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NASA sorry over air safety uproar
Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2007The head of NASA on Wednesday said he was sorry the agency refused to release a major survey of commercial aviation safety, on the grounds it might scare passengers and hit airline profits. After an uproar, NASA administrator Michael Griffin promised to release the report, reportedly showing that near misses, runway incursions and bird strikes take place at least twice the rate as commonly t ... more Outside View: Defending Earth -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 31, 2007 Scientists say that after at least 90 percent of large asteroids are recorded and constantly observed, it will be possible to warn humankind about the threat of an impact some 80-100 years ahead. But it remains unclear how a sighted asteroid can really be stopped from striking the Earth. Would it be a good idea to pre-empt an impact by hitting the approaching celestial body with a nucl ... more Panel on space station solar antenna rips 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2007NASA scientists were Tuesday examining the damage to a panel on a solar antenna on the International Space Station which ripped as it was repositioned by the crew of the shuttle Discovery. "The team is meeting right now to look at these many pictures and try to decide what exactly is causing the problem," said Mike Suffredini, the manager of the orbiting space station. "We don't clearly ... more China to deploy theft patrol on Everest 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2007A Chinese mountaineering official will have the unenviable task of trying to prevent robberies on the roof of the world after a spate of equipment thefts, officials said Wednesday. The official will be deployed at a breathtaking altitude of 6,600 metres (21,780 feet) after a record season this year saw 520 people reaching Mount Everest's 8,848-metre summit but also complaints of stealing. ... more China's Lunar Probe Completes Last Orbital Transfer Before Leaving Earth 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2007China's lunar probe Chang'e-1 completed its fourth orbital transfer on Wednesday afternoon, a critical move to push it to fly to the moon "in a real sense." The engine on the probe was started at 5:15 p.m.. Thirteen minutes later, the probe was successfully shifted to the earth-moon transfer orbit with an apogee of about 380,000 km. The main engine of Chang'e-1 started operation and helped ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 01, 2007The U.S. Air Force fired Raytheon's AGM-65E laser-guided Maverick missile in combat operations for the first time in June. Until now, only the Navy and Marine Corps have used the laser-guided version of the Maverick missile. The laser-guided Maverick has a combat-proven record of effectiveness and reliability against armored and moving surface targets in urban environments and during close air ... more US speeding up anti-missile plans: Moscow 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2007Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of accelerating attempts to deploy anti-missile defences in central Europe, despite Moscow's request for a freeze on the project. Washington's negotiations with Poland and the Czech Republic over installing the defences "have not only not been suspended, but additional measures are being taken to speed them up," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mi ... more Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Air And Missile Defense Technologies During US Army Patriot Exercise 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 01, 2007Northrop Grumman demonstrated several new air and missile defense battle management tools last month during a 10-day U.S. Army exercise focusing on net-centric upgrades to the Patriot missile communications system. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Capabilities, Manager-Lower Tier conducted the Patriot communications enhancement technology demonstration exercise Sept. 17-28 to prepare ... more NPOESS Command, Control And Communications Segment Completes Transition To Operations 
Suitland MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2007Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) successfully completed the transition of the NPOESS command, control and communications segment (C3S) to the operations and support team. This milestone culminated more than four years of development of the C3S and includes all C3S hardware and software n ... more US missile defense negotiations 'on course': Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2007The Pentagon said Wednesday its negotiations to install US missile defenses in eastern Europe are on track but denied a Russian charge that they were being accelerated. "We are very much on course and wish to come to agreements with the Czech Republic and Poland as soon as possible, so we can begin building and installing this system," said Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell. "But I ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2007China has ordered 40 high-speed trains from the Canadian firm Bombardier and its Chinese partner for 1.0 billion euros (1.44 billion US dollars), Bombardier said in a statement received here. It said the order won by Bombardier Sifang Power Transportation (BSP) "is the largest ever for a passenger train in the history of the Chinese rail sevtor." Initial deliveries of trains, which will ... more New Computer Architecture Aids Emergency Response 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Nov 01, 2007Princeton researchers have invented a computer architecture that enables the secure transmission of crucial rescue information to first responders during events such as natural disasters, fires or terrorist attacks. Electrical engineering professor Ruby Lee said the new architecture allows for what she describes as "transient trust" - the ability to transmit sensitive information to parties on a ... more US Government Delays Nanotechnology Safety Measures 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2007Want to buy a bag of carbon nanotubes-in quantities from a few grams to hundreds of kilograms (100 kilograms = approximately 220 pounds)? With a credit card and Internet access, you can. But is the U.S. government doing enough to ensure the safety of these materials and the hundreds of other nanotechnology commercial and consumer products currently on the market? The answer is a resounding ... more California gets new 'Big One' reminder 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 30, 2007A 5.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay region late Tuesday giving a new reminder of its vulnerability to a much-forecast "Big One". No injuries or damage were immediately reported from the 56 second quake which was felt across northern California. But though it was only described as moderate by the US Geological Survey (USGS), it was the biggest seismic shock since San ... more Tropical Storm Noel: No Trick Or Treat, Headed To The Bahamas 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2007Tropical Storm Noel lashed Hispaniola and Cuba with heavy rainfall, and on the morning of Halloween, Oct. 31, Noel exited Cuba and is headed to the Bahamas. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Halloween, Tropical Storm Noel re-strengthened after moving off the northern coast of Cuba and into open waters. The Bahamas are now expecting the ghoulish storm to hit on Thursday, Nov. 1. Noel is already responsible fo ... more
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