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Space X Falcon 9 Facing More Delays As Shuttle Replacement Looms
Cape Canaveral, FL (UPI) Mar 04, 2008The first launch in the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Service has been postponed until June 2009. SpaceX announced the delay of the Falcon 9 launch Friday, saying it was putting off the launch for nine months, Florida Today reported. Roger Gilbertson, a spokesman for the company, said the postponement was at SpaceX's request. But he said there are no technical glitches ... more Satellite And WiMax Spectrum Sharing Not Compatible Report Finds 
Punta Gorda, FL (SPX) Mar 05, 2008The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has released the formal findings of a field test on the compatibility of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and WiMAX services sharing the C-band spectrum. The test, conducted in the latter quarter of 2007, conclusively demonstrated that WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the C-band ... more Plant Growth Experiment Starts In Columbus 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 05, 2008ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts has activated the first experiment inside the European Columbus laboratory. The WAICO experiment, which investigates the effect of gravity on plant root growth, has started inside the module's Biolab facility. WAICO, short for Waving and Coiling of Arabidopsis Roots at Different g-levels, looks at the growth of two types of Arabidopsis seed. In all, two differ ... more Ariane 5 Star One C2 Satellite Launch Campaign Underway 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Thales Alenia Space's Star One C2 telecommunications platform is undergoing processing in the Spaceport's clean room facilities, where it completed the fit-check process this week with an adapter unit that serves as the satellite/launch vehicle interface. To be used by Brazil's Star One telecommunications operator, Star One C2 carries a payload of 28 C-band transponders, 16 Ku-band transponders, ... more The Last Confessions Of A Dying Star 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of previously unseen structures. The object, called NGC 2371, is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. The remnant star visible at the center of NGC 2371 is the super-hot core of the former red giant, now stripped of its outer layers. Its surface temperature is a ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008locr and Skyhook Wireless have announced a partnership to bring Wi-Fi positioning to locr's geo-tagging community. This ground-breaking partnership will bring location awareness for photos to millions of Wi-Fi handsets and also improve the accuracy and availability of location information for a significant number of existing locr users. "Geo-tagging, or marking photos with precise location ... more Gearworks Launches etrace 6.0 - Mobile Workforce Management Software 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Gearworks has announced the release of etrace 6.0, a new version of its powerful wireless and Web-based mobile workforce management solution that enables enterprises to supervise and optimize their personnel and activities in the field as easily as they do in the office. etrace is available from Sprint with several devices that operate on the Nationwide Sprint Network and Nextel National Network ... more Columbus Brings New Personal Navigation Solution To Outdoor Tourism 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Columbus Geographic Systems (GIS) has announced the launch of a new personal navigation solution aimed at the active outdoor and off-road enthusiast. This new feature, incorporated into its popular Ranger navigation unit, lets outdoor travelers select points of interest on their personal navigation device (PND), and then guides them to that location. Ranger is Columbus' cutting-edge navigation ... more ILS To Launch Two SIRIUS Radio Satellite On Proton Breeze M 
McLean VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008International Launch Services has announced a contract for the launch of two SIRIUS Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton Breeze M vehicle. SIRIUS expects to launch SIRIUS FM-6 under the contract. SIRIUS FM-6 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral and is anticipated to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. SIRIUS has not announced plans to utilize the second launc ... more JPL Helps Shoot For The Moon, Stars, Planets And More 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008A giant telescope, galaxy maps, and laser beacons on Mars are only a few of the ideas that teams selected by NASA will study for the next generation of astronomy and astrophysics missions. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will help usher in this new era by playing an active role in 15 of the 19 science teams chosen to look at new concepts for future missions. The 15 team ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) March 4, 2008Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday said the island had beefed up defence spending against rival China's threat, while the mainland announced a nearly 18 percent funding increase for its military. "In order to strengthen our self-defence capabilities and facilitate the modernisation of weapons and military equipment, the government has budgeted 349.5 billion Taiwan dollars ... more Israel has power to defend against Iran: Olmert 
Jerusalem (AFP) March 4, 2008Israel has the necessary might and power to defend itself against any threat from arch-foe Iran, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday. "Israel certainly considers itself menaced by Iran," he said. "Israel possesses the might and the power to defend itself against any threat." He spoke after the Islamic republic was slapped with a third round of sanctions by the UN Security Council ... more Northrop Grumman Wins 239 Million USD USAF Weather Agency Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment II contract to increase effectiveness, reliability, and performance, while reducing total cost of ownership for a variety of classified and unclassified Air Force weather systems. The $239 million cost-plus-award-fee contract includes a one-year base and four option ... more US needs nuclear weapons for rest of century: general 
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2008The commander of US strategic forces said Tuesday the United States will need nuclear weapons as a deterrent for the rest of the 21st century and should move now to field more modern weapons. Air Force General Kevin Chilton said new, more reliable nuclear weapons would enable the United States to reduce the large inventory of non-deployed weapons it keeps as a hedge. "As we look to the future ... more Warming Climate May Cause Arctic Tundra To Burn 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings, published this week in the online journal, PLoS ONE, are important given the potential for tundra fires to release organic carbon - which could add significantly to the amount of greenhouse gases already blamed for global ... more
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