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New Horizons Launch Vehicle Fully Assembled For Voyage To Pluto
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
This past week was a busy one for New Horizons. Mission operations practices continued, as did engineering paperwork closeouts and various final final tasks associated with mating the spacecraft and third stage to our Atlas launch vehicle, testing a suite of integrated electricals in the spacecraft-third stage-Atlas stack and a dry run of RTG-spacecraft mating activities. full story
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NASA Selects Composite Software For Prototyping EII Applications
San Mateo CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
Composite Software, the Enterprise Information Integration (EII) leader, announced today that NASA is using its award-winning Composite Information Server(TM) (CIS) 3.6 in the space agency's Systems Health Information Portal (SHIP) concept prototype for the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceDev Appoints New Chief Executive Officer And Vice Chairman
Poway CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
SpaceDev has appointed Mark Sirangelo as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. Jim Benson, SpaceDev's Founder will retain his position as Chairman of the Board and will become Chief Technology Officer. Richard Slansky remains as President and Chief Financial Officer.
Techsphere To Fly Antenna Technology On High Flying Airships
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
Techsphere Systems International, Inc. (TSI) a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyber Defense Systems, Inc., has signed an Exclusive Agreement with RTI International (RTI) to test and utilize light weight "paint-on antenna" technology on Techsphere airships for communication, radar, remote sensing and other applications.

Third British Built Communications Satellite Will Go Into Orbit
London, UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
The Armed Forces will be able to rely on a third British built communications satellite as part of the SKYNET 5 PFI contract, Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson announced today. The change will see the placing of three high-tech satellites in orbit instead of the original two, with the additional satellite providing 'back-up' for the system.

A Year On From The Asian Tsunami, Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 27, 2005
The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200 000 people. The sheer scale of the catastrophe meant that Earth Observation was vital both for damage assessment and for co-ordinating emergency activities. Through the year that followed, satellite-based maps from ESA's Respond consortium continued to support rebuilding efforts.
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Cassini Images Halo Around Titan
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
With its thick, distended atmosphere, Titan's orange globe shines softly, encircled by a thin halo of purple light-scattering haze.

Einstein Was Right (Again): NIST And MIT Confirm That E=mc2
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
Albert Einstein was correct in his prediction that E=mc2, according to scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who conducted the most precise direct test ever of what is perhaps the most famous formula in science.

Evaluating Arm Positions Offer Many Opportunities On Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
This week the Opportunity Instrument Arm Anomaly Team continued investigating the safety of different arm positions. The intent is to determine the safest position to leave the arm while the vehicle drives to new locations.
GIOVE-A Ready To Join Its Soyuz Launcher
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 27, 2005
With the launch date set for 28 December, work on preparing GIOVE-A for its big day is approaching completion. The satellite and the launcher upper stage that will guide it into its final orbit have now been enclosed in the rocket nose cone.

Australian Defense Department Buys Defunded Science Satellite
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
Australia's Department of Defense will manage the country's only fully owned and operational satellite FedSat from January next year.

Iran Rejects Russian Nuclear Offer
Tehran (AFP) Dec 25, 2005
Iran on Sunday rejected an offer from Russia for the Islamic republic to conduct uranium enrichment activities on its soil, foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said.

Dynamic Bed Causes Irregular Course Of River
Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
How can you manage and design rivers such that no floods occur, whilst still ensuring navigation for shipping and a continuation of the agricultural, ecological and recreational functions?
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