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The Iron Snows Of Mercury Make For A Heavy Burden
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 15, 2008New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury's mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University. In a paper ... more Spaceops 2008 Looks To Build The Next Generation Of Space Infrastructure 
Paris, France (ESA) May 15, 2008SpaceOps 2008 launched on schedule Monday, with senior managers emphasising increased standardisation and the ongoing growth in global cooperation in space. This year's event, themed on "Protecting the Earth, Exploring the Universe," got underway in Heidelberg, Germany, on 12 May with over 400 experts from the world's space agencies, industry, government and academia in attendance. Opening ... more Phoenix Ready For Northern Mars Polar Landing 
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet May 25. Phoenix will enter the top of the Martian atmosphere at almost 13,000 mph. In seven minutes, the spacecraft must complete a challenging sequence of events to slow to about ... more Science Channel To Broadcast Red Planet Landing Live May 25 
Silver Spring MD (SPX) May 15, 2008Science Channel will broadcast live coverage of mankind's next major step in Mars exploration with MARS LIVE: THE PHOENIX LANDS premiering Sunday, May 25, 2008, from 7-9 PM (ET) and 4-6 PM (PT). Originating LIVE from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. and the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, the program will give viewers a first look at photos sent back from ... more Mongolia Uses Gilat Network For Nationwide Telephony And Data Connectivity 
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) May 14, 2008Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it will provide Incomnet with a Gilat SkyEdge broadband satellite communications network to serve end users throughout Mongolia. Incomnet is one of Mongolia's largest telecommunications service providers. Incomnet will use the new VSAT network to provide toll-quality telephony to rural citizens, meeting its Universal Service Obligations. The network ... more |
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Englewood CO (SPX) May 15, 2008Leica Geosystems continues to add steering platforms to the new No Drift mojoRTK. Now, they've extended their plug-and play-system to steer older CCD steering systems in addition to the newer CAN-based tractors via the John Deere GreenStar system. The mojoRTK, which installs in the radio or DIN slot of the tractor cab, can now provide RTK-guidance to CCD (Chrysler Collision Detection) ... more Spirent Communications and CTTL Partner Up On Assisted GPS Testing For China 
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2008Spirent Communications has announced that it signed a cooperation agreement with Beijing based, China Telecommunications Technology Labs (CTTL). As a part of this agreement, CTTL, China's leading wireless test laboratory and Spirent, the worldwide leader in Assisted GPS (A-GPS) testing will provide the China market with access to the best test tools, support and expertise to enable success ... more Networks In Motion Issued Patent For Social Networking GPS Apps 
Aliso Viejo CA (SPX) May 15, 2008Networks In Motion (NIM) has announced that it was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,333,820, titled "Position Determination System," which protects its intellectual property involving social networking applications such as requesting and/or pushing a user's location via a GPS-enabled mobile device through a wireless network. NIM's patent features a method of providing real-time position information ... more Hi-G-Tek Partners With Emco Wheaton To Supply RFID Solutions For Fuel Industry 
Rockville MD (SPX) May 15, 2008Hi-G-Tek has announced a strategic partnership with Emco Wheaton. This partnership is designed to supply a range of wireless RFID sealed delivery solutions for liquid petroleum and fuel-oil road tankers. Product security, in terms of both quality and control, has become increasingly important as energy prices rise. As such, Emco Wheaton has launched a wireless Sealed Cargo System (SCS) ... more Garmin Electronics Aboard Mainship Trawlers 
Olathe KS (SPX) May 15, 2008Garmin International has announced that it has signed an agreement making it the exclusive OEM marine electronics provider for Mainship Trawlers for its 2009 Models. "We're excited to be associated with Mainship Trawlers and their reputation for reliability, value, and design -- the same qualities that our customers have come to expect from Garmin," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of ... more |
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San Francisco (AFP) May 13, 2008Amateur astronomers Tuesday got Internet access to imagery from the best telescopes on earth and in space with a new service launched by Microsoft. The US software giant's new Worldwide Telescope merges cosmic images from some of the world's most advanced telescopes into an online version of the universe available for anyone to explore. "Users can see the X-r ... more Hughes Communications Announces Proposed Public Offering 
Germantown MD (SPX) May 14, 2008Hughes Communicationshas announced that it and certain members of senior management are offering shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The offering will consist of an aggregate of 2,239,600 shares, of which approximately 2,000,000 shares are being offered by Hughes and approximately 239,600 shares are expected to be offered by certain selling stockholders, including ... more Raytheon Proves Advanced Anti-Submarine Capability With Flight Test 
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) May 15, 2008Raytheon has entered the U.S. Navy's High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapons Concept (HAAWC) competition, successfully demonstrating a new weapon system -- the Fish Hawk -- March 21 at the Eglin flight demonstration range in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fish Hawk is a kit that attaches to Raytheon's MK54 lightweight torpedo and enables submarine-hunting aircraft like the P-8 Multi Mission ... more Eurocontrol Addressing Integration Of UAS Into European Airspace 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 15, 2008The EUROCONTROL Agency has initiated a major programme of work intended to ensure the safe and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the pan-European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Network. Despite the increasing sophistication of UAS, safety concerns mean that at present they are normally segregated from other airspace users. This inhibits their employment in a wide ... more Walker's World: Building with BRICs 
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2008 The concept of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. They convene with an agenda that includes the issue of biofuels, food ... more
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