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Bigelow Aerospace And Lockheed Martin Converging On Terms For Launch Services Littleton CO (SPX) Feb 07, 2008 
Bigelow Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services are engaged in discussions and converging on terms to supply Atlas V launch vehicles to provide crew and cargo transportation services to a Bigelow-built space complex. Bigelow Aerospace already has successfully launched two of its Genesis units that demonstrated the technology and feasibility of its expandable space module technol ... read more |
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ESA's New Scientific Heart Inaugurated By Spanish Royalty
Madrid, Spain (ESA) Feb 08, 2008Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Asturias inaugurated this afternoon ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. The event was also attended by the Spanish Minister for Industry, Joan Clos; the Head of the Spanish Delegation to ESA, Mauricio Lucena; and ESA's Director of Science, David Southwood, as well as by representatives of centr ... more Boeing Courts Ares I Suppliers To Provide NASA With Best Value 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Boeing has hosted an aerospace industry conference in Huntsville, Ala., to recruit the nation's best suppliers for the Ares I Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) contract. As prime contractor, Boeing will produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket. The system consists of onboard computers, flight controls, communications equipment, and other instruments and software for monit ... more US DoD Extends Savi's RFID II Contract 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2008The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has extended the time and increased the value of its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) II contract with Savi, a Lockheed Martin company. The contract has been extended to Jan. 31, 2009 and its ceiling increased by about $60 million to $483 million for the company's active RFID products and services. The contract amendments were made by the U.S. Army ... more Garmin Delivers Navigation For Ford Commercial Vehicles 
Olathe KS (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Garmin International announced that its navigation technology will be available in Ford's new 2009 F-150, F-Series Super Duty pickups, and commercial E-Series vans, designed to make business owners more productive and successful. The relationship was announced today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Garmin will provide the navigation component for Ford Work Solutions, a collection of ... more First Chevrolet Vehicle To Offer XM NavTraffic Service 
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 08, 2008XM announced that the all-new 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, unveiled today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, will be the first Chevrolet vehicle to offer XM NavTraffic as a factory- installed feature. XM NavTraffic, XM's real-time traffic information service, will be available on Traverse vehicles equipped with navigation. XM Radio, which offers more than 170 channels of commercial-free music, sports ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Boeing yesterday was awarded a $1.25 million concept refinement contract for the U.S. Navy's EPX program. EPX is a manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft that will replace the Navy's EP-3 signals intelligence platform. As part of the five-month contract, Boeing will work with partner Argon ST to help define program requirements and ... more US missile plan is surrounding Russia: Lavrov 
Warsaw (AFP) Feb 7, 2008Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday blasted US plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe, using a Polish newspaper interview to accuse Washington of imperialism and seeking to encircle Russia. "Elements of the strategic anti-missile defence system already exist or are being set up in Alaska, California, in northeast Asia. When you look at a map, it becomes clear that everything ... more Lockheed Martin Receives New Contract For Army Tactical Missile System 
Dallas TX (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Lockheed Martin has received $194 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for production of the combat-proven Army Tactical Missile System. Work will be conducted at the company's facilities in Dallas and Horizon City, TX, with completion expected by the second quarter of 2010. The contract includes the ATACMS Quick Reaction Unitary and the Block IA Missiles. ATACM ... more BAE Systems Launches ECLiPSE Performance Military Gear Product Line 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Feb 08, 2008BAE Systems announced the market introduction of ECLiPSE Performance Military Gear. Created by experienced military personnel, ECLiPSE combines existing and emerging technologies with evolutionary designs and materials to form lightweight, versatile products for combat use. The ECLiPSE product line includes load carriage, helmets, soft and hard body armor, aircrew survivability systems, and ... more |
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Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 08, 2008A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows. A report on the device is published in the Feb. 8 issue of the journal Science. Authors include researchers from Simon Fraser University in Canada and the ... more NRL Scientists Produce Carbon Nanotubes Using Commercially Available Polymeric Resins 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have successfully produced carbon nanotubes in high yields in bulk solid compositions using commercially available aromatic containing resins. The concentration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and metal nanoparticles can be easily varied within the shaped carbonaceous solid. Carbon nanotube containing fibers and films have also be ... more Researchers Give New Hybrid Vehicle Its First Test Drive In The Ocean 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean. The new robotic "glider" harvests heat energy from the ocean to propel itself across thousands of kilometers of water. In December 2007, a ... more Texas county passes on spaceport plan 
Corpus Christi, Texas (UPI) Feb 5, 2007 The Kenedy Memorial Foundation in Texas says it has decided against offering ranch land in Kenedy County for a spaceport resort. Foundation Chief Executive Officer Marc Cisneros said the company Space Access is looking for about 25,000 acres for commercial sub-orbital flights and a space-themed resort, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times said Tuesday. "Right now, based on what we saw ... more
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