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Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2008In the last months before China's first spacewalk, facts about the mission are slowly trickling out. China has been coy about releasing precise information on the spacesuit to be used or the tethering system to be used for the spacewalker. Other details, such as the number of astronauts who will be exposed to vacuum in the orbital module, are also hard to find in official statements. ... more Titan's Smoggy Sand Grains 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 05, 2008Titan and Earth have much in common, but not when it comes to sand. On Earth, sand grains form by breaking things down, but on Titan, the opposite may be true - with much of the sand a product of building things up. That's one theory Cassini scientists are considering after studying Titan's massive sand dunes with the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer on the Cassini Saturn orbiter. ... more The eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008The eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this year on Tuesday, May 6th. The best time to look, no matter where you live, is during the hours immediately before sunrise. If you can, get away from city lights; you will see more meteors from the dark countryside. 2008 should be a good year for the eta Aquarid meteors. The Moon is new, which means no lunar glare, and Earth is expected to pass ... more SES ASTRA Starts New Orbital Position At 31.5 Degrees East 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008SES ASTRA has announced the start of a new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. The new position will allow SES ASTRA to operate satellite services at up to 40 new broadcasting frequencies (BSS) and strongly support the development of the Eastern European and Middle East markets. The satellite Sirius 2, which is part of the SES fleet and is renamed ASTRA 5A, has been moved from 5 degrees ... more ULA To Launch GRAIL 
Denver CO (SPX) May 05, 2008NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. The launch will be provided under terms of a launch service agreement procured previously by NASA for this vehicle. The liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in the third quarter of 2011. Part of ... more |
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Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) May 05, 2008Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it has been selected by Synterra to provide a 1,000-site SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by Russian Post. Gilat was chosen for the second phase of Russian Post's VSAT network following the successful deployment of an initial SkyEdge network which covers approximately 750 Russian Post sites. The additional sites will provide telephony ... more Canadian satellite to detect Earth hits 
Ottawa (UPI) May 2, 2008 Canadian researchers are working on a tiny satellite that will alert the world to the potential of asteroid strikes. "This is the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope," said Alan Hildebrand of the University of Calgary (Alberta), one of two principal scientists for the satellite. He told the Canwest News Service the Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite, set to be ... more GPS Treasure Hunts Turn Vacations Into High-Tech Adventures 
Asheville NC (SPX) May 05, 2008Destinations across the globe are urging travelers to use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for more than just navigation to and from the hotel. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Floridas Gulf Coast to Route 66, the tech-savvy sport known as geocaching allows destinations to unfold like a mystery novel, one clue at a time. Starting May 20, Ashevilles geocache hunt-The Ultimate AsheCache-will ... more Backpacker Wins National Magazine Award For General Excellence 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2008The American Society of Magazine Editors has named Backpacker the winner of its 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to 500,000 circulation category. The General Excellence award, which is given annually and decided by a rigorous judging process, is the highest honor in the magazine industry. According to ASME, the award celebrates "the effectiveness with ... more MTI Micro Debuts Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype For Handheld GPS Devices 
Albany NY (SPX) May 05, 2008MTI MicroFuel Cells has unveiled a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system devices at the 10th Annual International Small Fuel Cells Conference in Atlanta. MTI Micro will exhibit a micro fuel cell powered GPS prototype alongside its full range of functional prototypes for use in handheld electronic devices. MTI Micro's new Mobion powered GPS ... more |
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London (AFP) May 2, 2008China is building a major underground nuclear submarine base on the southern tip of Hainan Island, defence group Jane's said Friday. Jane's Intelligence Review, a respected defence periodical, said satellite images of the base from imagery provider DigitalGlobe were the first confirmation of its existence. Although Beijing is displaying no overt aggression, the base could mean an increase ... more Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract To Design Hybrid Optical/RF Communications Network 
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $46.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) project, an all-weather, high connectivity, jam resistant, high bandwidth network. "This program is extremely important for the warfighter. ORCA will develop and demonstrate a critical component needed to ensure all of our ... more Georgia denies Abkhaz, Russian claims over spy planes 
Sukhumi, Georgia (AFP) May 4, 2008The war of nerves between Georgia, Russia and the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia stepped up a notch Sunday, as Abkhaz officials claimed to have downed two unmanned Georgian spy planes. As Russia issued a statement accusing Georgia of escalating tension in the region, Tbilisi categorically denied it had lost any drones -- but vowed it would continue flying the unmanned aircraft over ... more BMD Watch: SASC agrees to fund BMD bases 
Washington (UPI) May 2, 2008 President Bush's hard-driving determination to build anti-ballistic missile bases in Central Europe cleared another hurdle Thursday when the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate approved funding for the coming Fiscal year 2009 to construct them. Bush wants to build a base in Poland with 10 Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors that could hit and destroy any nuclear-cap ... more United We Stand: When Cooperation Butts Heads With Competition 
Jerusalem (SPX) May 05, 2008Phrases such as "survival of the fittest" and "every man for himself" may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are similar instances of inter- and intra-group conflict across almost all known organisms. So what makes competition so prevalent for life and why does it sometimes seem to be preferred over cooperation? ... more
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