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NASA To Use Balloon Flotilla To Study Radiation That Affects Earth
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2007A new NASA project will use more than 40 high altitude balloons to return new scientific insights about Earth's Van Allen Belts. The type of radiation in the belts can be hazardous to astronauts, orbiting satellites and aircraft flying in high altitude polar routes. NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, has awarded $9.3 million to Dartmouth College of Hanover, N.H., for the study. Rese ... more Russia To Launch Thai Satellite Into Orbit Next Year 
Orenburg (RIA Novosti) Dec 06, 2007Kosmotras, a Russian-Ukrainian joint venture, will launch Thailand's first Earth observation satellite into orbit at the beginning of 2008, a company official said on Wednesday. The THEOS satellite has been designed and manufactured by French company EADS Astrium under a 2004 contract with the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology. The spacecraft will be launched on board a Dnepr carrier rocke ... more When Do Gas Giants Reach The Point Of No Return 
London, UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Planetary scientists at UCL have identified the point at which a star causes the atmosphere of an orbiting gas giant to become critically unstable, as reported in this week's Nature (December 6). Depending upon their proximity to a host star, giant Jupiter-like planets have atmospheres which are either stable and thin, or unstable and rapidly expanding. This new research enables us to work out w ... more Iridium To Provide Mobile Satellite Systems And Services For State Of Idaho 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2007The State of Idaho recently awarded a contract to World Communications Center (WCC) to provide Iridium satellite voice and data products and services for government agencies throughout the state. "Over the past 12 months, Iridium has experienced a dramatic upsurge in subscriptions and traffic from federal, state, regional and local government agencies as well as non-governmental public-saf ... more Outside View: Russia's new sats -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 5, 2007 Space-based Earth observation is important for monitoring oil and gas facilities. Combined with geological surveys and production data, satellite images provide reliable information that oil and gas companies can use to organize and speed up production. This makes it advisable to shift some of the financial burden to commercial firms interested in the use of such systems. One is Gascom, ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2007The plains of solidified lava that give the Moon its quirky human-like face as seen from Earth were created more than four billion years ago, according to a paper appearing on Thursday in Nature, the British science weekly. The evidence comes from an unearthly silvery-grey stone that was blasted off from the face of the Moon, perhaps by an impacting asteroid, and was then captured by Earth's ... more Teal Predicts UAV Market Will Reach Nearly 55 Billion Dollars Over Next Decade 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis. Teal Group's 2008 market study estimates that UAV spending will more than double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $3.4 billion annually to $7.3 billion within a decade, totaling close to $55 billion in ... more Flying Fish Unmanned Aircraft Takes Off And Lands On Water 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform its own takeoffs and landings on water. Funded by the Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), it is designed to advance the agency's "persistent ocean su ... more EuroControl Outlines Specifications For Use Of UAVs In European Airspace 
London UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2007EuroControl has published air traffic management (ATM) specifications that set out how military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) should fly in European airspace. When military UAVs operate outside specifically designated areas they are subject to numerous restrictions to ensure the safety of other airspace users. However these restrictions are preventing the full use of UAVs' unique operational c ... more Russia criticises US missile plans, talks up alternatives 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Russian officials criticised the United States Wednesday for what one called an "unconstructive" approach to missile defence, while voicing hopes for cooperation on Moscow's own missile proposals. The criticism came after a US intelligence report undercut US allegations about Iran's atomic goals, which have been a pillar of US arguments for building new missile defence facilities in the Czec ... more |
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Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Harris has successfully demonstrated its new Falcon III multiband manpack radio during a 10-day U.S. Army exercise that focused on integrating new networking technologies into the Patriot missile communications system. The U.S. Army exercise is part of a transformational Army program designed to prepare Patriot to be part of the next-generation Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense - System of ... more Analysis: Global cyber-crime case cracked 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 The investigation of a relatively minor computer crash at the University of Pennsylvania last year led law enforcement agencies from three countries to a multimillion-dollar cyber-crime syndicate writing computer viruses to order and renting out networks of millions of compromised slave PCs to other online criminals. According to investigators and court documents, the cases that arose o ... more Thaw point: 'Snowball Earth' was more a slushball 
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2007An extraordinary episode of global cooling hundreds of millions of years ago that some experts say caused Earth to completely freeze over has been miscalculated, a new study says. Instead of "Snowball Earth," the planet really became "Slushball Earth," its authors suggest. The great chill -- the longest and deepest ice age in Earth's known history -- happened during the late Neoproterozo ... more Brain Systems Become Less Coordinated With Age, Even In The Absence Of Disease 
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Some brain systems become less coordinated with age even in the absence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from Harvard University. The results help to explain why advanced age is often accompanied by a loss of mental agility, even in an otherwise healthy individual. "This research helps us to understand how and why our minds change as we get older, and why some individuals r ... more Drought sapping China's biggest fresh water lake: reports 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Water levels in China's largest fresh water lake are nearing record lows as a drought exacerbates existing shortages, state media said Wednesday. The situation in Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi province had caused severe water shortages for industrial and residential users, Xinhua news agency reported. The water level was five centimetres (two inches) below the record low at one hyd ... more
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