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PSLV-C16 Puts Three Satellites In OrbitSriharikota, India (PTI) Apr 21, 2011 It was "a sweet seventeen" for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Wednesday, with the PSLV-C16 scoring a spectacular success by putting three satellites into orbit with precision. It was the PSLV's 17th consecutive successful mission out of the 18 launches from Sriharikota. At the end of 18 minutes of "a delightful" flawless flight, the fourth stage of the rocket shot India's Resourcesat-2 into its orbit. About 40 seconds later, the fourth stage bulleted again the Youthsat and the X-sat ... read more |
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  Resourcesat-2 Will Beam Back Huge Data On Resources The remote-sensing satellite, Resourcesat-2, put up by PSLV-C16 on Wednesday, "will become a workhorse for the global community" with the huge data it will send back on the earth's resources, said R ... more | .. |
  Iran To Put Monkey Into Orbit Iran plans to launch a monkey into space in mid-September, the ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing Iranian Space Agency head Hamid Fazeli. The monkey will be sent into orbit in a capsul ... more | .. |
  US lawmakers ask Apple about tracking feature US lawmakers are seeking an explanation from Apple following a claim that iPhone and iPads are constantly logging the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file. ... more | .. |
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  Underwater robots join search for tsunami victims Two underwater robots operated by a joint US-Japanese team have searched a bay in northeast Japan for bodies of victims swept away by a tsunami nearly six weeks ago, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 PSLV Success Lifts ISRO Gloom Putting the dreaded 63-second failure of last Christmas when GSLV-F06 burst into flames and plunged into the Bay of Bengal behind them, Indian space scientists drew solace from yet another edition o ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 Cleared For Launch With Yahsat Y1A And Intelsat New Dawn Arianespace's second heavy-lift flight of 2011 has been authorized for its April 22 liftoff following the launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Originally scheduled for li ... more | .. |
 Design Flaw Behind GSLV Crash Design deficiency in the shroud (cover) at the bottom of the cryogenic stage has been identified as the primary factor in the crash of Isro's GSLV-F06 flight on December 25, 2010, over the Bay of Be ... more |
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S. Korean firm unveils robot playmate for kids South Korean telecoms operator KT on Wednesday rolled out a robot playmate for children in a move aimed at cashing in on the potentially lucrative industry. ... more | .. |
  Netanyahu thanks Obama for 'Dome' missile funding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Barack Obama on Monday for helping fund a missile defense system protecting the Jewish state from Palestinian rockets, the White House said. ... more | .. |
Apple devices logging movements: researchers A pair of British security researchers said Wednesday that the latest version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and the iPad is constantly recording the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile Pakistan's military on Tuesday said it had successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. ... more |
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 Using GPS Data To Model Effects Of Tidal Loads On Earth Surface For many people, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology is little more than a high-tech version of a traditional paper map. Used in automobile navigation systems and smart phones, GPS ... more | .. |
  Unmanned military aircraft get a boost Unmanned military aircraft running on lithium-ion batteries received a boost for future development with a new a U.S. Air Force contract designed to fund work on longer lasting and cheaper batteries of the mineral compound. ... more | .. |
 NAVIGON Updates iPhone Nav App NAVIGON AG has announced the availability of the eighth update for its iPhone app, MobileNavigator, the most feature-rich navigation solution on the iOS platform. The update adds a Reality Scanner f ... more | .. |
 TomTom Makes Driving Safer With Active Driver Feedback TomTom has announced Active Driver Feedback and WEBFLEET OptiDrive; two new features focused at further increasing TomTom's safety and efficiency benefits for businesses. Active Driver Feedbac ... more |
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AI enables tailored education for medical students at scale
MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic
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  LockMart Awarded Contract For Iridium NEXT Satellites Thales Alenia Space has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium NEXT satellites. Thales Alenia Space is t ... more | .. |
 Jobs hopes to return 'as soon as he can': Cook Apple's ailing chief executive Steve Jobs remains involved in major strategic decisions at the company and hopes to return to work full-time as soon as he can, a top Apple executive said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator App ExxonMobil is launching its latest in mobile technology - the Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder application for Android. The application gives real-time maps, driving directions, and station information for n ... more | .. |
 NASA Device Inducted Into Space Technology Hall Of Fame A rotating device developed by NASA inventors to grow better living tissue specimens was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame Thursday, April 14. The Space Foundation honored the NASA tea ... more |
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  Gilat Chosen For Namibian Broadband Satellite Communications Network Gilat has announced that it has been selected by Telecom Namibia to provide a SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network to serve hundreds of locations throughout Namibia. The new, IP oriented and highe ... more | .. |
 Garmin Adds Its First Touchscreen GPS Watch To Forerunner Family Garmin International has announced the Forerunner 610 sports watch - a slim, yet robust and weather-proof touchscreen solution for serious runners seeking an extra advantage. Forerunner 610 can stan ... more | .. |
 Biden, Putin discuss trade, missile defense US Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed Moscow's goal of joining the World Trade Organization and missile defense cooperation, the White House said. ... more | .. |
 LockMart Tactical Reconn Radar Completes UAV Test Flights Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF and ... more |
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High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
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 LockMart Tests JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker On Sabreliner Lockheed Martin recently tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests on a Sabreliner jet at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., demonstrating the robustn ... more | .. |
  RAF Typhoon Project 'Under Control And Back On Track' In response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into the RAF's Typhoon aircraft, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has described the project as 'under control and back on track'. The PAC ... more | .. |
 ULA Launches Fifth NRO Mission In Seven Months A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:24 p.m. PDT on April 14th. Designated NROL-34 ... more | .. |
 Sea-Based Missile Defense Flight Test Results In Successful Intercept The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy sailors aboard the Aegis destroyer USS O'KANE (DDG 77), and Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command operating from the 613th Air and S ... more |
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 MBDA Demos VL Mica Proficiency Against Stand-Off Weapons On the 13th April 2011, at the French DGA-Essais Missiles test centre in Biscarosse, South West France, a VL MICA missile launched from a ground based vertical launcher and controlled by a Tactical ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman T-38 Talon Honored For 50 Years Of Service On March 17, Northrop Grumman joined representatives of the U.S. Air Force in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first delivery of the T-38 Talon trainer aircraft. At an event held at Ran ... more | .. |
 New Warhead Reduces Size Of Raytheon Small Tactical Munition Raytheon tested a new warhead for its Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). STM is a 13-pound guided munition that is appro ... more | .. |
  Japan PM declares no-go zone around nuclear plant Japan on Thursday banned people from going within 20 kilometres (12 miles) of the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, which has been leaking radiation for nearly six weeks. ... more |
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