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Putin Eyes The Far East As Optimal Site For New Space Center
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 15, 2008The Amur Region, in Russia's Far East, is the most favorable location for the construction of a new space center, the Russian president said on Thursday. Last November President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to construct a new space center, to be named Vostochny, in the Amur Region. Putin told his last annual news conference as Russian president that, "I do not consider the plans for the ... more India's Moon Mission Likely To Be Put Off To June 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 15, 2008Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, scheduled to be launched in April, is likely to be postponed to June, an Indian Space Research Organisation official said on Tuesday. The much-awaited mission was originally scheduled to be held on April nine or April 23 from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. "Now, it looks doubtful in April. We are working on a (different) PSLV mission ... more Astronauts complete successful spacewalk 
Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2008Two spacewalking astronauts, including a German who fell ill at the start of the shuttle Atlantis mission, successfully replaced a nitrogen tank on the orbiting International Space Station on Wednesday, NASA said. After spending the night in a decompression chamber on the ISS, the two astronauts, American Rex Walheim and his German colleague Hans Schlegel, walked out into space at 1427 GMT ... more Vietnam's First Satellite Ready For Launch 
Hanoi, Vietnam (XNA) Feb 15, 2008Vietnam's first satellite, slated for being launched in French Guyana in South America, is scheduled to go into orbit on April 10, a week later than planned, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Thursday. The telecommunications satellite named Vinasat, built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin for over 200 million U.S. dollars for almost two years, has 20 transceivers, capable of serving 200 ... more Thomson of France in red for 2007, cautious on outlook 
Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2008French specialist technology group Thomson said Thursday it slipped into the red in 2007 as the company restructured to focus on digital media after selling off its traditional electronics business. Thomson said it had a net loss of 23 million euros (33.6 million dollars) last year compared with a profit of 55 million euros in 2006 as sales fell 2.6 percent to 5.63 billion euros. ... more |
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Cedar Rapids IA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Rockwell Collins to provide more than 3,000 ParaNav units, a helmet-mounted navigation system for parachutists. ParaNav is a personal, GPS-based, flight management system with an integrated head-up display. It provides parachutists with accurate navigation capabilities and enhanced situational awareness, allowing them to fly to their designated landing ... more Graybar Delivery Advantage Program To Help Customers Better Manage Incoming Material 
St. Louis LO (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Graybar has launched Graybar Delivery Advantage, a mobile resource management system that tracks and documents deliveries made by Graybar drivers. Developed with customer input, this real-time solution helps customers better manage their incoming materials, saving them time and money. The Graybar Delivery Advantage provides valuable details on incoming deliveries made by Graybar drivers ... more GPS For The Prostate: System Keeps Radiation Therapy On Target 
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008A system for tracking the movement of the prostate during radiation therapy has gone into service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Featuring tiny GPS-type positioning transponders implanted inside the prostate, the technology tracks any movement of the prostate in real time and alerts technicians if the organ moves beyond pre-determined parameters so they can adjust the external beam of ... more modu And Tele Atlas Join Forces To Combine Mobile Connectivity And Personal Nav Content 
Kfar Sava, Israel (SPX) Feb 15, 2008modu and Tele Atlas have forged an alliance to support the development of modu-enhanced GPS products, adding mobile voice and data capabilities to personal navigation devices. The announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain. modu has develop the world's first modular mobile phone, supported by a variety of ecosystem partners. At the heart of the ... more GPS spreading from cars to mobile phones 
Barcelona, Spain (AFP) Feb 14, 2008After replacing paper maps for millions of drivers, GPS technology is now being put into mobile phones and was one of the most-hyped developments at this week's Mobile World Congress. The biggest handset manufacturers and GPS specialists have begun building handsets with personal navigation software, planning routes and guiding pedestrians with detailed digital ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2008China on Thursday told the United States to drop its "Cold War" attitude and stop accusing Beijing of espionage, after US authorities arrested four people on charges of spying for the Chinese. "The so-called accusation against China on the issue of espionage is totally groundless," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said when asked to comment on Monday's arrests. "We urge the United ... more First Map Of Threats To Marine Ecosystems Shows All The World's Oceans Are Affected 
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Feb 15, 2008As vast and far-reaching as the world's oceans are, every square kilometer is affected by human activities, according to a study in the journal Science by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and others. The international team of scientists integrated global data from 17 aspects of global change - from overfishing to global warming - that threaten 20 different ... more Pacific Northwest Hypoxic Events Unprecedented 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 15, 2008A review of all available ocean data records concludes that the low-oxygen events which have plagued the Pacific Northwest coast since 2002 are unprecedented in the five decades prior to that, and may well be linked to the stronger, persistent winds that are expected to occur with global warming. In a new study to be published Friday in the journal Science, researchers from Oregon State ... more Mozambicans safe from floods for now: authorities 
Maputo (AFP) Feb 14, 2008Authorities in flood-hit Mozambique ruled out Thursday further immediate evacuations despite fears that tens of thousands of people along the Zambezi river are at risk from the opening of a giant dam. "We believe we have evacuated everyone from the risk zones," said Colonel Leonardo Dimas, head of the civil protection forces charged with coordinating the search and rescue mission. ... more World's Largest Marine Protected Area Created In Pacific Ocean 
Arlington VA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area - a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area conserves one of the Earth's last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystem ... more
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