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Putin Eyes The Far East As Optimal Site For New Space Center Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 15, 2008 
The Amur Region, in Russia's Far East, is the most favorable location for the construction of a new space center, the Russian president said on Thursday. Last November President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to construct a new space center, to be named Vostochny, in the Amur Region. Putin told his last annual news conference as Russian president that, "I do not consider the plans for the ... read more |
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Vietnam's First Satellite Ready For Launch
Hanoi, Vietnam (XNA) Feb 15, 2008Vietnam's first satellite, slated for being launched in French Guyana in South America, is scheduled to go into orbit on April 10, a week later than planned, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Thursday. The telecommunications satellite named Vinasat, built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin for over 200 million U.S. dollars for almost two years, has 20 transceivers, capable of serving 200 ... more Thomson of France in red for 2007, cautious on outlook 
Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2008French specialist technology group Thomson said Thursday it slipped into the red in 2007 as the company restructured to focus on digital media after selling off its traditional electronics business. Thomson said it had a net loss of 23 million euros (33.6 million dollars) last year compared with a profit of 55 million euros in 2006 as sales fell 2.6 percent to 5.63 billion euros. ... more US Marines Select Rockwell Collins ParaNav 
Cedar Rapids IA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Rockwell Collins to provide more than 3,000 ParaNav units, a helmet-mounted navigation system for parachutists. ParaNav is a personal, GPS-based, flight management system with an integrated head-up display. It provides parachutists with accurate navigation capabilities and enhanced situational awareness, allowing them to fly to their designated landing ... more Graybar Delivery Advantage Program To Help Customers Better Manage Incoming Material 
St. Louis LO (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Graybar has launched Graybar Delivery Advantage, a mobile resource management system that tracks and documents deliveries made by Graybar drivers. Developed with customer input, this real-time solution helps customers better manage their incoming materials, saving them time and money. The Graybar Delivery Advantage provides valuable details on incoming deliveries made by Graybar drivers ... more GPS For The Prostate: System Keeps Radiation Therapy On Target 
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008A system for tracking the movement of the prostate during radiation therapy has gone into service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Featuring tiny GPS-type positioning transponders implanted inside the prostate, the technology tracks any movement of the prostate in real time and alerts technicians if the organ moves beyond pre-determined parameters so they can adjust the external beam of ... more |
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Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated the capability to generate high-resolution, in-flight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) maps using the AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar being produced for the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. "The flight tests, on board a company BAC 1-11 test bed aircraft, have proved that the F-22 fighter's mission capabilities ... more Trailers given to US disaster victims unsafe: CDC 
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2008Mobile homes provided to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 contain unsafe levels of cancer-causing chemicals and the 39,000 families still living in them should be relocated as soon as possible, health officials said Thursday. The announcement, which came months after federal officials insisted the trailers were safe despite scores of complaints from residents suffering from a host of ... more NY governor warns of 'financial tsunami' 
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2008New York state governor Eliot Spitzer warned Thursday that bond and credit woes afflicting Wall Street and global markets could turn into a more damaging "financial tsunami." In testimony to the US Congress, Spitzer urged lawmakers and regulators to urgently address the bond and credit problems roiling the financial industry which have forced some big firms to writeoff billions of dollars in ... more India competes to draw big-name automakers 
Chennai, India (AFP) Feb 14, 2008When South Korean automaker Hyundai first drove to India in 1996, it scouted around before choosing to build its factory in a southern Indian village of rice paddies and wetlands. Now, drawn by tax breaks and infrastructure advantages, it has returned to open a second factory on the same site and plans to double its production to 600,000 units a year. The confidence Hyundai is displaying ... more |
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Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008MIT physicists have taken a step toward understanding the puzzling nature of high-temperature superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with no resistance at temperatures well above absolute zero. If superconductors could be made to work at temperatures as high as room temperature, they could have potentially limitless applications. But first, scientists need to learn much more about ... more Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 13, 2008Japan's space agency said Wednesday it was delaying the launch of a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia due to a technical problem with its rocket. Japan was slated Friday to launch the Kazuna, an experimental satellite looking at how to bring broadband-speed service across Asia even when terrestrial infrastructure goes down. The Japan Aerospace Exploration ... more All systems go for SKorea's space-ready kimchi 
Seoul (AFP) Feb 13, 2008A specially engineered version of kimchi, South Korea's beloved pickle dish, has been cleared for a historic space mission this year, officials said Wednesday. The bacteria-free kimchi, developed by top Korean scientists, will blast off along with the country's first astronaut after being approved by Russian space authorities, they said. Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic ... more Predicting The Radiation Risk To ESA's Astronauts 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 14, 2008European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS this week. The new software package accurately simulates the physics of radiation particles passing through spacecraft walls and human bodies. Such techniques will be essential to use ... more
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