Air Force Lab Contracts Raytheon For Laser And Missiles Study Kirtland AFB - Jun 20, 2002 A joint research agreement was signed this week by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate here and Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Ariz. The 24-month collaboration, under a CRADA (Cooperative Research And Development Agreement), will pool the directorate's expertise in high-energy lasers and Raytheon's experience with missile technologies.
Afghan Ops Bolster UAV Market Newtown - June 19, 2002 Allied operations in Afghanistan will have a positive influence on the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market, with production over the next ten years expected to be worth $7.5 billion, according to Forecast International's "The Market for Reconnaissance Unmanned Air Vehicles."
Dusting Off The Mars Manual Los Angeles - Jun 20, 2002 Dr. Geoffrey A. Landis, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, thinks he knows what it takes to explore Mars. And the Agency believes him. Landis' proposal, "Study of Solar Energy and Dust Accumulation on the Rovers," was one of 28 scientific studies of Mars recently selected by NASA for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover Mission.
Teleportation First Offers Hope Canberra - Jun 20, 2002 Teleportation - the disembodiment of an object in one location and reconstruction in a different location in a split second - has been successfully carried out in a physics lab in Australia. Teleportation is one of the hottest topics among physicists working in quantum mechanics with over 40 labs around the world trying to teleport a laser beam, but have not yet succeeded.
Rocket Science Gets A Boost At Florida Gainesville - Jun 20, 2002 NASA has chosen the University of Florida as the lead institution in a nearly $16 million research initiative aimed at making space flight as routine, inexpensive and safe as commercial air travel.
Thuraya Orders Another Bird Abu Dhabi - Jun 20, 2002 Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co., based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has authorized Boeing to launch the Thuraya-2 satellite in January 2003 and has contracted with Boeing to build Thuraya-3.
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