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Outside View: Rocket revolutions -- Part 1
Moscow (UPI) Nov 2, 2007 No one doubts that humans will one day fly to Mars. The flight will last 350 days, 20-30 days will be spent on the Martian surface, and the return journey will take another 350 days. But the exact date remains unknown. Yury Koptev, head of the defense industry department at the Ministry of Industry and Energy, thinks "the mission could start tomorrow, because the technical capability i ... more BSkyB profits slump in first quarter 
London (AFP) Nov 2, 2007British satellite broadcaster BSkyB said Friday its first quarter profits tumbled by almost 30 percent, hit by its costly launch into the fiercely-competitive markets for broadband Internet and telephone services. The pay TV giant said in a results statement that profits fell to 84 million pounds (121 million euros, 175 million dollars) in the three months to September, compared with 116 mil ... more PSP Investments And Loral Complete The Acquisition Of Telesat 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) announces the closing of the acquisition of Telesat Canada for CAD $3.25 billion combining substantially all of the assets of Loral Skynet Corporation ("Loral Skynet") to the new expanded Telesat Canada ("Telesat"). Telesat which is now the fourth largest fixed satellite services provider in the world, continues to operate u ... more Bonn Astronomers Simulate Life And Death In The Universe 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Stars always evolve in the universe in large groups, known as clusters. Astronomers distinguish these formations by their age and size. The question of how star clusters are created from interstellar gas clouds and why they then develop in different ways has now been answered by researchers at the Argelander Institute for Astronomy at the University of Bonn with the aid of computer simulations. ... more Mars Express Probes Red Planet's Unusual Deposits 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2007The radar system on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has uncovered new details about some of the most mysterious deposits on Mars: the Medusae Fossae Formation. It has provided the first direct measurement of the depth and electrical properties of these materials, providing new clues about their origin. The Medusae Fossae Formation consists of enigmatic deposits. Found near ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2007Two astronauts will try to fix a torn solar panel on the International Space Station during a space walk that has become crucial for the orbiting laboratory's mission, NASA said Wednesday. NASA plans to send the astronauts, members of the shuttle Discovery crew who arrived at the station last week, outside the orbiting laboratory on Friday to repair a solar wing that ripped when it was deplo ... more NASA postpones spacewalk again 
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007NASA has postponed for the second time a spacewalk by two crew members from the shuttle Discovery, this time pushing it back from Friday to Saturday, US space officials said. The postponement aims to give mission control in Houston, Texas, more time to refine the plans for the spacewalk's goal of repairing a panel which was torn Tuesday on one wing of a solar array. The spacewalk, the fo ... more Successful Rocket Motor Test Helps NASA's Shuttle And ARES I 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 02, 2007NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute test provided important information for continued launches of the shuttle and for development of the Ares I rocket, a key component of NASA's Constellation Program that will launch the Orion crew vehicle on missions to the moon. The static fir ... more Revolution ahead in data storage, say IT wizards 
Paris (AFP) Nov 1, 2007The world's smallest hard drives have already shrunk to the size of a postage stamp, but nanoscale computing may soon make that achievement look elephantine, say some of the stars of information technology. Breathtaking change is on the horizon in personal and industrial data storage, the experts say in a review of vanguard technology, published on Thursday in the British journal Nature Mate ... more NASA Data May Help Improve Estimates Of A Hurricane's Punch 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2007As Tropical Storm Noel churns off Florida's east coast, NASA and university scientists have announced they have developed a promising new technique for estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones from space. The method could one day supplement existing techniques, assist in designing future tropical cyclone satellite observing systems, and improve disaster preparedness and recovery efforts. ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2007In the face of terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, modern regional trauma systems that improve survival for critically injured patients are more vital than ever. Yet many fundamental assumptions underlying these systems-such as the notion that it is imperative to send the sickest patients to the hospital first-have rarely been subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny. Now, for the fir ... more Research Project May Revolutionize Apparel Industry 
Mount Pleasant MI (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Who hasn't wished for clothing constructed to fit his or her own body more effectively? Or for clothing that did a better job wicking away moisture? Or even garments that could keep the warmest areas of your body a little cooler and the coolest spots a little warmer? "Exploration of Functional Design Issues that Interface with the Human Body," a recently funded project led by Central Michi ... more A Breathable Earth 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Ohio State University geologists and their colleagues have uncovered evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today. The development of an oxygen atmosphere signaled a major change in the evolution on life, and gave way for the numerous forms of oxygen-utilizing organisms we see on the Earth's surface today. Studying how and when thi ... more Northrop Grumman Wins Two Contracts For AN/APN-241 Radar Program 
Norwalk CN (SPX) Nov 02, 2007The U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has awarded Northrop Grumman two contracts to provide radars and logistical support for the Air National Guard. The Northrop Grumman AN/APN-241 navigation and weather radars fulfill important mission requirements and also enhance the flying safety for Air National Guard C-130H and C-130J tactical airlift aircraft. The contract value for the ... more Deadly storm Noel barrels over Bahamas 
Santo Domingo (AFP) Nov 1, 2007The death toll from Tropical Storm Noel's Caribbean rampage rose to 100 on Thursday, as floodwaters hampered the rescue of people trapped on rooftops in the Dominican Republic. Even as the deadly storm barreled over Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, its sequels still wrought havoc in the Dominican Republic Thursday, four days after it slammed into the Caribbean nation. The death toll i ... more
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