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March 16, 2010
OPINION SPACE
The Ultimate Space Science Mission
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2010
America's space program needs to be bold. U.S. spacecraft must go where no spacecraft have gone before. It must be imaginative, innovative and almost beyond belief. Well, here it is! We are in search of new worlds where humans may someday migrate to expand and perpetuate our race. Humans must find places well beyond our sun where life will survive the eventual solar burnout. We still have millions of years before our sun dies, but the migration of the race will require that time to explore, develo ... read more

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LAUNCH PAD

Parallel Preparations Continue For Ariane 5 Flights
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LAUNCH PAD

ILS Proton To Launch Intelsat 21 And 23
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Aerojet And Orbital Complete Taurus II Tests
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TECH SPACE

Shocking Recipe For Making Killer Electrons
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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MISSILE DEFENSE

NATO Commander Backs Cooperation With Russia On Missile Defense
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MISSILE DEFENSE

NATO needs an anti-missile defence system: chief
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SPACEMART

Integral Systems Launches New Business Unit
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MICROSAT BLITZ

SSTL And Dutch Space Level Geostationary Market With "Piggy Back" Platform
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ROBO SPACE

Avatars In Space
MISSILE DEFENSE

Israelis worry about their missile shield
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AEROSPACE

F-35B STOVL-Mode Flight
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration
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MISSILE DEFENSE

India's missile shield test fails: officials
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TECH SPACE

Raytheon, Motion Reality Ink Agreement For Virtual Applications
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MILTECH
Boeing Gets Big Order For Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 16, 2010
Boeing has received a contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for the fiscal year 2010 production of more than 6,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. The modification increases the overall value of this phase from $72 million to $229 million. Boeing will deliver the kits from this order in 2011 and 2012. The FY2010 production is the third procurement of a six-year contract B ... more

AEROSPACE
First A400M Ferried From Seville To Toulouse
Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2010
This flight is the tenth performed by A400M MSN1 since its first flight on 11th December 2009. In total and until yesterday the aircraft has logged 39 hours of flight test. Very poor weather in Seville prevented the aircraft from performing more flights, as the sensors installed on the turboprop blades for the initial flight test campaigns, are sensitive to humidity. During the initi ... more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US warns of Haiti murder, kidnap threat
Washington (AFP) March 15, 2010
Four American nationals have been murdered in the Haitian capital since the January 12 quake, the United States said Monday, stepping up its travel warning after a high-profile kidnapping. Updating its advice to travelers after it emerged last week that kidnappers had abducted and later freed two European aid workers, the State Department added a special section on crime-related threats. ... more

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ENERGY TECH

New System Makes Household Communication Networks More Versatile

ENERGY TECH

Lithium-Ion Anode Uses Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Materials To Increase Capacity


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NUKEWARS
Boeing Gets Big Order For Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits

U.S. Army pushes Stryker modification

US Marine Corps Evaluate BAE Onboard Vehicle Power System

NUKEWARS
NATO Commander Backs Cooperation With Russia On Missile Defense

NATO needs an anti-missile defence system: chief

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

NUKEWARS
Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick On Track

NUKEWARS
Joint Strike Fighter cost may top 100 million dollars: US

Czech firm to build Black Hawk cockpits: report

US brushes aside notion of protectionism in tanker contract

NUKEWARS
Avatars In Space

Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills

Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair

NUKEWARS
Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

World could soon shield most newborns from HIV: Global Fund

Climate Change One Factor In Malaria Spread

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ENERGY TECH
EU to exceed green energy target
Brussels (UPI) Mar 12, 2009
The European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said. Latest national forecasts suggest that the EU by the end of this decade will reach an overall share of 20.3 percent renewables, Brussels said. Ten of the 27 member states are likely to exceed national targets, with another 12 set to meet their goals domestically. The overachievers, which would be able to sell excess renewable energy shares, ar ... read more

ENERGY TECH
Ambitious plan seeks to make US a broadband leader

Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet

US eases Iran, Cuba, Sudan sanctions to allow Web services

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ENERGY TECH
ILS Proton To Launch Intelsat 21 And 23

Parallel Preparations Continue For Ariane 5 Flights

USAF Force Licenses Two Launch Complexes For Commercial Use

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ENERGY TECH
First A400M Ferried From Seville To Toulouse

F-35B STOVL-Mode Flight

Circumpolar Balloon Flights From Esrange Space Center

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ENERGY TECH
UK Buys Another Skynet 5 Military Comms Satellite

NATS Services, Thales UK And VT Group Announce JMATS Agreement

Third WGS Satellite Passes On-Orbit Tests

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ENERGY TECH
Shocking Recipe For Making Killer Electrons

Raytheon, Motion Reality Ink Agreement For Virtual Applications

First Station Materials Science Rack Being Processed

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