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MOON DAILY + Inhaling For Exploration As Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System 
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2008 -
Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that make you sweat? Or maybe make your breathing a little more animated? For three weeks, 23 volunteers dedicated time to do just that - sweat and breathe - inside a test chamber so NASA scientists at Johnson Space Center in Houston could meas ... moreLAUNCH PAD + Arianespace Takes Delivery Of Its Third Ariane 5 In 2008 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 08, 2008 -
The launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after its delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Handover of the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA occurred with its transfer yesterday (May 6) from the Launcher Integration Building - where Astrium performed the vehicle's build-up, to the Final Assembly Building - where Ar ... moreSUPER COMPUTERS + NASA, Intel And SGI Team Up To Soup Up The Supercomputer 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 08, 2008 -
NASA, Intel Corp., and SGI today announced the signing of an agreement establishing intentions to collaborate on significantly increasing the space agency's supercomputer performance and capacity. Under the terms of a Space Act Agreement, NASA will work closely with Intel and SGI to increase computational capabilities for modeling and simulation at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing ... moreSTATION NEWS + NASA-TV to televise ISS cargo ship arrival 
Houston (UPI) May 7, 2008 -
The U.S. space agency says it will televise the arrival of an unpiloted cargo spacecraft when it docks at the International Space Station. NASA controllers in Houston said the Progress 29 Russian spacecraft carrying a shipment of food, fuel and supplies is to automatically dock with the ISS at 5:37 p.m. EDT, May 16. ... moreMERCURY RISING + Snow Like Iron Helps Maintain The Magnetic Field Of Mercury 
Champaign IL (SPX) May 08, 2008 -
New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury's mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University. In a paper ... more |
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GPS NEWS + Garmin, TomTom and Magellan Dominate Latest Consumer Reports GPS Navigator Ratings 
Yonkers NY (SPX) May 06, 2008 -
Despite the influx of several new brands and models, longtime GPS brands -- Garmin, TomTom and Magellan -- are still making the best Global Positioning Systems. The three brands accounted for 16 of the top 20 rated models in the latest tests in Consumer Reports June issue. After months of in-lab and on-the-road tests of 39 GPS systems, the Garmin Nuvi 760 ($600) rated best with an Excellen ... moreGPS NEWS + RFMD Announces Strategic Restructuring 
Greensboro NC (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
RF Micro Devices has announced that effective immediately RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components in RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG) and the expanding portfolio of semiconductor components in RFMD's Multi-Market ... moreGPS NEWS + Rodale Garners Two National Magazine Awards 
New York NY (SPX) May 06, 2008 -
Rodale has announced that RunnersWorld.com and Bicycling.com each received a National Magazine Award (NMA), the magazine industry's highest editorial honor, from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). RunnersWorld.com was recognized for General Excellence Online, while Bicycling.com's GPS Tool won for best Interactive Feature. SVP and Editor-in-Chief of Runner's World and newly e ... moreGPS NEWS + Spirent Communications Announces GSS8000 High Dynamics GPS Simulation System 
Paignton, England (SPX) May 06, 2008 -
Spirent Communications has announced improved high dynamic capabilities on its new Spirent GSS8000 simulation system. The Spirent GSS8000 is designed for use in the most demanding applications, and is capable of simulating ultra-high dynamics with industry leading accuracy. The Spirent GSS8000 supports up to 20,000g signal dynamics, up to 120,000 m/s velocity and 50Hz (4ms) processing rates.
... moreGPS NEWS + TomTom Announces Availability Of Enhanced RIDER Second Edition For Motorcycles 
Concord MA (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
TomTom has announced an enhanced RIDER 2nd Edition for motorcycles. New available features include TomTom Map Share, Help Me!, Fuel Prices Service, TomTom Traffic with a 30-day free trial and new premium maps. In addition, bikers now have easy access to dedicated trip statistics. This allows them to see average and maximum speeds per journey, total miles traveled and distance from home. ... more |
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SUPERPOWERS + China defends maritime rights, but silent on nuclear sub base report 
Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2008 -
China on Tuesday refused to comment directly on reports it was building a major underground nuclear submarine base, but defended its right to protect its maritime and territorial interests. "We have a vast territorial sea, and it is the sacred duty of the Chinese army to safeguard our security on the sea, the sovereignty of our territorial waters, and maritime rights and interests," foreign ... moreNUKEWARS + 79 Religious Organizations Oppose Energy Department Plan For New Nuclear Bomb Plant 
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2008 -
Seventy-nine Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and Protestant groups have joined together to reject administration plans to reactivate the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure and build new nuclear bomb plant facilities, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) have announced. In a formal letter to the Energy Department, religious organizations from across the country called instead ... moreSUPERPOWERS + Outside View: Russia's Blackjack power 
Moscow (UPI) May 6, 2008 -
On April 29 representatives of the Kazan Aircraft Production Association presented the 121st Heavy Bomber Regiment of the Russian Air Force's 37th Army with a brand-new Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber.
The warplane is named after Vitaly Kopylov, who headed the company from 1973 to1993. Russia now has 16 front-line Tu-160 bombers, each of which can carry 12 X-55 ... moreMISSILE NEWS + Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Program Moves Forward To Serve Warfighters 
Orlando FL (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). During the recent tests, the stealthy standoff cruise missile demonstrated its capabilities across a wide variety of targets - including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense ... moreSPACEWAR + Raytheon Team To Integrate The US Army's Live, Virtual And Constructive Training Support 
Reston VA (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
The Warrior Training Alliance, led by Raytheon Technical Services, has begun integrating the U.S. Army's live, virtual and constructive training under the Warfighter FOCUS (Field Operations Customer Support) program. RTSC, a subsidiary of Raytheon, won the 10-year, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract last summer. Since the program was awarded, the team has spent the last ... more |
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT + US leads pressure on Myanmar to admit aid agencies 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008 -
The United States and Australia led international calls Tuesday for the military junta in Myanmar to ease entry restrictions to allow disaster relief to reach the cyclone-hit country. With the latest death toll reaching 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing and expected to continue rising from the weekend cyclone, many aid agencies are still awaiting travel visas to enter the reclusive nation. ... moreDISASTER MANAGEMENT + US ships standing by for Myanmar relief: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008 -
US Navy ships, including an amphibious assault ship with helicopters and US marines, are standing by off Thailand awaiting permission to join relief efforts in cyclone-hit Myanmar, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Pentagon and the State Department have begun planning for a humanitarian relief mission even though Myanmar has yet to respond to US offers of aid, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Mor ... moreEARTH OBSERVATION + Cartosat 2a Puts The World In High Resolution For Indian Government 
Delhi, India (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
High quality imageries acquired from Cartosat-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) were presented to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in Delhi by Dr G Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO along with a team of senior scientists. It may be recalled that Cartosat-2A and IMS-1 were successfully launched by PSLV-C9 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota on April 28, 2008. ... moreEARTH OBSERVATION + Ball Aerospace Wins NASA Earth Sensing Contracts 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 07, 2008 -
Ball Aerospace and Technologies has been awarded two NASA contracts that support the agency's Science Mission Directorate 2007 Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) in developing Earth science instrument subsystem technologies. Ball will also participate in a third contract as co-investigators on a study led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Ball Aerospace technical manager and systems ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Climate link with killer cyclones spurs fierce scientific debate 
Paris (AFP) May 6, 2008 -
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina laid waste to parts of the US Gulf Coast. Last year, the Arabian peninsula was hit by a super-cyclone, Gonu. Now, an unusual early-season storm, Nargis, has slammed into Myanmar, brutally changing gear from a Category One to a Category Four cyclone just before it made landfall. Are these events -- massively costly in lives and treasure -- all linked? ... more |
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