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 Washington (AFP) May 20, 2009 
You can put those maps away. The US Air Force has shot down fears that the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) is going to crash. A possible disruption in GPS service, relied upon by the US military as well as millions of drivers around the world as a navigation device, was raised in a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO, the investigative arm ... read more 
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2009It was a toast a bit like no other when astronauts on the International Space Station drank to their health for the first time with water recycled from urine, NASA said. "NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronauts aboard the International Space Station a 'go' to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified" from urine, NASA said in a statement received Thurs ... more
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Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2009The maker of Russia's Soyuz rockets said on Thursday it had finished building the first rockets due to be launched from South America pad in cooperation with the European Space Agency. "The first two rockets are ready. They have got through all the tests and have been placed in the containers in which they will be delivered," said the deputy head of TsSKB-Progress, Sergei Tyulevin, quoted ... more 
Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2009NAVTEQ has launched NAVTEQ LocationPoint, a location-based advertising service, in Europe. NAVTEQ LocationPoint offers location aware applications and devices a turnkey approach for delivering high value content services, while enabling advertisers to reach and engage consumers where and when they are making shopping and purchasing decisions. NAVTEQ LocationPoint leverages NAVTEQ data incl ... more  
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 22, 2009The Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility has become the center of attention for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission as the TerreStar-1 satellite passenger begins its pre-launch checkout process. After being delivered to French Guiana from the United States last week, TerreStar-1 was moved into the S5 facility - where it has since undergone an initial fit-check validation with ... more 
Fort Collins CO (SPX) May 22, 2009While much of the competition in the cutting edge world of GPS tracking is struggling to survive during the current recession, Rocky Mountain Tracking is exceeding all expectations by posting record increases in business for 2009. Up a staggering 24% from its previous revenue statement, all figures show that Rocky Mountain Tracking is continuing to grow at a substantial rate. "Our ab ... more |
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Dusseldorf, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2009German troops serving in Afghanistan will soon be equipped with a highly effective new form of protection against rocket, artillery, and mortar attacks. The German government has contracted with the Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply the Bundeswehr with newly developed air defence systems worth around EUR110.8 million. The current contract encompasses two systems as well as an op ... more 
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 22, 2009Boeing and Science Applications International have announced that the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program last week successfully completed its System of Systems Preliminary Design Review (SoS PDR). The SoS PDR is the most comprehensive review of the program to date. It validated that the designs for all FCS systems and subsystems, including the network, sensors, weapons and manned and unma ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2009The United States confirmed Thursday it still plans deploy a Patriot missile battery to Poland, regardless of what happens with plans for a European leg of the US missile defense shield. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said President Barack Obama was "committed to carrying out the terms" of a security agreement signed last year with Poland. "We're committed to supporting Poland's de ... more 
Roanoke VA (SPX) May 22, 2009ITT has been awarded an $11.4 million contract to supply image intensification tubes to the United States Special Operations Command for existing night vision goggles. To fulfill this contract, ITT's Night Vision division will provide Generation (Gen) 3 thin-filmed Pinnacle tubes, that the U.S. military recognizes as the most advanced night vision technology available, producing the cleare ... more |
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