakes, according to a study in the September issue of Geology. By contrast, the Mojave Desert is in a seismically active period. Seismic activity alternates between the two regions, the study suggests. The lull in the Los Angeles basin began 1,000 years ago, said the authors ... more NASA Eyes Current Sea Surface Temperatures For Hurricanes 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2007Sea surface temperatures are one of the key ingredients for tropical cyclone formation and they were warming up in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and eastern Atlantic Ocean by the middle of August. As a result, they helped spawn Hurricane Dean in the central Atlantic, and Tropical Storm Erin in the Gulf of Mexico, both during the week of August 13. ... more Climate Change Goes Underground 
Madison WI (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Climate change, a recent "hot topic" when studying the atmosphere, oceans, and Earth's surface; however, the study of another important factor to this global phenomenon is still very much "underground." Few scientists are looking deep enough to see the possible effects of climate change on groundwater systems. Little is known about how soil, subsurface waters, and groundwater are responding to ... more Monkeys Use Baby Talk To Interact With Infants 
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 27, 2007Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of Chicago shows. "Motherese is a high pitched and musical form of speech, which may be biological in origin," said Dario Maestripieri, Associate Professor in Comparative Human Development at the ... more China oil giants reject pollution insurance scheme 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2007China's two leading oil producers have snubbed a new policy forcing companies to buy pollution insurance, claiming insurers cannot afford the compensation, state media said Friday. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (Sinopec) said that large chemical firms should not be forced to buy the insurance, according to the China.com.cn website. ... more
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