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 Promontory UT (SPX) Sep 11, 2009 
NASA and industry engineers lit up the Utah sky Thursday with the initial full-scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage motor for the Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a crew launch vehicle in development for NASA's Constellation Program. ATK Space Systems conducted the successful stationary firing of the five-segment solid development motor 1, or DM-1. ATK Space Systems, a division ... read more 
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2009As part of the development process for ESA's Sentinel-3 Earth observation mission, remote-sensing experts carried out an extensive experiment campaign across southern Europe this summer. The results provide valuable insight into the imagery the mission will deliver after it is launched in 2013. For all new Earth observation missions, a crucial part of the development process, after ... 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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Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2009The head of the US Copyright Office added her voice Thursday to the chorus of concern over the proposed legal settlement that would allow Google to scan and sell millions of books online. Google flatly rejected the argument by Marybeth Peters, the US Register of Copyrights, that the book deal violated "fundamental copyright principles" and announced that it would allow rival companies to ... more  
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2009Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium announce a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth observation satellite designed by Astrium or its recently acquired subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). The Falcon 1e is an 'enhanced' version of SpaceX's successful Falcon 1 launch vehicle. Designed from the ground up by SpaceX, the Falcon 1e has upgraded propulsion ... more  
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2009Northrop Grumman's Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU) has been selected by EADS Astrium GmbH for use aboard the BepiColombo mission to Mercury. Northrop Grumman's Navigation Systems Division will provide its space-qualified, flight-proven Scalable SIRU for use on the Mercury Planetary Orbiter spacecraft. The Scalable SIRU is an inertial reference system that supplies ... more |
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Richland WA (SPX) Sep 11, 2009The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will receive more than $6.8 million over three years to advance the production of renewable power from the natural movement of oceans and rivers. The bulk of the funding - $3.45 million, or $1.15 million per year - allows PNNL to lead a project that will examine the environmental impacts of marine and hydrokinetic power. Mari ... more 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Sep 11, 2009University of Utah researchers will inject cool water and pressurized water into a "dry" geothermal well during a five-year, $10.2 million study aimed at boosting the productivity of geothermal power plants and making them feasible nationwide. "Using these techniques to increase pathways in the rock for hot water and steam would increase availability of geothermal energy across the country ... more 
Troy NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2009Just a few years ago, most conversations Christian Wetzel had about his research began with a quick explanation of LEDs. More recently, however, he's noticed that the mention of LEDs - light-emitting diodes - no longer prompts puzzled looks. He rarely has to delve into the elevator pitch about LEDs needing only a fraction of the energy required by conventional light bulbs, or mention that ... more |
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