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Russia launches six foreign satellites Moscow (AFP) July 29, 2009
Russia fired six foreign satellite into orbit Wednesday, from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Russian military spokesman Alexander Vovk said, according to the Interfax news agency. "Six satellites, namely the DubaiSat-1, Deimos 1, UK-DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat 3, AprizeSat 4 were put in orbit by the Russian launcher Dnepr," Vovk said. The rocket was launched at 10:46 pm Moscow ... read moreLargest US Landscaper Tracks Roots With Sprint GPS Solutions
Overland Park KS (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Sprint and ValleyCrest Landscape Companies have announced an agreement for Sprint to add GPS services to ValleyCrest's communications toolkit at select branch locations. The location-based services (LBS) will help ValleyCrest better track employee job location and company assets for these field branches. The tool also helps the landscape and lawn maintenance giant handle payroll and route ... more
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NASA Ares I First Stage Motor To Be Tested August 25
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 30, 2009NASA and ATK unveil the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster today in Promontory, Utah. The completed solid rocket booster is now installed horizontally in a test stand that was modified from the space shuttle's four-segment configuration to fit the new five-segment Ares I booster. Instrumentation will be installed over the next month in preparation for the first ... more Spinning Now Helps Standing Later
Galveston TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2009When the Apollo 11 crew got back from the moon, 40 years ago this week, they showed no ill effects from seven days spent in weightlessness. But as American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts began conducting longer-duration space flights, scientists noticed a disturbing trend: the longer humans stay in zero gravity, the more muscle they lose. Space travelers exposed to weightlessness for a ... more SpaceX Completes Qualification Of Falcon 9 First Stage Tank And Interstage
McGregor, TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful completion of qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first stage tank and interstage. Testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300 acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas. The first stage tank and interstage hardware were subjected to a proof test of 1.1 tim ... more |
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Dynamic Tests Validate X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System For Carrier Operations
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Northrop Grumman has completed a series of static and dynamic proof load tests to validate the design and structural integrity of the U.S. Navy's first X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) for aircraft carrier launches, recoveries and at-sea operations under the UCAS Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. "Arrested landings, catapult launches, high winds, pitching deck, subsonic speeds ... more Northrop Grumman Awarded Navy Contract To Study Air And Missile Defense Radar Concepts
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $10 million firm-fixed price U.S. Navy contract to analyze and provide system concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), a next generation radar system planned for the U.S. Navy's CG(X) and Future Surface Combatant platforms. "Northrop Grumman's unique approach on AMDR results from applying our proven active electronic scanned array te ... more Raytheon Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Captive Flight Testing
Eglin AFB (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Raytheon completed a series of captive carry flight tests of its proposed solution for the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II competition, demonstrating the weapon's form-factored seeker is ready for guided test shots. "The test series demonstrated our form-factored tri-mode seeker and guidance receiver navigator are ready to enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase," said Ha ... more |
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