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ILS Announces Contract To Launch Two Sirius Satellite Radio Spacecraft On Proton Breeze M McLean VA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008 
International Launch Services has signed contracts for the launch of two Sirius Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton Breeze M vehicle. Sirius expects to launch Sirius FM-6 under the contract announced. Sirius FM-6 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral and is anticipated to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. Sirius has not announced plans to utilize the second launch ... read more |
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China plans first spacewalk in 2008
Beijing (UPI8) Mar 03, 2008A Chinese space official said China is preparing for the manned space program's first spacewalk later this year. Xinhua, China's state-run news service, said Chinese astronauts would be aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft when it is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu. Along with the spacewalk, the mission will include the release of a ... more SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing Of Falcon 1 Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Engine 
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Space Exploration Technologies says it has completed the qualification testing program of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine for use in the Falcon 1 rocket. Tests were conducted at the SpaceX Texas Test Facility near Waco, TX, on a Merlin 1C configured for powering the first stage of a Falcon 1 rocket. After completing development testing in November ... 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 Boeing Satellites Reach 2500 Years Of Accumulated On Orbit Services 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Boeing claims that its more than 260 commercial and civil satellites have achieved a total of 2,500 years of service. Boeing has built one third of the approximately 250 satellites in geosynchronous orbit today. Recent satellites to enter service include DIRECTV 10, Spaceway (broadband Internet), Thuraya 3 (mobile phone service), GOES 13 (weather prediction), and the U.S. Air Force's Wideband Gl ... more Watsontown Trucking Deploys DriverTech Fleet-Wide 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 03, 2008DriverTech has announced that Watsontown Trucking Company has adopted the DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC for fleet-wide rollout. Steve Patton, president, stated, "We saw immediate improvements in our ability to provide customer service." The DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC, running WindowsXP, is designed specifically for in-cab use in the transportation industry. "The DriverTech system is delivering ... more |
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Plano TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Is equipment oil being changed too late (or too frequently)? Are certain employees consistently breaking speed limits? Are power generators being used inefficiently? Which vehicles are burning excess fuel idling each day? Which drivers are taking the "long way round" on delivery routes? Are weather conditions making it too dangerous to operate construction hoists and tower cranes? "As the ... more China fast becoming the world's shipyard 
Dalian, China (AFP) March 2, 2008In a drydock at a shipyard in northeast China's Dalian city, a 300,000-tonne oil tanker is ready for delivery to Maersk, its hull painted in the Danish shipping company's trademark blue. Nearby, an offshore drilling platform has been constructed according to precise specifications from US company Noble. Both are examples of China's growing success as a shipbuilding nation and its progress ... more German tech show CeBIT goes green 
Berlin (AFP) March 1, 2008With efforts to fight climate change growing apace around the world, the IT industry is also doing its bit, as the world's largest technology fair starting next week in Germany aims to show. CeBIT, starting in the German city of Hanover on Monday, brings together 5,500 tech firms all keen to show off gadgets that are innovative, cutting edge and cool -- and this year also green. Worldwide ... more Space Sentinels: New Tools In Space To Improve European Environment And Security Policies 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 29, 2008ESA 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 ... more |
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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 Boeing GPS Ground Control System Keeps Navigation Satellites Operational 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Boeing reported the continuing success of its Global Positioning Satellite ground control system that operates the on-orbit constellation of 32 GPS satellites built by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. "The Boeing ground control system, known as the Architecture Evolution Plan, was deployed seamlessly in September 2007 and has the technical flexibility to operate not only the oldest ... more Hi-G-Tek And INTA Provide Wireless Trade Lane Security Solution For Lithuania 
Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Hi-G-Tek has partnered with INTA, a Lithuania-based systems integrator. Hi-G-Tek and INTA have installed an electronic seal and sensor RFID monitoring system along the trade routes of eight major borders, four on the Belorussia frontier and four on the Russian Federation frontier (Kaliningrad area), for the Lithuanian Customs Authority. This specific application is used by the LCA to ... more
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