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Iridium Satellite Selects Three Finalists To Design And Develop Iridium NEXT
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Iridium Satellite is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with three companies to enter into the concept development phase in its design and development procurement process for "NEXT," the company's next-generation satellite constellation. Over the next five months, Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Loral and Thales Alenia Space will develop design concepts, review critical engineering ... more ISS astronauts take rest day after setting up giant robot 
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2008Astronauts aboard the International Space Station settled in for a rest day Wednesday after three lengthy spacewalks and a day readying the Dextre robot for work outside the station. Astronauts used the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to manipulate Canadian-built, 200-million-dollar Dextre into place attached to the outside of the Destiny research module on Tuesday. Manipulated by joys ... more Korea's first astronaut hopes to make peace with North 
Star City, Russia (AFP) March 19, 2008South Korea's first astronaut voiced hope Wednesday that her mission would bring peace with the north of the divided peninsula and said she had a spicy Korean feast ready for the crew. "I will try and make peace between North and South Korea," Yi So-Yeon, 29, said at a press conference in Star City, a Soviet astronaut training centre in a snow-covered pine forest near Moscow, ahead of her ... more Microsoft, Intel research parallel computing with US universities 
San Francisco (AFP) March 18, 2008Microsoft and Intel said Tuesday they are teaming with US universities to unleash the mighty potential of multi-core computer chips. Microsoft and Intel will jointly spend 20 million dollars over five years to fund Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A recent trend is to increase ... more 8th Continent Project Starts Colorado's First Aerospace Incubator 
Golden CO (SPX) Mar 20, 2008The 8th Continent Project, the world's most comprehensive effort to integrate space technology and resources into the global economy, has received a $150,000 grant from the Colorado Economic Development Commission to start Colorado's first ever aerospace business incubator - helping the state maintain its national ranking as the second largest private aerospace employer. The 8th Continent ... more |
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Herndon VA (SPX) Mar 20, 2008iDirect has announced that Russian network operator Web Media Services, which operates under the name "HeliosNet," has implemented iDirect's satellite communications platform. HeliosNet installed two iDirect Universal 5IF satellite hubs and multiple remote routers. This establishes a broad satellite network that can support a diverse range of applications and maximize bandwidth efficiency ... more A Billion GPS Chips Expected To Ship In 2013 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Satellite-based navigation is a very popular technology with consumers, and the upsurge in purchases of GPS (Global Positioning System) devices is fuelling a similar growth in the market for GPS receiver chipsets. A new study from ABI Research forecasts GPS IC shipments to reach one billion annually in 2013. Average Selling Prices (ASPs) will continue to fall, but the effect on vendors' revenue ... more MapQuest And INRIX Collaborate To Deliver Traffic-Enabled Navigation Solutions 
Kirkland WA (SPX) Mar 20, 2008MapQuest and INRIX have announced a collaboration that will allow consumers and businesses to access the full breadth of INRIX traffic information across multiple MapQuest business units including MapQuest.com, MapQuest Wireless, and MapQuest Platform Services. MapQuest has integrated INRIX's real-time traffic speed and incident information on the leading mapping site in the U.S., MapQuest.com. ... more World GPS Market Forecast To 2012 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Global Positioning System (GPS) is a revolutionary tool, which provides unequalled accuracy and flexibility of positioning for navigation, surveying and Geographic information system (GIS) data capture. Growing use in automotive and consumer applications is propelling the market for mobile location technologies. Although standalone products are quite popular, the most common applications are ... more XM Announces New 2009 Maxima To Offer XM NavTraffic 
New York NY (SPX) Mar 20, 2008XM has announced that the new 2009 Maxima will offer XM NavTraffic as a standard, factory-installed feature when equipped with Nissan's Hard Drive Navigation system. XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider to Nissan, and every Nissan with the premium audio package is factory-equipped with XM Satellite Radio. XM NavTraffic, powered by NAVTEQ Traffic, is the nation's leading real- time ... more |
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Paris (AFP) March 19, 2008A world without fresh water would be a world bereft of humans, and yet one in five people lacks regular access to this most basic of life-sustaining substances. By 2025, fully a third of the planet's growing population could find itself scavenging for safe drinking water, the United Nations has warned ahead of World Water Day on Saturday. More than two million people in developing countries ... more New Study On Impacts Of Wind Energy Development In The USA 
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Texas Christian University, FPL Energy, and Oxford University have announced the formation of a groundbreaking partnership and research initiative to better understand the ecological and socio-economic impacts of wind power development. The five-year research initiative includes three primary focus areas, including wind turbine impact on birds and bats; wind turbine ecological impacts; and ... more Hybrid cars may affect power distribution 
Oak Ridge, Tenn. (UPI) Mar 19, 2008 U.S. government scientists have found the increasing use of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks might substantially affect power distribution. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers examined how an expected increase in ownership of hybrid electric cars and trucks will affect the nation's power grid depending on the time of day or night the vehicles are charged. In an ... more Israel slams Swiss-Iranian gas deal as 'unfriendly act' 
Jerusalem (AFP) March 19, 2008Israel on Wednesday slammed Switzerland for signing a deal with Iran's state gas firm, branding the move an "unfriendly act" hampering efforts to halt its arch foe's nuclear programme. The foreign ministry summoned the new Swiss ambassador, Walter Haffner, on the same day he presented his credentials, to express the Jewish state's "regret" over the deal, it said in a statement. "Switzerland ... more Marathon To Offer Only Ethanol Blended Gasoline At 16 Terminals 
Findlay OH (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Marathon Oil has announced that the Company will convert to 100 percent ethanol blended fuel (E-10 gasohol) at 16 of its Midwest terminals beginning May 1, 2008. Unblended gasoline products will no longer be available at the following terminals; Indianapolis (86th Street) and Muncie, Ind.; Louisville (Algonquin), Ky.; Detroit (Refinery Rack), Romulus, Niles (South), Bay City, Flint, Lansing and ... more
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