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North Korea Tests New Missiles As Inspectors Head To Nuclear Reactor
Seoul (AFP) June 28, 2007North Korea's latest missile launches were aimed at testing and developing new ballistic missiles, South Korea's defence ministry said Thursday. The ministry confirmed belatedly that the North fired ground-to-ground and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 100 kilometres (62 miles) into the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea respectively on Wednesday. The launches appeared to be aime ... more Poland Sees US Missile Shield Deal By October; As Russia Beefs Up Kyrgyzstan Base 
Warsaw (AFP) June 27, 2007Poland and United States could reach a deal by September or October on installing part of the US anti-missile defence system in the central European country, local media reported Wednesday citing a top foreign ministry official. Deputy foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski, who just completed a round of negotiations with the Americans, told Polish journalists in Washington that Warsaw was "satis ... more Senate Will Not Sway Bush On Iraq 
Washington (UPI) June 28, 2007Skepticism is growing among Republicans in the Senate about President Bush's strategy on Iraq, but it isn't going to have any impact on his determination to stay the course there. Newspaper reports this week stated that Republican Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and Richard Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were both becoming more actively vocal i ... more Puma Small UAS Achieves Record Flight Time Using Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid System 
Monrovia CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2007AeroVironment has successfully flown its Puma small unmanned aircraft for nearly five hours while it was powered by an onboard fuel cell battery hybrid energy storage system. This successful demonstration marked the completion of the first task under AV's contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the development of advanced propulsion technologies for unmanned aircraft. ... more Predators Reach Quarter-Million Flight Hours 
Creech AFB NV (AFPN) Jun 29, 2007Airmen from the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron flew an MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle past the 250,000 flying hour milestone marking the historic milestone with a ceremony June 22 at Creech Air Force Base. "This historic achievement in the evolution of air and space power underlines the United States Air Force commitment to unmanned aerial systems," said Maj. Robert Forino, the pilot with t ... more |
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Washington, DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2007The House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics continues to examine the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Fiscal Year 2008 budget request and plans for the Earth science and applications programs. The latest hearing built upon the Science and Technology Committee's February 13th hearing which examined the findings and recommendations o ... more Cooperation Agreement For Satellite Navigation In Africa 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 29, 2007ESA and the Agency for Security of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar have signed a cooperation agreement with the objective of using satellite navigation to improve air traffic safety over the African continent. The framework agreement, which covers cooperation between ESA and the African aviation safety agency (Agence pour la Securite de la Navigation Aerienne en Afrique - ASECNA), was si ... more Impact Of Climate Change Equal To Nuclear War 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 29, 2007Global climate change defies forecasting. Unprecedented heat, floods, droughts and typhoons brought about by climate change cause tremendous damage. The number of such calamities has doubled over the last 10 years, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. Some experts think there is nothing to worry about-periodic alterations in the climate are normal. Some believe the gener ... more Iraq Needs 75 Billion Dollars To Develop Oil Industry 
Beirut (RIA Novosti) Jun 29, 2007Iraq will need $75 billion to develop its oil sector, three times more than was originally thought, a government expert said Thursday. Iraq intends to boost oil production to 6 million barrels per day, but is currently producing only 2 million barrels per day due to ongoing terrorist attacks. Tamer Gazban, former oil minister and now energy adviser to the Iraqi government, said that if the ... more US Finds Venezuela CITGO Oil Company Guilty Of Pollution 
Washington (AFP) June 27, 2007Venezuela's CITGO Petroleum Corp. -- which provided cheap heating oil for thousands of Americans the last two winters -- was found guilty of environmental crimes by a federal jury in Texas, the US Justice Department said Wednesday. The state-owned company's Corpus Christi East Plant Refinery was in violation of the Clean Air Act "for nearly 10 years ... when it failed to install and operate prop ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 28, 2007The history-making Spelman College robotics soccer team competes again at the world's most-renowned competition for research robotics. Once again, SpelBots, the history-making Spelman College robotics soccer team, return to the international stage at RoboCup 2007. This year, the team competes in the inaugural Microsoft Robotics Studio Soccer Challenge demonstration and the Four-Legged Robot Tech ... more KVH TracVision Systems Selected By Monaco Coaches 
Middletown, RI (SPX) Jun 28, 2007KVH Industries reports that Monaco Coach, a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles and the United States' largest builder of Class A motor coaches, will add the KVH TracVision R-series of mobile satellite TV systems to their new 2008 vehicles. Commenting on the addition of TracVision systems to Monaco's 2008 coaches, Mike Snell, Monaco's vice president of sales, said, "Our motorhome owne ... more Conference To Focus On Space Technology 
Fayetteville AK (SPX) Jun 28, 2007Harnessing its influence as a national center of research in space technology, the University of Arkansas will host the Advanced Microelectronics and Photonics for Space Conference and Small Business Innovation Research Forum this week at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park. The conference and forum, organized by Space Photonics Inc., a local company closely associated with university rese ... more Boeing Demonstrates Autonomous Command And Control Of Multiple UAVs 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 28, 2007Boeing has successfully demonstrated the simultaneous command and control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) by a single operator, using advanced autonomous control software, three ScanEagle aircraft and an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) console. This next-generation capability will enhance interoperability with current and future command and control systems through an ... more UN Inspectors To Visit North Korea Atomic Reactor 
Seoul (AFP) Jun 27, 2007UN inspectors are to visit the reactor at the centre of North Korea's nuclear programme in their first on-site inspection in nearly five years, the head of a team in the communist state said Wednesday. The four-strong UN team had flown Tuesday into North Korea saying they were unsure if they would be allowed to visit the Yongbyon reactor, which produces the raw material for bomb-making plutonium ... more
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