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NASA Harnesses Power Of Virtual Worlds For Exploration And Outreach
Washington (USINFO) Jul 10, 2007NASA has created two islands in the popular real-time virtual world called Second Life, where anyone interested in space travel or technology can explore, discover and contribute to the space agency's mission. One island, called CoLab, for the Collaborative Space Exploration Laboratory, was established in 2006 by the NASA Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley as a virtual learning ... more Global Missile Defense System Could Be Created By 2020 Says Ivanov 
Petropavlovsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 10, 2007A global missile defense system proposed by Russia could be created by 2020, a Russian first deputy prime minister said Sunday. "We are proposing to create a single missile defense system for all participants with equal access to the system's control," Sergei Ivanov said in a televised interview with the Vesti Nedeli program on Rossiya television channel. Ivanov said the proposal applied b ... more TSAT Team Demonstrates Technology Maturity Of Laser Communications Subsystem 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2007A recent test conducted by the Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) space segment team has validated that its laser communications technology developed for the Risk Reduction and System Definition phase has achieved the goal of Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL-6) -- a key milestone on the path to flight for the TSAT program. Technology read ... more Plextronics To Develop Flexible Electronics For US Army 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 10, 2007Plextronics has entered into a three-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to conduct research that will lead to flexible electronic products for soldiers. If funding continues to be available through the Department of Defense over the next three years, the agreement is worth up to $14.2 million. Included in the 2007 Department of Defense appropriations bi ... more A-10s Get Digital Makeover 
Davis-Monthan AFB AZ (AFPN) Jul 10, 2007Air Force officials are making significant changes to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs as part of the "Precision Engagement" upgrade, which changes the aircraft designation from the A-10A to the A-10C. "It's the largest upgrade the A-10 has ever had by far," said Maj. Drew English, the program manager for A-10C Precision Engagement. "The gist of it is to bring the A-10 from being an analog jet to a di ... more |
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Parsippany NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007DRS Technologies has received a $5 million award as part of a previous contract to provide military rugged tablet (MRT) computers and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps' Target Location Designation Handoff System (TLDHS) program. DRS received the order from Stauder Technologies in St. Peters, Missouri. For this contract the company's DRS Tactical Systems business unit in Melbourne, F ... more NetFires Conducts Successful Warhead Demonstration For Precision Attack Missile 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Missile Systems business and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, successfully demonstrated the ability of its Precision Attack Missile warhead to penetrate a fortified bunker target, a key program requirement. The Precision Attack Missile is part of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System currently under development for the U.S. Army's Future Com ... more China Tells Local Authorities To Address Social Instability 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2007China has ordered local authorities to address the root causes of rising public discontent, state media reported on Saturday, in an apparent sign of growing concern over social stability. Local officials have been told they will be denied promotions unless they minimise social unrest in their areas, Xinhua news agency quoted a top Community Party official as saying. "Officials who perform ... more Pseudo-Satellites Allow Accurate Navigation In Helsinki Harbour 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 10, 2007Pseudo-satellites, ground-based substitutes used when signals from `real� satellites are not available, can deliver accurate positioning information in places where conventional solutions fail. This was demonstrated on 27 June in Helsinki harbour as part of a project supported by ESA. For geographical or technical reasons, satellite positioning signals are not always available. Northern regions ... more As China Overtakes US As Global Polluter Opportunities Abound For Newer, Cleaner Plants 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 10, 2007China will become the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter in one year, exceeding the emissions of the U.S. However, China also presents the most investment opportunities for manufacturing products based on new clean technologies, putting the country on both sides of the environmental challenge. These points and many others were discussed by a blue-chip panel of cleantech leaders during the Lu ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2007Two NASA spacecraft now have new assignments after successfully completing their missions. The duo will make new observations of comets and characterize extrasolar planets. Stardust and Deep Impact will use their flight-proven hardware to perform new, previously unplanned, investigations. "These mission extensions are as exciting as it gets. They will allow us to revisit a comet for the fi ... more Russia Proton-M Booster Puts US Satellite Into Orbit 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Jul 09, 2007A Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has successfully delivered U.S. telecommunications satellite, DirecTV-10, into orbit, Russia's space agency said. The rocket, powered by a Briz-M booster was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 5.16 a.m. Moscow time Saturday (1.16 a.m. GMT). The launch services were provided by International Launch Services, a U.S.-Russian joint venture wit ... more China Launches Thales-built Chinasat 6B Telecommunication Satellite 
Beijing (SPX) Jul 09, 2007The Chinasat 6B telecommunication satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, was successfully boosted into orbit on Thursday July 5, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province by a Long March 3B rocket. Chinasat 6B will enable ChinaSatcom to offer communication and broadcast capabilities to the Chinese market. Based on the Thales Alenia ... more From Under The Sea And Into Space 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 09, 2007Russian Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov recently congratulated Yury Solomonov, general designer of the Moscow Heat Technology Institute, on the successful submarine launch of a new sea-based strategic missile, the Bulava, which was developed by his institute. The launch was part of a series of flight tests. Such publicity given to an event so ordinary and routine may seem strange, but only at ... more Japan Makes Missile Defence Shield Priority 
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 07, 2007Japan said Friday it aims to erect a missile defence shield as quickly as possible as North Korea develops increasingly sophisticated weaponry, including long-range rockets. Japan's annual defence report warned that North Korea is improving its missile system to cover all east Asia, including Japan, and potentially reach the northern tip of Australia as well as part of Alaska. The report, approv ... more
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