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Here Comes The Sun With New Solutions For Worlds Energy Woes
Tallahassee FL (SPX) May 23, 2006The number is staggering: Approximately 2 billion of the world's people -- nearly one-third of the human population -- have no access to electricity. Leaping Lemurs Boldly Go Where Astronauts Go 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 22, 2006Lemurs, those wide-eyed, active, monkey-like animals running around the island in the movie "Madagascar," are known for their ability to leap. A robotic lemur being tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory moves more slowly, but might someday take its own giant leap - by going into space with astronauts. Spirit Continues Winter Studies Of Sky And Terrain 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 21, 2006Spirit is healthy and making progress on a winter science campaign of experiments in Gusev Crater on Mars. Spirit has completed the first phase of a layer-by-layer soil study by collecting a mosaic of images with the microscopic imager and analyzing composition of undisturbed soil with the Moessbauer and alpha particle X-ray spectrometers. ESA Camera Catches Comet Break-up In The Act 
Tenerife, Canary Islands (SPX) May 21, 2006ESA scientists are using a new camera to monitor the continuing disintegration of 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, in an effort to attempt to see into the comet's interior. |
US consults Europeans on anti-missile site
Washington (AFP) May 22, 2006 The United States is consulting European allies about deploying missile defenses in Europe to thwart a Middle Eastern ballistic missile threat, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. The New York Times said the administration's proposal calls for installing 10 missile interceptors at a European site by 2011 to protect Europe and the US against missile attacks by Iran. The VSE Booster Switch 
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 21, 2006It's always amusing and sometimes frustrating to see NASA doing something I have suggested in these columns - usually after wasting millions of dollars and years of time on another option. Exactly that has happened with the boosters being designed as part of NASA's plan for manned missions to the Moon and Mars. Globalstar Applauds DoD Phone Buying Policy 
Milpitas CA (SPX) May 22, 2006Globalstar, Inc. has reacted favourably to a memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of Defense has been released and that effective immediately the Department of Defense (DoD) has amended its policy regarding the procurement of satellite communications equipment. Satellite Phones Ensure We Are Never Lost At Sea 
Chicago (UPI) May 22, 2006Your wireless Internet connection -- dear workaholic -- will never be lost at sea. Whether you are sailing the Caribbean, the Mediterranean or the open ocean, your wireless broadband will continually be connected to the office, family or friends -- an electronic lifeline back to the mainland. |
GAO Finds NASA Deep Space Network Inadequate
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2006The U.S. Government Accountability Office announced Monday that although NASA's Deep Space Network can meet most requirements of its current communications workload, it may not be able to meet near-term and future demand, thereby leaving open the possibility of disruptions and outright losses of data. Akari Delivers Its First Images 
Paris, France (SPX) May 23, 2006AKARI, the new Japanese infrared sky surveyor mission in which ESA is participating, saw 'first light' on 13 April 2006 (UT) and delivered its first images of the cosmos. The images were taken towards the end of a successful checkout of the spacecraft in orbit. Ontario Secures Quickbird Imagery Library 
Longmont CO (SPX) May 22, 2006DigitalGlobe's Canadian business partner, MDA's Geospatial Services, has entered into a contract to provide over 120,000 square kilometers of QuickBird satellite imagery to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. |
AeroAstro Launches IVMS Voice Service
Ashburn VA (SPX) May 22, 2006AeroAstro, a microsatellite and communications technology pioneer, has announced the launch of its new voice alert service, Integrated Voice Messaging Service or IVMS which enables users of AeroAstro's Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) to manage remote sensing alert messages from any phone. Hughes Communications Releases First Results 
Germantown MD (SPX) May 22, 2006Hughes Communications, Inc has announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, its first quarter as a publicly traded company. Hughes' consolidated operations are classified into three reportable segments: VSAT; Telecom Systems; and Other. ViaSat Sees Record Orders And Profits For 2006 
Carlsbad CA (SPX) May 22, 2006ViaSat Inc, a provider of networking and communication equipment for government and commercial customers, has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006. The fiscal fourth quarter results include record totals for revenues of $118.1 million and new orders of $133.3 million |
Greenhouse Gas/Temp Feedback Mechanism May Raise Warming Further
Washington DC (SPX) May 23, 2006A team of European scientists reports that climate change estimates for the next century may have substantially underestimated the potential magnitude of global warming. New Clues To Limb Loss In Sea Mammals 
Rootstown OH (SPX) May 23, 2006Researchers from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine have revealed the genetic basis behind one of the best-documented examples of evolutionary change in the fossil record: how whales lost their hind limbs. The Med needs a tsunami warning system 
Nice, France (AFP) May 22, 2006 An international group of experts said Monday that the Mediterranean region is woefully unaware of the need for an early tsunami warning system. "The countries concerned ought to go along with us and be aware of the need for a Mediterranean warning system," said Francois Schindele. CONTENT PARTNERS
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UAVs Could Patrol Australia's North West
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 23, 2006A Defence trial, using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Armidale Class patrol boat, will be conducted across Australia's North West Shelf region in September 2006, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator Sandy Macdonald announced today. Germany and China agree Iran should not have nuclear bomb: Merkel 
Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2006 Germany and China agree that Iran should not be allowed to build nuclear weapons, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday after meeting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. India defence minister to visit Japan, China to discuss military ties 
New Delhi (AFP) May 22, 2006 India's defence minister will visit Japan and China this week to forge closer links on military cooperation including anti-terrorism, a defence ministry official said Monday. |
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