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New NASA Tool Allows Amateurs To Explore The Ionosphere From The Inside
Boulder CO (SPX) May 09, 2008Last week at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, NASA released a 4D live model of the Earth's ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the layer of ionized gas that encircles Earth at the edge of space itself. All that is required is an Internet connection and a free copy of Google Earth. NASA calls the ionosphere the "last wisp of Earth's atmosphere that astronauts ... more NASA Successfully Completes First Series Of Ares Engine Tests 
Stennis MS (SPX) May 09, 2008NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation Program. Ares I will launch the Orion spacecraft that will take astronauts to the International Space Station and then to the moon by 2020. The Ares V will carry cargo a ... more Record-Setting Laser May Aid Searches For Earthlike Planets 
Konstanz, Germany (SPX) May 09, 2008Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and high average power. The same NIST group also has shown that this type of laser, when used as a frequency comb-an ultraprecise technique for measuring different colors of light- ... more Orbcomm Signs Next Generation Satellite Constellation Contract For 18 New Spacecraft 
Fort Lee NJ (SPX) May 09, 2008Orbcomm Inc has signed a next generation satellite constellation contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to build 18 new Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites with an option to purchase up to 30 additional OG2 satellites to augment and upgrade Orbcomm's existing satellite constellation. As Prime Contractor, SNC has formed an experienced integrated space team with unique and establish ... more Testing Times For Robotic Explorers On Mars 
Moffett Field (SPX) May 09, 2008Moffett Field (SPX) May 09, 2008 Many space missions use robots to explore. The rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still travelling around Mars, taking pictures and digging in the dirt. But could a robot identify alien life? How would a machine know the difference, for instance, between a rock and bacteria? Hoping to answer this question, a group of scientists, led by Derek Pullan of the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 8, 2008 Students from New York and California will make a really long long-distance phone call next week to speak with an International Space Station's crew member. NASA said students and educators from a Richmond Hill, N.Y., community center and the Valley Christian Elementary School in Bellflower, Calif., will participate in the Monday event from 1 ... more NASA's WMAP Poses For ESA's Gaia 
Paris (SPX) May 09, 2008Sebastien Bouquillon, Ricky Smart and Alexandre Andrei have used the 2.2m telescope of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile, to take several photographs of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite in its orbit, which is about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Perhaps surprisingly, they did so as part of the preparations for ESA's Gaia mission, which sci ... more Bill Flynn Joins Americom Government Services to Lead Navy Programs 
McLean VA (SPX) May 09, 2008Bill Flynn, after more than 25 years of Navy experience, has joined Americom Government Services, Inc. as Director of Navy Programs in their offices in McLean, VA. Flynn comes to AGS from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command where he served as Director for the organization's Washington Operations Office. Prior to his assignment to SPAWAR, Flynn held leadership and pro ... more Cassini Imaging Lead Scientist To Provide Cosmic Perspective For Millions Around The Globe 
Boulder, CO (SPX) May 09, 2008When the worldwide film event known as Pangea Day launches this Saturday, May 10, Cassini imaging team leader and veteran imaging scientist, Carolyn Porco, will be present to provide an inspiring perspective on humanity's place in the cosmos. Pangea Day is a global event intended to bring the world together through film and will link six locations around the world for a live program of pow ... more Inhaling For Exploration As Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System 
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2008Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that make you sweat? Or maybe make your breathing a little more animated? For three weeks, 23 volunteers dedicated time to do just that - sweat and breathe - inside a test chamber so NASA scientists at Johnson Space Center in Houston could meas ... more |
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Haifa, Israel (SPX) May 08, 2008Elbit Systems has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tadiran Communications, received a $127 million contract to supply tactical communications radio equipment and systems from a European customer. The systems include high frequency (HF) and very high frequency (VHF) tactical radio equipment designed for use by ground forces for data transfer and voice communications. The pr ... more Medvedev takes control of Russian nuclear arsenal 
Moscow (AFP) May 7, 2008Newly inaugurated President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday formally assumed control of Russia's nuclear arsenal at a Kremlin meeting in which a military officer brought him a black nuclear briefcase. Medvedev, who was sworn in to succeed Vladimir Putin earlier, took command in the presence of Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov at a sombre meeting that contrasted with his glittering inauguratio ... more India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China 
Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) May 7, 2008India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said. It marked the third test of the Agni-III missile - India's longest-range ballistic missile - and was staged "to establish the repeatability of the missile's performance," defence ministr ... more Walker's World: The EU's euro power-grab 
Frankfurt, Germany (UPI) May 7, 2008 The Commission of the European Union is celebrating the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the euro with an ambitious new plan to direct the economic strategy of the world's largest trading bloc. In a report to mark the anniversary, Monetary and Economic Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia called Wednesday for the commission to extend its powers to include "adequate wage developments, fle ... more Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Program Moves Forward To Serve Warfighters 
Orlando FL (SPX) May 07, 2008Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). During the recent tests, the stealthy standoff cruise missile demonstrated its capabilities across a wide variety of targets - including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense ... more
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