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US military launches top-secret robotic spacecraftWashington (AFP) April 22, 2010 A US Air Force unmanned spacecraft has blasted off from Florida, amid a veil of secrecy about its military mission. The robotic space plane, or X-37B, lifted off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas V rocket at 7:52 pm local time (2352 GMT) Thursday, according to video released by the military. "The launch is a go," Air Force spokeswoman Major Angie Blair told AFP. The lift-off appeared to proceed as planned without major problems, judging by the commentary in the Air Force webcast. Resembl ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2010NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented new capability for scientists to better understand our sun's dynamic processes. These solar activities affect everything on Earth. Some of the images from the spacecraft show never-before-seen detail of material streaming outward and away from sunspots. Others show extreme c ... more  
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Apr 23, 2010Gilat has announced that it is providing a broadband satellite communications network to Ethiopian Telecommunication Corp. (ETC), Ethiopia's national telecom operator. The new network, covering hundreds of sites, will provide an upgrade to ETC's existing Gilat VSAT network and will enable ETC to deliver advanced broadband services, which include video and data-centric applications, to meet ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2010A US Air Force unmanned spacecraft blasted off on Thursday from Florida, amid a veil of secrecy about its military mission. The robotic space plane, or X-37B, lifted off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas V rocket at 7:52 pm local time (2352 GMT), according video released by the military. "The launch is a go," Air Force Major Angie Blair told AFP. Resembling a miniature space shuttle, ... more |
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'Hezbollah Scuds' spread Mideast alarmBeirut, Lebanon (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 Israeli claims Syria has supplied Lebanon's Hezbollah with Soviet-era Scud missiles have fueled already high tensions and heightened fears of a new Middle East war. If the Israeli assertion is correct, Damascus has boosted the Iranian-backed Hezbollah's already vast arsenal of missiles with the short-range ballistic Scuds, which can reach just about every corner of the Jewish state. That would mark an ominous shift in the regional balance of power against Israel and that could give it pa ... read more |
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