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New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced a successful launch today for aerospace manufacturing company Moog-FTS at Spaceport America. The launch was a test of a ground-launched UAV prototype. All test objectives were met during the vehicle's low altitude suborbital trajectory. The specially designed research and development vehicle was launched by UP Aerospace. "Moog-FTS ... read more 
Providence, RI (SPX) Aug 05, 2009This image of Earth taken from 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the lunar surface was taken by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, one of two NASA instruments onboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Australia is visible in the lower center of the image. The image is presented as a false-color composite with oceans a dark blue, clouds white, and vegetation an enha ... more
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Beijing, China (XNA) Aug 04, 2009Future Chinese astronauts must be close to perfection to meet the standards set for the men and women who will lead China into outer space. They have to be scar-free from head to toe, have no history of serious illnesses and be unmarred by bad breath or dental cavities. Officials from the No 454 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, said ... more 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2009Aerojet and NEC Corporation have announced that the companies will jointly explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets. Ion propulsion systems can be used for geosynchronous satellite propulsion systems and deep space missions providing significant advantages over traditional chemical propulsion systems due to th ... more  
Wilmington, DE (SPX) Aug 05, 2009After reaching agreement with its principal lender groups, ProtoStar Ltd. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, "ProtoStar"), a satellite network operator, announced that they have filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Certain of the ProtoStar entities have also filed proceedings in Bermuda. ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Aug 3, 2009General Motors, which has just emerged from bankruptcy under a US government-backed plan, said Monday its sales in China jumped 77.7 percent last month from a year earlier to 144,593 units. The struggling US automaker and its joint ventures sold a total of 959,035 vehicles in China in the first seven months of the year, up 42.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, the company said in ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2009Manufacturing in China hit a 12-month high in July mainly driven by domestic demand, a leading independent index showed Monday, in a further sign the economy is recovering. The CLSA China Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, a closely watched indicator in the world's third-largest economy, rose to 52.8 last month, the highest since July 2008, when it stood at 53.3. A reading above 50 means ... more
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 3, 2009Several Chinese developers are planning to raise billions of dollars by listing on the Hong Kong bourse to take advantage of a strong rebound in the housing market, a report said Monday. The plans come as the southern Chinese city's Hang Seng Index has registered massive gains over the past few months, while a resurgent real estate sector on the mainland has boosted hopes of a recovery soon. ... more |
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