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Man In The Moon Has 'Graphite Whiskers'Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 02, 2010 In a new analysis of a lunar sample collected by Apollo 17, researchers have detected and dated carbon on the moon in the form of graphite - the sooty stuff of pencil lead - which survived from around 3.8 billion years ago, when the moon was heavily bombarded by meteorites. Up to now, scientists thought the trace amounts of carbon previously detected on the surface of the moon came from the solar wind. Some of the graphite revealed by the new study appeared in a rare rolled form known as "gr ... read more |
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EADS Selects Meggitt Fire Detection For ATLANTESimi Valley CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2010 Meggitt Safety Systems has been selected by EADS Military Air Systems to supply fire and overheat detectors for the ATLANTE long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV will perform intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions. Meggitt's extreme environment technology will be installed to detect aircraft engine fire and overheat conditions. The high reliability pneumatic detector system, with more than 500 million unit-hours of flight service on commerc ... read more |
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Glitch delays solar plane's historic night flight Pre-Engineered Racking Systems Launched For The Solar Market Trina Solar To Power Australia's Largest Roof-Mounted Solar Array | .. |
S.Korea's Doosan wins 3.9 billion dollar reactor order Finnish parliament approves two new nuclear reactors Greenpeace activists fined for Sweden nuclear protest | .. |
Storm delays deployment of Gulf containment vessel: official Polls in quake-hit Haiti set for November Dozens of children reportedly among China landslide victims | .. |
Uighur leader appeals to world year after unrest New Afghan war commander Petraeus visits NATO allies NATO's deadliest month in Afghan war | .. |
EADS Selects Meggitt Fire Detection For ATLANTE Insitu's ScanEagle UAS Selected By USAF Academy To Train Cadets Spy in the sky rakes in millions for Israel |
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