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Suzaku Explains Cosmic Powerhouses
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 21, 2007By working in synergy with a ground-based telescope array, the joint Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/NASA Suzaku X-ray observatory is shedding new light on some of the most energetic objects in our galaxy, but objects that remain shrouded in mystery. These cosmic powerhouses pour out vast amounts of energy, and they accelerate particles to almost the speed of light. But very l ... more Dutch cops to ditch helicopters for airships in green bid: agency 
The Hague (AFP) Dec 20, 2007Dutch police Thursday said they would do their bit to fight climate change by using airships instead of helicopters to monitor protests and port security in Rotterdam. "We want to do our little bit," the Police Chief for Rotterdam, Aad Meijboom, told the ANP news agency. The German-made airships will be equipped with cameras and will be deployed from next year, he said. They will also be ... more Modernized GPS Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched From Cape Canaveral 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 21, 2007A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin, was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II launch vehicle. Designated GPS IIR-18M, the satellite is the fifth in a series of eight Block IIR-M spacecraft that Lockheed Martin Navigation Systems has ... more Sulfur Dioxide May Have Helped Maintain A Warm Early Mars 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Sulfur dioxide (SO2) may have played a key role in the climate and geochemistry of early Mars, geoscientists at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggest in the Dec. 21 issue of the journal Science. Their hypothesis may resolve longstanding questions about evidence that the climate of the Red Planet was once much warmer than it is today. The Science paper's a ... more Opportunity Maneuvers Around Steeper Slopes In Victoria Crater 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Opportunity is now in the process of driving to the third band of light-colored rocks that circumvent "Victoria Crater" beneath the rim. Scientists had initially planned to have the rover head directly downhill to a rock target nicknamed "Ronov," within the band known as "Lyell." They selected an alternate rock exposure, dubbed "Newell," when engineers determined that the original drive r ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2007It's Christmas Eve, and you're snuggled cozily in your den. A glowing fire gently crackles and pops in the fireplace, and your head starts to droop as you nod off. Just then, something cold and wet nudges your cheek. You open your eyes to stare directly into a large black nose. It's time to take the dog for his walk. Grumbling in vain, you put on your coat, snap the leash onto the wiggling ... more China, India building trust in first joint military exercises: official 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2007China said Thursday its first-ever joint military exercises with India that began this week were aimed at building trust between the neighbours, which still have rival claims to Himalayan territory. The nine-day military exercises in southwest China, which involve around 100 troops from each side, began on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing. "The ... more BMD Focus: South Korea's leisurely BMD 
Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 In contrast to Japan, South Korea still has no ballistic missile defense system of its own operational. However, the success of the Japanese test is likely to give long-term plans to develop BMD in South Korea a boost, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said Wednesday. The Seoul daily noted that South Korea was in far greater danger of ballistic missile bombardment from North Korea than Japan wa ... more Lockheed Martin Receives 849 Million Dollar Contract For Trident II D5 Missile 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2007The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract valued at $849 million for fiscal year 2008 production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. Work under the contract includes D5 production support, including reentry system hardware, and operations and maintenance to support the readiness and reliability of missile systems deploye ... more Analysis: Missile defense testing advances 
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 The Israel Defense Forces this week announced progress in testing a new Patriot missile launching system in southern Israel. "(The system's) updated design, developed by the Americans -- primarily with the help of lessons learned from the war in Iraq -- was installed and successfully tested with one of the Israeli Patriot missiles," the IDF said in a statement from the spokesman. ... more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 20, 2007California will sue the US government within weeks over its failure to give the green light to the state's tough new vehicle emissions standards, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday. The movie star turned Republican politician said in a strongly worded statement that the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of a request by California to be allowed to set its own standards was ... more Analysis: Militants threaten oil industry 
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007 Nigeria's leading militant group has called for its allies to band together to cripple the country's oil industry through attacks on oil installations. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta issued a statement to local reporters earlier this week saying all "genuine" militant groups in the West African country's oil-rich Niger Delta should wage full-blown attacks on oil i ... more Rice declines to rule out trip to NKorea 
Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2007US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined Thursday to rule out traveling to North Korea before President George W. Bush's term ends early in 2009, saying "nothing is inconceivable." In an exclusive interview with AFP, Rice said North Korea has "been cooperative" in disabling its plutonium program, but still had to issue a full declaration on its activities by December 31 and then start ... more Electric-Powered Dragster Sets New World Speed Record 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Altair Nanotechnologies has announced that Dennis "Kilowatt" Berube has set the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Super Pro class world speed record for electric dragsters driving an electric vehicle powered by Altairnano battery packs. Powered by Altairnano's lithium-titanate battery packs, Berube's electric dragster, named the Current Eliminator V, accelerated to a speed of 153.6 mph ... more AISI To Participate In Future Steel Vehicle, A New Global Steel Industry Research Initiative 
Detroit MI (SPX) Dec 21, 2007The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced that it will participate in the fifth steel industry global research initiative to mitigate automotive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project, Future Steel Vehicle, will develop steel auto body concepts that address alternative powertrains, such as advanced hybrid, electric and fuel cell systems. The goal of this research is to de ... more
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