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Soyuz Carrier Rocket Set To Blast Off With New Progress Space Truck To Space Station
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 14, 2008A Soyuz-U carrier rocket is due to blast off from Baikonur space center Thursday to deliver a Progress M-64 spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), a Mission Control spokesman said on Tuesday. The Russian carrier rocket is due to be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan at 0:23 a.m. Moscow time on May 15 (20:23 GMT May 14) and the Progress is scheduled to dock with the ISS on ... more Cassini Radar Peers Through Haze Of Saturn Moon Titan 
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2008Cassini completed a successful flyby of Titan on May 12, at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), for the first of two Titan northern hemisphere flybys that will wrap up the original four-year mission. On this flyby, Cassini's radar instrument mapped the bright region of Xanadu, which was only partly imaged previously. This overlap in coverage may yield stereo views of the ... more Caltech Helps Open The Universe In Worldwide Telescope 
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2008Panoramic images of the sky obtained at Palomar Observatory and by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), plus pointed observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope, form a significant part of the "World Wide Telescope", a new product released today by Microsoft aimed at bringing exploration of the Universe and its many wonders to the general public. WorldWide Telescope is a rich ... more Space Set To Go Mainstream 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2008It is now more than 50 years since the dawn of the space age, and even today much of space activity remains the monopoly of governments and their sensitive defense establishments. Space exploration budgets are closely tied to defense and intelligence pursuits, and their budgets are all linked in some way, shape or form. Indeed, it is correct to say that space activity is a niche human ... more Raytheon Reaches Key Milestone On NASA Glory Space Program 
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 14, 2008Raytheon has completed manufacture and testing of the optics detector module for the aerosol polarimetry sensor. The sensor will ride on the NASA Glory satellite to help agency and other federal officials better understand the impact of aerosols on global warming and climate change. The central component of the sensor, the module contains 161 optical elements, including six telescopes ... more |
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Westwood MA (SPX) May 14, 2008LoJack's leadership in stolen vehicle recovery, based on its proven Radio Frequency technology and truly unique relationship with law enforcement, was illustrated by three recent recovery stories. Two motorcycles and one car were each stolen on four different occasions within the last year. Thanks to LoJack's Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, the vehicles were recovered in a timely manner with ... more Astrata Group Awarded Major Telematics Contract For Customs Vehicle Monitoring 
Costa Mesa CA (SPX) May 14, 2008The Astrata Group has announced that Geneva-based Cotecna has been awarded a major contract to produce a transit monitoring system for the Government of Senegal's customs operations. The contract, the first for Astrata in the West African country, is to provide Remotely Deployed Units (RDUs) and fixed tracking units as part of Cotecna's Transit Monitoring and Traceability solution, which is ... more Spirent Federal Announces High Dynamic GPS/Galileo/GLONASS Simulation System 
Yorba Linda CA (SPX) May 14, 2008Spirent Federal Systems announces the Spirent GSS8000 simulation system, designed for use in the most demanding applications. Over 20 years of development experience has culminated in a system capable of simulating high dynamics with unsurpassed accuracy. The Spirent GSS8000 supports up to 20,000g acceleration, up to 120,000m/s velocity and 250Hz (4ms) processing rates, with ... more Telmap Goes Beyond GPS Navigation With Release Of Navigator 4.5 
Orlando FL (SPX) May 14, 2008Telmap has unveiled Telmap Navigator 4.5, introducing a whole new level of personal mobility into mobile navigation. Telmap Navigator for the first time introduces features and functions that allow the user to experience beyond GPS navigation. These features include the use of cell data location when GPS is not available, better mapping functions, integration of public transport data ... more Zonar Systems Produces Applications That Improve Student Transport 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 14, 2008Based on its recent analysis of how telematics can be used to improve the safety and efficiency of school bus transportation, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Zonar Systems with the 2008 Product Innovation of the Year Award. The Award cites Zonar's strong technical and practical leadership by reducing operating costs and maintaining the best performance in the pupil transportation industry. ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) May 13, 2008Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region. The Boeing-built satellite transitioned to operations on April 16, following extensive satellite and ground system tests conducted by the government with support from Boeing engineers. "The successful launch, checkout and handover of WGS-1 went sm ... more New Water Reclamation System Headed For Duty On Space Station 
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2008International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory. The latest addition to the station's life support system departs today from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for final flight preparations. The new ... more Phoenix Landing Area Viewed By Mars Color Imager 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 13, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled to land on the Martian northern plains near 68 degrees north latitude, 127 degrees west longitude on May 25, 2008. In preparation for the landing, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been monitoring weather in the region around the landing site. On April 20, 2008, the orbiter's Mars Color Imager camera captured this view of a large region of northern Ma ... more Canada blocks sale of top space company to US firm: minister 
Ottawa (AFP) May 9, 2008Canada's industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. Industry Minister Jim Prentice first announced last month that he would block the proposed sale of MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to US firm Alliant Techsystems (ATK), amid fears the future of Canada's ... more US warns China of 'technological isolation' 
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008The United States warned China Thursday that it risked "technological isolation" for developing unique technical standards of its own that also are shutting out foreign competition. Despite widely accepted international standards, China developed standards mandated by government regulations amid a lack of transparency and due process, said Under Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla. ... more
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