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space applications today |
 Los Angeles, CA (SPX) 13, 2009 
Free Radical Productions has now made the documentary film, "Orphans of Apollo," available on DVD @ www.OrphansofApollo.com. "Orphans of Apollo" is the award winning documentary that has been called the "greatest space story never told." The film "Orphans of Apollo," tells the extraordinary true story of a small group of entrepreneurs who felt 'orphaned' by President Nixon's decision to ... read more 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2009Space Exploration Technologies has successfully launched a privately financed rocket into Earth orbit. On its fifth launch, the privately developed SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has achieved sweet success at last. The company's two-stage Falcon 1 rocket lifted off late Monday PDT from Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll, 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii in the central Pacific. ... more
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Seoul (AFP) July 14, 2009South Korea will this month launch a satellite using its own rocket as part of a drive to join Asia's space race, officials said Tuesday. An experimental satellite weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds) will be launched into a low earth orbit on July 30 from the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 475 kilometres (300 miles) south of Seoul. "It will mark the first time that South Korea will launch ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Carlos became a hurricane for about 24 hours over the previous weekend, then powered down to a tropical storm and now atmospheric conditions have enabled him to power back into a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been capturing images of Carlos since it was born as tropical depression #4E last week. Scientists at NASA ... more  
Reston VA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009ILS International Launch Services (ILS) and SES have announced the execution of an agreement for the launch of QuetzSat-1 on a Proton booster in 2011. QuetzSat-1 is under construction by Space Systems/Loral on behalf of SES Satellite Leasing Limited in the Isle of Man. QuetzSat-1, built by Space Systems/Loral on the flight-proven SS/L 1300 platform, is a high power Ku-band satellite that ... more  
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Northrop Grumman has been awarded the first phase of a $30 million firm-fixed price U.S. Air Force contract to develop a global space surveillance ground radar system. The new S-Band Space Fence is part of the U.S. Department of Defense's effort to track and detect what is commonly referred to as resident space objects (RSO), consisting of thousands of pieces of "space debris" as well as ... more |
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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 
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 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Based in Taiwan, ARKNAV is fast becoming a leader in the provision of superior Global Positioning System (GPS) peripherals and innovative integrated tracking solutions. ARKNAV designs, develops, and manufactures high quality GPS tracking products for B2B and OEM/ODM customers, including location based and personal tracking systems for the vehicle, medical and security markets. ... more  
Tucson (UPI) Jul 14, 2009 An advanced component of the U.S. missile defense system has been cleared for flight testing beginning next year. The Raytheon Co., which has headquarters in Waltham, Mass., had design work carried out at the company's Missile System facilities in Tucson. The Standard Missile-3 Block IB program recently completed a critical design review, which will allow for flight tests in 2010 ... more |
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Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output
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