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First Korean Astronaut Yi So-Yeon Leaves Hospital After Soyuz Rough Landing Seoul (AFP) May 14, 2008 
South Korea's first astronaut has left hospital after treatment for severe back pain caused by her unexpectedly rough return to earth, officials said Wednesday. Yi So-Yeon, 29, had been admitted to an air force hospital in late April with dislocation and bruising of the vertebrae caused during her return from the International Space Station on April 19. Yi's Russian-designed Soyuz ca ... read more |
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Space Set To Go Mainstream
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2008It is now more than 50 years since the dawn of the space age, and even today much of space activity remains the monopoly of governments and their sensitive defense establishments. Space exploration budgets are closely tied to defense and intelligence pursuits, and their budgets are all linked in some way, shape or form. Indeed, it is correct to say that space activity is a niche human ... more Raytheon Reaches Key Milestone On NASA Glory Space Program 
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 14, 2008Raytheon has completed manufacture and testing of the optics detector module for the aerosol polarimetry sensor. The sensor will ride on the NASA Glory satellite to help agency and other federal officials better understand the impact of aerosols on global warming and climate change. The central component of the sensor, the module contains 161 optical elements, including six telescopes ... more SMS Texting Costs Are Out Of This World 
Leicester UL (SPX) May 14, 2008A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope! Dr Nigel Bannister's calculations were used for the Channel 4 Dispatches programme "The Mobile Phone Rip-Off". He worked out the cost of obtaining a megabyte of data from Hubble - and compared that with ... more LoJack Unmatched For Stolen Vehicle Recovery 
Westwood MA (SPX) May 14, 2008LoJack's leadership in stolen vehicle recovery, based on its proven Radio Frequency technology and truly unique relationship with law enforcement, was illustrated by three recent recovery stories. Two motorcycles and one car were each stolen on four different occasions within the last year. Thanks to LoJack's Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, the vehicles were recovered in a timely manner with ... more Astrata Group Awarded Major Telematics Contract For Customs Vehicle Monitoring 
Costa Mesa CA (SPX) May 14, 2008The Astrata Group has announced that Geneva-based Cotecna has been awarded a major contract to produce a transit monitoring system for the Government of Senegal's customs operations. The contract, the first for Astrata in the West African country, is to provide Remotely Deployed Units (RDUs) and fixed tracking units as part of Cotecna's Transit Monitoring and Traceability solution, which is ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) May 9, 2008Canada's industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. Industry Minister Jim Prentice first announced last month that he would block the proposed sale of MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to US firm Alliant Techsystems (ATK), amid fears the future of Canada's ... more Lockheed Martin Submits Bid For USAF Space Situational Awareness Program 
Denver CO (SPX) May 14, 2008Lockheed Martin has announced that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. Under a $30-million contract scheduled to be awarded in late 2008, SASSA will consist of a technology demonstration payload that will provide tactical space situational awareness. SASSA is being developed to demonstrate the ability to bu ... more Groundbreaking For The KC-45 Tanker Manufacturing Facilities Set For June 28 
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2008Northrop Grumman and its key subcontractor, EADS North America, will join local, state and federal officials and the citizens of Mobile, Ala., in a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, June 28. Ground will be broken at Mobile's Brookley Field, where two adjacent manufacturing facilities will be built to produce the nation's new fleet of aerial refueling tanker aircraft. ... more US offer on missile defence unsatisfactory: Poland PM 
Warsaw (AFP) May 13, 2008Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday said Washington's offers to boost his nation's security in exchange for hosting a controversial US missile shield were unsatisfactory. "Without a doubt, for the moment the American proposals do not reach the level that would be satisfactory for the Polish side," Tusk told reporters in Warsaw. "Our position has not changed. There will be a mi ... more |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado (AFP) May 13, 2008The US military's new mine-resistant armored vehicles have proved much better than tanks at protecting soldiers from roadside blasts, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. Gates said six soldiers have been killed in 150 attacks on the so-called MRAPs, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. "The casualty rate is one-third that of Humvees, less than half that of an Abrams tank ... more China says foreign aid offers 'welcome' 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008China said Tuesday it "welcomed" the offers of aid that have come in from around the world following a devastating earthquake that has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed deaths so far. "After the earthquake, the international community offered its support and sympathy to China. China and its people express their thanks and their welcome toward that," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. ... more Battle to reach survivors as China quake toll rises 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 14, 2008The death toll from China's worst earthquake in a generation rose early Wednesday as more details emerged of the scale of destruction that has left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under rubble. In a desperate relief effort, army-led rescue teams struggled to reach the areas of southwestern China worst hit by Monday's massive 7.9-magnitude quake which demolished schools, homes and ... more US has no plans for forced intervention in Myanmar 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2008The United States has no plans to send aid to the victims of cyclone Nargis without the permission of the authorities in Myanmar, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday. "We are doing everything that we can because this is a humanitarian, not a political issue. We want to make very clear that our only desire is to help the people of Burma (Myanmar)," Rice said when asked if ... more
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