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The M2-F1 - An Aircraft Without Wings
Edwards CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008The planned retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2010 will bring to a close an era that opened in the Antelope Valley nearly a half century ago. The vehicle which began that era - the M2-F1 - was an unlikely forefather to the shuttle. The world's first manned lifting body, the M2-F1 was made of wood, had an internal framework of steel tubes, looked like a bathtub sitting on a tricycle ... more Successful Launch For Third Inmarsat-4 Satellite 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Inmarsat (has confirmed the successful launch and acquisition of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite. The satellite was launched on a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:43pm BST on 18 August (4:43am 19th August, local time). Inmarsat's tracking station in Fucino, Italy was able to track the satellite while it was still coupled to the Breeze M launch vehicle. ... more NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications And Navigation 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2008NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years. NASA plans to establish science stations on the lunar surface beginning as early as 2013, followed ... more Key Advance Toward Micro-Spacecraft 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Fleets of inexpensive, pint-sized spacecraft are one giant leap closer to lift off. Researchers here at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society describe a new, razor thin temperature-regulating film that brings this sci-fi vision of "micro-spacecraft" weighing barely 50 pounds and 10-pound "nano-spacecraft" closer to reality. "We don't have the processes in space to ... more Ohio A Cornerstone Of Space Exploration 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2008The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by Guion "Guy" Bluford, a board member of the Coalition. Bluford was the first African American to fly in space and served as a mission specialist on four Space Shuttle flights. In recent editorials to newspapers in Ohio, Bluford ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 19, 2008Absolute Software has announced that its Computrace LoJack for Laptops Premium is now available at Future Shop's 133 retail outlets and online at futureshop.ca. "We're excited to introduce Computrace LoJack for Laptops to Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer," said Mark Grace, Vice President of Consumer Business for Absolute. "Having Future Shop as a retail partner will further ... more Columbus In Discussion With Mercedes 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Aug 19, 2008Columbus Geographic Systems (GIS) has announced that it has completed a successful round of meetings with German auto manufacture Mercedes Benz, at Mercedes offices in Stuttgart Germany, in response to Mercedes Benz's interest in the Ranger, Columbus' off-road navigation system. Negotiations between Columbus and Mercedes Benz will continue. This announcement follows the company's ... more Raytheon Eyes India's Global Navigation System For ISRO, AAI 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Aug 19, 2008A US defence major Raytheon would make a bid for a satellite-based navigation system for the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Raytheon along with its Indian partners would bid for the system wit h its Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System (GAGAN) project, company's vice president for Airspace Management and Homeland Security Andy Zogg ... more u-blox GPS Powers Peugeot 107 Navigator By AvMap 
Thalwil, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 19, 2008AvMap has announced that its Geosat 6 Drive Safe satellite navigation system, originally developed for the Peugeot 107 Sweet Years, is now available as a stand-alone navigator for the mass market. The Geosat 6 Drive Safe is a compact 133 x 83 x 21 mm navigator that offers users a dazzling array of features including a 4.8" touch screen - the largest 16:9 widescreen on the market ... more NASA And ATK To Launch Suborbital Hypersonic Experiments 
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Two NASA hypersonic experiment payloads are scheduled for launch no earlier than Aug. 21 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia atop a two-stage suborbital rocket developed by Alliant Techsystems, also known as ATK, of Salt Lake City. Scheduled between 5:10 and 6:10 a.m. on Aug. 21, this launch may be visible in the mid-Atlantic area. The backup launch days are August 22 through ... more |
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Warsaw (AFP) Aug 19, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Warsaw Tuesday, ahead of the formal signing of a deal on basing an American missile shield in Poland. A plane carrying Rice and other US officials landed in Warsaw shortly before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT), for a ceremony which comes after months of negotiations coloured by strident opposition from Russia. On Wednesday, Rice is due to meet with ... more Atlantic Eye: Lost lessons of the Cold War 
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 Once the West stood tall against the great Bear. NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact. More than 1 million U.S. and Soviet troops faced each other in a divided Germany. Then communism fell. The Bush administration has forgotten all the United States learned and knew since. The Bush doctrine has been marked by arrogance, condescension and using friends as pawns. The U.S. playbook harks back to the ... more Analysis: Russia-Georgia cyberwar doubted 
Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2008 The hacker networks that attacked Georgian Web sites earlier this month previously had targeted porn and gambling sites, likely as part of an extortion racket, and only launched their assault after fighting with Russia broke out, casting doubt on Tbilisi's claims it was orchestrated as part of Moscow's military offensive. The first attack started just after 2 p.m. GMT on Aug. 8 ... more Typhoon Nuri gathers strength near Philippines: forecaster 
Manila (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Typhoon Nuri picked up strength Tuesday as it barrelled across the Philippine Sea toward northern Luzon island, the state weather bureau said. Nuri gathered more speed at sustained winds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) an hour at noon time, with gusts of up to 160 kilometres an hour, it said. It was spotted east of Tuguegarao city in northern Luzon, and was on track to make landfall over ... more Saharan Dry, Dusty Air Lessened Intensity Of 2007 Hurricane Season 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2008A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. Factors known to influence the number and intensity of hurricanes in a season, including El Nino, sea surface temperatures, wind, and sea level pressure, led to NOAA ... more
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