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Lloyds Eyes Covering Virgin Spaceflights
London England (SPX) Apr 5, 2006British entrepreneur Richard Branson's company Virgin Galactic reported is talking with insurance giant Lloyd's about underwriting its private spaceflight ventures. Lloyd's acknowledged the talks on its Web site on Tuesday, but made not direct comment about the possibility. NASA And Zero-G Agree On Regular Shuttle Runway Use 
Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2006NASA and Zero Gravity have announced that ZERO-G will begin to regularly use the space shuttle's runway and landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. This agreement is the result of a successful pilot program to expand runway access for non-NASA activities. Globalstar Awards Alcatel Study Contract To Replace Its Satellites 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Globalstar has awarded Alcatel Alenia Space a study contract for the design of a new satellite constellation aiming at replacing Globalstar's first generation satellites. |
Boeing Teams With France Telecom On Connexion Satellite Service
Paris France (SPX) Apr 5, 2006Boeing's Connexion business unit said Wednesday it has selected France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications to offer the high-speed connectivity service to the global commercial shipping industry. In-Flight Internet The New Must-Have Amenity For Airlines 
Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Global air travelers prefer airlines that offer in-flight Internet connectivity and even adjust their travel plans and choice of airline to be on Internet-connected flights, according to a survey released today by Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing. Has Silicon Had Its Chips No Say Japanese Inventors 
Paris (AFP) Apr 06, 2006The demise of silicon, frequently predicted by analysts who shake their heads over the costs of making pure silicon to meet rising demands for processing power, has been exaggerated, say Japanese inventors. To cram ever more transistors onto a chip, designers need ultra-pure silicon, a substance that is long and extremely costly to make. |
Storm In A Spacecraft
Geelong, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Like a salvo of shots, another round of Chinese statements on their space program has filled the media. After so many interesting revelations in February and March, China should have been happy to suspend commentaries on the Shenzhou program for a while. In fact, the opposite has happened. Delta II Pre-Launch Test Successful 
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Apr 5, 2006Engineers completed a flight simulation of the Delta II rocket Tuesday at Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 2, while technicians prepared the rocket's payload - the CALIPSO and CloudSat spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 6:02 a.m. Pacific Time on April 21. Student Rocket Test Successful 
Esrange Space Center, Sweden (SPX) Apr 5, 2006Swedish and German university students tested a Rexus 3 sounding rocket early Wednesday morning from the Swedish Space Corporation's launch site near Kiruna. |
MINOS Experiment Sheds Light On How Neutrinos Change Flavors
Livermore CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Scientists have successfully observed the transformation of neutrinos - a particle that is relatively massless, has no electric charge, yet is fundamental to the structure of the universe - from one type to another. NASA Develops Faster Cheaper Fluid Flow Meter 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 5, 2006NASA has patented a faster way to determine flow rates of liquids through channels or pipes. Marshall engineers said the device, called a balanced fluid-flow meter offers significant cost-savings to industries such as gas and oil refinery. ViaSat Wins Boeing Contract For GBBF System For Mobile Satellite Ventures 
Germantown MD (SPX) Apr 06, 2006ViaSat has been awarded an initial $57 million contract by Boeing to develop a ground-based beam forming system for a new mobile communication network covering North America. |
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