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CrIS Atmospheric Sounder Completes Vibration Testing Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008 
An advanced atmospheric sounding instrument being built for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System and the NPOESS Preparatory Project has successfully completed vibration testing. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for NPOESS; ITT is the subcontractor responsible for building the sensor. The Sensor Level Vibration testing, which simulate ... read more |
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ATK And Ad Astra Rocket Company Sign Technology Development Alliance
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2008On March 17, Alliant Techsystems and the Ad Astra Rocket Company of Houston, Texas signed and executed a Technology Development Alliance designed to strengthen the market presence of the two companies and explore future in-space propulsion systems for lunar and planetary missions. The new alliance will explore how the respective skill sets and capabilities of each company can work together ... more XCOR Aerospace Suborbital Vehicle To Fly Within Two Years 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008A small California aerospace company today unveiled a new suborbital spaceship that will provide affordable front-seat rides to the edge of space for the millions of people who want to buy a ticket. The company, XCOR Aerospace, of Mojave, CA, announced that its two-seat Lynx suborbital spaceship will carry people or payloads to where they will experience weightlessness and see the stars above ... more China's space development can pose military threat: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) March 26, 2008A Japanese defence ministry think-tank has warned that China's space programme could pose a military threat to other countries. The review, released on Thursday, also said China is likely to continue its space development programme "as a vital means of achieving military competitiveness against the United States." "The organisations engaged in China's space development have strong ties ... more Cassini Tastes Organic Material At Saturn's Geyser Moon 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, "hot" and brimming with water vapor and organic chemicals. New heat maps of the surface show higher temperatures than previously known in the south polar region, with hot ... more Brazil To Deepen Space Cooperation With China 
Brasilia, Brazil (XNA) Mar 27, 2008The newly sworn-in head of the Brazilian Space Agency (BSA) Carlos Ganem said Tuesday that Brazil cherishes the ties with China and will deepen cooperation with China in the field of space technology. Ganem made the remarks during his inauguration ceremony. A technical expert who engaged in the first negotiations on the China-Brazil satellite cooperation program, he said the project is an ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Mar 27, 2008GPS Industries has finalized an agreement with On-Pin GPS Golf Systems (ON-PIN) to distribute and service the company's complete range of GPS products in territories that include Australia and New Zealand. The product range includes Inforemer, the most advanced solution of its kind, providing an enriched playing experience for golfers, and a comprehensive suite of management tools for course ... more Motorola Brings The Power Of Touch To Mobile TV Device 
Arlington Hts IL (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Motorola unveiled the latest addition to its Mobile TV devices portfolio -- the Mobile TV DH02 -- a personalized TV, multimedia entertainment on the go and navigation device featuring a touch screen user interface. Building on the Mobile TV DH01 introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show and the Mobile TV DH01n introduced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the Mobile TV DH02 demo ... more China Approves Second-Phase Lunar Probe Program 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2008China's State Council, the cabinet, has approved the country's second-phase lunar probe program, the Beijing Times reported on Wednesday. It cited Luan Enjie, the director-in-chief of the China Moon-orbiting Program. "We are organizing people to make detailed plans for the program," Luan told a conference on Tuesday. He also said that investment in the second phase would exceed that for ... more High-Schoolers Go Into Overdrive At FIRST Robotics Competition 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Fifty-two teams from high schools in Southern California, Arizona and New Hampshire competed in the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition last Friday and Saturday. Five teams, one sponsored by JPL and another sponsored by the Dryden Flight Research Center, will go on to the worldwide competition, to be held April 17-19 in Atlanta. The teams from Hope Chapel Academy, Hermosa Beach ... more |
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Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Rain falling on snow sounds like a relatively harmless weather event, but when it happens in the far north it can mean lingering death for reindeer, musk oxen and other animals that normally graze on the Arctic tundra. That was the case in October 2003 on Canada's Banks Island, at the edge of the Beaufort Sea inside the Arctic Circle. Rain fell for several days on top of a 6-inch snow ... more Dramatic Increase In Thermoelectric Efficiency Achieved 
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products - from semiconductors and air conditioners to car exhaust systems and solar power technology - that run cleaner. The team's low-cost approach, details of which are published today in the online version of ... more ECOtality's eTec To Conduct Testing Of Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Electric Vehicles 
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Electric Transportation Engineering has announced it will conduct baseline and fleet testing on two 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid vehicles for the Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity. The AVTA is part of the Department of Energy's FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program and is conducted by the Idaho National Laboratory. Baseline performance testing will ... more Sanford, Florida Chooses MaxWest Environmental Systems To Turn Sludge Into Renewable Energy 
Sanford FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Sanford, Florida will be the first municipality in North America to adopt the MaxWest gasification system as an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to dispose of biosolids. MaxWest Environmental Systems of Houston Texas has developed the gasification system, which converts sludge from the municipal wastewater treatment system into renewable, green energy. "Compared ... more
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