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Stanford Shoots For The Moon Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2006 
If a group of alumni and faculty have their way, the next overseas studies destination for undergraduates could be the moon. At a conference held in early October, more than 100 alumni, faculty and administrators gathered to discuss Stanford's future role in lunar exploration. The conference was hosted by Stanford on the Moon, an alumni initiative founded by members of the class of 1965, and was the latest event in the group's five-year campaign to increase Stanford's lunar presence. "The goal is to show that the Stanford community is again a world leader in innovation," said Engineering Prof. Bob Twiggs, a member of Stanford on the Moon. "We believe it to be a worthwhile, achievable goal with the expertise we have within Stanford." |
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India To Book Place In Space
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Press Trust of India reports that top scientists and technologists in India have strongly favoured a proposal to undertake a manned mission into space that would catapult India into a select group of nations with such a capability. India Offers ASEAN Space Tech. Cooperation 
New Delhi, India (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Press Trust of India reports India has offered ASEAN countries training in space technologies, including remote sensing applications and satellite design, as a part of measures to step up co-operation in the field. India, through the Indian Space Research Organisation, has offered ASEAN countries short-term training programmes in satellite design to help them fulfill their aspirations in the niche field. Night Shuttle Launch Will Not Prevent Debris Detection 
Washington DC (AFP) Nov 06, 2006The first night launch of a space shuttle in four years will not prevent cameras and radars from tracking the type of debris that caused the Columbia disaster in 2003, a top NASA official said Monday. Discovery is scheduled to lift off in early December from the Kennedy Space Center, on Florida's east coast, to continue construction of the International Space Station (ISS). |
Steppin' Out From Shenzhou
Geelong, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2006China is drawing closer to staging its first spacewalk from a Shenzhou spacecraft. Details of the Shenzhou 7 mission, planned for late 2008, have been emerging slowly for months through a trickle of Chinese media reports. But the recent Zhuhai Air Show in China has revealed a few more details. Russia/China Launch Ultraviolet Observatory 2010 
Shanghai, China (RIA Novosti) Nov 08, 2006An ultraviolet observatory Russia, China and other countries are building to explore the far reaches of space will begin operating by the end of the decade, Russia's top space official said Tuesday. Half Of China To Be Urbanized By 2010 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 06, 2006Fifty percent of China's population of more than 1.3 billion people will live in cities within four years as the nation's urbanization drive steams ahead, state media reported Monday. The number of people living in urban areas is expected to rise to 50 percent by 2010 and 60 percent by 2020, posing big challenges for the cities. |
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Rocky Worlds
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2006The COROT space telescope is proceeding smoothly towards its launch in December 2006. Once in orbit, COROT will become the first spacecraft devoted to the search for rocky planets, similar to our own Earth. COROT will lead a bold new search for planets around other stars. In the decade since the discovery of the first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b in 1995, more than 200 other planets have been detected from observatories. (Your Name) Can Go To Mars 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2006In 2007, The Planetary Society will send a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard Phoenix, NASA's newest Scout mission, led by Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona. The disk, which is attached to the deck of the Phoenix lander, will include "Visions of Mars," a collection of 19th and 20th century stories, essays, and art inspired by the Red Planet. Supercomputer Center Boosts Storage Capacity To Mind-Boggling Numbers 
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2006None of our now-necessary devices, from the most fearsome research-computing arrays to run-of-the-mill office computers to cell-phones to iPods, can work without storage. That's why Richard Moore, director of Production Systems at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), smiles as he ponders the new IBM tape drives being added to the storage "silos" in the center's already crowded computer room. |
Energia To Participate In Beijing Exhibition
Korolev, Russia (SPX) Nov 08, 2006S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia is currently taking part in the Russian National Exhibition in Beijing. The corporation's exhibit is displayed on the Federal Space Agency's integrated stand and includes demonstrations of manned and automated space systems and rocket systems. Technologies Evaluated For The Future National Airspace System 
East Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Sensis Corporation is partnering with Federal and local government agencies as well as with leading aviation companies to identify and evaluate promising solutions for the transformation of the National Airspace System (NAS). Air travel is projected to grow substantially, doubling or tripling over the next twenty years. The current NAS must change substantially in order to safely accommodate such demand. Phil Sumrall Heads Development Of NASA's Future Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Phil Sumrall was a junior engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., in the 1960s when he helped build the Saturn V rocket -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed -- used by the Apollo Program to take the first humans to the moon. Nearly a half-century later, Sumrall is helping NASA return to the moon -- this time leading development of NASA's next generation heavy-lift launch vehicle. |
Raytheon Achieves Satellite Communications Milestone
Mckinney TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Raytheon's Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) is the first advanced, next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) system to successfully log on to and communicate with the U.S. government's Milstar SATCOM system using low/medium data rate waveforms. Aegis Open Architecture Using Joint Single Integrated Air Picture Product 
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Lockheed Martin conducted a successful demonstration of simulated missile engagement in which the Integrated Architecture Behavior Model (IABM) was integrated into the Aegis Weapon System to provide a Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP). Security Council Takes Up Iran Sanctions Draft 
United Nations (AFP) Nov 07, 2006Russia and the United States sparred Tuesday over how hard to punish Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear fuel work as the UN Security Council formally took up European proposals for targeted sanctions. NORTHCOM Planning A Challenge - DoD Official 
Colorado Springs CO (AFNS) Nov 08, 2006U.S. Northern Command's planning for catastrophic scenarios eventually may be used by other commands and agencies, a senior Defense Department official said here earlier this week. Lockheed Martin Awarded US Army Contract To Provide Improved Signal-Location Systems 
Owego NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Lockheed Martin has received a $42 million contract to provide U.S. Army surveillance aircraft with next-gen technology that will enable them to precisely locate the source of modern communication signals. European Defense Budgets Grow Slowly Despite Overseas Commitments Newtown CT (SPX) Nov 08, 2006 
Defense spending on the European Continent is stuck in slow motion as many nations scramble to pay for operational costs and maintain professional armies, according to a report by Forecast Int. |
IEA - Current Energy System Doomed To Failure
Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2006World demand for energy is set to grow by more than 50 percent in the next 25 years on current trends, meaning that effective action on climate change is likely to require a technological breakthrough, the International Energy Agency warned on Tuesday. Many Weather Factors Needed for Accurate Climate Change Predictions 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 08, 2006Current climate change impact models that consider only one weather variable, such as increasing temperature, sometimes spawn unsubstantiated doomsday predictions, according to researchers at Purdue and North Carolina universities. Baltic Backs New Nuke Plant - Poland Hesitates 
Vilnius, (AFP) Nov 06, 2006The leaders of the three Baltic states on Monday reiterated their backing for a new nuclear power plant to be built in Lithuania, to replace the Chernobyl-type Ignalina plant. Dilovasi, Symbol Of Savage Industrialization And An Embarrassement For Turkey 
Dilovasi (AFP) Turkey, Nov 7, 2006With its blast furnaces, vats of chemical refuse and fetid stream, this town about 100 kilometers (63 miles) east of Istanbul is a symbol of Turkey's uncontrolled industrialization. Genetically Altered AIDS Retrovirus Has Encouraging Results 
Washington (AFP) Nov 07, 2006A genetically altered AIDS retrovirus that impairs the replication of the HIV virus has shown encouraging results in a small clinical trial, US researchers said in a paper published Monday. Silent Aircraft Readies For Take-Off 
London (AFP) Nov 6, 2006British and US aeronautics experts unveiled plans Monday for a new generation of silent aircraft, designed to slash noise output while also slashing fuel consumption. |
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