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Boeing DIRECTV 11 Satellite Receives First Signal Following Launch St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 25, 2008 
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from its DIRECTV 11 satellite, indicating that the satellite is healthy and operating normally. A ground station in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, reported spacecraft acquisition at 1:44 a.m. Eastern time, as scheduled. The newest satellite for DIRECTV Inc. was launched on a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket on March 19 from Sea Launch's equatorial l ... read more |
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SP Korolev Chief Designers Board Reviews ISS Program
Korolev, Russia (SPX) Mar 25, 2008At OAO S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the Chief Designers Board meeting chaired by V.A. Lopota, the Corporation President, General Designer, took place. Among the issues under review were the following: current state of the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment (RS) and going on with its mission Program implementation, progress in prelaunch processing of Soyuz OIA ... more PropertyMaps.com Partners With RealtyTrac To Offer Foreclosure Property Information 
Sarasota FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2008New homes, resale properties and now even houses in foreclosure or pre-foreclosure are available for searching on PropertyMaps.com, the company announced today. The announcement of the real-time foreclosure search on PropertyMaps.com comes at a time when foreclosures are the fastest growing sector of the real estate market. ... more NAVIGON Climbs Into Number Four Position In US PND Market 
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 25, 2008NAVIGON has climbed into the number four position in the personal navigation category just six months after the company's maiden launch of personal navigation devices (PNDs) by earning a market share of 11.5 percent (unit volume shares) in February, according to The NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service. NPD also reported NAVIGON's feature-packed NAVIGON 2100 grabbed the number two slot as the bes ... more Mio Technology Moovs You With The Launch Of New GPS Line 
Fremont CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Mio Technology has announced the Mio Moov product family -- four new personal navigation devices that combine Mio's hardware expertise with a fresh user interface. This is the first set of Mio Technology products to incorporate software developed internally, using design and content proficiencies from the recently-acquired Navman. Mio Moov 200, 210, 300 and 310 emphasize straightforward navigati ... more Jeppesen Airport Moving Map To Improve Runway Safety By Reducing Incursion Risk 
Englewood CO (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Jeppesen was recently granted FAA approval for its Airport Moving Map application for Class 2 EFB devices, and is the first and only company to have received approval. Jeppesen Airport Moving Map uses a detailed database to dynamically render maps of the airport surface, and through the use of GPS technology, show pilots their position ("own-ship") on the airport surface. he result is muc ... more |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Northrop Grumman has appointed Scott Winship to the position of vice president and program manager for its Integrated Systems sector's U.S. Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. "This appointment reflects the critical importance of the current UCAS Carrier Demonstration contract and the tremendous growth opportunities associated with the broader N-UCAS acquisition program," ... more F-35C Stealth On The Carrier Deck Means High Performance, Low Maintenance 
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Mar 25, 2008The U.S. Navy's version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is scheduled to make its first flight next year, but technicians have spent the last decade perfecting the aircraft's stealth design and materials to ensure they stand up to harsh carrier-deck and combat conditions with very little upkeep. "The F-35C's stealth will bring a profound increase in capability to the Navy's fighter ... more Boeing Tests Two-Pound Imaging Radar Aboard ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Boeing, in partnership with ImSAR and Insitu, has successfully flight-tested NanoSAR, the world's smallest Synthetic Aperture Radar, aboard the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft. During the 1.5-hour flight on Jan. 7 at the Boardman, Ore. test range, ScanEagle, with ImSAR's NanoSAR payload installed, completed several passes over the target area at various altitudes and ranges. The ... more Boeing Awarded Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System Contract 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Boeing has been awarded a $49.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to integrate the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System into 145 F-15E aircraft. The contract includes hardware and installation services on the aircraft, as well as initial pilot equipment, such as helmets and visors. Installation in the first F-15E is expected in October, with contract completion in December 2010. "When ... more |
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Milwaukee WI (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Johnson Controls announces the three national winners of the 2008 Igniting Creative Energy Challenge (ICE) -- an educational competition that encourages students to develop ingenious ways to live a more sustainable life and protect the environment. Out of thousands of entries, Tessa Hartley of Missouri, Matthew Belz of Ohio and Wesley Fulkerson of California are named this year's national winner ... more Air Products' Hydrogen Technology Fuels South Carolina Demonstration Project 
Lehigh Valley PA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Air Products mobile hydrogen fueling technology has been placed into service for a hydrogen fuel demonstration project in Aiken County, South Carolina. The fueler is providing hydrogen for a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine pick-up truck which is being used as a development, demonstration and educational tool in coordination with a program involving the Aiken County Economic Developme ... more Canada Delays Sale Of Space Robotics Firm MDA To ATK 
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 Space Station, by US firm Alliant Techsystems. ... 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
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