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space applications today |
 Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2009 
With today's successful launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA and Friends are set to host the largest party ever in space as seven astronauts join the six permanent members of the International Space Station to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. This week-long party for 13 men and women from all over the world will be the largest gathering of human ... read more 
Washington (AFP) July 16, 2009The US Senate has confirmed former astronaut and Marines general Charles Bolden as the new administrator of NASA, making him the US space agency's first African-American chief. The unanimous late Wednesday vote came shortly after the space shuttle Endeavour successfully blasted off toward the International Space Station (ISS) after five scuttled launch attempts in a month. It also coinci ... more
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Washington (AFP) July 16, 2009Charles Bolden, a former astronaut and firm believer in manned exploration of space, is set to pilot NASA into a future clouded by rising costs and flagging public enthusiasm for the mission to find new worlds. This unflappable former combat pilot, confirmed by the US Senate on Wednesday, comes to the job with extensive experience and the support in Congress of Senator Bill Nelson of Florida ... more  
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 16, 2009Using a metal joining technique called friction stir welding, the Ares Projects team at the Marshall Center has completed welding the first liquid hydrogen tank dome being developed to define manufacturing processes for the upper stage of the Ares I - the rocket that will launch explorers to the moon, Mars and beyond in coming decades. The innovative welding process produces high-strength ... more  
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2009Raytheon has been awarded one of three $30 million contracts for Phase A system design and prototype of the Space Fence system. Space Fence will provide the U.S. Air Force enhanced space surveillance capability to detect and report space objects. "Space Fence is the future of space situational awareness," said Pete Franklin, vice president for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' National ... more  
Redlands, CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2009Broadband coverage maps created with geographic information system (GIS) technology are providing a competitive advantage during the funding application process for $4 billion in broadband grants and loans available through the U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The maps are produced with the help of Connected Nation, a nonprofit corporation, using ArcGIS technology from ... more |
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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 
Jerusalem (AFP) July 15, 2009Israel has successfully tested a system that intercepts and destroys rockets such as those fired by militants from the Gaza Strip or from south Lebanon, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The "Iron Dome" system developed by public armaments firm Rafael was tested successfully in recent days and destroyed an unspecified number of incoming rockets, the ministry said in a statement. ... more  
Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 16, 2009Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling. The University of Washington's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) project team, with lead researcher Dr. Minoru Taya is working on airborne solar cel ... more  
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jul 16, 2009The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $10 million firm-fixed-price contract to perform concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), a scalable solid-state radar suite for future surface combatants. Comprised of an S-Band radar, an X-Band radar and a Radar Suite Controller (RSC), AMDR is intended to significantly enhance a ship's defensive capability against advanced ... more |
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