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Top US lawmaker skeptical of new space fundingWashington (AFP) Dec 16, 2009 Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she was personally skeptical of manned space missions and warned that NASA's future funding could depend on whether it was likely to create jobs. Pelosi vowed "harsh scrutiny" of all spending requests and said she would be asking "what is the mission? How will the money effectively be spent, in what period of time, to create jobs, compared ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Dec 16, 2009The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. At first glance, this may not appear to be connected to space technology, but large development projects and the state of Earth's environment are intrinsically linked. Global climate change is also an increasingly important challenge in overcoming poverty and advancing ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2009 The U.S. space agency and Saudi Arabia say they've signed a joint agreement calling for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research. The agreement between NASA and Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology recognizes the Saudi Lunar and Near-Earth Object Science Center as an affiliate partner with the NASA Lunar Science Institute at NASA's Ames Research ... more  
Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 07, 2007SpaceDaily supports private spaceflight projects for the basic reason that Government space agencies have reached a state of total intellectual stasis with NASA�s plan to redo Apollo 50 years later, China's plan to redo Soyuz/Salyut at about 1/8 the pace managed by the USSR, and Russia's plan to redo Zond with billionares in place of turtles. ... more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Dec 16, 2009Innocon unveils its line of remarkable UAVs that share the company's technological and performance breakthroughs. Established in 2001, Innocon already boasts a record of products featuring technological solutions to challenges that have eluded the global UAV industry since its inception. Innocon's line of UAVs range from 6kg to 900kg and feature unique technological solutions designed to ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2009Japan's centre-left government will likely freeze new spending on its joint missile defence system with the United States after the cabinet decided on budget cuts Tuesday, media reports said. The cabinet's decision would probably delay the deployment of new Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors (PAC-3) until after April 2011, said Kyodo News and other major media, citing unnamed ... more 
Seoul (UPI) Dec 15, 2009 South Korea is in talks with the United States for plans to rent or buy 10 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles. "A final decision will be made as late as next month," Lt. Gen. Jang Kwang-il, the deputy minister for policy, told reporters at a news conference. The announcement was made as South Korea vowed to press ahead with plans to redeploy combat forces in Afghanistan ... more |
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