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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 12, 2009 
NASA's Constellation Program reached two major processing milestones this week as two new pieces of Ares I-X hardware were transferred for final assembly in preparation for the first flight test of the rocket later this summer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Once stacking operations begin later this month, it will be the first time a new vehicle has been stacked on NASA's Mobile ... read more
Reston VA (SPX) Jun 12, 2009Industry and government leaders will meet on June 18 to explore the promising future of commercial space transportation - of humans as well as cargo - in meeting government and private sector needs in low Earth orbit. The special half-day event, "Innovations in Orbit: An Exploration of Commercial Crew and Cargo Transportation," will feature panelists and speakers from NASA, the FAA, and ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Fairfax VA (SPX) Jun 12, 2009CapRock Government Solutions has announced that it received the Satellite Industry Leadership Award last Wednesday at the 2009 International Satellite and Communications exchange (ISCe) conference in San Diego, California. The award is presented each year to an organization that has made significant contributions to the advancement and success of the satellite communications industry. ... more  
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 12, 2009Aerospace hardware, whether for jet engines, space station payloads or lunar surface components, has some of the most demanding requirements of any design application. To ensure proper verification and validation during operations, Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) is now offering commercial in-house testing capabilities for systems, subsystems, and components. Led by ORBITEC's ... more  
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 12, 2009Lockheed Martin employees celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first successful intercept of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. On June 10, 1999, a THAAD missile successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target over White Sands Missile Range, NM. "Ten years ago, THAAD hit its first target, which was a significant milestone in the history of this program," ... more 
Moscow (AFP) June 11, 2009Russia said on Thursday that the United States must halt its plans to deploy a missile shield in eastern Europe before the two countries can start a full-fledged dialogue on missile defence. A Russian foreign ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, also insisted that Moscow would not cooperate in the Pentagon's plans to site an anti-missile radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missile ... more |
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Floating solar panels could advance US energy goalsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Federal reservoirs have the potential to significantly contribute to meeting the country's solar energy needs, according to a recent study published in Solar Energy. Geospatial scientists Evan ... more  
Biophotovoltaics: a step forward in sustainable energy technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 In an important study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers have unveiled new insights into biophotovoltaic (BPV) systems. These advanced systems integrate photosynthetic ... more 
Light flexible and radiation resistant organic solar cells for spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Radiation tests suggest that carbon-based organic solar cells could surpass traditional silicon and gallium arsenide cells in efficiency and durability for space applications, according to a Univers ... more
  
Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasmaUpton NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny spe ... more 
Researchers make wearable materials that generate power and improve comfortLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Researchers have developed innovative wearable materials that not only generate electricity through human movement but also enhance user comfort. This advancement stems from an in-depth study of mat ... more 
US Department of Energy invests $107 million in fusion energy innovationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $107 million to support six projects under its Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. This initiative, alongside progress in the M ... more |
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New York (AFP) June 11, 2009Some 2,000 wild geese are to be killed around New York's main airports as part of measures to reduce the numbers of the birds that brought down an Airbus in January, officials announced Thursday. The plan entails the capture and culling of up to 2,000 Canada geese on city-owned property within five miles (eight kilometers) of JFK and LaGuardia Airports, the mayor's office, the Port Authority ... more 
New York NY (SPX) Jun 12, 2009Micromem Technologies through its wholly owned U.S. based subsidiary Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies has announced the successful integration of its patented magnetic sensor in a unique mining application. Designed to rapidly identify mineral constituents in drill core samples as they emerge from the earth, this patent pending instrument provides a significant business opportunity for ... more  
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2009Countless hours are lost in traffic jams every year. Most frustrating of all are those jams with no apparent cause + no accident, no stalled vehicle, no lanes closed for construction. Such phantom jams can form when there is a heavy volume of cars on the road. In that high density of traffic, small disturbances (a driver hitting the brake too hard, or getting too close to another car) can ... more  
Sydney (AFP) June 11, 2009Australia's OZ Minerals overwhelmingly backed an improved 1.396 billion US dollar offer from China's Minmetals Thursday, just days after mining giant Rio Tinto walked away from a separate Chinese deal. Minmetals' last-minute decision to sweeten its offer with an extra 180 million US dollars proved decisive in winning over OZ Minerals shareholders, securing 92 percent of votes at the ... more |
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