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London (AFP) July 30, 2008David McGoran cradles his baby in his arms. As he looks down into its big, dark eyes, it turns its head towards him and blinks, looking contented as it curls a bony white finger around his hand. But the "baby" is not human. And it looks more like the evil Gollum from "The Lord Of The Rings" movies except in a hemp romper suit with cloth ears than a gurgly infant. Meet Heart Robot ... more Rockot To Launch European GOCE Satellite September 10 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 31, 2008The launch of a Russian Rockot carrier rocket bearing Europe's first GOCE satellite has been scheduled for September 10, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said on Wednesday. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer satellite will measure the Earth's gravitational field. The Rockot launch ... more Space Technology Offers Surprising Solution To Oil Spills 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jul 31, 2008The Space Foundation is pleased to announce Universal Remediation Inc. (UniRem) as a new Certified Space Technology. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for the space program, that have been adapted into products and ser ... more Thales Alenia Space Selects By e2v Sensore For Sentinel 3 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 31, 2008E2v, a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of specialised components and subsystems, has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to provide the high performance CCD image sensors to be used in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite. Sentinel-3 is part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative to deliver environmental and ... more At Dawn They Crave The Power Of The Blue Light 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Dawn continues its flight through the solar system with all systems functioning well. It is vitally important that the spacecraft is reliably staying on course and on schedule, gently and steadily thrusting with the bluish glow of its ion propulsion system; yet that doesn't lend itself to the sorts of spine-tingling, heart-pounding, hair-raising, planet-shattering logs for which Dawn is ... more |
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San Antonio TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network (CCTTN) has announced that ASUS, an international digital innovator whose technology was behind motherboards that powered one in three desktops sold last year, has selected CCTTN as its real-time traffic provider for the launch of its first portable navigation device. ASUS enters the navigation market this year with the recently launched R700(t) ... more Garmin Reports Record Second Quarter Revenues 
Cayman Islands (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Garmin has announced a record quarter ended June 28, 2008. The Executive overview from Dr. Min Kao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer includes the opening statement "Despite the challenging macro economic conditions, Garmin experienced another quarter of growth in 2008 and continues to demonstrate our solid leadership position in the industry. "Our strength in the automotive/mobile ... more Royal Mail Selects Intermec CN3 Mobile Computer To Improve Services 
Everett WA (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Intermec has announced that Royal Mail, the leading provider of mail and parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom, has awarded Intermec a contract to provide over 25,000 of its rugged, handheld CN3 mobile computers. The Intermec CN3 mobile computers have been chosen as part of Royal Mail's investment in new technology to modernize the business, improve efficiency and customer service ... more Direct Evidence Of Dark Energy In Supervoids And Superclusters 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jul 31, 2008A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) led by Dr. Istvan Szapudi has found direct evidence for the existence of "dark energy." Dark energy works against the tendency of gravity to pull galaxies together and so causes the universe's expansion to speed up. The nature of dark energy (what precisely it ... more The Glen Club Now Sports ProLink's ProStar GPS 
Chandler AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2008ProLink Solutions announces The Glen Club (Glenview, Ill.) is the latest property to feature the ProLink Solutions' ProStar GPS system used at many of the world's most famous golf courses. Upon opening in 2001, The Glen Club became the first course ever named to the "best new" lists of Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine and Sports Illustrated in the same year. Architect Tom Fazio transformed the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 American business executives visiting Beijing for the Olympics should not take their laptops or BlackBerrys and should "assume all electronic communications are monitored," according to a briefing prepared by a U.S. State Department advisory panel. The briefing also says that U.S. businesses and even visitors could be the target of violent Chinese nationalist protests and that traveling ... more NLOS-LS Team Completes First Phase Of PAM Testing 
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Jul 31, 2008NetFires has successfully launched another Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile (PAM) July 22. "The success of Control Test Vehicle-2, CTV-3 and CTV-4 allows us to conclude the first phase of controlled test flights," said Scott Speet, executive vice president of NetFires LLC and Raytheon's NLOS-LS program director. "NLOS-LS is now ready to begin the guided flight test ... more Javelin Joint Venture Contract For UAE And Oman 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 30, 2008The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $115 million U.S. government contract to produce the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit for the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Javelin is the world's first man-portable and employable fire-and-forget medium-range missile system. The compact, lightweight missile is ideally suited for one-soldier operations in all ... more British computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition 
London (AFP) July 30, 2008A British man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial. Gary McKinnon, 42, tried to prevent his transfer to the United States to be tried over what has been described as the "biggest military hack of all time" by taking his case to Britain's highest court, the House of Lords. But five judges ... more Raytheon Bids For USAF Command And Control Contract 
Falls Church VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Raytheon has partnered with Boeing to bid for the U.S. Air Force's Counterspace Command and Control Sustainment contract. The contract, with a potential value of $100 million during the next 10 years, outlines the need for a comprehensive command and control, or C2, capability supporting the Air Force's space superiority mission. The requirements include designing and developing a ... more
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