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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 21, 2009 
The Ares I-X now is secured on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test rocket, sitting on a mobile launcher platform, was "hard down" on the pad's pedestals at 9:17 a.m. EDT. The rotating service structure is expected to be rolled into place at about 12:30 p.m. Ground teams began rolling out Ares I-X and its launch platform aboard a crawler-transporter from ... read more 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the interface compatibility of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite's dual legacy and next-generation Ultra High Frequency (UHF) communications payloads with ground user test terminals. This major milestone ensures that mobile users of the existing UHF Follow-On (UFO) system will have a smooth transition to MUOS, which will provide ... 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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Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 21, 2009Just last week the topic of Space Debris Removal made the "big league" conference circuit at the 60th International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. In fact, in addition to several dedicated sessions on topics addressing almost every aspect of debris production phenomena, improved tracking accuracy, better conjunction prediction methods, advanced mitigation techniques ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009How can we be sure that instruments that will be sent on future Martian missions will work properly? How do we know that they will obtain accurate and precise measurements? How will we be able to compare the data to what we have seen on our planet? The answer is easy: by testing, testing and again testing them during field trips on Earth. This has been one of the most important goals of ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also help the military test for disease-causing bacteria, such as a causative agent for anthrax, and may also be useful in the medical, pharmaceutical and other fields. Adrian Ponce, the deputy manager for ... more |
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Newtown CT (SPX) Oct 21, 2009Forecast International projects that the U.S. military airborne communications market will be worth more than $7.8 billion from 2009-2018. During this timeframe, the military is expected to purchase some 9,200 airborne communications systems in addition to funding new technology development. Theresa Hartley, Defense Electronic Analyst at Forecast International, says that the U.S. ... more  
Oshkosh WI (SPX) Oct 21, 2009Oshkosh Defense has announced that the first Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) has been deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan, with two additional vehicles set to be delivered later in October. All three vehicles being delivered are cargo variants. Oshkosh is also sending two Field Service Representatives (FSR) to Afghanistan this month to provide support services ... more 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Oct 21, 2009In preparation for its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT and E), Northrop Grumman's first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye test aircraft, known as Delta One, has successfully completed its first land-based catapult launch tests - a required phase of testing prior to fleet introduction. Both E-2D System Development and Demonstration (SDD) aircraft, Delta One and Delta Two, are currently ... more |
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