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APL-Operated Midcourse Space Experiment Ends
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2008After more than 12 years of successful operations and contributions to two diverse defense missions, the APL-built and -operated Midcourse Space Experiment satellite, known as MSX, is retiring, having operated well beyond its designed four-year life span. Ground crews from APL and the Air Force shut the spacecraft down on July 10, turning off transmitters and draining its batteries, and ... more Officials: Cadavers used in NASA project 
Columbus, Ohio (UPI) Jul 19, 2008 An Ohio State University Medical Center project contracted by NASA used cadavers to create technology for the Orion shuttle, space agency officials say. Dustin Gohmert, who designs seats for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said three human bodies were used to develop special suits and landing systems for the NASA spacecraft, the Houston Chronicle reported Saturday. ... more Shenzhou's Unsuitable Dilemma 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Just when we thought that the plans for Shenzhou 7 were clearly defined, reportage in the Chinese media has complicated the situation. To be sure, the mission will still launch in October 2008 with three astronauts on board, and the first Chinese spacewalk will be conducted. But questions are again being raised about the spacesuits to be worn on the flight. This subject seemed to be neatly ... more Russia mulls regular bomber flights to Cuba: report 
Moscow (AFP) July 21, 2008Russia may start regular flights by long-range bombers to Cuba in response to US plans to build missile defence sites in Eastern Europe, the newspaper Izvestia reported Monday, quoting an official. "Such discussions exist," the unidentified senior Russian air force official was quoted as saying, adding that the measure would be a response to the United States "deploying missile defence systems ... more Poland and US 'closer' to missile deal: foreign minister 
Warsaw (AFP) July 21, 2008The United States and Poland are "closer" to a deal on a proposed US missile shield to be housed in Poland, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Monday after talks with a top US official. "It was a good meeting, bringing the positions of Poland and the United States closer on the subject of the anti-missile shield," said Sikorski, after meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2008 A two-week clock began ticking down the minutes Sunday after the Western powers' negotiating team, led by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, failed to reach an agreement with their Iranian counterparts over the nuclear issue. Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, joined Solana in describing their latest round of negotiations, held in Geneva over the weekend, as "constructive ... more Raytheon Technologies Promise To Improve Radar Affordability 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Raytheon has developed an application for a pair of emerging technologies that dramatically increases radar sensitivity while improving affordability. The effort has resulted in a $1 million contract award that could be worth more than $14 million if all options are exercised. The Office of Naval Research awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) a base contract with four options a ... more Excalibur's Base Design And On-Board Recorder Tested 
Socorro NM (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Raytheon tested a new low-cost titanium base (Ti) and on-board recorder (OBR) for the Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile during a June 13 test firing. The test firings are part of Raytheon Missile Systems' pre-contract preparation for the Excalibur Ib development award. The firings demonstrated the effectiveness of the low-cost Ti design and validated the use of an OBR and ... more US: Iran likely to reject nuclear offer 
Washington (AFP) July 21, 2008The White House on Monday signalled that it expected Iran to reject a US-backed incentives package to end sensitive nuclear work and warned Tehran may therefore face additional sanctions. "It is the position of the P5-plus-one that Iran should suspend its uranium enrichment, that we provided a very generous incentives package that they apparently are going to miss an opportunity to accept," ... more Pakistan court eases travel curbs on A.Q. Khan 
Islamabad (AFP) July 21, 2008A Pakistani court Monday ruled that nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan can travel within the country to visit relatives, but barred him from giving interviews on proliferation. Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, has been effectively under house arrest in Islamabad since February 2004, when he confessed on television to transferring nuclear secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea. ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) July 21, 2008Two years after Asia's top security forum vowed to develop guidelines for joint disaster relief, precious little has been done and hundreds of thousands more have died in calamities around the region. The Myanmar cyclone, China quake and Philippines ferry sinking have catapulted disaster preparedness back to the top of the agenda of the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) talks in Singapore on ... more Commentary: In SOX's crosshairs 
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2008 Democratic capitalism is the lifeblood of democracy. While socialism is the equal sharing of miseries, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings, but what we see at work today is the slow-motion advance of a life-threatening disease in our body politic. "Unequal" has become a license for a mishmash of insider trading, naked share shorting, off-the ... more Oil prices rally on Dolly storm, Iran concerns 
New York (AFP) July 21, 2008Oil prices rebounded Monday, after falling more than 16 dollars last week, as a tropical storm barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and the international community tightened pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear program. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, advanced 2.16 dollars to close at 131.04 dollars a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for September ... more WindConnect Joins In Flat Ridge Wind Farm Groundbreaking 
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Westar Energy and BP Alternative Energy have begun construction of the Flat Ridge Wind Farm site in Barber County, Kansas. The project commencement was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 24, 2008. The Flat Ridge Wind Farm will use 40 Clipper 2.5 MW C-96 wind turbine generators to generate 100 MW of renewable energy. RMT WindConnect will be performing the transmission line ... more Tree Branching Key To Efficient Flow In Nature And Novel Materials 
Durham NC (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development of novel "smart" materials. Duke University engineers believe that an image of two tree canopies touching top-to-top can guide their efforts to most efficiently control the flow of ... more
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