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When The Nose Knows AllPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 12, 2010 Some might say it's as plain as the nose on your face. But detecting toxic or dangerous chemicals in the microgravity environment of space takes a little extra "sniffing." That's why ENose, or Electronic Nose, spent 10 months on the International Space Station testing whether the technology was useful to detect possible hazardous vapors. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ... read more |
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Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army recently completed successful electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing on the first RC-12X Guardrail, bringing this highly-capable signals intelligence (SIGINT) system one step closer to providing mission-critical capability to the warfighter this year. The RC-12X Guardrail is the Army's premier airborne SIGINT sensor ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2010China's auto sales surged past those in the United States in 2009 to make the Asian nation the world's biggest car market, industry data showed Monday, but analysts warned sales would slow this year. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said more than 13.64 million units were sold last year, marking an increase of 46.15 percent from the 9.4 million units sold in 2008, Xinhua new ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Jan 11, 2010China has concluded its commercial espionage investigation into an executive with mining giant Rio Tinto, but was yet to determine whether he would face trial, Australia said on Monday. Australian passport-holder Stern Hu was arrested in Shanghai in July with three Chinese colleagues and initially accused of stealing state secrets. The accusations were later watered down to industrial ... more |
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Thiruvananthapuram, India (SPX) Jan 11, 2010The third launch pad planned at ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, is going to be something special. While it will meet the space agency's needs for the 2015 Human Space Flight Mission, the launch pad is also being designed to accommodate the proposed Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), India's dream space shuttle which is on the designing board, ISRO officials said. ... more  
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 10, 2010With the hit movie "Avatar" creating a buzz around 3-D entertainment, a California company is touting what it believes are the first 3-D glasses which can also double as sunglasses. "We believe we're the first ones and we have a significant patent portfolio in the lens device so we believe we'll have a good bit of protection in the market," MicroVision Optical president David Johnson said. ... more 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2010The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center recently awarded United Launch Alliance a contract modification to perform the launch services for the Wideband Global SATCOM-4 (WGS-4) satellite aboard a Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle. The anticipated launch period is December 2011 - February 2012 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ... more |
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