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Iran launches rat and turtles into spaceTehran (AFP) Feb 3, 2010 Iran hailed on Wednesday the successful launch of a home-built satellite carrying a rat, turtles and worms, amid Western concerns Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons. Iranian state television said the Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) carried a capsule containing "live animals" - marking Iran's first experiment in sending living creatures into space. Television footage showed a white rat on its back in a container with tubes protruding from it. The US branded the move a "provocative act" ... read more |
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Singapore (SPX) Feb 04, 2010Pratt and Whitney has delivered the first F135 production engine for the F-35 Lightning II, a major milestone and clear demonstration of the maturity of the F135 engine. The engine has accrued more than 13,000 hours in test during the development program. Pratt and Whitney is a United Technologies company. "The F135 engine program accomplishments and this initial production delivery milest ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2010Raytheon and Boeing have completed a series of captive flight tests for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition. The tests prove the system is ready for guided test shots. "The Raytheon-Boeing JAGM is a mature, capable system. We have proved the technical readiness of this superior warfighting solution," said Bob Francois, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Advanced Missiles a ... more 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 04, 2010The Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has passed another key milestone with the refuelling of a Boeing E-3F AWACS airborne early warning aircraft - the first time the A330 MRTT has refuelled another large aircraft. Demonstrating the stability of this class of aircraft during air-to-air refuelling is an essential exercise to be completed not only to satisfy the certifi ... more |
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Haiti Earthquake: A Reminder That Disasters Are PreventableBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 04, 2010 Amid all the commentary focused on the historic tragedy in Haiti, a tough but important fact has gone virtually unmentioned, according to a nationally recognized expert on disasters at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "What is missing from the tragedy of disaster, and our response to it, is the recognition that disasters are preventable, that it is within the power of societies and communities to prevent or at least minimize the devastation disasters cause," said Kathleen Tierney, director o ... read more |
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