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April 29, 2010
IRON AND ICE
Scientists Finds Evidence Of Water Ice On Asteroid's Surface
Knoxville TN (SPX) Apr 29, 2010
Asteroids may not be the dark, dry, lifeless chunks of rock scientists have long thought. Josh Emery, research assistant professor with the earth and planetary sciences department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has found evidence of water ice and organic material on the asteroid 24 Themis. This evidence supports the idea that asteroids could be responsible for bringing water and organic material to Earth. The findings are detailed in the journal "Nature." Using NASA's Infra ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

Hypersonic Test Vehicle Mission Lost After Nine Minutes
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SPACE SCOPES

Webb Telescope Passes Mission Design Review Milestone
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ABOUT US

Study: The human brain may not be special
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EARTH OBSERVATION

IceBridge Mission At Halfway Point
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ATSB: Small Satellite e-novation
SHUTTLE NEWS

Changes To Last Two Planned Shuttle Launches
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EARTH OBSERVATION

CrIS Sensor Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Orbital Launches First Minotaur IV Rocket For USAF
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EARTH OBSERVATION

University Of Colorado Conducting Experiments In Space
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OZONE NEWS

NASA Study Sheds Light On Ozone Hole Chemistry
EARTH OBSERVATION

Into The Deep
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IRON AND ICE

Asteroid Ice May Be Living Fossil With Clues To Oceans' Origins
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GPS NEWS

EADS and Thales in French geomatics deal
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SPACE TRAVEL

Japan to launch 'space yacht' propelled by solar particles
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IRON AND ICE

Ice asteroids likely source of Earth's water: study
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UAV NEWS
5G International Develops Dedicated USV Navigation System
Washington 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 ... more

SOLAR SCIENCE
SDO Observes Massive Eruption And Scorching Rain
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 28, 2010
Just last week, scientists working with NASA's new Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) released the most astonishing movies of the sun anyone had ever seen. Now, they're doing it again. "SDO has just observed a massive eruption on the sun-one of the biggest in years," says Lika Guhathakurta of NASA headquarters in Washington DC. "The footage is not only dramatic, but also could solve a longst ... more

MISSILE NEWS
Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US
Washington (AFP) April 27, 2010
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday accused Iran and Syria of arming Hezbollah with increasingly sophisticated rockets and missiles, saying the militia's arsenal undermined stability in the region. "Syria and Iran are providing Hezbollah with rockets and missiles of ever-increasing capability," Gates said at a joint news conference with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak. "And ... more

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SUPERPOWERS

There Is No Race For The Arctic

UAV NEWS

US hypersonic glider flunks first test flight


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UAV NEWS
Harvest HAWK Completes Phase One Testing

B-1 Adapts To Remain Effective After 25 Years

Better light armor for fighters a priority

UAV NEWS
LockMart Receives THAAD Field Support Contract

Poland to receive first US missiles in May: ministry

Official Details Results Of US Missile Review

UAV NEWS
Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US

LM Delivers 10,000th GMLRS Rocket To US Army

India arms jets with BrahMos missiles

UAV NEWS
Russian Defense Industry Falls Behind Rivals

BAE Opens New Engineering Hub In Melbourne

Brazil plans an armed force of 500,000

UAV NEWS
Robot takes on battle of the bulge

Robonaut Set To Join Space Station Crew As R2

A Cyborg Space Race

UAV NEWS
Scientists Favor Needles Over Tablets For Global Vaccinations

One year on, Mexico still recovering from swine flu

Mexico helped avoid one million swine flu deaths: minister

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NUKEWARS
Iran leader plans to join UN nuclear talks
Washington (AFP) April 28, 2010
Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to join a major UN nuclear disarmament summit next week in New York, even as the US and other powers seek tougher sanctions at the world body to halt Tehran's suspect atomic work. Iran's UN mission said president Ahmadinejad applied Wednesday for a US visa to lead Iran's delegation to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) review conference opening Monday at the United Nations headquarters. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be among more than 30 fore ... read more

UAV NEWS
New REC Peak Energy Solar Module Delivers More Power Per Square Meter

New PV Encapsulant Helps Deliver More Power At Lower Cost

Advance Made In Thin-Film Solar Cell Technology

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UAV NEWS
Putin woos Ukraine with gas deal, nuclear offer

Westinghouse, Poland's PGE agree nuclear feasibility study

120,000 Germans protest against nuclear

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UAV NEWS
US lawmakers seek new trade preferences to help Haiti

UN cruise ship hotel to leave Haiti

Argentina, Chile mull joint peace force

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UAV NEWS
Afghan support for Karzai's government low: Pentagon report

Spy scandal sours mood for India-Pakistan talks

Outside View: Politics of benign neglect

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UAV NEWS
5G International Develops Dedicated USV Navigation System

US hypersonic glider flunks first test flight

CIA uses smaller missiles in attacks: report

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