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Japan to launch 'space yacht' propelled by solar particlesTokyo (AFP) April 27, 2010 Japan is to launch a "space yacht" propelled by solar particles that bounce off its kite-shaped sails, the country's space agency said Tuesday. A rocket carrying the Ikaros - an acronym for Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun - will blast off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan on May 18. "Ikaros is a 'space yacht' that gets propulsion from the pressure of sunlight particles bouncing off its sail," Yuichi Tsuda, space systems expert at the Japan Aerosp ... read more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 26, 2010New research from the Australian National University has further reduced the status of Pluto by suggesting there are many more dwarf planets in the Solar System than previously thought. ANU astronomers have just published results that would reclassify what it is to be a dwarf planet, increasing the number of Pluto's fellow travellers by a factor of ten. The International Astronomical ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2010Teams of cyber security experts from the National Security Agency and the nation's service academies are squaring off this week in one of the nation's most expansive and sophisticated cyber "war games," the Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). Lockheed Martin is host for the CDX command center and network hub at its Greenbelt facility for the week-long event. "Cyber security has never been as cru ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2010Know that old legend that Eskimos have umpteen words for snow? It appears that scientists are beginning to study native weather observations, and not just from an anthropological standpoint. The Inuit have been saying for years - way before climate change models could sufficiently back them up - that the weather was getting weird in the Arctic. "Unpredictable," was the way they put it. Som ... more |
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5G International Develops Dedicated USV Navigation SystemWashington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2010 5G International recently completed their rigorous Middle East testing programme of an improved navigation system on their 7m Interceptor Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Following a successful development and testing of the MKII USV navigation system, three navigation controlmodes are now available offering: + autonomous - fully automatically following a preplanned mission + semi-autonomous - automatically following a preplanned mission with human intervention as required. + manual ... read more |
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