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Study: Space tourism could pollute skiesLos Angeles (UPI) Oct 22, 2010 A decade of space tourism flights would cause climate change by putting as much soot into the atmosphere as current global aviation does, U.S. researchers say. A study suggests emissions from 1,000 private rocket launches a year would remain high in the stratosphere, possibly altering global atmospheric circulation and distributions of ozone, Nature.com reported Friday. "There are fundamental limits to how much material human beings can put into orbit without having a significant impact, ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin Prepar3D Set To Launch Prepar3D , Lockheed Martin's professional training and simulation software, will be available for purchase starting Nov. 1 Lockheed Martin created Prepar3D (pronounced "prepared"), based on Mi ... more | .. |
  US Handset Navigation Usage Rose In Last 12 Months A navigation survey recently conducted by ABI Research has revealed differences in navigation form-factor usage compared with a similar survey conducted in 2009. While in both 2009 and 2010 PN ... more | .. |
  US drone strikes violate international law: expert The US programme of drone strikes targeting Islamist militants in Pakistan, Yemen and other countries violates international law and should be halted, a legal expert warned Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US Army Testing Diesel-Electric Truck The Army is now testing a new Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, or HEMTT A3 - a 35,000-pound, diesel-electric-powered truck able to improve fuel economy by 20 percent and transport up to 100 k ... more | .. |
 Airborne Targeting System Achieves One Million Flight Hours Raytheon's airborne Multi-Spectral Targeting System, whose video imagery helps soldiers, intelligence analysts and commanders in the field make critical operating decisions, recently exceeded 1 mill ... more |
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Clinton TN (SPX) Oct 22, 2010Northrop Grumman subsidiary Remotec will upgrade the U.S. Air Force fleet of Andros HD-1 unmanned ground vehicles to help counter evolving threats from improvised explosive devices (IED). The Air Force Air Combat Command awarded Remotec a sole-source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to upgrade as many as 173 systems over the next two years. The company received funding of ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2010The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $14 million contract extension to integrate its Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system on B-1B and B-52 aircraft, providing aircrews with enhanced battlefield awareness, communications capabilities and weapons management. Under the 17-month contract extension, Northrop Grumman will support software integration, ground and flight t ... more 
Dallas TX (SPX) Oct 22, 2010Lockheed Martin received a $3.5 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a Hybrid Intelligent Power (HI Power) microgrid system by 2011. The HI Power system will reduce the energy consumption and fossil fuel usage at military field bases by as much as 40 percent over current systems. Awarded by the U.S. Army Communications - Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, t ... more |
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China launches own version of Google EarthBeijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2010 China has launched an official online mapping service as US Internet giant Google continues to hold out on applying for a licence to provide a similar service in the country, state media said Friday. The government-backed service Map World is free and allows users to search for two and three-dimensional images across the globe, the China Daily said. "In the near future, Map World will grow to be a famous Chinese brand for online map services with proven reliability," Xu Deming, director of the S ... read more |
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