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First Images From ESA's Water MissionParis, France (ESA) Feb 24, 2010 In less than four months since launch, the first calibrated images are being delivered by ESA's SMOS mission. These images of 'brightness temperature' translate into clear information on global variations of soil moisture and ocean salinity to advance our understanding of the water cycle. Launched on 2 November, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is improving our understanding of Earth's water cycle by making global observations of soil moisture over land and salinity over oceans. ... read more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 23, 2010The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send two astronauts to space within six to seven years, ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan said. "ISRO plans to send two astronauts into space in six to seven years," he said after launching a mobile telemedicine unit at Muttom in Kanyakumari district. He said India was among the leading countries in the world in space research, desig ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 Israel's new monster unmanned aerial vehicle will undoubtedly allow the country's military chiefs to look deep inside Iran to provide detailed intelligence but it's not likely to be a wonder weapon to knock out the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. The Israeli air force formally inducted the Heron TP - dubbed the "Eitan," which is the Hebrew word for "strong" - into its inventory ... more 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2010Elbit Systems has announced that it completed a series of successful flights of its enhanced Micro CoMPASS electro-optic payload with advanced capabilities as part of Elbit Systems' Hermes 90 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The Hermes 90 UAS flight series demonstrated day and night enhanced capabilities such as excellent target recognition capabilities, both day (CCD) and night (FLIR), tra ... more |
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Transdnestr Could Host Russian Military BaseMoscow (RIA NOVOSTI) Feb 24, 2010 Transdnestr leader Igor Smirnov said in Moscow on Monday that the breakaway republic in Moldova was not opposed to Russia deploying its Iskander tactical missiles in the republic. "We said long ago that we are ready [for this]; we have asked Russia to keep its military presence indefinitely. We would not protest the deployment of Russian forces with any weapons for the protection of the Transdnestr, Russian and Ukrainian people," Smirnov said when answering journalists' questions about Transdnestr ... read more |
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