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Queensland Uni And NASA Sign Hypersonic Propulsion Deal Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2008 
The University of Queensland has signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA to continue close collaboration on hypersonic propulsion projects. Hypersonics is the study of velocities of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) or more. The University of Queensland's Centre for Hypersonics, one of the largest space engineering University groups in the world, conducts research into all aspects of ... read more |
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GPS Devices And Systems Will Generate Revenues Of 240 Billion Dollars By 2013
London, UK (SPX) Apr 29, 2008GPS satellite technology is becoming increasingly important as it is being embedded in an ever-wider range of mobile consumer devices to enable navigation and Location Based Services. While GPS handsets and in-vehicle navigation systems will remain the most lucrative markets, industrial applications such as network timing, land surveying, and machine control are quickly gaining momentum. ... more Europe Moves Closer To GPS Independence With Latest Satellite Launch 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 29, 2008A further step towards the deployment of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system has been taken, with the successful launch of ESA's second Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite, carrying the most accurate atomic clock ever flown into space. The GIOVE-B satellite was lofted into a medium altitude orbit around the earth by a Soyuz/Fregat rocket departing from ... more Broken Heart Image The Last For NASA's Long-Lived Polar Mission 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 29, 2008As far as endings go, this one's a real heart breaker. NASA's Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible-light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora. The Polar team has dubbed this final image "The Broken Heart." When the Polar satellite launched February 24, 1996, the plan was for a two-year science mission to study the ... more Aerospace Day Aims To Deliver Awareness And Industry Growth 
Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2008The first celebration of Ohio's rich aerospace history and thriving aerospace industry will take place on May 7 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. The day is dedicated to bringing to light Ohio's extraordinary and diverse contributions to the aerospace sector throughout the world. NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), Ohio Department of Development, Air Force Research ... more PSLV Launches Ten Satellites 
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Apr 29, 2008In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2008GTX has announced the successful launch of its first application for the competitive athletics marketplace during the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. Deemed one of the world's most prestigious and oldest annual road racing events, the 2008 Boston Marathon attracted over 25,000 runners from around the world. MyAthlete, licensee of the gpVector GPS Personal Location Service ... more NASA Officials Turn To Air Force For Guppy Evaluation 
Tinker AFB OK (SPX) Apr 28, 2008Tinker AFB OK (SPX) Apr 28, 2008 NASA officials brought the Super Guppy -- a uniquely-designed aircraft used to transport cargo, including parts of the space shuttle program -- to Tinker AFB in mid-April so that maintainers here could inspect the aircraft and perform some repairs. According to NASA Chief Flight Engineer Henry Taylor, officials chose Tinker AFB because it has a great reputation ... more Backpacker Magazine Launches Fully Redesigned Website With GPS-Supported Content 
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 29, 2008Backpacker magazine has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website. Rebuilt from the bottom up, the site now includes more than 1,200 editor-approved GPS-supported hikes, daily blog posts from experts devoted to survival, fitness, news, and trends, on-the-scene videos featuring Backpacker editors, and a database of approximately 1,900 products that can be searched and compared in the ... more SES Negotiating To Sell AMC-14 To US Government Agency 
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2008The fate of geo stationary satellite AMC-14 that failed to achieve its desired orbit in March continues to cause problems for the Luxembourg-based SES group and its underwriters. SpaceDaily has learned that SES has backtracked on their original plan to ditch the Lockheed Martin built A2100 satellite, and is trying to offload the spacecraft to a US government agency before an SES competitor or even one of its own customers buys it from the underwriters. ... more |
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Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 29, 2008Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command to produce the new multi-function radar for the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Radar program. Under the terms of the initial $42 million contract with the Command's Robotics and Unmanned Systems Program Management Office, Northrop Grumman will deliver 10 ... more Walker's World: EU threat to U.K. rescue 
Washington, April 28, 2008 In a striking warning of the loss of national sovereignty that comes with EU membership, Britain's $100 billion bailout plan for its banks and mortgage market is threatened with a ban from Brussels. EU competition officials are frowning on the scheme for giving "unfair" preference to British over European banks, and because it may also breach rules against state aid. Legal experts on EU ... more NASA Web Tool Enhances Airborne Earth Science Mission 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 29, 2008What if you were embarking on a road trip and you had an on-board tool, complete with video screen, that let you view your projected route, real-time traffic information and current weather, at any time during the journey? Not only that, but friends and family anywhere else in the world could follow your progress on a home computer. Sound good? NASA scientists flying over the Arctic this ... more Successful Cooperation Extends Dragon Programme 
Beijing, China (ESA) Apr 28, 2008Following the success of the Dragon Programme, more than 300 leading European and Chinese scientists have gathered from 21 to 25 April 2008 in Beijing in the People's Republic of China to present their results and to kick off the programme's second phase, Dragon 2. The Dragon Programme is a joint undertaking between ESA and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China designed to ... more
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