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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 Yale Astronomer Discovers Upper Mass Limit For Black Holes 
New Haven CT (SPX) Sep 17, 2008There appears to be an upper limit to how big the universe's most massive black holes can get, according to new research led by a Yale University astrophysicist. Once considered rare and exotic objects, black holes are now known to exist throughout the universe, with the largest and most massive found at the centers of the largest galaxies. These "ultra-massive" black holes have been shown ... more Turkey Plans To Launch Two Satellites In Six Years 
Ankara, Turkey (XNA) Sep 17, 2008Turkey's satellite operator Turksat said on Wednesday that it plans to launch two satellites, Turksat 4A and Turksat 5A, in six years, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Turksat has started work for a new satellite dubbed Turksat 4A which is planned to cover north and central Africa, Turksat Director-General Ozkan Dalbay was quoted as saying. "The coverage area of ... more Texas National Guard Selects SkyPort To Provide Emergency SatCom Solutions 
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 17, 2008The Texas National Guard has contracted with SkyPort Global Communications to provide satellite communications solutions throughout the state for ongoing operations, training exercises and in emergencies like recent Hurricane Ike. As part of the agreement, the Guard will co-locate routers at SkyPort's secure teleport facility at the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston and also ... more More Soil Delivered To Phoenix Lab 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2008This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager, documents the delivery of a soil sample from the "Snow White" trench to the Wet Chemistry Laboratory. A small pile of soil is visible on the lower edge of the second cell from the top. This deck-mounted lab is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA). The delivery was made ... more |
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Paignton, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2008Spirent Communications has announced the first public demonstration of GPS/Galileo/GLONASS simulation system with Spirent GSS8000 multi-constellation, multi-signal simulator at Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS 2008 conference. Spirent's new GSS8000 GNSS simulator is a powerful, flexible platform providing solutions for R and D and system and application testing. The GSS8000 supports ... more MyAthlete GPS System Draws Great Reviews 
Easton CT (SPX) Sep 17, 2008Family and friends from all over the country had a chance to be part of their athlete's Journey toward Ironman, as 40 lucky athletes sampled FREE MyAthlete real-time live tracking system utilizing the GTX Corp gpVector GTX 2way GPS/PLS technology while competing at Ironman Louisville on August 31st and Ironman Wisconsin on September 7th. The accolades continue to come in, with many triathl ... more Telogis Named In List Of Fastest Growing Companies 
Irvine CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2008Telogis has been named to the 'Inc. 5000' list of fastest growing private companies in the United States. Inc. magazine ranked Telogis No. 678 out of 5000 companies in 2008 based on its 500% growth from 2004 through 2007. Inc. is a monthly magazine that delivers information and insights to business owners and CEOs. The magazine also ranked Telogis No. 37 among the top 100 businesses in the ... more Using GPS And Wireless To Manage Field Service Workers 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2008The Information Communications Technologies practice at Frost and Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American mobile and wireless market. When it comes to their companies' field activities, most executives work in the dark. Today's next-generation Mobile Resource Management (MRM) applications use GPS-equipped handheld devices and ... more eLoc GL-100 New Low-Cost Portable Device For GSM/GPS Tracking 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 17, 2008Sensorlogic has announced availability of the eLoc GL-100 GSM/GPS tracking device, the most affordable, lightweight, advanced unit on the market. Marking a new chapter in the portable GPS tracking market, the eLoc GL-100 comes pre-integrated with XpressIQ Service Suite, and provides a complete solution for creating customized location-based applications and deploying them to the market ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2008North Korea has carried out an engine ignition test for a missile believed to be capable of reaching the US west coast, a South Korean newspaper said Tuesday. Chosun Ilbo, quoting intelligence sources, said the engine was presumed to be for the Taepodong-2 missile with a range of 6,700 kilometres (4,150 miles). It said the test was conducted at a missile launch site being developed on ... more Russian Fleet May Go To Mediterranean 
Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2008 is stepping up its rhetoric about redeploying its Black Sea Fleet to the Mediterranean if Ukraine pushes ahead with plans to evict it from its home port base of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula. "Undoubtedly, the withdrawal (of the Black Sea Fleet) from the Crimea will affect Russia's security in the south. New bases in the Mediterranean Sea could make up for the ... more NATO Blocked In The Caucusus Part Two 
Paris (UPI) Sep 16, 2008 If the little former Soviet republic of Georgia on the eastern shore of the Black Sea does not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, then neither will the much larger and more important former Soviet republic of Ukraine. The accession of the two Black Sea states to the Atlantic alliance was part of the same U.S.-led strategic plan that went up in smoke as soon as Russian troops ... more Quantum3D Awarded Subcontract by SAIC For Advanced Apps 
San Jose CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2008Quantum3D has announced that it will serve as a subcontractor to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on the STAP Boy contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). As the prime contractor, SAIC will leverage Quantum3D's new LibertyVPX High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) system for an advanced deployed radar, Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) ... more China says more talks set with India on border row 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2008Chinese and Indian officials will meet in Beijing this week for the latest round of talks on their decades-old Himalayan border dispute, an official here said on Tuesday. Chinese diplomat Dai Bingguo will hold talks with Indian national security adviser M.K. Narayanan on Thursday and Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. India says China occupies 38,000 square ... more
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