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Modernized GPS Satellite Begins Operations
Denver CO (SPX) Apr 10, 2008A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed a rapid on-orbit deployment of the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite launched on March 15 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft, which includes new features that enhance operations and navigation signal performance, has been declared operational for military and civilian navigation users worldwide. ... more Russia To Conduct 28 Space Launches From Baikonur In 2008 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Apr 10, 2008The number of spacecraft to be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan will increase 33%, year-on-year, in 2008 to a total of 28, the local mayor said on Tuesday. Baikonur, built in Kazakhstan in the 1950s, was first leased by Russia from Kazakhstan under an agreement signed in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian officials have repeatedly said Russia will continue ... more Spirit Advances Toward Midwinter 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Seasons are about twice as long on Mars as on Earth and are offset relative to Earth because Mars takes about twice as long to complete one orbit around the Sun. At Spirit's location, the fall equinox -- the start of fall, when night and day are equal in length -- arrived Dec. 12, 2007. The winter solstice -- the time of year with the shortest day -- will arrive June 25, 2008. Solar array ... more NASA officials report Goddard 'incident' 
Greenbelt, Md., April 9, 2008 U.S. space agency officials said an air conditioning system malfunctioned Tuesday at the Goddard Space Flight Center, producing a condensation cloud. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued a statement saying the incident at the Greenbelt, Md., facility did not involve a chemical spill or release of any hazardous material. The 4:30 p.m. EDT incident occurred in ... more NASA Spacecraft Images Mars Moon In Color And In 3D 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2008A new stereo view of Phobos, the larger and inner of Mars' two tiny moons, has been captured by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took two images of Phobos 10 minutes apart on March 23. Scientists combined the images for a stereo view. "Phobos is of great interest because it may be rich in water ic ... more |
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2008In just a few months, China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft will lift off on a mission to perform China's first spacewalk. The mission is exciting, but the media silence is deafening. We know almost nothing about the spacesuit, or how the astronaut will be connected to his spacecraft. Trying to work out what's happening behind closed doors requires a bit of deductive reasoning. In my previous 2008 ... more Surgeons use robots during heart surgery 
Boston, April 9, 2008 Some U.S. surgeons say they've started using robots to assist them in heart bypass surgery, producing smaller incisions, less pain and fewer complications. Boston Medical Center Dr. Robert Poston said his facility is one of only nine U.S. hospitals to offer robot-assisted coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG, surgery. CABG involves removing or re-directing a blood vessel from on ... more Pet Tracks - America's First Quick, Reliable, Inexpensive Pet Recovery Service 
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 09, 2008Pet Tracks has retained TransMedia Group to yelp about the launch of America's first national pet information registry, which could dramatically reduce an exploding pet population in animal shelters nationwide. The innovative new service offers pet owners for the first time an affordable and non-invasive way to keep track of their pets through a national database and GPS technology. ... more iTRAK Messenger Adds Email Capability To Tracking System 
Woodland Park CO (SPX) Apr 09, 2008iTRAK has announced the commercial release of its new iTRAK Messenger vehicle-mounted terminal. "We developed the iTRAK Messenger product in response to customer demand for a simple, low-cost messaging device that can withstand the rigors of use in the harsh mobile environment," according to iTRAK CEO Bill Poellmitz. iTRAK Messenger is designed for trucking, delivery, and dispatch ... more ObjectFX Releases New Spatial Rules 3.0 Spatiotemporal Engine 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Apr 10, 2008ObjectFX has announced that it has released its newest 3.0 version of Spatial Rules, as part of the growing suite of ObjectFX geospatial software. Spatial Rules is a service-oriented middleware component designed to manage streams of spatial and temporal data generated by location-aware devices, sensors, and other automated and manual collection systems. Traditional Geographic Information ... more |
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National Harbor MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2008General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that a U.S. Army UAS has reached a record 10,000 flight hours on a single aircraft. The milestone was achieved by two different Army I-GNAT ER aircraft, AI-001 and AI-1005, within days of each other while performing combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "The I-GNAT ER/Sky Warrior Alpha aircraft that we deliver to the U.S. ... more Raytheon To Lead Team Pursuing The USAF Global Broadcast Service 
Reston VA (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Raytheon has signed exclusive teaming agreements with Harris and HP as part of an industry-leading team to pursue the $30 million U.S. Air Force Global Broadcast Service Satellite Broadcast Manager transition contract. The GBS is a critical mission support system for the military providing wideband internet protocol broadcasts of video, imagery and other information to support forces on post, in ... more Lockheed Martin Team Completes Flight Software Design Review For Space-Based Missile Warning System 
Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Lockheed Martin has completed a comprehensive review of improved flight software designed to provide highly reliable command and control of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace ... more Boeing And TEAM TSAT Confirm Readiness Of Advanced Satellite Electronics 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 10, 2008Boeing and its TEAM TSAT industry partners have successfully demonstrated the readiness of the advanced electronics that will be used in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT). Tests of the TSAT Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) demonstrated the microchip's functionality, speed and suitability for spaceflight. The tests, completed in late 2007 at Texas A ... more Commentary: 'Hey guys, let's be friends' 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 09, 2008 The United States is now fighting two wars with a long-term price tag estimated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office at $2.4 trillion, of which about $1.9 trillion would be spent on Iraq. Monthly costs are running at $12 billion a month. Pity President Bush's successor. He/she will be inheriting a mess on all fronts - national security, economy, defense, trade, health. Huge interest ... more
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