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US warns NKorea amid reports of rocket launch preparations Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2009
Unfazed by international anger at its second nuclear bomb test, a defiant North Korea was said Saturday to be preparing to launch a long-range missile. The United States stressed it would not accept the North as a nuclear-armed state and warned that more atomic tests could spark an arms race in East Asia. "A train carrying a long-range missile has been spotted at the weapons research cen ... read moreUS lab debuts super laser
San Francisco (AFP) May 29, 2009A US weapons lab on Friday pulled back the curtain on a super laser with the power to burn as hot as a star. The National Ignition Facility's main purpose is to serve as a tool for gauging the reliability and safety of the US nuclear weapons arsenal but scientists say it could deliver breakthroughs in safe fusion power. "We have invented the world's largest laser system," actor-turned-go ... more
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First space walker turns 75
Moscow (UPI) May 30, 2009 Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, marked his 75 birthday Saturday with a telegram from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. "You belong to the eminent corps of Russia's first cosmonauts," Dmitry said, calling Leonov a man of the "highest professionalism and personal courage." Leonov, twice honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union, was one of 20 Russian air force pilots ... more NASA, Russia sign contract extension
Washington (UPI) May 29, 2009 The NASA space agency says it has signed a contract extension with its Russian counterpart regarding crew transports to the International Space Station. The U.S. agency said in an online statement the $306 million deal with Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos will involve four launches by the Roscosmos Soyuz program, RIA Novosti reported Friday. NASA said on its Web site Thur ... more China to launch Mars space probe
Shanghai, China (UPI) May 29, 2009 China's first Mars probe has completed testing and is on target for launch, the Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology said Friday. The Yinghuo-1 is to be launched later this year by a Russian carrier rocket and will go into orbit around Mars in 2010 after a 10-month, 236-million mile journey, Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, reported Friday. Yinghuo -- Chinese for "li ... more NOAA Selects Contractor To Develop GOES-R Ground System
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2009The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that Harris Corporation - Government Communications Systems Division of Melbourne, Fla. has been selected to develop the GOES-R ground system, which will capture, process and distribute information from NOAA's next generation geostationary satellite series to users around the world. The GOES-R ... more |
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US warns NKorea amid reports of new rocket launch
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2009Unfazed by international anger at its second nuclear bomb test, a defiant North Korea was said Saturday to be preparing to launch a long-range missile. The United States stressed it would never accept the North as a nuclear-armed state and warned that more atomic tests could spark an arms race in East Asia. "A train carrying a long-range missile has been spotted at the weapons research c ... more Court Clears Company And Indonesian Government Over Mud Volcano Disaster
Porong, Indonesia (AFP) May 28, 2009With no justice from her government, Indonesian villager Parti has her own plans for the company executives blamed for unleashing a mud volcano that buried her village three years ago. Throw them in the steaming, stinking sludge and let them burn, she says. "Let them burn to death so they can feel my suffering," said the 55-year-old mother of two, one of thousands of bitter victims who ... more Initial MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights Completed
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 29, 2009Northrop Grumman has completed initial testing of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. All dedicated mode flights have been completed in the Radar System Level Performance Verification (RSLPV) program, verifying system performance of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) modes. This new sensor is slated for the RQ-4 ... more Ground Soldier Ensemble Tactical Awareness Demonstrated
McKinney TX (SPX) May 29, 2009The U.S. Army recently selected Raytheon's Ground Soldier Ensemble (GSE) team solution to demonstrate networked tactical situational awareness and communications capabilities for the dismounted warfighter. The U.S. Army's TACOM Contracting Center awarded Raytheon $11.8 million to provide a GSE technology demonstration. The contract calls for early prototype testing in 2009 and refined ... more |
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Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output
Hawk shape shifting in flight may guide future drone control
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