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Spirit Discovers Changes In Soil Near Home Plate
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 02, 2007Spirit remains healthy after completing scientific investigation of a light-toned soil patch nicknamed "Everett." Everett is interesting because scientists thought it would be rich in sulfur like other soil exposures they've investigated. Instead, it turned out to be low in sulfur and ultramafic in composition -- made of iron- and magnesium-rich silicate, a chemistry often associated with volcan ... more Pluto-Bound New Horizons Provides New Look At Jupiter System 
Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2007NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system, stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere. These new views include the closest look yet at the Earth-sized "Little Red Spot" storm churning materials through Jupiter's cloud tops; detailed images of small satellites herding dust and boul ... more GLONASS Potential Still To Be Realised 
Moscow (UPI) May 01, 2007Each of Russia's three Global Navigation Satellite System, or GLONASS, orbital planes will have eight satellites. The U.S. Global Positioning Satellite, or GPS, cluster, which also has 24 spacecraft, plus five stand-by satellites, will eventually increase to 48. Some elements of the GLONASS cluster, which has no standby satellites, are regularly deactivated for maintenance purposes. In fac ... more Lockheed Martin-Built Astra 1L Satellite Ready For Launch 
Newtown PA (SPX) May 02, 2007The ASTRA 1L broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES ASTRA is ready for launch Thursday aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. ASTRA 1L, which is scheduled to launch at 6:29 p.m. EST, will be located at orbital location 19.2 degrees East. ASTRA-1L will carry 29 active Ku band transponders used to provide distribution of direct-to-home b ... more Designing OPRA Glasses 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) May 02, 2007University of Arkansas researchers, in partnership with a local company will develop a probe for future planetary rovers that will help scientists study the history of the solar system by examining the properties of layers of material beneath the surface of the moon, Mars, comets and other planetary bodies. Scientists at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences and officials of ... more |
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Fort Worth, TX (SPX) May 02, 2007The first squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs will go operational in 2012, but the system that will serve as the information backbone of the F-35 maintenance and support network is now up and running. The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) was formally switched on today during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics headquarters in Fort Worth. The ALIS environment, developed i ... more Raytheon Wins GEM-T Contract 
Washington (UPI) May 01, 2007Raytheon has won a $100 million contract for its Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T, or GEM-T, upgrade program. The deal "includes orders for the U.S. Army and a Foreign Military Sales contract for 230 GEM-T upgrades, plus spares," Raytheon said in a statement Tuesday. "This is the largest order received to date for GEM-T and bolsters Raytheon's upgrade output to levels not seen since the ... more US To Meet With Czech Leaders On ABM As Deal Done With Montenegro 
Prague (AFP) May 01, 2007The first round of US-Czech talks on including the Czech Republic in a controversial US missile shield system will take place next week in Prague, officials here said Tuesday. The negotiations will take place May 10-11 in the defence ministry and will focus on preparing a bilateral accord on how long US soldiers can stay in the Czech Republic, a ministry spokeswoman said. Prague has alread ... more Flying Tigers Hold Sri Lanka To Ransom 
Colombo (AFP) May 01, 2007The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits but has also badly shaken an entire country. Sri Lanka's defence ministry has acknowledged that the Tigers may be operating at least five light aircraft, used in three headline-grabbing raids against military and civilian targets over the past month. The ... more Backscatter Technology Leaves Bad Guys No Place To Hide 
Moody AFB GA (AFNS) May 02, 2007Members of the 820th Security Forces Group here are set to employ a new high-technology search system in the war on terrorism that will help increase base security that also can deter acts of aggression against coalition forces. Known as the Z backscatter van, the $1.2 million, 13,000-pound, lead-lined delivery truck uses low-power X-rays to detect the presence of radiological or low-densi ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) May 01, 2007As climate change experts meet in Bangkok, poor nations suffering the brunt of global warming's worst effects are determined their voices will not be drowned out by bickering world powers. Impoverished countries, struggling with a lack of money, basic technology, large populations and weak infrastructure, have few tools to tackle climate change or halt its impact on their environment. That ... more Exploring Caves From 30 Feet In The Air 
Moffet Field CA (SPX) May 02, 2007It was Thursday morning, just after dawn. A group of about 20 of us had been driving through the Mojave Desert since 4:30 am, in the dark, and we had finally arrived at our destination: a large flat parking area near the top of a volcanic cinder cone, a short ways up a makeshift road from an abandoned mine. Before us stretched the vast black Pisgah Lava Beds, home to more than 300 lava-tube cave ... more Norway Sets Ambitious Carbon Neutral Climate Target 
Oslo (AFP) May 01, 2007Fewer roses on a wintry Valentine's Day, less room for kids in smaller cars and costlier holidays in the tropics: life in Norway will become less glamorous but more climate-friendly as the country aims to be "carbon neutral" by 2050. As the world's leading climate change experts meet in Bangkok, from where they are due to issue a key report Friday, Norway is providing an example of the kind of d ... more Laser-Trapping Of Rare Element Gets Unexpected Assist 
Argonne IL (SPX) May 02, 2007Argonne researchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium - the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap - with an assist from an unexpected source. The group of physicists was attempting to trap the rare, radioactive element for studies of time-reversal violation, explained Argonne Compton Postdoctoral Fellow Jeffrey Guest of Argonne's ... more Atomstroyexport Puts Chinese NPP's 2nd Unit To Minimum Capacity 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 02, 2007The second power unit of a Chinese nuclear power plant has been put to minimum capacity, Russia's nuclear equipment export monopoly said Tuesday. "The second power unit of the Tianwan NPP has been launched at a minimum controlled capacity," said Irina Yesipova, press spokesperson of Atomstroyexport. Fuel was loaded into the generating unit in March. The company plans to connect the unit to ... more
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