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NASA succesfully tests Orion abort systemWashington (AFP) May 6, 2010 The US space agency NASA successfully tested an emergency abort system for the space shuttle's successor, Orion, Thursday at a remote test site in the New Mexico desert. The emergency system used powerful rocket motors to blast the crew module off the launch site, shooting it 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) into the air in six seconds at high rates of speed, then wafting it back to Earth on a parachute. "This system is much more advanced in capability and technology than any abort system designed in ... read more |
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Brussels (AFP) May 5, 2010Linking up anti-missile systems to protect NATO's European nations would cost under 200 million euros (250 million dollars) over 10 years, the alliance's secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday. "We have a sufficient intelligence to know that we're faced with a real threat, with Iranian aspirations as regards missile technology and nuclear programmes," Rasmussen told a pres ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 06, 2010Raytheon and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. The test proved the team's JAGM can be flown and employed from the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet's outboard wing station. "The warfighter can place a full Raytheon-Boeing JAGM missile load on the outer wing stations, enabling the system to safely exceed the objective load-out requirement on the Super Horne ... more  
RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2010Boeing has announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet. The aircraft were accepted during a ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown, the main operating base for the Wedgetail fleet. "This major milestone demonstrates that the 737 AEW and ... more |
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Florida's fear: Gulf current could bring oil slick its wayMiami (AFP) May 6, 2010 The Florida Keys at first glance appeared safe from the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill lapping the US coast, but they are now awash in fear that a powerful undersea current could bring the slick streaming into the fragile ecosystem. The tourist haven is some 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the massive slick floating just off Louisiana. But should the unpredictable Loop Current - part of the Gulf Stream - bulge further northward than usual into the Gulf before its route east, it could spark environm ... read more |
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