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Space Sentinels: New Tools In Space To Improve European Environment And Security Policies Paris, France (ESA) Feb 29, 2008 
ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and European Commission Director General for Enterprise and Industry Heinz Zourek today signed in Brussels an agreement which establishes the allocation of an EC budget of 624 million euros to ESA as a contribution to the implementation of the GMES Space Component. This will be provided in two stages: 419 million euros for Segment 1 and 205 ... read more |
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China To Carry Out First Spacewalk In Late 2008
Beijing (XNA) Feb 29, 2008China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year, an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday. The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu latein the year and the astronauts will leave their spacecraft for the first time, the official told Xinhua. The spacecraft ... more Kalam Proposes Joint Investment In Space By India And Israel 
Tel Aviv, Israel (PTI) Feb 29, 2008India and Israel should consider jointly investing up to USD one billion in selected areas in space technology based on their mutual core competence, former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam said here on Wednesday. "India and Israel should consider investing in equitable proportion to the tune of $ 1 billion investment for implementing certain selected missions based on the mutual core ... more Arianespace Prepares For Its First Two Ariane 5 Missions Of 2008 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Preparations for Arianespace's initial two Ariane 5 flights of 2008 are in full swing at Europe's Spaceport as the company continues to demonstrate its ability to provide launch capacity and mission flexibility that meet customers' needs. The two vehicles currently being readied at the Spaceport are an Ariane 5 ECA for liftoff in April with a pair of commercial telecommunications satellite ... more The 2007 Electronic Monitoring And Surveillance Survey 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 29, 2008From e-mail monitoring and Website blocking to phone tapping and GPS tracking, employers increasingly combine technology with policy to manage productivity and minimize litigation, security, and other risks. To motivate compliance with rules and policies, more than one fourth of employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail and nearly one third have fired employees for misusing the Internet ... more Quest Global Selects TransCore's GlobalWave Trailer Tracking And Monitoring System 
Portland OR (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Quest Global has selected TransCore's GlobalWave trailer tracking system and will install more than 250 Sense and Track units throughout its fleet. Quest Global supports various Fortune 500 customers and specializes in expedited loads to the West coast from the Southeast. Founded by Jason and Jeremy Dickerson, Quest Global has leveraged technology and state-of-the-art equipment enabling the ... more |
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Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite. The Advanced EHF system will provide survivable, highly secure, protected, global communications for all warfighters serving under the U.S. Department of Defense. During the test, the fully integrated spacecraft was subjected to the sound and ... more Orbital Awarded Contract For System F6 Satellite Program By DARPA 
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a Phase 1 concept for System F6 (Future Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft united by Information eXchange). DARPA is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense. It manages and directs selected basic and ... more Lockheed Martin's DAGR Continues Successful Test Program 
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Lockheed Martin recently completed three successful tests of the DAGR semi-active laser guidance kit for 2.75-inch/70mm rockets - two guided flight tests and a multi-purpose sled test - demonstrating the system's precision-strike accuracy, off-axis capability and delayed fuzing mode. DAGR is now 6-for-6 in control vehicle and guided test vehicle flights, beginning in February 2006. T ... more ATK Precision Programs Cap Milestone Nine Day Run With Three Demanding Shots 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Alliant Techsystems announced that in a period of nine days from February 13-21, three of the company's flagship precision weapon systems scored direct hits in a series of high profile and extremely challenging flight demonstrations. "The demonstrated ability to defeat three widely different targets, with three uniquely capable weapon systems, in a nine day period highlights ATK's industry ... more |
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Monterey, California (AFP) Feb 28, 2008A scientist who mapped his genome and the genetic diversity of the oceans said Thursday he is creating a life form that feeds on climate-ruining carbon dioxide to produce fuel. Geneticist Craig Venter disclosed his potentially world-changing "fourth-generation fuel" project at an elite Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in Monterey, California. "We have modest goals of ... more Japanese cellphones to turn into 'robot' buddies 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2008For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to chat. Softbank Mobile Corp.'s new mobile line looks like a small humanoid with attachable arms and legs, with the screen showing various faces. The PhoneBraver will be released in April after a character in an upcoming television drama series ... more Renewable Energy On A Fast Track 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 29, 2008The world must find clean sources of power that can be developed on a fast track. Bourne Energy's RiverStar (Patent Pending) Kinetic Energy System, self-contained energy modules placed in river currents, produce electricity from the harnessing of moving water in the river rather than the potential energy of water stored behind large dams. Bourne's RiverStar System is designed to harness ... more UCLA Researchers Solve Decade-Old Mystery 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country's dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, there is still much room for improvement in the way that hydrogen is stored on-board the vehicle. With current technologies, hydrogen gas storage tanks have to be as large ... more
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