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The Space Station Who Needs It
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 09, 2008As the International Space Station nears its 10th anniversary on November 20, all the members of this unique research program seem to have overwhelmingly come out for it. The United States, which has been skeptical about it, has suddenly developed an interest, especially in how its crews are to be taken to the station after its Space Shuttle program winds up in 2010. Unfortunately ... more SSTL Completes Galileo In-Orbit Test Campaign 
Guildford, UK (SPX) Sep 10, 2008SSTL has completed an in-orbit test campaign analysing signals from the new GIOVE-B satellite for ESA. The results suggest that GIOVE-B is operating well and in turn validates technologies integral to the EU-funded Galileo Satellite Navigation project. "Having conducted several in-orbit test campaigns for GIOVE-A, ESA invited the SSTL team to support their GIOVE-B in-orbit test campaign. ... more Report Explores Use Of Earth Data To Support National Priorities 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 10, 2008The nation faces challenges in utilizing Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health, according to a NASA-sponsored report issued Monday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. The report examines the computer-based decision support tools that many government agencies use to make predictions and forecasts in areas such as agricultural productivity, air ... more NW China Sandstorm No Threat To Launch Of Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft 
Beijing (XNA) Sep 10, 2008The launch of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft, set to blast off between Sept. 25 and 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, will not be affected by a strong sandstorm in the area, a meteorological expert said. The sandstorm, which hit central and western Gansu Province from Sunday morning, had started to weaken and move southeast toward the provincial capital Lanzhou, the ... more Underneath Phoenix Lander 97 Sols After Touchdown 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008The Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this image on Sept. 1, 2008, at about 4 a.m. local solar time during the 97th Martian day, or sol, since landing. The view underneath the lander shows growth of the clumps adhering to leg strut (upper left) compared with what was present when a similar image was taken about three months earlier. The view in this Sol 97 image is south ... more |
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Olathe KS (SPX) Sep 10, 2008Garmin International has announced an agreement with Australian company Sensis whereby Garmin will be the turn-by-turn navigation provider for selected Telstra GPS-enabled mobile phones. Sensis, Australia's leading information resource, and a wholly owned Telstra subsidiary, will provide the point of interest information and other dynamic content for the navigation application, "Whereis ... more Tri-Global Technologies Unveils Mobile Utility Suite 
Athens GA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008Tri-Global Technologies has unveiled its new Tri-Global Mobile Utility Suite which integrates the company's popular UtiliMapper, BarcodeMapper and MobileStaker products into a single software package for use by mobile field personnel. "The Mobile Utility Suite facilitates the sharing of field data among the three applications and makes it easier for our clients to use all three software ... more Go To Eventful For Comprehensive Local Event Content 
San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008Eventful has announced partnerships with three leading mobile application providers that are developing location-based service offerings leveraging Eventful's microtargeted event data. Earthcomber, Loopt and uLocate are enhancing their existing suites of mobile applications by incorporating Eventful's data into their software to enable users to discover local event listings automatically ... more Mio Technology And Microsoft Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 In PNDs 
Redmond WA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008Microsoft has announced that Mio Technology expanded its support of the Windows Embedded offerings and will be shipping its next-generation PNDs on the Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 platform. "Our adoption of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 is a significant step in our ongoing mission to create superior customer experiences on PND to consumer devices," said Samuel Wang, president of Mio ... more Modern Wireless Technologies Based On Decades Of Work 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008Technologies used today by companies, such as Direct TV, Iridium Satellite, Bluetooth, and Globalstar, are based on satellite communications efforts started at Virginia Tech four decades ago in its Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Beginning with their first NASA-funded project in 1971 and continuing through the 1990s, ECE Professors Charles Bostian and ... more |
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White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 10, 2008The U.S. Navy conducted the second test of Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 extended range anti-air warfare missile Sept. 5. Using the newly developed SM-6 active seeker, the missile intercepted a BQM-74 aerial drone. The active seeker, employing the U.S. Navy's legacy command system, autonomously acquired and engaged the target. "The SM-6 integrates the legacy standard missile ... more Outside View: Russia-NATO split -- Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 9, 2008 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was not put off by the belligerent rhetoric used by officials of the former Soviet republic of Georgia who openly threatened to solve the country's territorial disputes by force. NATO countries and their allies in recent months have spared no effort or money to equip, support and train the Georgian army. We all know what happened next. ... more Clinton questions US freeze on Russian nuclear pact 
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2008US Senator Hillary Clinton questioned Tuesday Washington's decision to freeze a much vaunted US-Russian civilian nuclear pact, saying the move might not be in Washington's interest. US President George W. Bush decided on Monday to pull from congressional consideration the agreement in the latest effort by the administration to convey its displeasure with Russia over its military actions in ... more iRobot Awarded US Army Contract For Robotic Systems 
Bedford MA (SPX) Sep 10, 2008iRobot has announced it has been awarded a $200 million ceiling priced Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office in Warren, MI. Under the terms of the contract, the Army could order up to the full $200 million value in ... more 56 dead after mudslide sweeps through Chinese town: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2008At least 56 people were killed after an industrial mudslide swept through a small mining town in northern China, state media said late Tuesday, updating an earlier government toll of 34 dead. A market, homes and a three-storey building were buried under tonnes of sludge when the disaster hit Taoshi township, Shanxi province, on Monday, Xinhua news agency said, adding 35 people were also ... more
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