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Swiss solar plane makes history with round-the-clock flightPayerne, Switzerland (AFP) July 8, 2010 A solar powered aircraft made history Thursday after flying around the clock on the sun's energy alone, bringing the dream of perpetual flight a step closer. After 26 hours in the air, the experimental Solar Impulse aircraft, flown by Andre Borschberg, made a seamless landing at Payerne airbase in western Switzerland at 9.01 am (0701 GMT), about three hours after daybreak. "It's the first time ever that a solar airplane has flown through the night," said Bertrand Piccard, the Swiss adventurer wh ... read more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) July 8, 2010Cathay Pacific has announced plans to fit its entire fleet with full broadband Internet access, a mobile phone service and even live television. In a deal with Panasonic Avionics, the eXConnect broadband system will have speeds of up to 50 megabytes on the Hong Kong flag-carrier's aircraft by early 2012. Flights will also have a call and data service for mobile phones. The system will be ... more  
Tehran (AFP) July 7, 2010Telecommunication Minister Reza Taghipour said on Wednesday that Iran is expected to launch a new satellite, Rasad 1, in the last week of August, the Mehr news agency reported. "Rasad 1 (Observation) satellite is expected to be launched into space on the back of a domestic carrier during the period marking the government week (last week of August)," Taghipour said. He said the launch wou ... more  
University Park PA (SPX) Jul 08, 2010A wave of massive star formation appears poised to begin within a mysterious, dark cloud in the Milky Way. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a secluded birthplace for stars within a wispy, dark cloud named named M17 SWex. The dark cloud is part of the larger, parent nebula known as M17, a vast region of our galaxy with a bright, central star cluster. "We believe we've managed to ... more |
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Astrium And ESA To Develop The Launch Vehicle Of The FutureParis, France (SPX) Jul 08, 2010 Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to undertake initial development studies for a Next Generation Launcher (NGL) for future satellite launches. This 15 month project has a total contractual value of euros 8.5 million, of which Astrium will contribute euros 1.5m of its own funds. "This contract will enable Astrium to investigate the most promising options for the next generation of European launcher in collaboration with nine European countries with past experience of wo ... read more |
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