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NASA plans two challenging spacewalks to fix ISS pumpWashington (AFP) Aug 2, 2010 NASA teams raced Monday to get ready for two challenging spacewalks to fix a pump module on the International Space Station's cooling system that dramatically failed last week. ISS astronauts will need a minimum of two spacewalks to remove the failed ammonia pump unit and replace it with a new one, with the first to take place on Friday, NASA said. Two astronauts held dry-runs for the spacewalks at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, where they choreographed what needed to be done ... read more |
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Las Vegas (AFP) Aug 1, 2010An elite US cyber team that has stealthily tracked Internet villains for more than a decade pulled back its cloak of secrecy to recruit hackers at a DefCon gathering here Sunday. Vigilant was described by its chief Chet Uber as a sort of cyber "A-Team" taking on terrorists, drug cartels, mobsters and other enemies on the Internet. "We do things the government can't," Uber said. "This was ... more  
Barksdale AFB LA (SPX) Aug 03, 2010Two Global Strike Command missile crews launched Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test vehicles June 16 and 30, respectively, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Missile maintenance and operational task forces from F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., and Malmstrom AFB, Mont., combined with the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg AFB to launch the missiles. The launches give ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug 2, 2010 The United States and Israel have agreed to upgrade Israel's Arrow II anti-ballistic missile into a longer-range version, the Israeli Defense Ministry said. The agreement, which will cost the United States an estimated $100 million, will create the Arrow III missile, designed to intercept incoming missiles from as far away as Iran. Development will take up to four years. T ... more |
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Alenia wins United Arab Emirates jet dealAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Aug 3, 2010 Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, will supply the United Arab Emirates air force with four more 10 MB-339A trainer aircraft in aerobatic configuration. The agreement with the National Aerobatic Team covers the conversion and updates of six two-seater, single-engine MB-339A aircraft already in the United Arab Emirates inventory. Alenia Aermacchi will remove the tip-tanks, modify the fuel system and install smoke generators capable of releasing trails in the white, red, green and b ... read more |
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