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Surrey Wins Role On Canadian Satellite Program
Guildford UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in the UK has been awarded a contract from Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to deliver a satellite platform as part of the Sapphire space object surveillance program. MDA has been selected as the mission prime and will lead the Sapphire mission team that will include SSTL and COM DEV of Cambridge, Ontario, who will build the ... more Crew Arrives For Atlantis Launch 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 05, 2008The crew of space shuttle Atlantis flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for the launch of the STS-122 mission at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday. "We're very happy about the condition of Atlantis," mission commander Steve Frick said. Frick noted the work of NASA and contractor specialists throughout the agency's space flight centers for modifying a connector in the extern ... more Ukraine to offer Europe former Soviet anti-missile radars 
Kiev (AFP) Feb 1, 2008Ukraine is offering western Europe access to its radars, previously a part of the former Soviet missile defence system, the Ukrainian space agency said Friday. "We envisage offering their use to Europe which is trying to create its own security system," the agency's director Yury Alexeyev told Interfax news agency. "Maybe Europe will be interested. We are going to modernise them to keep ... more Progress Spacecraft Undocks From ISS To Become Temporary Free Floating Lab 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 05, 2008The Progress M-62 space cargo ship was undocked from the International Space Station on Monday and temporarily turned into a space lab, a Mission Control spokesman said. "The Progress M-62 was undocked from the ISS at 1:32 p.m. Moscow time [10.32 a.m. GMT], but will not be de-orbited at once," Valery Lyndin said. "It will be temporarily turned into a test lab before being buried at the 'sp ... more Can A Robot Draw A Map 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008On a dry lakebed in the Mojave desert, a small experimental rover named Zoe wanders back and forth between dusty clay sediments and black fields of basaltic lava, belched out during eruptions that formed the nearby cinder cone, Amboy Crater. Atop a small rise in the landscape, in the shade of a six-foot-square canopy, a quartet of researchers sit in folding chairs, portable computers on th ... more |
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Dunedin FL (SPX) Jan 31, 2008ISM International announced that it has completed its licensing agreement of GotchaGPS Surveillance Systems. GotchaGPS uses a constellation of satellites, and patented new GSM technology that allows an individual or business to locate and control any vehicle anytime via the Internet; or access reporting and alert functions by email, cell phone, or pager. With the ISM GotchaGPS technology, indivi ... more NYC Green Car Launches Luxury Car Service Using Hybrid-Only Camry And Lexus Vehicles 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 05, 2008NYC Green Car announces that is has launched it's service in New York City. Although some New York car services have hybrid vehicles in their fleet, NYC Green Car believes it is the first car service in the city committed to only using hybrid cars. The fleet consists of Toyota Camry and Lexus cars; the company does not use Toyota Prius vehicles, which it deems too small for corporate custo ... more TrackNet's TotalTrack Solution Utilizes Aeris Network To Increase Fleet Efficiency 
San Jose CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Aeris Communications announces that the company's coast-to-coast M2M network is supporting TrackNet's TotalTrack remote monitoring solution. TrackNet, a dynamic leader in GPS Fleet Management, provides remote monitoring services through its TotalTrack GPS Fleet Management System. Operating over Aeris's GSM and CDMA networks, TotalTrack provides key monitoring services in the HVAC, plumbing ... more Garmin Nuvifone Takes Personal Navigation And Communication To The Next Level 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 31, 2008Garmin International has announced its entrance into the mobile phone market with the nuvifone, an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touchscreen device that combines a premium phone, mobile web-browser, and cutting-edge personal navigator. The nuvifone is a work of art in features, design and functionality and is destined to transform how individuals connect, communicate and navigate their life. ... more Magellan And Primordial Deliver Breakthrough Off-Road Routing To Outdoor Enthusiasts 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Magellan has announced a partnership with Primordial which for the first time will give consumers off-road routing on a GPS device that considers natural and manmade obstacles. The GPS industry has historically delivered closed systems; Magellan is changing that paradigm by providing an open system and developer kit that is enabling companies like Primordial to develop unique and valuable naviga ... more |
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Guangzhou, China (AFP) Feb 4, 2008China's chief meteorologist admitted Monday the country was not prepared for the severe winter weather that has stranded millions of people struggling to get home for Lunar New Year. The blizzards and icy temperatures that have lasted nearly three weeks have left millions stuck at airports, train stations and bus depots across south, central and eastern China. "We didn't expect the snowy ... more Can We Use Science To Solve Global Warming 
Dallas TX (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Combating a warming world requires a portfolio of strategies, including exploring innovative new approaches to apply science and engineering, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis. The report warns that focusing solely on reducing carbon dioxide emissions is too inflexible and politically unrealistic. If combating potentially harmful global war ... more Water Management For A New Century 
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Climate change is making a central assumption of water management obsolete: Water-resource risk assessment and planning are currently based on the notion that factors such as precipitation and streamflow fluctuate within an unchanging envelope of variability. But anthropogenic change of Earth's climate is altering the means and extremes of these factors so that this paradigm of stationarit ... more Connection Between Health Of Wetlands And Humans In Focus 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 05, 2008Despite the vital role wetlands play in society, they remain among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. To emphasise the direct and positive effects of healthy wetlands for humans, the theme of this year's World Wetlands Day, held every year on 2 February, is 'Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People'. According to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the poor management of wetlands claims the ... more Humans Are Probable Cause Of Diminishing Water Flow In The West 
Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008The Rocky Mountains have warmed by 2 degrees Fahrenheit. The snowpack in the Sierras has dwindled by 20 percent and the temperatures there have heated up by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit. All could lead to dire consequences for the water supply in the Western United States, including California. Scientists have noted that water flow in the West has decreased for the last 20 to 30 years, but had never ... more
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