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New U.S. space policy sets global agendaWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2010 Advanced science and technology industries worldwide will have new opportunities in an overarching space policy unveiled by President Barack Obama as part of his strategy to boost investment and speed economic recovery. The policy precedes an anticipated end of the space shuttle program this year and exploration of closer U.S.-Russian collaboration, including American use of the Russian Soyuz program for transport to the International Space Station. A U.S.-led development of a commercial ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2010Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has announced that they will work together to speed the development and application of environmentally progressive technologies for cleaner and quieter jet aircraft. As part of the FAA's Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program, Boeing and the FAA each will contribute up to $25 million during the next five years to con ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) June 29, 2010Japan's Komatsu, a mining and construction equipment manufacturer, said Tuesday it would replace all of its managers at its 16 subsidiaries in China with local hires by 2012. The decision follows strikes at Toyota and Honda's Chinese assembly lines by workers disgruntled with their pay and working conditions, and inability to progress through Japanese-dominated company ranks. Although no ... more
Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2010Google on Tuesday changed tack in China to address government complaints about its attempts to evade censorship, as it vied to get its business licence renewed in the world's largest online market. The US web giant said it would stop automatically redirecting mainland Chinese users to an unfiltered site in Hong Kong, a process it began in March in response to censorship and cyberattacks it c ... more |
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Technology-loving Virgin America goes internationalAbove North America (AFP) June 29, 2010 Billionaire Sir Richard Branson propped up his shoeless feet as he headed from San Francisco to Toronto on his technology-loving airline's inaugural international flight. He dreamed of a day when Virgin America would whisk him and other globetrotters from California to Australia in a mere two hours with the help of rockets developed in another of his endeavors: commercial space travel. "I'm determined to do it in my lifetime," said Branson, who turns 60 in July. "Fortunately, both my parents are ... read more |
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