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Laser Fluorescence Could Find Life On Mars
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jun 25, 2008A team of scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom has developed a technique using ultraviolet light to identify organic matter in soils that they say could be used to document the existence of life on Mars. The researchers' proposed instrumentation could operate on any Mars lander or rover, they say, such as the current Phoenix mission or NASA's Mars Science Laboratory ... more Northrop Grumman Completes LCROSS Thermal Vacuum Testing 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Northrop Grumman has successfully completed one of the most critical spacecraft environmental tests on NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) two months ahead of schedule. LCROSS will be launched later this year on a mission to impact the moon in the search for water ice and water-bearing compounds in lunar craters. Thermal vacuum testing helps determine a ... more Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Satellite Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon. The mission's main objective is to confirm the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater near a lunar polar region. A major milestone, thermal vacuum testing ... more NASA Study Provides Next Step To Establishing Lunar Outpost 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 25, 2008NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. The three-day Lunar Capability Concept Review capped a nine-month study led by the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington that incorporated science and exploration objectives earlier ... more Kourou Spaceport Receives Fifth Ariane 5 For 2008 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 25, 2008The fifth Ariane 5 of 2008 has arrived in French Guiana as Arianespace keeps up its mission pace during the busiest year of commercial mission activity for this workhorse launch vehicle. Components of the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA were delivered to Pariacabo port near Kourou by the MN Toucan, which is one of two roll-on/roll-off vessels utilized by Arianespace to carry launch vehicle element ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Apartment Guide has announced an agreement with Mobile Accord to provide apartment listing content through participating wireless carriers. Subscribers to this service will be able to find apartments for rent by using mobile phones equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology. "Apartment Guide makes finding apartments easier through mobile GPS," said Arlene Mayfield ... more Intelleflex And Minds Deliver RFID-enabled Telematics Solution For Agriculture Market 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Intelleflex has announced a joint solution with Minds Inc. for the automated tracking of crop harvesting. The solution combines the best of GPS, RFID and wireless communications technologies to provide real-time visibility into field harvesting activities anywhere, anytime. Using this solution, growers and harvesters can track the exact location, timing and efficiency of each harvester, as ... more Large Fleet Best Practices Help Small Fleets 
South Portland ME (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Wright Express encourages small businesses to adopt the best practices of America's largest fleets to save on the cost of fueling vehicles. Dedicated fuel purchasing programs and emerging technology save on the total cost of fueling--which can quickly translate to bottom line savings with today's fuel prices. To save on fueling, costs fleets typically use a customized charge card program ... more Magellan Teams With ReSource Group Canada To Expand Presence In Canada 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Magellan has announced it has teamed with ReSource Group Canada, a sales and marketing firm, to strengthen and expand sales support to retailers and distributors across Canada. "Portable auto navigation continues to experience incredible growth and Magellan recognizes the need to expand our presence in Canada. We are committed to the growing Canadian market and have selected ReSource Group ... more Microsoft MSN Gas Price Finder Integrates Into Voyager Mobile IPTV 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 25, 2008USTelematics has announced that the Company's Voyager in-car Mobile Internet Protocol TV will be integrated with Microsoft's MSN Autos Gas Price Finder, enabling drivers of cars equipped with Voyager to find the best, closest fuel prices in real time. Adding a GPS upgrade module to Voyager, at an additional cost to consumers, will automatically activate the Gas Price Finder feature. ... more |
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North Ryde, Australia (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Jason-2, or the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), is a joint venture between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the French Space Agency (CNES) and the European Meteorology Satellite service (EUMETSAT). "There's plenty resting on this satellite in terms of where our ocean and climate science is going," says Dr David ... more Tartalo The Robot Is Knocking On Your Door 
Bizkaia, Spain (SPX) Jun 24, 2008A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway. We are accustomed to seeing robots programmed to carry out a concrete task such as the robotic arms well known in industry. What is surprising is to see a robot ... more Russian businessmen book spaceship rides: report 
Moscow (AFP) June 23, 2008A Russian businessman has paid 200,000 dollars to take his parents miles above Earth on a ride in a space ship, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. "When I told my mother we were going to fly in space, she asked me just one question: 'When?'," the man, Igor Kutsenko, was quoted as saying. He bought the tickets (worth 130,000 euros) to take his parents and a friend. "We booked a ... more Options For Space Tourists 
Moscow (RIA) Jun 24, 2008What we have here is a typically Russian paradox: although this country was the first to try out space tourism, it has failed to develop it further, letting other countries reap the fruits of this endeavor. Furthermore, the ways in which Roskosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency) has been trying to branch out into tourism has no benefits for our national space program. So far nine Russians have signed up for space flights ... ... more USAF Nominates 114 Officers For Astronaut Training 
Randolph AFB TX (AFNS) Jun 25, 2008The Air Force Astronaut Nomination Board has forwarded 114 nominations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for consideration in the pilot and mission specialist categories. The board was held May 13 to 15 and the medical screening panel was held May 20 to 22. More than 200 noninees were considered. Forty-eight names were forwarded in the astronaut pilot category ... more
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