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Short Flight For Shenzhou 7
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2008More details of the Shenzhou 7 space mission have now emerged from Chinese media sources. Reports carried by China Daily and China.org.cn have identified the crew as Zhai Zhigang, who is tipped to become China's first spacewalker, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng. The names of all these men have circulated in rumours in recent weeks. There has been no release of the identities of the back-up ... more SkyPort Facility Provides First-Responder Support In Ike Recovery 
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 16, 2008SkyPort Global Communication's Network Operations Center in Houston performed flawlessly when tested by the full force of Hurricane Ike, enabling SkyPort to provide round-the-clock support to the National Guard and other first responders following the devastation. The hurricane passed directly over SkyPort's Network Operations Center (NOC) and Teleport at the Ellington Joint Reserve Base ... more Actel Launches Flash-Based FPGAs Into Space 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Continuing to deliver innovative silicon solutions that meet the needs of aerospace designers, Actel has introduced the industry's first radiation-tolerant, flash-based FPGAs for space-flight applications. The reprogrammability of the new low-power RT ProASIC3 devices simplifies prototyping and eases hardware timing validation while offering critical immunity to radiation-induced ... more Science By The Light Of The Moon 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008In 2004, NASA announced their intentions to reinvigorate lunar science research in the United States by returning human explorers to the moon. Since the President's Vision for Space Exploration was released, space agencies from around the world have established new programs and research initiatives for lunar exploration. NASA has begun developing the infrastructure and equipment needed for ... more Opportunity Bids Farewell To Victoria 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Opportunity has completed one of the most fantastic scientific campaigns of the Mars Exploration Rover mission -- the interior investigation of "Victoria Crater." After spending more than 340 Martian days, known as sols -- almost one Earth year -- inside the crater, Opportunity climbed back out on sol 1634 (Aug. 28, 2008). To do so, Opportunity retraced the wheel tracks the robotic ... more |
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Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Tellme has announced that voice-activated local business search results from Microsoft Live Search can now be delivered directly to the Dash Express GPS device from Dash Navigation Inc., allowing drivers to find their destinations and get directions without typing in an address. This free feature is available nationwide to all Dash users. Dash Express owners can dial 1-800-CALL-411 ... more AT And T Bolsters Location-Based Services Portfolio 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 16, 2008AT and T has announced it has deployed assisted GPS technology (A-GPS) within its wireless network to enhance existing and planned location-based services (LBS) used with A-GPS capable devices. The company also announced it will launch two new navigation applications in the coming weeks, MapQuest Navigator and AAA Mobile navigator. The new applications add to the company's AT and T ... more AvMap Selects Siano As Mobile TV Enabler For Connected GPS Devices 
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Leading mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that it has been selected by AvMap, pioneers of GPS navigation, to provide mobile TV functionality for its Geosat 6. The first customer for the mobile TV enabled Geosat 6 device is the Peugeot 207 Energie Sport car model. Based on Siano's leading mobile TV receiver and antenna chips, the Geosat offers high quality in-car mobile ... more Sensorlogic Increases Speed To Market For GPS Tracking Applications 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Sensorlogic has announced the availability of its new application for GPS tracking and location-based services, XpressIQ Position. This new application enables companies to create and deploy a GPS tracking application in a matter of days. With record deployment time and a rich feature set, XpressIQ Position helps Sensorlogic customers speed pass the competition when launching new GPS ... more Fall Detection And Mobile GPS Tracking Bracelet Huge Hit 
New York NY (SPX) Sep 16, 2008BrickHouse Security has unveiled the groundbreaking BrickHouse Alert at last week's national AARP convention in Washington, D.C. The BrickHouse Alert is a combination of the most requested security needs by AARP members and functions as part personal emergency response system, part home alarm and part GPS tracking bracelet. The new BrickHouse Alert was in high demand and all the rage amongst ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 15, 2008The decision by nuclear supplier nations to end a decades-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India has vaulted it into the ranks of the world's major global political powers, a key minister says. Ten days ago, the United States finally won approval in Vienna for the one-off waiver for India to take part in civilian atomic trade, a vital step to final approval by the US Congress of a ... more QinetiQ Rolls Out Field-Transformable Dragon Runner SUGV 
McLean VA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group has launched its new Dragon Runner Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Dragon Runner SUGV). Dragon Runner SUGV is the first fully modular ground robot system capable of both quick reconnaissance and improvised explosive device (IED) disarmament in urban, mountainous or rural environments. Based on a robot originally designed for the U.S. Marine ... more The Woes Of The Great Russian Army Continue Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 15, 2008 The five-day conflict between the Russian army and Georgia last month exposed serious Russian weaknesses in the field of radio-electronic warfare. It turns out that Russian electronic countermeasures systems are unable to jam and suppress enemy surface-to-air missiles and reconnaissance systems, radars and UHV communications and troop-control networks. This is rather disturbing ... more Hungary agrees to NATO accession of Albania, Croatia 
Budapest (AFP) Sept 15, 2008The Hungarian parliament voted unanimously in favour of the ratification of the NATO accession protocols of Albania and Croatia in Budapest on Monday. "It is of primary interest that the Balkan countries integrate into NATO and the European Union," Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said after Hungary became the first NATO member to ratify the accession documents. Goncz underlined Hungary's ... more Permafrost Carbon Content Double The Old Estimates 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2008In a paper published in the latest edition of Bioscience, an international team of scientists says whereas some of the CO2 produced as a result of decomposition of previously frozen vegetation would be absorbed by increased, global warming-induced plant growth, it is likely the net effect would be a significant net increase in atmospheric CO2. Involving collaboration between scientists ... more
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