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NASA launches space-based solar observatoryCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 11, 2010 NASA launched a first-of-its-kind solar observatory into space Thursday in hopes of expanding scientists' understanding of the sun and its complicated workings. A two-stage Atlas rocket roared off its launch pad from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:23 am (1523 GMT), carrying NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) into space. NASA said the solar probe successfully separated from the booster rocket about one hour and 48 minutes after the launch. NASA missed its first ... read more |
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 10, 2009 Raytheon Co. has picked up a $170 million contract to supply two variations of infrared Maverick air-to-surface missiles to the United Arab Emirates. The sale concerns the AGM-65D and AGMG2 infrared-guided missiles that gained fame during the U.S.-led operation Desert Storm. A Raytheon statement issued at an ongoing air show in Singapore said the U.S. Air Force awarded the contra ... more 
China Lake CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2010Aviators from the U.S. Marine Corps have completed their operational assessment of BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, scoring eight direct hits in eight shots in the past two weeks. Operational assessment gives Marine aviators the opportunity to "test drive" the system before it is deployed and confirms that the laser-guided 2.75-inch rocket will meet their needs in combat. ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 12, 2010Boeing connected the F-22 Mission Training Center (MTC) at Langley Air Force Base, Va., to the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) in November, allowing F-22 pilots at the base to train virtually with pilots in other aircraft platforms for the first time. The MTC at Langley is the first of four F-22 training centers that Boeing will link to the network over the next th ... more |
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Haitians lose patience with government one month after quakePort-Au-Prince (AFP) Feb 11, 2010 Hungry Haitians have run out of patience with their crippled government one month after the country's huge earthquake, with the president facing calls to quit over his low-key response. President Rene Preval has rarely appeared in public since the January 12 quake that killed 217,000 and left more than a million homeless, and protests have begun against his government by those desperate for food and housing. The protests have come despite the quake having killed government officials and destroye ... read more |
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