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Japanese Businessman Picked As Next Would-Be "Space Tourist"
Moscow (SPX) Oct 11, 2005A Japanese businessman could become the fourth non-professional to travel to outer space next fall, the Russian Space Agency said Monday, reports RIA Novosti. Ice Satellite Loss Was A Disaster, Say Scientists 
Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2005European scientists on Monday mourned the loss of CryoSat, a unique satellite designed to monitor the polar ice for signs of global warming. Boeing Delivers Next-Generation Commercial Satellite To DirecTV 
St Louis MO (SPX) Oct 11, 2005Boeing announced Monday the on-orbit delivery of the Spaceway F1 satellite to DirecTV. |
Learning To Work In The Suit
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005Early in September, several dozen scientists and engineers converged on a cattle ranch in the high desert near Flagstaff, Arizona. They were there to participate in the eighth annual Desert RATS field season. Harris To Provide SS/L With Unfurlable Antenna Reflectors For 3 Comsats 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Oct 11, 2005Harris announced Monday that it has been selected by Space Systems/Loral to design and construct four unfurlable mesh reflectors for three commercial satellites that SS/L is supplying to telecommunications and radio broadcast service providers. AeroAstro Awarded Phase II SBIR Contract For Advanced Mini Star Tracker 
Ashburn VA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005AeroAstro announced Monday the award of a contract to continue development of a Fast Angular Rate Miniature Star Tracker. |
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Navman Expands Its GPS Receiver Product Line With The New Jupiter 21 Foothill Ranch CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005 
Navman has announced the latest addition to its highly successful GPS module product line: the Jupiter 21 receiver module.Wetlands Satellite Mapping Scheme Yielding First Results 
Paris (ESA) Oct 11, 2005Earth's wetlands are havens for wildlife and vital to the water cycle, but they are also under threat. An ESA-led initiative aims to develop a global wetland information service based on Earth Observation for conservation efforts. North Sea Efficient Sink For CO2 
The Netherlands (SPX) Oct 11, 2005A relatively large number of algae grow in the North Sea. These form the basis for a much richer food chain than that found in the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists Say No Evidence Exists That Therapod Dinosaurs Evolved Into Birds 
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Oct 11, 2005No good evidence exists that fossilized structures found in China and which some paleontologists claim are the earliest known rudimentary feathers were really feathers at all, a renowned ornithologist says. Race Against Time As Pakistan Says Quake Death Toll Could Soar 
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 10, 2005Rescue teams raced to find survivors in the rubble and comfort the suffering Monday as Pakistan said the death toll from the weekend earthquake could hit 40,000. |
AFRL Contracts Beacon For Advanced Flywheel Energy Storage System
Wilmington MA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005Beacon Power has announced that it has been awarded a contract through the Air Force Research Laboratory, and co-funded by DARPA of the U.S. Department of Defense. Pentagon Awards 2 Million Dollars For Driverless Car 
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 10, 2005A driverless Volkswagen has won a two million dollar prize offered by the US Defense Department to the first robotic vehicle to cross the finish line in a historic desert race, officials said Monday. Taiwan Planning Spy Satellite: Report 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 10, 2005Taiwan plans to launch a spy satellite costing 300 million dollars as a result of China's continued hostility towards the island, a newspaper reported Monday. Lockheed Martin Tests First Aegis Weapon System With Spy-1F Radar At Sea 
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Oct 11, 2005Lockheed Martin and shipbuilder Navantia successfully performed initial at-sea testing of the first Aegis Weapon System equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310) during the sea trials conducted off the coast of Ferrol, Spain. Iran Softens Tone In Nuclear Stand-Off 
Tehran (AFP) Oct 10, 2005Iran on Monday softened its tone amid a crisis over its disputed nuclear programme, with a senior national security official asserting the country had made a "strategic choice" to pursue negotiations. |
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