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Gas Giants Consistently Larger Than Their Moons
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Each of the solar system's outer gaseous planets hosts a system of multiple satellites, and these objects include Jupiter's volcanic Io and Europa with what is thought to be a sub-surface ocean of water, as well as Titan with its dense and organic-rich atmosphere at Saturn. Scattered Ice In Scattered Light 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006NASA's Cassini spacecraft provided this enhanced close-up view showing at least two distinct jets spraying a mist of fine particles from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The particles in the plume scatter sunlight most effectively at high Sun-Enceladus-spacecraft angles, or phase angles, making the plumes appear bright. Triangulum Galaxy Shines In New Portrait 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006In this new image from the MMTO's 6.5-meter telescope, the Triangulum galaxy reveals stunning swirls of stars and dust dotted with brilliant pink nebulae. |
Clyde Space Gets SMART with OTS CubeSat Power Management Solution
Clyde, UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Clyde Space has won a SMART Scotland award; an innovation grant from the Scottish Executive, representing funding of 50k pounds. The grant will be used to develop a high efficiency, plug-n-play power system and battery for CubeSats and miniature spacecraft. Preperation Start For Next Ariane Dual Satellite Launch Campaign Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Jun 15, 2006 
Arianespace said Tuesday that preparations for the third Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift mission in 2006 have begun. Scheduled for liftoff in August, the Ariane flight will carry France's Syracuse 3B military relay platform, and Japan's JCSAT-10 telecom satellite.SES Astra Expands Satellite Capacity Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 15, 2006 
SES Astra has completed an agreement with TV Vlaanderen to provide further telecom satellite capacity at Astra's prime orbital position at 19.2 degrees east longitude to accommodate the official launch of Belgium's first direct-to-home TV service. |
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Douglass Urges NASA And Industry To Address Workforce Crisis
Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006NASA must take specific and immediate action to meet a coming aerospace workforce crisis head on, John Douglass, president and chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries Association, told Congress Tuesday. Full Shuttle Crew Arrives At Kennedy 
KSC FL (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Discovery's seven astronauts, all now at Kennedy Space Center, prepared for their first full day of their countdown exercises Wednesday, in advance of the space shuttle's scheduled launch in July. High Noise Levels On ISS Harmful For Astronauts Say Doctors 
Moscow (RIAN) Jun 15, 2006Excessive noise levels in the service module on the International Space Station have a negative effect on the hearing of astronauts, Russian doctors said Tuesday in a report. The 12th ISS crew, Russia's Valery Tokarev and William McArthur of the U.S., rounded off their mission, which began in October 2005, and returned to Earth on April 9. |
deCarta And Inrix Accelerate Traffic-Enabled Location-based Services
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006deCarta and Inrix have announced the integration and immediate availability of Inrix's traffic information into deCarta's Drill Down Server and Traffic Manager. SiRF Teams With Fastrax To Speed GPS Deployments 
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006SiRF Technology Holdings has announced an alliance with Helsinki-based Fastrax to strengthen SiRF's global value added manufacturer (VAM) program. SiRF's VAM program is designed to enable a broad range of customers to integrate GPS technology quickly into their products without investing significant resources in their own GPS development. Mark Valerio To Head Special Programs At Lockheed Martin 
Denver CO (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday it has named Mark Valerio vice president and general manager, special programs for its Space Systems Company. Valerio succeeds Thomas J. Scanlan, who is retiring June 30. |
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Cloudsat Flexes Muscles With Alberto
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006NASA's new CloudSat satellite captured its first tropical storm, Alberto, as it spun over the Gulf of Mexico the morning of June 12. This image comparison shows how CloudSat can view such storms differently than conventional weather satellites. Highest Alert Raised Again For Mt Merapi Mount Merapi, Indonesia (AFP) Jun 15, 2006 
Indonesian scientists on Wednesday once again placed Mount Merapi on its highest alert level only a day after the volcano had been downgraded, meaning they believe an eruption is imminent.Living Fossil Captured On Video 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Jun 15, 2006The first images of a live specimen of a small, furry animal once believed to have gone extinct more than 11 million years ago have been captured during a Southeast Asian expedition led by a retired Florida State University researcher. India And US Move Toward Finalising Landmark Nuclear Energy Pact 
New Delhi (AFP) Jun 15, 2006India and the United States have made progress at talks to finalise the details of a landmark but controversial nuclear cooperation deal, officials from both sides said Wednesday. |
US To Respond If North Korea Tests Missile
Seoul (AFP) Jun 15, 2006The top US envoy to South Korea warned Wednesday that Washington and its allies would "respond appropriately" if North Korea test-fired a missile capable of reaching the United States. NAVAIR Selects M-PACT For IR Missile Seeker Cooling 
Montville NJ (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Marotta Controls announced today that it has been selected by NAVAIR to build high-pressure pneumatic Pure Air Generating Systems for integration into the LAU-7 and LAU-127 missile rail launchers using its proprietary Pure Air Compression Technology, M-PACT. Team GoldenEye Wins Phase III Of DARPA OAV-II Program 
Anassas VA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that Team GoldenEye, an industry team led by Aurora, has won a 23.6 million dollar modification to a previously awarded contract and was selected for Phase III of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Organic Air Vehicle-II program. CONTENT PARTNERS
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