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ESA Prepares ATV For ISS Docking Paris, France (ESA) Mar 22, 2008 
Jules Verne ATV is lining up for Europe's first-ever automated docking in space. Following two demonstrations, the final 'putt' must be more accurate and gentle than on any rolling golf green. Now that the vessel is 'on the green' - in a parking orbit 2000 m ahead of the ISS - ATV mission controllers must pace the spacecraft through two pending and crucial demonstration dockings, moving ... read more |
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Canada Delays Decision On Sale Of Space Firm
Ottawa (AFP) March 20, 2008Canada on Thursday delayed approval of the sale of its leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor as opponents of the deal feared a major setback in Canada's space capabilities. Industry Minister Jim Prentice decided to take 30 more days to review the purchase of MDA, builder of the robot Dextre attached to the International Space Station, by US firm All ... more Iridium Satellite Selects Three Finalists To Design And Develop Iridium NEXT 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Iridium Satellite is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with three companies to enter into the concept development phase in its design and development procurement process for "NEXT," the company's next-generation satellite constellation. Over the next five months, Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Loral and Thales Alenia Space will develop design concepts, review critical engineering ... more Starsem Readies Launch Of Second European Navigation Satellite 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Mar 22. 2008Preparations for Starsem's upcoming mission are in full swing at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the European-built GIOVE-B navigation satellite payload now undergoing checkout, and the Soyuz launch vehicle advancing through the integration process. GIOVE-B was delivered to the launch site on March 13 along with its ground support equipment, arriving aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo ... more Boomerang works in space: Japanese astronaut 
Tokyo (AFP) March 21, 2008In an unprecedented experiment, a Japanese astronaut has thrown a boomerang in space and confirmed it flies back much like on Earth. Astronaut Takao Doi "threw a boomerang and saw it come back" during his free time on March 18 at the International Space Station, a spokeswoman at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said on Friday. Doi threw the boomerang after a request from compatriot ... more Russia obtained US guarantees on missile shield: Lavrov 
Moscow (AFP) March 20, 2008The United States gave Moscow guarantees that its proposed anti-missile shield "will be not directed" against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in a first sign of progress in very hard negotiations between the two countries. "The Americans are ready to provide us with a series of measures to give us confidence and reassure us that this system is not directed agains ... more |
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Gaithersburg, Md. (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 U.S. scientists say they've set the stage for the "evolutionary link" between today's microelectronics and future devices made from organic molecules. National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers said they have demonstrated a single layer of organic molecules can be assembled on the same kind of substrate that is used in conventional microchips. The scientists said ... more Science moves closer to tiny electronics
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 U.S. scientists have discovered thin films of "metamaterials" can reduce the size of resonating circuits that generate microwaves. National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers said the use of metamaterials -- man-made composites engineered to offer strange combinations of electromagnetic properties -- is a step toward substantially shrinking the size of electronic devices ... more Green cars to compete for 10-million-dollar prize 
New York (AFP) March 20, 2008More than 60 teams chasing 10 million dollars in prize money have entered a competition designed to inspire the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, organizers said Thursday. The Progressive Automotive X PRIZE will test the vehicles in a cross-country race from September 2009 in which they are expected to achieve fuel efficiency of at least 100 miles per gallon (no more than 2.3 liter ... more Electrical fields change gold nanoclusters 
Atlanta (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 U.S. physicists have found applying an electrical field to a surface-supported gold nanocluster changes it from three-dimensional to a 2-D flat structure. And in another study concerning gold on the nanoscale, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers relate their discovery that nanosized gold can be made magnetic through oxygenation of gold nanowires to the finding that up to a certa ... more |
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Golden CO (SPX) Mar 20, 2008The 8th Continent Project, the world's most comprehensive effort to integrate space technology and resources into the global economy, has received a $150,000 grant from the Colorado Economic Development Commission to start Colorado's first ever aerospace business incubator - helping the state maintain its national ranking as the second largest private aerospace employer. The 8th Continent ... more Sci-fi guru Clarke dies in Sri Lanka 
Colombo (AFP) March 19, 2008British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke died at a hospital in Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a brief illness, his aide Rohan de Silva told AFP. He was 90. President Mahinda Rajapakse mourned the death of Clarke and paid tribute to him as a "great visionary." His death was a loss to Sri Lanka, the author's adopted home since 1956, Rajapakse said. "The president was deeply saddened ... more iDirect Selected By Russian Network Operator HeliosNet For Expansion Of Broadband Services 
Herndon VA (SPX) Mar 20, 2008iDirect has announced that Russian network operator Web Media Services, which operates under the name "HeliosNet," has implemented iDirect's satellite communications platform. HeliosNet installed two iDirect Universal 5IF satellite hubs and multiple remote routers. This establishes a broad satellite network that can support a diverse range of applications and maximize bandwidth efficiency ... more A Billion GPS Chips Expected To Ship In 2013 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Satellite-based navigation is a very popular technology with consumers, and the upsurge in purchases of GPS (Global Positioning System) devices is fuelling a similar growth in the market for GPS receiver chipsets. A new study from ABI Research forecasts GPS IC shipments to reach one billion annually in 2013. Average Selling Prices (ASPs) will continue to fall, but the effect on vendors' revenue ... more
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