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Boeing Delta II Delivers Military Technology Demonstration Mission
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 22, 2006Boeing announced Thursday its Delta II launch vehicle successfully carried into orbit an experimental payload for the joint U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Alcatel Alenia Space To Provide Communication Payload For Arabsat BADR-6 Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space announced Thursday it will provide the communication payload for the fourth-generation BADR-6 Full Moon satellite for Arabsat. BADR-6, with prime contractor EADS Astrium, is expected to be launched in 2008. Alcatel Alenia Space To Provide Onboard Equipment For Soyuz-Fregat Launchers 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space announced Thursday it will provide subsystems for the complete safeguard chain of Soyuz-Fregat rockets to be launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. |
Messenger Flips Sunshade Towards The Sun
Laurel MD (SPX) Jun 23, 2006The Messenger spacecraft performed its final "flip" maneuver for the mission on June 21. Responding to commands sent from the mission control at Johns Hopkins in Laurel, Md., through NASA's Deep Space Network the spacecraft rotated 180 degrees, pointing its sunshade toward the Sun. IAU Approves Names For Plutonian Moons 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 22, 2006The International Astronomical Union announced Thursday it has approved the names Nix and Hydra for the two small satellites of Pluto discovered in May 2005. NASA Makes Movies Of Saturn Moons In Motion 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2006The cold, icy orbs of the Saturn system come to life in a slew of five movie clips prepared by NASA from Cassini spacecraft images. In addition to their visual interest, scientists are using the movies to refine their understanding of the orbits of Saturn's moons, and to help them navigate Cassini more precisely. |
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Magnetic Field Computers 500 Times Faster
Bath, England (UPI) Jun 22, 2006Researchers at Britain's University of Bath will lead a $1 million, three-year international project to develop magnetic fields for use in computers. The project could produce a way of carrying electrical signals without the need for wiring. Italian Robot Maid Wins Prize At RoboCup 
Rome (UPI) Jun 22, 2006An Italian domestic robot that reminds people when to eat, sleep and even when to take medicine, has won a top prize at the RoboCup tournament in Germany. Lucia, a robotic home helper, was created by a team from the Italian National Research Council. Supercomputers Key To Staying Ahead In World EcoTechno Race 
Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2006The technology used in aerospace engineering and weather forecasting is being used these days to produce better laundry-detergent bottles and animated movies too, thanks to HP computing. |
Other NASA Martian Landers Turning 30
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2006With the continuing success and spectacular images of NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, it might be easy to overlook the passing of a historic milestone this week of a previous mission to the red planet - the twin Viking landers. UN To Hold Workshop On Navsat Applications In Sub-Saharan Africa 
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 22, 2006The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is holding a five-day Regional Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite System Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, from June 26 to June 30. Scientists Plan To Recreate Big Bang To Uncover Universial Mysteries 
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (AFP) Jun 22, 2006International scientists will recreate the immediate aftermath of the "Big Bang" in a bid to uncover the mysteries of the universe, a world physics summit announced Thursday. |
UK Defence Secretary Opens Up Nuclear Deterrent Debate In Britain
London (AFP) Jun 22, 2006Britain's defence secretary on Thursday backed finance minister Gordon Brown after he insisted the country would remain a nuclear power if, as expected, he becomes prime minister.Defence Secretary Des Browne said the Chancellor of the Exchequer's commitment was "entirely consistent" with the government's manifesto. US Warship Shoots Down Missile Warhead In Pacific Test Says Military 
Washington (AFP) Jun 22, 2006A US warship successfully shot down a target missile warhead over the Pacific Thursday in a test of a sea-based missile defense system, the US military said. OBL Dreams Of EMP Bomb Attack On USA 
Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2006A former Pakistani intelligence agent who once worked closely with Osama bin Laden says that the U.S. may well be attacked with electro-magnetic pulse bombs. During a June 22 interview with Adnkronos International news agency Khalid Khawaja said, "The e-bomb shall be the new threat for the USA, not the nukes or gas attacks." US Sky Regulator Clips Wings Of Los Angeles Police Drone 
Los Angeles (AFP) Jun 22, 2006US aviation regulators grounded Thursday a Los Angeles crime-fighting drone aircraft due to concerns over potential air traffic accidents. |
World Energy Consumption Could Be Cut By Half If Clean Technology Applied
Paris (AFP) Jun 22, 2006Oil and electricity consumption across the world could easily be cut by half, with major benefits for the environment, if clean energy technologies that are currently available were applied, an international watchdog said here Thursday. Chinese Scientists Ask US Journal To Withdraw Letter On Human Bird Flu 
Washington (AFP) Jun 22, 2006Eight Chinese scientists have asked a leading US medical journal to withdraw a letter published Thursday alleging that China knew about a human case of bird flu two years before the first case was officially announced. Sri Lanka To Register Satellite Phone Users And Regulate Satellite TV 
Colombo (AFP) Jun 22, 2006Sri Lanka Thursday announced plans to register users of satellite telephones and regulate satellite television broadcasts amid the worsening unrest on the island. Medspiration Charts All Med Water Temperatures 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2006Before you pack your swimsuit and head to the sea this summer, you may want to check out the water's temperature with ESA's Medspiration heat map of all 2,965,500 square km of the Mediterranean. CONTENT PARTNERS
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