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Private industry in space a risky, slow business: expertsWashington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 NASA's plan for the private sector to build spacecraft to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is a high-risk undertaking that won't show results for years, experts said. The abrupt shift "harnesses our nation's entrepreneurial energies, and will create thousands of new jobs," the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said in a statement issued as the budget for the fiscal year that begins October 1 was unveiled Monday. It also reflects a key recommendation made by the ... read more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2010IBM said Thursday it has been enlisted by the US Air Force to show how defense and intelligence networks can safely soar into the online software "cloud." "Our goal is to demonstrate how cloud computing can be a tool to enable our Air Force to manage, monitor and secure the information flowing through our network," said Lieutenant General William Lord, chief information officer for the milit ... more  
Bucharest, Romania (UPI) Feb 4, 2009 In an unexpected announcement, the president of Romania said Thursday his country would host missile interceptors as part of a new U.S. defense shield. President Traian Basescu said the Supreme Defense Council, Romania's top military and security body, had agreed to such a plan after a request by Washington. "Terrestrial interceptors will be placed on Romania's territory as part ... more  
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Feb 5, 2010They ran up and down the street, the crowd slowly building to several hundred as more joined in, yelling for jobs, for schools to open and, most of all, for food. One shirtless man carrying a concrete block was frantic as he approached them, and the protesters, who said they had been living in a camp since losing their homes in last month's massive earthquake, seemed to welcome his call. ... more |
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US orders Prius brake probe, adding to Toyota woesWashington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 US authorities Thursday ordered a formal investigation into reported braking problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius, in a fresh expansion of safety issues plaguing the Japanese auto giant worldwide. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would "look into allegations of momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump." NHTSA, part of the Transportation Department, said it had received 124 reports from consumers, "including four repo ... read more |
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