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Successful Manoeuvres Position Jules Verne ATV For Crucial Tests Paris, France (ESA) Mar 13, 2008 
Jules Verne ATV successfully performed two boosts today, bringing the spacecraft to an altitude of 303 km - half-way between the insertion orbit reached after last Sunday's launch and the orbit of the International Space Station. The boosts used two of the four main engines on the Automated Transfer Vehicle. Each boost lasted for approximately 2 minutes and provided a change in velocity of ... read more |
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Vietnam To Launch First Satellite Next Month
Hanoi, Vietnam (XNA) Mar 13, 2008Vietnam is scheduled to launch its first satellite on April 12, helping the country offer better domestic and international communication services at lower cost. This launch will make Vietnam the sixth Southeast Asian nation to secure space sovereignty and interests, Nguyen Ba Thuoc, vice president of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group,the satellite project's investor, said at ... more New Purdue Facility Aims To Improve NASA Moon Rocket Engine 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon. More efficient cooling improves performance and reduces the need for costly overhauls, said William Anderson, an associate professor in Purdue's School of ... more NASA Readies Hardware For Test Of Astronaut Escape System 
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months. The Constellation Program is developing a new space transportation system to travel beyond low Earth orbit, expanding human exploration of the solar system and extending human reach to the moon and ... more China To Use Jumbo Rocket For Delivery Of Lunar Rover, Space Station 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2008A Chinese space expert said here on Tuesday that the Long March 5 large-thrust carrier rocket, currently under development and scheduled to be put into service in 2014, will be mainly used for the delivery of lunar rovers, large satellites and space stations. "With a maximum payload capacity up to 25 tons, the jumbo rocket is expected to be able to send lunar rovers, large satellites and ... more Digital Angel Enters LifeChip Distribution Agreement With The Jockey Club 
St. Paul MN (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Digital Angel announced it has entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement with The Jockey Club, the official breed registry for North American Thoroughbred horses. The new agreement allows Thoroughbred breeders, owners, managers and agents the ability to obtain Destron Fearing LifeChip radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchips from The Jockey Club for use in Thoroughbred horses. ... more |
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Clearwater FL (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Tech Data has announced a partnership with BIG Wireless. Through the Wireless Specialized Business Unit (SBU), Tech Data customers can purchase, brand and resell BIG Wireless' comprehensive array of outdoor wireless networking services, including site surveys, network design and implementation, and 24x7 remote management. "For many of our customers - even the most experienced networking ... more Rice, Gates to take missile shield talks to Russia 
Washington (AFP) March 12, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit Russia March 17-18, with Russo-US ties sorely strained by US missile defense plans, officials said Wednesday. With Iran, the Middle East, and Kosovo's declaration of independence also on the agenda, Rice and Gates will meet with their counterparts and seek talks with President Vladimir Putin and president ... more Northrop Grumman BAMS Global Hawk Exceeds Requirements 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Northrop Grumman stated that its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) proposal, pre-contract activity and risk reduction efforts demonstrate an offer that clearly brings the best value solution to the U.S. Navy. Northrop Grumman's offer is centered on four elements that demonstrate unprecedented capability and maturity for a new development program of this magnitude. These elements are ... more Small UAV Again Surpasses Record Flight Time Using Protonex Fuel Cell 
Southborough MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Protonex Technology announced that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and development partner AeroVironment have documented yet another successful, record flight on a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) utilizing a highly advanced fuel cell system from Protonex. AeroVironment's "Puma" UAV system broke its previous flight record of over seven hours and flew continuously for over ... more |
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Denver CO (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Xcel Energy has announced it will put in motion its vision to make Boulder, Colo., the nation's first fully integrated Smart Grid City. The advanced, smart grid system - when fully implemented over the next few years - will provide customers with a portfolio of smart grid technologies designed to provide environmental, financial and operational benefits. Xcel Energy anticipates funding only ... more Fashion designers aim to help Asian poor with eco-chic 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 12, 2008As Western fashion brands look to Asia to provide cheap skilled labour, two Hong Kong-based designers are bucking the trend. Cassandra Postema and Dong Shing Chiu are seeking out untrained workers in some of the poorest parts of the continent to help make their new range of ethically-produced, eco-friendly clothing using traditional methods. Their staff include refugees, people in drug ... more Nano-scale structures made from DNA: study 
Paris (AFP) March 12, 2008Best known as the blueprint for life, DNA is also a marvel of architecture that can be used to build 3-D structures measured in billionths of a metre, according to a study released Wednesday. A team of scientists in the United States has shown in experiments how to construct complex, spherical objects with tiny strings of DNA that assemble by themselves. DNA nanotechnology uses the build ... more Sony unveils turntable to put vinyl on computer 
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2008Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will soon sell a record deck that plugs into a computer to let vinyl collectors convert their analogue recordings into digital form. The turntable hooks up with a USB cable to a computer, where special software would turn the sound into MP3 or ATRAC format. The files can then be played on portable players such as iPods or put onto compact discs. Converting ... more
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