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NASA Marks 30th Anniversary Of Mars Viking Mission
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration. NASA To Test Automated DAME 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2006NASA scientists plan to drill someday into the surface of Mars to look for water and signs of possible life. So, scientists are developing an automated, unmanned drill rig that can operate totally on its own, unsupervised for hours at a time. Mars Expeditions Pose Bone-Loss Risk 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Astronauts who travel in space are at risk for bone loss in much the same way as cancer patients who receive radiation therapy, and both groups are more likely to develop fractures than the general population. To understand the causes better, Clemson University researchers have developed the first model to study the rate of bone loss in those two groups. |
GOES-13 Solar X-Ray Imager Sees First Light
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2006The Solar X-ray Imager on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-13 spacecraft has produced its first image: a remarkable view of the Sun in soft X-rays. FSRI Sponsors Microgravity Research Flights From Cape Canaveral Spaceport 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Researchers and educators from Florida and as far away as Italy will participate in the first two research-focused ZERO-G aircraft missions from Kennedy Space Center's space shuttle runway on Aug. 6. ESO Sub-Millimeter Astronomy Fully Underway 
Paranal, Chile (SPX) Jul 20, 2006ESO has announced that its Atacama Pathfinder Experiment 12-meter sub-millimeter telescope is fully operational and is providing access to the "Cold Universe" with unprecedented sensitivity and image quality. |
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MetOp-A Launch Delayed A Second Time
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 20, 2006The launch of the MetOp-A satellite has been postponed for the third straight day due to mechanical problems. The launch was scrubbed two minutes before its scheduled liftoff. The launch of MetOp-A, designed to improve monitoring of weather systems and climate, also was postponed Monday and Tuesday due to problems with the Soyuz rocket. No other specifics have yet been provided. Raytheon Completes Demonstration of Space-Based Navigation System in India 
Farnborough, England (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Raytheon announced Tuesday it has successfully completed the Preliminary System Acceptance Test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System. SENS Simplex Service Extends to Mexico 
Ashburn VA (SPX) Jul 20, 2006AeroAstro has announced the successful installation of a new AeroAstro SENS Applique at the ground station in San Martin, Mexico, independently operated by Globalstar de Mexico. |
Satellite Security Systems Wins 10 Year Air Quality Contract At Los Angeles Port
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Satellite Security Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Satellite Security Systems Inc. has announced that S3 has been selected by the Port of Los Angeles to provide GlobalGuard Electronic Monitoring Units in support of Air Quality Management District clean air programs. JSAT Begins Prep For Arianespace Dual-Sat Mission 
Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Engineers are checking out the JCSAT-10 satellite inside the S5 facility at Europe's Spaceport and preparing it for the dual-payload Ariane 5 ECA launch currently scheduled for Aug. 11. LM A2100 Satellite Fleet Achieves 150 Years In Orbit 
Newtown PA (SPX) Jul 20, 2006Lockheed Martin's A2100 communications satellite fleet recently achieved a major milestone by accumulating 150 years of successful in-orbit operations, the company announced this week. |
Europe's Heat Wave Claims Five More Lives
Paris (AFP) Jul 18, 2006Much of Europe on Tuesday baked in tropical temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places, in a heatwave that has claimed at least six lives. Five deaths related to the oppressive heat were recorded on Tuesday alone, following the death Sunday of a man in Murcia, southern Spain. Second Tropical Storm Of 2006 Brews Off North Carolina Coast 
Miami (AFP) Jul 18, 2006The second tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season formed Tuesday off the coast of North Carolina, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. At 5 pm (2100 GMT) tropical storm Beryl was located 290 kilometers (180 miles) in the Atlantic southeast of Cape Hatteras, with winds of 64 kilometers (40 miles) per hour. Undersea Vehicles Study Precious Metals Deposits On Pacific Ocean Floor 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jul 19, 2006An international team of scientists will explore the seafloor near Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean later this month with remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, investigating active and inactive hydrothermal vents and the formation of mineral deposits containing copper, gold and other commercially valuable minerals. European Research Team Strives To Make Robotic Systems More Decisive 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 19, 2006The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics is a partner in the Integrated Research Project BACS (Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems), which is being sponsored by the EU and will run until 2010. |
EADS And India Join Forces To Develop A Missile Warning System
London, UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2006EADS and the Indian government are poised to strengthen their co-operation in the highly sensitive field of electronic warfare with a contract covering the joint development of a missile warning system for the Indian Air Force having been signed between EADS Defence Electronics and the Indian Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE). China's Top General Visits The Pentagon 
Washington(AFP) Jul 18, 2006China's top military official met with US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Tuesday to discuss closer military relations in the highest level visit of its kind in more than five years, officials said. North Korea Launches Wartime Alert 
Seoul (AFP) Jul 19, 2006North Korea has launched a wartime alert, putting its armed forces and nationals in a state of a war mobilization, an unconfirmed news report said here Wednesday. Northrop Grumman Begins Flight Testing Of Global Hawk Radar Tech 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 19, 2006Northrop Grumman has received a $90 million contract, to be completed in September 2009, from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a new airborne surveillance radar on the Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) to provide unprecedented situational awareness to battlefield commanders. CONTENT PARTNERS
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