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China calls on US to provide data on satellite shootdown
Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2008China called on the United States Thursday to provide information about its shooting down of a defunct US spy satellite and voiced caution about the potential international consequences. "China is continuing to closely follow the possible harm caused by the US action to outer space security and relevant countries," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said when asked for a reaction to the ... more Satellite strike shows US missile defense works: Gates 
Honolulu, Hawaii (AFP) Feb 21, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the successful shoot-down of a rogue US spy satellite demonstrated that America's missile defense system works. "I think the operation speaks for itself in that respect," Gates told reporters here after touring one of the warships that supported the operation in the Pacific ocean. "I think the question over whether this capability work ... more Pakistan army chief hails 'normalcy' in tribal areas 
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Pakistan's army chief on Thursday hailed his troops for bringing "normalcy" to the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, where Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants have been active. General Ashfaq Kayani visited the South Waziristan tribal district and handed out bravery awards to officers and soldiers, a military statement said. "He (Kayani) appreciated the efforts of security forces ... more Kurds says Turkey strikes rebel positions in Iraq 
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Turkish artillery and warplanes opened fire on suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq on Thursday, Kurdish and rebel officials said. There were no reports of casualties. Turkish artillery bombed the village of Bassiam, in the Khawarkurk region of Arbil province at 11 am (0800 GMT), said General Jabar Yaour, a spokesman for the Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq. A spoke ... more Raytheon Awarded Paveway IV Weapon Integration Contract For UK RAF Tornado GR4 
Harlow, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Raytheon's United Kingdom-based subsidiary has been awarded a contract to support the integration and flight trials of the Paveway IV dual mode precision guided bomb onto the U.K. Royal Air Force Tornado GR4/4A. The contract is valued at GBP8.5 million, or about $16.6 million. Raytheon Systems is now under contract to integrate Paveway IV on all U.K. strike platforms including Harrier GR9 ... more |
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United Nations (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Key European powers on Thursday formally introduced an amended package of new sanctions in the UN Security Council to pressure Iran into halting sensitive nuclear fuel work and hoped for a vote next week. Britain's UN Ambassador John Sawers, one of the sponsors of the draft resolution along with France and Germany, told reporters that the text reflected comments made by some of the council's ... more Northrop Grumman And Harris Demonstrate Airborne Networking 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Northrop Grumman and Harris successfully demonstrated a way to improve situational awareness for military ground forces with enhanced communications and information management capabilities. The two companies used the demonstration to illustrate that an airborne network based on today's technologies can support tactical information exchange requirements As the systems integrator for the ... more Tens of thousands camp out after Indonesian quake: official 
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Tens of thousands of people camped outside their homes on the Indonesian island of Simeulue after a 7.5-magnitude quake that killed three, an official said Thursday. The quake hit just off the remote island located near Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering panic across the region lashed by the earthquake-triggered 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 168,000 people in Indonesia. ... more Real Logic Announces Agreement With Wind Turbine And Hydrogen Energy Company 
Palm Beach FL (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Real Logic has come to agreement on terms for a Real Logic subsidiary with an innovative company developing a new generation of commercial wind turbines with optional hydrogen production and storage components. This company has completed design, marketing, and manufacture of a new wind turbine system, and will be transferring into the new subsidiary the exclusive rights for the intellectua ... more Nigeria remains tough on gas flaring 
Foreign oil firms in Nigeria are lobbying for the government to extend its deadline for an end to the wasteful practice of gas flaring, a request the government appears disinclined to grant. A Shell executive in Lagos told reporters this week the company would petition for an extension past the December deadline to curb gas flaring, saying the goal date is not reachable, Nigeria's Dail ... more |
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Troy, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 20, 2008U.S. researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University said they've created the darkest material ever made by man. The material, a thin coating comprised of low-density arrays of loosely vertically aligned carbon nanotubes that absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light, could one day be used to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of solar energy conversion, infrared ... more Beacon Energy To Acquire Biodiesel Facility 
Cranford NJ (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Metalico has announced that its biofuel affiliate, Beacon Energy, has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the operating assets of Smithfield BioEnergy, an affiliate of Smithfield Foods, for an undisclosed price. Beacon, formerly known as AgriFuel Co., is an emerging producer and investor in the developing biofuels sector. Metalico, a leading scrap metal recycler and l ... more NASA Extends Mission For Ball Aerospace-Built ICESat 
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 21, 2008The Ice, Cloud and Land Satellite (ICESat) built by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will continue operations until at least 2010 following a NASA mission extension contract. ICESat, designed for a three-year lifetime with a five-year goal, was launched Jan. 12, 2003. The Ball Commercial Platform (BCP) 2000 employed for ICESat was built under contract to NASA's Rapid Space Development Offic ... more Arianespace Mission Update: The ATV Has Been Integrated On Its Ariane 5 Launcher 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 21, 2008Ariane 5's largest payload ever has been integrated on the launch vehicle, taking Arianespace's upcoming historic mission with the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) one step closer to its March 8 liftoff. The integration process at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana began late last week, and was concluded with the spacecraft's power-up this weekend atop the launcher. The European-built ... more It's Raining Satellites 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 21, 2008H-hour - the time American spy satellite USA-193/NROL-21 must fall - is not far off. American scientists calculate that it will occur on March 6. Where the crash takes place will be unknown until the last moment. A more or less accurate site can be established only an hour or two before the satellite enters the denser atmosphere. In an attempt to control the process, the U.S. has decided ... more
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