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NASA Plans To Launch Up To Six Space Shuttles In 2008
Washington (RIA Novosti) Feb 06, 2008NASA plans to carry out up to six space shuttle launches in 2008, including a flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope, a space agency official has said. NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale said the agency is also making progress in developing the Orion spacecraft and Ares launch vehicles to replace the aging shuttle fleet and prepare for journeys to the moon and beyond. ... more Russia Launches Space Freighter To ISS 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 06, 2008Russia launched on Tuesday a Soyuz-U rocket carrying a cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a Mission Control spokesman said. The Progress M-63 space freighter will deliver 2.5 metric tons of cargo, including food, equipment and other supplies, for the ISS. Automatic docking with the orbital station has been set for 2:38pm ... more ESA Presents Mars In 3D 
Paris (ESA) Feb 5, 2008The European Space Agency on Tuesday unveiled images of Mars in three dimensions to help understand the Red Planet's unique topography. The Digital Terrain Model pictures have been built up thanks to a high-resolution stereoscopic camera aboard Mars Express, the ESA orbiter. Mars has extraordinary canyons and plains as well as the highest known mountain in the Solar System ... more Vandenberg Prepares For First Atlas V Launch 
Vandenberg AFB (SPX) Feb 06, 2008Vandenberg AFB opened its doors to members of the local and national media for their first encounter with an Atlas V rocket as it was being prepared Jan. 31 at Space Launch Complex-3. The Atlas V rocket will be the first of its kind to launch from the West Coast and is scheduled to lift-off Feb. 26. "Atlas V will provide our nation assured access to space," said Lt. Col. Heather Knight ... more The Giant Sponge Of Saturn 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 06, 2008One of Saturn's rings does housecleaning, soaking up material gushing from the fountains on Saturn's tiny ice moon Enceladus, according to new observations from the Cassini spacecraft. "Saturn's A-ring and Enceladus are separated by 100,000 kilometers (62,000 miles), yet there's a physical connection between the two," says Dr. William Farrell of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt ... more |
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Denver CO (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Magellan announced the market availability of AccuTerra outdoor map content from Intermap Technologies. Beginning in April, Magellan customers can download the most comprehensive recreational content, including clear markings for public and private property, for the new line of Magellan Triton GPS devices as well as its eXplorist line of handheld GPS devices. ... more GyPSii Hitches A Ride On BlackBerry 
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 05, 2008GyPSii is now available for use on BlackBerry smartphones. Already compatible with Symbian and Windows Mobile-powered handsets, the support for BlackBerry smartphones means that GyPSii now runs on all the leading mobile operating systems, opening up the GyPSii application to the mass market for mobile consumers. "The market for geo-location and social networking services on the mobile phon ... more City Of Paris Chooses 3M Library Systems For Conversion Of 42 Branches To RFID 
St. Paul MN (SPX) Feb 05, 2008The City of Paris has chosen 3M Library Systems to supply and install radio frequency identification (RFID) systems at 42 branches. The technology is intended to boost the efficiency of circulation and collection management, improve security and, at higher-traffic branches, provide customers with self-service check-out and return facilities and free up staff for other functions. 3M is a le ... more TravelsinTaste.com Takes Millions Of Diners On A Virtual Culinary Journey Of Discovery 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 05, 2008A new online luxury dining resource has been launched, TravelsinTaste.com, which takes visitors on a virtual culinary tour of America's finest restaurants. Unlike other dining websites, TravelsinTaste.com provides unbiased in-depth information that goes beyond standard meal analysis. The site unveils the most popular fine-dining destinations across America's most popular and stylish cities ... more WeatherBug And Club Managers Association Of America Introduce New Club Safety Solutions 
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 05, 2008WeatherBug, operator of the world's largest proprietary weather network, and the Club Managers Association of America, announced today WeatherBug Club Safety, a comprehensive suite of solutions to help club managers and supervisors respond to and handle weather-related risks, enhance member safety and experience, and improve operations. "The WeatherBug Club Safety solutions integrat ... more |
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Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 06, 2008The governments of France and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of Lockheed Martin's precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to France. The agreement authorizes the sale of multiple warhead variants of the modular Hellfire II, with options, for the French Army's Helicoptere d'Appui Destruction (HAD) Tiger attack helicopter fleet. Contrac ... more Raytheon Completes Second Engine Test Of Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range 
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2008The Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range missile moved one step closer to powered flight testing when Raytheon Company successfully conducted a second ground test of the JSOW-ER engine at the facility of Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies company, late last year. The Raytheon- and Hamilton Sundstrand-funded test evaluated a flush inlet, engine and exhaust design. This test keeps th ... more BAE To Radar USAF Warning Receivers For C-130J Transports 
Greenlawn NY (SPX) Feb 06, 2008BAE Systems has been awarded a $28.1 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide radar warning receiver systems for new-production C-130J transport aircraft. BAE Systems' AN/ALR-56M radar warning receiver detects a broad range of incoming radar signals and identifies and characterizes their origin as friend or foe, alerting the pilot when it detects threats to the aircraft. Under the contra ... more Iran Iran Tests Sounding Rocket And Unveils First Homemade Satellite 
Tehran (RIA Novosti) Feb 05, 2008Iran successfully launched on Monday a sounding rocket as a preliminary step toward sending its first homemade research satellite into orbit, national media said. Iran's state television earlier reported that Iranian scientists had built the Omid (Hope) research satellite under a project that took 10 years to complete. The satellite was unveiled on Monday during an official ceremony and may be l ... more Satellite Data To Deliver State-Of-The-Art Air Quality Information 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 06, 2008The European Environment Agency has finalised an agreement with an ESA-led consortium to provide unparalleled information on air pollution, which contributes to the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands of Europeans annually. Under the agreement, the European Environment Agency (EEA) will use a service, which combines and processes satellite data with surface measurements from 29 Europ ... more
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