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Russia's Energomash To Double Production Of Rocket Engines Khimki, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 07, 2008 
Russia's Energomash is planning to double the number of engines produced for Atlas and Zenit launch vehicles in the future, the head of the company said on Tuesday. Energomash won tenders on the design and production of 101 RD-180 engines for U.S. Atlas carrier rockets and RD-171 engines for Russian-Ukrainian Zenit rockets in the 1990s. The company has built and delivered 41 RD-180 and 20 RD-171 ... read more |
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C2SAT Delivers Stabilised VSAT To The Oil And Gas Industry In Norway
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) May 07, 2008C2SAT has reported a significant sale to the Norwegian Oil and Gas offshore industry. The order refers to C2SAT's Stabilised VSAT model C2SAT 1.2m Ku. C2SAT and Trac Networks, in co-operation, have delivered the first stabilised VSAT satellite communication solution in a larger tender. Trac provides the TracSAT service which offers global satellite coverage and functionality. ... more NASA Kepler Mission Offers Opportunity To Send Names Into Space 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 07, 2008How cool would it be to have your name on board the spacecraft that discovers the first known Earth-like planet beyond our solar system? Well, here's your chance. NASA is proud to announce an opportunity for anyone to submit their name to be included on a DVD and rocketed into space as part of NASA's Kepler Mission, scheduled to launch in February 2009 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ... more Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Are Fueled For The Upcoming Ariane 5 Heavy-Lift Launch 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 07, 2008The two payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission have been fueled as preparations continue for the May 23 launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Both Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A were "topped off" within hours of each other inside the S5 satellite preparation facility, underscoring the Spaceport's ability to keep pace with the accelerating launch rate for Ariane 5. ... more Orbital Awarded Contract for Suborbital Launch Vehicle Research by US DoD 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 07, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Theoretical Studies and Engineering Services (TSER) program. Orbital will serve as a prime contractor to support U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force research and development programs managed by White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. The basic term of the indefinite ... more ISRO Scientists Meet With Prime Minister 
New Delhi, India (PTI) May 07, 2008Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists behind the successful launch of polar rocket that put a record ten satellites in orbit. A delegation of top space scientists led by ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair presented to Singh a model of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and satellite pictures of the national capital taken by Cartosat ... more |
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Greensboro NC (SPX) May 07, 2008RF Micro Devices has announced that effective immediately RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components in RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG) and the expanding portfolio of semiconductor components in RFMD's Multi-Market ... more Garmin, TomTom and Magellan Dominate Latest Consumer Reports GPS Navigator Ratings 
Yonkers NY (SPX) May 06, 2008Despite the influx of several new brands and models, longtime GPS brands -- Garmin, TomTom and Magellan -- are still making the best Global Positioning Systems. The three brands accounted for 16 of the top 20 rated models in the latest tests in Consumer Reports June issue. After months of in-lab and on-the-road tests of 39 GPS systems, the Garmin Nuvi 760 ($600) rated best with an Excellen ... more Suits For Shenzhou 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2008In 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. ... more US Army, Navy And Air Force Gain New Intelligence And Surveillance Capability 
Marietta GA (SPX) May 07, 2008Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors successfully sent classified sensor data to ground stations in the U.S. Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08) conducted April 15-25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. JEFX is an Air Force Chief of Staff-sponsored experiment that combines real-world air and ground forces, simulation, and technology insertions into a warfighting environment. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 6, 2008 Several years ago, not long after Poland and the Czech Republic had been admitted to NATO, prominent Polish politician and intellectual and later Polish Defense Minister Radek Sikorsky warned a conservative Washington audience the pro-American sentiments they had enjoyed in the decade and more since the collapse of communism in 1989-91 would only last a few more years. ... more Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of any US aid. As the cyclone's official death toll soared to 22,000, two US Navy ships are near the waters of military-ruled Myanmar awaiting ... more US leads pressure on Myanmar to admit aid agencies 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008The United States and Australia led international calls Tuesday for the military junta in Myanmar to ease entry restrictions to allow disaster relief to reach the cyclone-hit country. With the latest death toll reaching 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing and expected to continue rising from the weekend cyclone, many aid agencies are still awaiting travel visas to enter the reclusive nation. ... more US ships standing by for Myanmar relief: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008US Navy ships, including an amphibious assault ship with helicopters and US marines, are standing by off Thailand awaiting permission to join relief efforts in cyclone-hit Myanmar, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Pentagon and the State Department have begun planning for a humanitarian relief mission even though Myanmar has yet to respond to US offers of aid, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Mor ... more
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