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Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 15, 2008Visiting the Baikonur space cosmodrome deep in the steppes of Kazakhstan is like taking a trip back into Soviet times - and that's just the way many here want it to stay. There are no Internet cafes, no advertising billboards and - to hear it from proud residents - none of the social problems that afflict large Russian cities like hooliganism and xenophobic violence. A statue of Lenin ... more NASA's Marshall Center Readies Historic, Apollo-Era Test Stand For Testing Of Ares I 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Engineers have begun preparations to renovate the historic, 360-foot-high Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. The test stand, used in the 1960s to test the Apollo-era Saturn V rocket and later the integrated space shuttle system, soon will be used for the integrated vehicle ground vibration test of the nation's new Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsul ... more Missions To Mars 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 15, 2008The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the GSI accelerator facility to assess radiation risks that astronauts will be exposed to on a Mars mission. GSI was selected because its accelerator is the only one in Europe able to create ion beams similar to those found in space. To determine possible health risks of manned space flights, scientists from all over Europe have been asked to investigat ... more Milky Way's Giant Black Hole Awoke From Slumber 300 Years Ago 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2008Using NASA, Japanese, and European X-ray satellites, a team of Japanese astronomers has discovered that our galaxy's central black hole let loose a powerful flare three centuries ago. The finding helps resolve a long-standing mystery: why is the Milky Way's black hole so quiescent? The black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star"), is a certified monster, containing about 4 million t ... more Intelligence: A Rare Cosmic Commodity 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Advanced ground and space-based telescopes are discovering new planets around other stars almost daily, but an environmental scientist from England believes that even if some of those planets turn out to be Earth-like, the odds are very low they'll have intelligent inhabitants. In a recent paper published in the journal Astrobiology, Professor Andrew Watson of the University of East Anglia descr ... more |
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Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 16, 2008Consumers no longer have to break the bank to receive top-rate features in the increasingly popular GPS market. NAVIGON, the fastest growing GPS brand, today announced the retail availability of the NAVIGON 2100 max and NAVIGON 2120 max personal navigation devices (PNDs) in the United States and Canada. These devices provide exceptional and affordable value with top-of-the-line features, s ... more INRIX And WSI Make Commutes Easier With Enhanced Traffic Forecasts 
Kirkland WA (SPX) Apr 15, 2008INRIX and WSI have announced an agreement where WSI will exclusively incorporate the full breadth of INRIX Traffic services, including real-time and predictive traffic data, into their premier on-air traffic product TruVu Traffic HD. For twenty-five years, WSI has been the first choice among #1 broadcast and cable television stations including CNN, FOX, NBC and hundreds of TV station customers f ... more President's Speech From The French Norwegian Space Forum In Oslo 
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Ambassador, President d'Escatha, Director Andersen, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to address you on the occasion of the opening of the French Norwegian Space Forum here in Oslo. Some of us just arrived back from Svalbard, a strategic centre for Norwegian space related activities. Svalbard is increasingly also an international arena for exploration and innovation. ... more Zoombak Unveils Universal GPS Locator 
New York NY (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Zoombak announced its plans to debut its Zoombak Universal GPS locator at RetailVision 2008, the leading technology event for consumer retailers. Zoombak is participating in RetailVision, held April 14-17 in Orlando, FL, to demonstrate its new Advanced GPS locator solutions and continue its aggressive retailer rollout program which includes Circuit City, Petsmart, BestBuy.com, and Amazon.com. ... more Delta II Rocket Coming Together For NASA's GLAST Satellite Launch 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2008The Delta II 7920-H, or "Heavy," rocket that will launch NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) satellite is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Solid rocket boosters were recently attached to the rocket. A series of nine strap-on solid rocket motors will next be mated with the rocket to help power the first stage. Because t ... more |
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Jerusalem (AFP) April 15, 2008Israel carried out a successful test on Tuesday of a dummy ballistic missile that will be used in the development of an advanced missile interception system, the defence ministry said. The Blue Sparrow, developed by Israel's Armament Development Authority, Rafael, is launched from a fighter jet at high altitude and simulates the trajectory of a ballistic missile, the ministry said in a state ... more Outside View: ABMs for Europe -- Part 1 
Moscow, April 15, 2008 The results of the Bucharest NATO summit, the NATO-Russia Council meetings, and talks between U.S. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi have been summed up in what has now become a standard comment: The NATO summit made up for suspending the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine and Georgia with the full support for the deployment of an American missile shield in Europe. ... more Czechs denies seeking US military aid in anti-missile radar deal 
Prague (AFP) April 15, 2008The Czech defence ministry denied on Tuesday that it was seeking help from the United States to modernise its armed forces in return for it hosting an anti-missile radar. Public broadcaster Czech Television reported Monday, citing a deputy defence minister, that Prague was seeking Washington's help to acquire two mid-range tactical transport planes and improve its air defences, possibly with ... more Scientists Debate The Accuracy Of Al Gore's Documentary An Inconvenient Truth 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 15, 2008There is no question that Al Gore's 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is a powerful example of how scientific knowledge can be communicated to a lay audience. What is up for debate is whether it accurately presents the scientific argument that global warming is caused by human activities. Climate change experts express their opinions on the scientific validity of the film's claims in article ... more Unconscious Decisions In The Brain 
Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown in a study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, in collaboration with the Charite University Hospital and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience in Berlin. The researchers from ... more
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