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Commentary: Kremlin's anti-demonstration law
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 May 1, 2002
Pentagon Proposes Aegis Missile System Sale To Japan
Washington - Apr 30, 2002
The Pentagon notified Congress Tuesday of a proposed sale to Japan of an Aegis shipboard weapons system that has possible future applications as a missile defense platform. Its value was placed at 578 million dollars. The Aegis system is a state-of-the-art computerized system that links the ship's powerful phased array radar and weapons systems to detect, track and engage over 100 aircraft and cruise missiles simultaneously.
Powell Plugs Science As Foreign Policy Tool
Washington - Apr 30, 2002
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday urged the American scientific community to play a broader role in shaping US foreign policy but jokingly confessed a personal ineptitude in the field.
Fabrication of EuroMARS Begins!
Los Angeles - Apr 30, 2002
The fabrication of the European Mars Analog Research Station (EuroMARS) has begun in earnest. The work, led by Project Architect Frank Schubert and funded by Starchaser Industries and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA), is being done on the premises of the Rio Grande company in Denver, Colorado.
Color Of Ocean Yields Global Warming Clues
Santa Barbara - Apr 28, 2002
A green ocean is a productive ocean; the light from the sun helps the phytoplankton -- tiny ocean plants -- to be productive. This production in turn drives ocean food webs.
Victoria To Be Slashed In Two
Melbourne - Apr 30, 2002
The Victorian Geotraverse will 'carve' a 500 kilometre swathe across the Australian state of Victoria from the Grampians in the west to Mallacoota on the east coast.
Boeing Will Launch NASA Mission to Track Mother Nature
Seal Beach - April 29, 2002
The Boeing Delta team will help NASA scientists better predict environmental changes on Earth by launching the Aqua spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on May 4. At approximately 2:55 a.m. PDT, a Boeing Delta II rocket will blast off from Space Launch Complex 2 West and thunder into space to place Aqua into a Sun-synchronous orbit.
A Million Troops On Their Borders, India And Pakistan Look Inward
New Delhi - Apr 30, 2002
The leaderships of nuclear powers Pakistan and India both face crucial political tests Tuesday, turning their attention away from a dangerous four-month build-up at the border.
US, India Hold Talks To Combat Cyber Attacks
New Delhi - Apr 30, 2002
The United States and India have launched high-level security talks to protect their information technology systems from attacks by hostile states and computer-savvy criminals, officials said Tuesday.
Bush Anti-Terrorism Strategy Is One War Behind
Washington - Apr 30, 2002
President George W. Bush's anti-terrorism budget is mired in the past and too focused on the protection of targets to the detriment of heading off future attacks, a report published Tuesday concluded.
DoD Buys New Sat Data Terminals For Its Trucks
Atlanta - Apr 23, 2002
 EMS Technologies, Inc. announced today a contract to supply PDT-100 packet data satellite terminals to the U.S. government. The multi- year contract, for 1,200 units per year, represents the first sale of the EMS PDT-100 to a military customer.
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Space Tourist Plays Tour Guide On Space Station
Moscow - Apr 30, 2002
 South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth took his compatriots on an an on-air tour of the International Space Station on Tuesday, Russian NTV television reported. Shuttleworth was shown floating through various compartments of the station, displaying food storages and utilisation procedures and demonstrating how astronauts moved, slept and went through their daily routine in weightless surroundings.
NRO: America's Other Space Agency
Colorado Springs - Apr 11, 2002
 At a recent space industry conference a leading captain of America's space industry spoke about the problems confronting the nation's spy agency the National Reconnaissance Office which is charged with watching over the world - both friend and foe.
Microwaves Could Lead To Energy-Saving Chemical Technologies
Amherst - May 01, 2002
 Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have recently published computer simulations predicting that heating chemicals with microwaves can lead to new, environmentally-friendly technologies.
Turning Sewage Farms Into Power Plants
Warwick - May 01, 2002
 Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Process Technology Group have devised a process that turns wet waste from sewage farms and paper mills into a source of power.
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