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Hubble Main Camera Experiences Power Problem
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2006The Advanced Camera for Surveys, the main instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, shut itself down last week and despite repeated attempts by ground controllers to revive it, continues to hibernate in a safe mode, SpaceDaily.com has learned. Three Sols Of Driving Gain Opportunity 138 Meters 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2006As the Opportunity rover remains healthy some 29 months after bouncing to a stop on the red planet's surface, JPL mission controllers report that the rover has started receiving new software. Canada To Fund More Access To Latest Satellite Imaging Data 
Ottawa, Ontario (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Hon. Gary Lunn, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced Friday a five-year, $2.4-million project to provide access to new, high-quality satellite images of Canada. Progress Supply Ship Heading Toward Station 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Russian controllers sent a new automated Progress supply spacecraft toward the International Space Station on Saturday. |
US Using Space Supremacy To Wage Combat In Iraq And Afghanistan
Washington (AFP) Jun 23, 2006The US military is relying ever more on space satellites to help wage combat in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, though analysts say that Washington's space supremacy could be threatened by rivals. Can The US ABM System Actually Shoot Down A Taepodong 2 
Washington (UPI) Jun 23, 2006North Korea is preparing to test launch its Taepodong 2 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 2,100 miles to 2,700 miles. The Washington Times has reported that America's high-tech, controversial and cutting edge ballistic missile defense system was activated in response. Weather Modification Takes Another Step 
Jupiter FL (UPI) Jun 25, 2006A Florida man's theory of weakening a hurricane through the introduction of absorbent powder illustrates a new trend in science, weather modification. |
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Hughes Offers Broadband Satellite Service For Smaller Networks
Germantown MD (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Hughes Network Systems announced Friday it is introducing a new broadband satellite platform, the HX System, for smaller networks that provides high-quality service and employs the most efficient implementation of the DVB-S2 industry standard with adaptive coding and modulation. Sanmina-SCI Delivers 35 Millionth Set-Top Box Unit To EchoStar 
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Sanmina-SCI Corp. announced Friday it has delivered the 35 millionth set-top box unit to EchoStar Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corp., a licensee of direct broadcast satellite television products and services. Two Feared Drowned As Philippines Braces For Deadly Storm-Volcano Combination 
Manila (AFP) Jun 25, 2006The Philippines Sunday put civil defense personnel on alert for possible deadly volcanic mudflows as a tropical storm began bearing down on a volcano that has been spitting ash for weeks. |
Iridium Expects Threefold Increase In Alaska-Based Traffic This Summer
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Iridium Satellite said Monday that traffic in Alaska using its mobile satellite communications network should increase by 300 percent over the next few months. Over the last several years, Iridium has averaged a 40 percent growth rate annually in Alaska-based traffic. Baltimore City Public School Buses and Pupils Made Safer With GPS System 
Torrance CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2006Radio Satellite Integrators Inc. announced it has been contracted by the Baltimore City Public School System and is currently installing a turn-key automatic-vehicle-location system for their school bus fleet. EADS Strains Franco-German Ties 
Berlin (UPI) Jun 23, 2006There may be a diplomatic rift in the pipeline between Germany and France after French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin hinted that he would like to expand his government's influence at European air and space company EADS. |
Diamond By-Product Of Hydrogen Production And Storage Method
Uniontown PA (SPX) Jun 26, 2006There may not be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but there appears to be nanocrystalline diamonds at the end of a process to produce and store hydrogen using anthracite coal. Rising Salaries Threatens Booming Outsourcing Industry In India 
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jun 25, 2006Soaring salaries and poor quality of manpower are prompting foreign firms to shut their outsourcing operations in India although there is no cause for alarm yet, officials and analysts say. The Fruits Of Intelligence Is Remembering Where To Get Food 
St Andrews, UK (SPX) Jun 26, 2006New findings reported this week reveal that at least some primates can use their stored knowledge of recent weather as a tool for guiding their foraging behavior when searching for ripening fruit. |
Last Block 10 Global Hawk Arrives For Check Flights
Edwards AFB CA (AFNS) Jun 26, 2006An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the last Block 10 production aircraft, arrived here June 15 for a thorough checkup before delivery to the warfighter. Iran Brandishes Oil Weapon In Nuclear Row 
Tehran (AFP) Jun 25, 2006Iran on Sunday again brandished oil as a weapon in a dispute over its nuclear programme, as it continued to resist international demands to freeze sensitive uranium enrichment work. European Consortium To Build Uranium Enrichment Plant In US 
Washington (AFP) Jun 25, 2006US authorities have given a European-led consortium peremission to build the first uranium enrichment plant in the United States for 30 years. CONTENT PARTNERS
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