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In the early years of the "space race" (1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be innately better suited for space travel than men. In 1960 the thought of a woman in space was a radical one, and justifiably so. On the ground 75% of American women did not work outside the home and females were banned from military flight ... read more 
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Oct 5, 2009 In line with its bid to take on a leading role in international shipping, Bahrain has become the first Arab state to tap into a global ship-tracking system. The system will allow Bahrain to bolster its coastal security and maritime rescue operations. It will also be able to better track its own growing fleet of vessels round the globe, within an estimated 1,000 miles of its coast ... 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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Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 6, 2009 The Israeli navy will shortly begin deploying unmanned craft along the Mediterranean coast, particularly off the Hamas-held Gaza Strip in the south and Lebanon in the north where Hezbollah guerrillas operate. These highly maneuverable unmanned surface vehicles, operated by remote control from land stations, can carry out a wide range of missions, such as patrolling coastal waters to ... more  
Bethesda MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2009It is time for another Launchspace worldwide survey! A recent survey asked for ideas on ways to remove space debris. The response was impressive and the ideas were very useful in formulating ground and space flight concepts that might be implemented in the future when the international space community finally comes to grips with the space debris threat to operating spacecraft and to general ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2009US Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Czech Republic and Poland later this month following a political furor over the US decision to shelve plans for a missile defense system, hosted by the two countries. Biden will also visit Romania during the October 20-24 visit to Europe, the White House said. The White House denied that Biden was being sent to eastern Europe on a damage control ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 6, 2009The aviation industry on Tuesday urged governments against using taxes and levies on airlines as a quick-fix solution to cutting harmful gas emissions. Tony Tyler, chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s board of governors, said the industry was wrongly charged by environmentalists as the "bogeyman of climate change" and viewed by policymakers as a "cash-cow for much ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 5, 2009US spending on Internet ads was dragged down by the dire economy in the first half of 2009, according to a report released Monday by Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. US online advertising revenue for the first six months of the year tallied 10.9 billion, a 5.3 percent drop from the same period in 2008, the IAB and PwC analysis concluded. "We are in one of the ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 4, 2009Taiwan's producers of liquid crystal displays know that venturing into the Chinese market is risky, but they are also fully aware they have no choice, analysts said. Even though they are major revenue earners, the island's LCD makers got off to a late start, struggling for years to match stronger Japanese and Korean rivals, and they hope China will give them the leverage they need to catch ... more |
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