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Delta II Launch Successful
Vandenberg AFB CA (AFNS) May 07, 2009Teams from the 30th Space Wing and various agencies successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 at 1:24 p.m May 5. The rocket carried an experimental satellite for the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission. At approximately one hour after liftoff, with confirmation of the payload ... more NASA Selects Northrop Grumman To Build Earth Science Instrument 
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2009NASA's Langley Research Center has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to support the design, manufacture, assembly, test and calibration of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, or CERES, Flight Model 6 instrument. The cost-plus-award fee, incentive fee contract has a maximum value of $44.5 million over 10 years. Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems Sector will perform the ... more AsiaSat Selects Space Systems/Loral For AsiaSat 5C 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 07, 2009Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it has been selected to provide a new communications satellite, named AsiaSat 5C, to Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat). AsiaSat 5C will serve as a backup for AsiaSat 5, which is currently being built by Space Systems/Loral and is scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2009. AsiaSat 5 will replace AsiaSat 2 at the ... more Raytheon Develops Anti-Surface Warfare Capability For Tomahawk Block IV Missile 
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 07, 2009Raytheon has developed a technology plan to enhance moving target capabilities for the combat-proven Tomahawk Block IV missile. The technology will enable naval forces to effectively engage moving maritime surface targets and conduct anti-surface warfare missions. "This capability will allow the warfighter to attack a new tactical target set from more than 900 nautical miles (1035 statue ... more Sea-Based Missile Defense Moves Forward 
Alexandria VA (SPX) May 07, 2009Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, MDAA, told the MDAA membership last week of the establishment of a new U.S. Navy command that will support our nation's missile defense program, and he said it is a sign of support for sea-based missile defense by President Barack Obama's Administration. His words on this important milestone are as follows ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 5, 2009 Raytheon announced Wednesday it has chosen a Turkish company that makes missiles to provide an important component for the Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical. Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret AS, also known as Roketsan, which is based in the Turkish capital of Ankara, has agreed to a subcontracting deal with Raytheon to perform integration work and carry out testing on the ... more US to push plan to swap 'clunkers' for fuel efficient cars 
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2009A key US lawmaker Tuesday announced agreement after White House talks on a plan to offer Americans government cash to trade in "old clunkers" -- ancient, gas guzzling cars -- for fuel efficient models. Democratic power broker Henry Waxman said after talks with President Barack Obama at the White House that his key House of Representatives committee would push "cash for clunkers" legislation. ... more US anti-outsourcing plans won't hit India: lobby group 
New Delhi (AFP) May 5, 2009A US plan to clamp down on outsourcing could make many American companies uncompetitive but would not affect India's flagship IT services industry, a top Indian business body said Tuesday. US President Barack Obama, decrying "egregious" tax abuses, announced Monday plans to save 210 billion dollars by squeezing US firms' ability to profit from outsourcing jobs and offshore havens. The ne ... more China's economic recovery 'still not solid': central bank 
Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2009China's central bank warned Wednesday that the nation's economic recovery was still not on solid ground as the global financial crisis continued to hit. "The foundation for China's economic recovery is still not solid, the spread of the international financial crisis has led to external demand continuing to shrink," the People's Bank of China said on its website. "Downward pressure on th ... more |
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Redlands CA (SPX) May 05, 2009The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has formally accepted a new ESRI-based system that improves how the organization produces its national suite of nautical charts. The system, Nautical Chart System II (NCS II), will utilize ESRI's Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS-Nautical Solution to produce more than 1,000 paper nautical charts and provide complete covera ... more KVH's "Move Down To Mini-VSAT Broadband" Upgrade Promotion 
Middletown RI (SPX) May 05, 2009KVH Industries has announced a major new promotion designed to make it even easier for vessel owners to move from old "big dish" VSAT systems to KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband service and TracPhone V7 hardware. The "Move Down to mini-VSAT Broadband" Upgrade Promotion brings KVH's complete, ultra-reliable maritime satellite communications solution to current VSAT users at special rates, offering ... more imov Messenger Adds Skyhook For Location 
Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2009Skyhook Wireless and mov Software, creators of the imov Messenger application, have announced integration of Skyhook for location-aware instant messaging. imov Messenger is an easy to use IM aggregator application for Windows Mobile. The application brings together GoogleTalk, AOL, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and Jabber/XMPP instant messaging applications. With the addition of location from Skyh ... more Garmin Provides Navigation To Fairline 
Southampton, UK (SPX) May 05, 2009Garmin is delighted to announce that it is providing marine electronic equipment to international luxury performance motor yacht manufacturer Fairline Boats. Fairline, a leading force in the luxury motor yacht market, has been designing and manufacturing boats for more than forty years. Today, the Fairline range includes three distinct marques; the sociable Targa, the Phantom flybridge ser ... more
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