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e2v To Supply 16-Megapixel CCD Sensors For VLT In Chile
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 05, 2008e2v has accepted a new contract from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to provide CCD image sensors for the Very Large Telescope operated in Chile. e2v will supply ESO, the largest astronomical institute in Europe, with a set of CCD231-84 sensors over a two year period. The image sensors will be used on a new Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE); this is a second-generation ... more Spirit Still Biding Time 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2008Spirit continues to ride out the Martian winter by doing minimal activities to conserve power. The rover completes very light science observations every three to four Martian days, known as sols, and relays data to NASA's Odyssey orbiter to be transmitted to Earth every four sols. Otherwise, Spirit mostly sleeps. This pattern is not likely to change until sunlight on the rover's solar ... more Spiky Probe On Phoenix Raises Vapor Quandary 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 05, 2008A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly and perplexingly dry. "If you have water vapor in the air, every surface exposed to that air will have water molecules adhere to it that are somewhat mobile, even at temperatures well below freezing ... more Opportunity To Exit Victoria Crater 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2008Like a backpacker hiking up a steep grade, Opportunity has been trying to gain elevation using a "switchback" approach inside "Victoria Crater." The rover's goal was to zigzag back and forth across a steep slope toward an outcrop nicknamed "Nevada," where scientists had hoped to do scientific analysis and collect high-resolution, panoramic images of the cliff face known as "Cape Verde." ... more Aurora Signs Contract To Build Minotaur IV Composite Structures 
Manassas VA (SPX) Sep 05, 2008Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Orbital to build Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Recognizing that Orbital's strategy was to develop the Minotaur IV Launch Vehicle at an affordable cost, Aurora plans to build the composite parts in its low-cost manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, where the company can provide a combination of lean ... more |
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Anaheim CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2008L-3 Interstate Electronics has announced its latest miniaturized GPS receiver. The TruTrak Evolution receiver is a single board L1/L2 24-channel secure GPS receiver that electronically pinpoints exact locations for navigation and tracking purposes. The receiver's advanced technology increases the performance and accuracy of precision guided projectiles, munitions and land attack missiles ... more MiTAC Extends Relationship With Tele Atlas 
'S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Tele Atlas and MiTAC International have announced that MiTAC navigation solution subsidiaries Mio and Navman have extended their agreements to use Tele Atlas digital maps and content for each brand's complete range of personal navigation devices and products. The agreement covers a three year period and marks an extension of the companies' current partnerships, which began in 2005. ... more NAPA Dealers Add GPS Tracking Key To Automotive Product Line 
Cary IL (SPX) Sep 04, 2008LandAirSea Systems has announced that they have begun distributing the increasingly popular GPS Tracking Key to NAPA automotive dealers across the country. NAPA has been a long time supplier of replacement parts, accessories and service items to the automotive repair industry and they are confident that the Tracking Key will be a profitable addition to their inventory. ... more Caltrans Names NAVTEQ In US DoT's SAFE TRIP-21 Contract Team 
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 04, 2008NAVTEQ has been selected by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to support deployment of the "Connected Traveler" program as part of Caltrans' award of the SAFE TRIP-21 contract by the US DOT. California's program, which will enable SAFE TRIP-21, is termed the "Connected Traveler". Caltrans was recently awarded $2.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ... more Avago Tech Ships Industry's First High Gain GPS Low Noise Amplifier 
San Jose CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Avago Technologies has announced the availability of its next-generation high-gain GPS low noise amplifier (LNA) with integrated filter. The company is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. Under typical operating conditions of 2.7 V and 6 mA, Avago's highly integrated ALM-1612 LNA/filter module delivers exceptional ... more |
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London (UPI) Sep 4, 2008 The U.S.-built Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors planned for Poland might be directed against "rogue states" such as North Korea and Iran, but no one pretends that the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptors that can shoot down short-range or intermediate-range ballistic missiles or the stationing of American troops in Poland are directed at any country other than Russia. ... more Russia to deploy weapons near Poland: lawmaker 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Russia will deploy high-precision weapons near Poland, following a US missile defence deal signed in Warsaw last month to host an anti-missile shield on Polish soil, a senior Russian lawmaker said Thursday. "We have new weapons types" that will be "installed near regions in Poland" where Washington plans to base 10 interceptor missiles, said Viktor Zavarzin, head of the defence committee ... more Diehl Signs Contract With SENER For IRIS-T Surface-to-Air Missile 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 05, 2008SENER and Diehl BGT Defence (DBD) have signed an agreement in IRIS-T SL (Extended Range Surface Launched) programme framework, making SENER a subcontractor for the design of the IRIS-T Surface-to-Air missile's control system. This version of the missile, called IRIS-T SL, will be integrated as a complementary weapon to the Patriot PAC-3 in the multinational MEADS antiaircraft defence ... more US inches towards India nuclear deal: diplomat 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 4, 2008The United States inched towards a deal Thursday in its efforts to persuade nuclear supplier nations to lift a 34-year-old embargo on trade with India, a diplomat at negotiations said. "One of the representatives said that a deal was 'within reach'," the diplomat told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity at the closed-door meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). The diplomat ... more Deadly Hanna churns over Bahamas, heads to US 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Sept 4, 2008Tropical Storm Hanna closed in on the southeastern US Thursday after hammering Haiti and was expected to surge into a hurricane, even as explosive Hurricane Ike gathered force in the Atlantic. Hanna "has been an erratic storm. It's already done a lot of flooding (and) we are expecting it to strengthen slightly" before Friday, when it is due to pound the US states of North or South Carolina ... more
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