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SpaceX Successfully Launches Satellite Into Earth Orbit Los Angeles CA (XNA) Jul 14, 2009
Space Exploration Technologies, a California company known as SpaceX, said Sunday it has successfully launched a privately financed rocket into Earth orbit. On its fourth launch, the privately developed SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has achieved sweet success at last, said the company. The booster blasted off from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, on Sunday and reached orbit after a 9.5-mi ... read moreSpace travel: Did 1969 mark the end of the dream?
Paris (AFP) July 12, 2009By the early 21st century, we would be colonising the Moon, honeymooning on Mars and scouting the moons of Jupiter, if the visions conjured by the first lunar landing were to be believed. Forty years later, the sad truth is this: today, we do not venture beyond our own backyard. Our travelling horizon lies no farther than the International Space Station, some 350 kilometres (220 miles) ... more
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Sky Is The Limit For Space Research
Bangalore, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2009Lamenting the lack of interest among students in opting for space research, Chairman of the Space Commission G Madhavan Nair, exhorted them to venture into this field in view of the immense potential it had to offer towards development of society. It was sad that still not many students were attracted towards space research. "More and more students should, in fact, opt for it as there is ... more US manned space flight in doubt 40 years after moon walk
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 12, 2009US ambitions to send astronauts back to the moon, as a prelude to future Mars missions, have been put in doubt by budgetary constraints, 40 years after man's triumphant first lunar landing. After the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003, former president George W. Bush decided to phase out shuttle flights by 2010 and set a more ambitious space mandate for America. Launched in 2004 ... more The Beating Heart, Minus Gravity
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 13, 2009We've all seen video of astronauts drifting and gliding gracefully around inside the International Space Station like fish in a fishbowl. It looks so relaxing. But as enjoyable as it appears to be, there's a down side to all that freefalling. "When astronauts land back on Earth after a long time in space, not only is their vestibular system mixed up and their kinesthetic sense thrown off," ... more Space, man's greatest challenge, 40 years after moon walk
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 12, 2009Forty years ago, mankind's most daunting frontier was boldly overcome when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, establishing America's dominance in the space race. At the height of the Cold War, Armstrong's "small step" onto the lunar surface was a giant slap in the face to the Soviet Union, which had been the first to put a satellite into orbit, and fly a man into space. ... more |
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Garmin Expands Relationship With Motorcycle OEM
Olathe KS (SPX) Jul 14, 2009Garmin International has announced it has expanded its relationship with BMW Motorrad and the companies have developed the next generation BMW Motorrad Navigator, the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator that is based on Garmin's zumo 660. The BMW Motorrad Navigator IV takes the best of Garmin's navigation technology and adds exclusive, BMW specific features such as a ... more Global Handset Nav Subscriber Base To Grow To 26 Million By 2010
London, UK (SPX) Jul 10, 2009While PNDs and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment. ABI Research expects the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users to increase to 26 million by the end of 2010 with the Asia-Pacific region experiencing the strongest growth. ... more Magellan Unveils Next Generation Maestro
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Magellan introduces the Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS device. The ultra-slim device features a wide 4.7-inch color touch screen and includes many premium features to deliver a robust navigation experience for users. In addition to Magellan's OneTouch user interface, the Magellan Maestro 4700 device also performs advanced navigation tasks with built-in voice command capabilities and hands-free Blueto ... more AT And T To Offer Xora GPS Locator Phone Tracking Solution
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009AT and T and Xora have announced a GPS Locator application that will provide small and medium-sized businesses with real-time visibility into the location of their mobile workforce. The new easy to deploy solution is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application designed to help AT and T business customers improve the productivity and accountability of field-based employees, as well as lower ... 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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