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Spirit Sitting Pretty On A Martian Hillock
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Since arriving at the rover's current location April 10, on its 807th sol, or Martian day, of exploration, Spirit's knowledge of its attitude relative to the Sun has drifted. Sudbury To Host Planetary And Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium 
Sudbury, Canada (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Sudbury is home to the world's largest concentration of mining technology expertise and area companies have been mining the 1.87-billion-year-old impact crater for more than 100 years. At first glance it may be difficult to see what connection that has to the space industry, and why we should care; a closer look reveals not only a strong link, but a compelling economic reason. Rock Carving Linked To 1,000-Year-Old Supernova Sighting 
Calgary, Alberta (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Astronomers announced Monday they have discovered a possible link between a symbol on an ancient rock carving and a supernova that occurred 1,000 years ago. |
Hughes Delivers 12000 Broadband Satellite Terminals to GTECH
Germantown MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Hughes Network Systems said Monday it has completed delivery of an additional 12,000 broadband satellite terminals to GTECH Corporation, the world's leading provider of lottery, gaming and transaction processing solutions under a contract valued at $17 million. Swales Aerospace Selected to Build Operationally Responsive Space Modular Bus 
Beltsville MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Swales Aerospace announced Monday it has been awarded a new Task Order under its existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the Air Force Material Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate. Small, Flexible Computer Chip Produces Big Results 
Kirtland AFB NM (AFNS) Jun 06, 2006About the size of a U.S. quarter, the field programmable gate array computer chip consists of 400 to 500 million transistors and two to three miles of wiring, but its flexible capacity significantly contributed to the Air Force's decision to employ the small component in its next generation of satellite systems. |
Chemists Forge A New Form Of Iron
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 06, 2006An international team of chemists has discovered a new and unexpected form of iron, a finding that adds to the fundamental understanding of an element that is among the most abundant on Earth and that, in nature, is an essential catalyst for life. Raiders Of The Lost Dimension 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jun 06, 2006A team of scientists working at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos has uncovered an intriguing phenomenon while studying magnetic waves in barium copper silicate, a 2,500-year-old pigment known as Han purple. Astronomers Find Startling Absence Of Hot Gas In Galaxy NGC 1068 
Calgary, Alberta (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Spiral galaxies are the glitter of the universe. These systems of stars, dust, gas and plasma are held together by gravity, but seem to pinwheel across the darkness of space. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Wind Energy Research Reaps Rewards
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2006We've all been tempted. Some of us have tried it more than once. For some reason, it never crossed Larry Viterna's mind to type his own name into a search engine until late last year. An accomplished NASA engineer and manager with a Ph.D., he could expect to find plenty of entries. SeaKey Selects World Access As Concierge And Emergency Assistance Service Provider 
Richmond VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2006SeaKey announced Monday it has chosen World Access to provide Concierge and Emergency Assistance for its next-generation satellite communications product. World Access will provide personal concierge services, respond to onboard alarms, field owner inquiries and handle emergency situations for SeaKey's customers 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. PanAmSat Holding Corporation Announces Proposed Offering 
Wilton CT (SPX) Jun 06, 2006PanAmSat Holding Corp. announced Monday it intends to offer approximately $725 million of senior notes due 2016, and PanAmSat intends to offer approximately $575 million of senior notes due 2016. |
A Warfare Doctrine For Circumterrestrial Space
Washington (UPI) Jun 06, 2006This summer the United States plans to publish its new space doctrine stipulating the deployment of weapons in circumterrestrial space. IEDs Influencing Robotic Warfare Concepts 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Jun 06, 2006Over the past three years, thousands of American soldiers in Iraq have been horribly injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Rafael Demonstrates Skylite B Mini-UAV Yo Israel Defense Forces 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jun 06, 2006RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd conducted a demonstration of its tactical mini-UAV, SkyLite B, for the Israel Defense Forces today. |
Coordinating US Fusion Science Efforts
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 06, 2006A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor will be the liaison between United States plasma and fusion science researchers and a group that is building the U.S. share of ITER, an international fusion experiment that eventually could lead to an abundant, economical and environmentally benign energy source. Global Greenhouse Cooked Up A Hot Stew Of Life 
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2006New scientific results for the Late Cretaceous greenhouse indicate radically different climatic mechanisms operating about 75-90 million years ago compared to the ones that control today's climate. How Does A Lowly Member Of The Bacterium World Sense Its Environment 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2006When humans taste or smell, receptors unique to each nerve cell detect the chemical and send signals to the brain, where many cells process the message to understand what we smell or taste. |
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