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International Workshop Eyes Cooperative Solar System Exploration
Sarteano, Italy (SPX) May 15, 2006More than 60 participants representing space agencies from Europe, North America and Asia have concluded the ESA/ASI Workshop for International Cooperation for Sustainable Space Exploration. NASA Internet Software Shows Planets In 3-D Color 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 15, 2006NASA said Monday it has updated its World Wind computer program that enables Internet users not only to explore the Earth and the Moon, but also to fly, virtually, through Martian canyons and visit Venus and Jupiter in 3-D color. ESA And Avanti To Collaborate On HYLAS 
London, England (SPX) May 15, 2006ESA and Avanti Screenmedia Group announced Monday they have signed a contract to develop the Highly Adaptable Satellite system. CONTENT PARTNERS
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House Science Democrats Decry NPOESS Overruns
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2006Democrats on the House Science Committee said Monday they want the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a deputy undersecretary of Commerce removed from their jobs due to their gross mismanagement of a major weather satellite program. Researchers Make Progress With Robotic Telesurgery 
Fort Detrick MD (AFNS) May 16, 2006However science fiction-esque it may have sounded decades ago, using robots to perform delicate surgeries is decidedly science fact today. India's longest-range missile ready for test launch 
New Delhi, (AFP) May 14, 2006 India's longest-range ballistic missile is ready for a test launch, the country's top military scientist announced Sunday. "We are technically ready for the test-firing of the missile," M. Natarajan, scientific advisor to the defence ministry, announced at an official function in New Delhi which was also attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
Astronomers Create Biggest Sky Map Yet
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 15, 2006Astronomers said Monday they have created a map of the sky containing structures more than 1 billion light-years across. The team built a three-dimensional portrait of the structures by observing more than 600,000 galaxies using Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, which covers over one-tenth of the sky. James Webb Telescope Sunshield Membrane Passes Tests 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) May 15, 2006Northrop Grumman announced Monday its engineering team has successfully completed a series of tests on a key element of the James Webb Space Telescope. Nanotube Sandwiches Could Lead To Better Composite Materials 
Troy NY (SPX) May 15, 2006By stacking layers of ceramic cloth with interlocking nanotubes in between, a team of researchers has created new composites with significantly improved properties compared to traditional materials. |
NASA Ames Appoints New Deputy Center Director
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 16, 2006NASA Ames Research Center Director Simon "Pete" Worden announced today that he has named Marvin "Chris" Christensen to serve as his deputy director. Worden was appointed NASA Ames Research Center director by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on April 21, 2006. Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan To Vice Chair National Science Board 
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2006The National Science Board has elected former NASA astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan to serve a two-year term as vice chair, replacing Diana S. Natalico. Sullivan, who currently serves as science adviser to the Center of Science and Technology in Columbus, Ohio, is a former astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. Scientist Recognized For Electronic Transformation 
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) May 15, 2006Dr. James Scofield, an electrical engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate's Electrical Technology and Plasma Physics Branch, has received the 2006 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for pioneering the new and improved silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes. |
African Remanent Ice Cap All Gone Soon
Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2006Fabled equatorial icecaps will disappear within two decades, because of global warming, a study British and Ugandan scientists has found. In a paper to be published 17 May in Geophysical Research Letters, they report results from the first survey in a decade of glaciers in the Rwenzori Mountains of East Africa. Redirecting Mississippi River Proposed As Way To Save Louisiana Coast 
New Orleans LA (SPX) May 16, 2006"If you really are serious, that's how dramatic the plan has to be," said Neary. "Up until now, the constraints of special interests of all types have driven the solution to piecemeal wetland mitigation and restoration projects. Global Nuclear Fuel Allianace Taking Form 
Tokyo (UPI) May 16, 2006An international Washington-proposed program to provide nuclear fuel to developing nations may impinge on the current Japan-U.S. pact for atomic energy cooperation. Scientists Create the First Synthetic Nanoscale Fractal Molecule 
Athens OH (SPX) May 16, 2006From snowflakes to tree leaves, nature is made of irregular molecules called fractals. Scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale. |
Plenoptics Moving Closer To Reality
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) May 16, 2006Plenoptics specialises in services and technology for the creation of highly realistic 3D models from 2D digital photography sources. Solving The Iran Crisis Russian Style 
Moscow (UPI) May 16, 2006It is important to keep in mind several facts when analyzing the debates on the Iranian nuclear file in the United Nations Security Council on May 9. To start with, on April 28 the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, presented a new report on the Iranian nuclear program. EADS And ASB To Create Of US Thermal Battery Company For The Military 
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2006EADS and Saft America have combined their expertise in the field of thermal batteries via ASB to form the new subsidiary Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc. Located in Cockeysville, Maryland. US Focused On China Currency Reform 
Beijing (UPI) May 16, 2006The U.S. Treasury Department's first permanent representative overseas Thursday stressed the urgency of working with China on currency reform, a day after the Bush administration said it would not brand the economic powerhouse a currency manipulator that seeks to gain unfair trade advantages. |
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