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Suits For Shenzhou Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2008 
In the last months before China's first spacewalk, facts about the mission are slowly trickling out. China has been coy about releasing precise information on the spacesuit to be used or the tethering system to be used for the spacewalker. Other details, such as the number of astronauts who will be exposed to vacuum in the orbital module, are also hard to find in official statements. ... read more |
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SES ASTRA Starts New Orbital Position At 31.5 Degrees East
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008SES ASTRA has announced the start of a new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. The new position will allow SES ASTRA to operate satellite services at up to 40 new broadcasting frequencies (BSS) and strongly support the development of the Eastern European and Middle East markets. The satellite Sirius 2, which is part of the SES fleet and is renamed ASTRA 5A, has been moved from 5 degrees ... more ULA To Launch GRAIL 
Denver CO (SPX) May 05, 2008NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. The launch will be provided under terms of a launch service agreement procured previously by NASA for this vehicle. The liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in the third quarter of 2011. Part of ... more Russian Post Expands It's Gilat Broadband Satellite Network 
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) May 05, 2008Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it has been selected by Synterra to provide a 1,000-site SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by Russian Post. Gilat was chosen for the second phase of Russian Post's VSAT network following the successful deployment of an initial SkyEdge network which covers approximately 750 Russian Post sites. The additional sites will provide telephony ... more GPS Treasure Hunts Turn Vacations Into High-Tech Adventures 
Asheville NC (SPX) May 05, 2008Destinations across the globe are urging travelers to use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for more than just navigation to and from the hotel. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Floridas Gulf Coast to Route 66, the tech-savvy sport known as geocaching allows destinations to unfold like a mystery novel, one clue at a time. Starting May 20, Ashevilles geocache hunt-The Ultimate AsheCache-will ... more Backpacker Wins National Magazine Award For General Excellence 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2008The American Society of Magazine Editors has named Backpacker the winner of its 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to 500,000 circulation category. The General Excellence award, which is given annually and decided by a rigorous judging process, is the highest honor in the magazine industry. According to ASME, the award celebrates "the effectiveness with ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) May 2, 2008 Russia will deliver to China four battalions of 200-kilometer-range S-300PMU2 surface-to-air missiles this summer, the last batch in a series ordered by China. The first batch of four battalions of the same missiles was delivered in July 2007. Starting in 1993, China received 12 battalions of S-300 SAMs, four of them S-300PMUs and eight S-300PMU1s. This means there are a total of 20 ... more ITT Receives 2 Orders For Systems To Thwart IEDs 
White Plains NY (SPX) May 05, 2008ITT has announced it has received two follow-on orders, together worth $70 million, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers, vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The contracts valued at $25 million and $45 million were awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, and announced recently by the U.S. Department of Defense. ... more Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton Robotic Suit Linked To Iron Man Superhero 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 05, 2008Raytheon's newest research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the soldier of tomorrow. Known as an "Exoskeleton," it is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer's strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the "Iron Man" in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines ... more Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract To Design Hybrid Optical/RF Communications Network 
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $46.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) project, an all-weather, high connectivity, jam resistant, high bandwidth network. "This program is extremely important for the warfighter. ORCA will develop and demonstrate a critical component needed to ensure all of our ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008In a "major step" toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow's nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors. Their study is scheduled for the May 27 issue of ACS Nano, a monthly journal. In the new study, Joseph Wang and colleagues point out that existing ... more Unity House: A Prototype For 21st Century Homebuilding 
Unity ME (SPX) May 05, 2008Unlike people, not all houses are created equal. Now, even the most entrenched principles around which houses have been built are being challenged. Todays builders of tomorrows homes are addressing a whole new reality: that to be truly durable and sustainable, houses should be able to adapt to homeowners needs over time. Moreover, this adaptability must be achieved with minimal impact to the ... more Melting Defects Could Lead To Smaller, More Powerful Microchips 
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 05, 2008As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Princeton engineers have now found a way to literally melt away such defects, using a process that could dramatically improve chip quality without increasing fabrication cost. The method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, enables more precise shaping of ... more India urged to copy China at Asian Development Bank meeting 
Madrid (AFP) May 3, 2008India must boost infrastructure spending and reform its labour market as China has done if it wants its economy to grow as fast as that of its Asian neighbour, participants at the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in Spain said Saturday. "The Chinese manufacturing success story has a lot to do with a physical infrastructure that is better," said economist Bibek Debroy, who has studied ... more
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