Space Daily articles from October 2005

Space Daily archives from October 2005

L-3 Appoints Kevin Mallon As President Of Electron Technologies.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (SPX) -- L-3 Communications has announced that Kevin Mallon has been named president of its Electron Technologies subsidiary located in Torrance, CA. In his new position, Mr. Mallon will report...

The Odd World Of Saturn's Moon Hyperion.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30 (SPX) -- This stunning false-color view of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveals crisp details across the strange, tumbling moon's surface. Differences in color could represent differences in the...

Cassini's Doubleheader Flybys Score Home Run.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Cassini performed back-to-back flybys of Saturn moons Tethys and Hyperion last weekend, coming closer than ever before to each of them. Tethys has a scarred, ancient surface, while...

Sun's Direct Role In Global Warming May Be Underestimated: Physicists.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- At least 10 to 30 percent of global warming measured during the past two decades may be due to increased solar output rather than factors such as increased heat-absorbing carbon dioxide...

Our Three-Brane Existence.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SEATTLE, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Physicists who work with a concept called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up in some way...

Serving Earth.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- A thousand years ago, Mayan civilization collapsed. Today, a Space Age "situation room" in Panama is helping Central Americans avoid mistakes that doomed the Maya. September 29,...

NASA Takes Giant Step Toward Finding Earth-Like Planets.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Are we alone in the universe? Are there planets like Earth around other "suns" that might harbor life? Thanks to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet-finding project,...

Garmin Is Tier-One Supplier For Honda Motorcycle GPS Navigation System.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers OLATHE, Kan., Sept. 30 (SPX) -- Garmin International announced Thursday that it is now serving as a tier-one automotive OEM supplier with its newly-developed modular GPS navigation system on the 2006 Honda Gold Wing...

Iridium Names New Value-Added Partner Companies For Specialized Applications.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 30 (SPX) -- Iridium Satellite announced Monday the appointment of Tallahassee Technologies as value-added manufacturer, and Global Marine Networks and Global Technology as new value-added...

Tenth Planet Has A Moon.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- The newly discovered 10th planet, 2003 UB313, is looking more and more like one of the solar system's major players. It has the heft of a real planet (latest estimates put it at...

New Class of Satellites Discovered As Moon Discovered Orbiting 10th Planet.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MAUNA KEA, Hawaii, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Scientists are over the moon at the W.M. Keck Observatory and the California Institute of Technology over a new discovery of a satellite orbiting the Solar System's 10th planet (2003...

Smart Ladies Pick Up The Tools.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- For the first time ever, scientists have observed and photographed wild gorillas using tools, in one instance employing a stick to test the depth of a pool before wading into it, according to...

Scientist Uses Form To Explain Function Of Key Building Blocks Of Life.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MADISON, Wis., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The...

Photos Reveal First Tool Usage in Wild Gorillas.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- For the first time ever, scientists have observed and photographed wild gorillas using tools, in one instance employing a stick to test the depth of a pool before wading into it, according to...

NASA Selects Team To Build Lunar Lander.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Doug Cooke announced Friday the selection of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., and...

Spirit Reaches True Summit.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Spirit is healthy and has provided a spectacular view from the top of "Husband Hill." The rover has acquired numerous panoramas from both the navigation camera and panoramic camera....

General Dynamics Wins Australian Battlespace Communications Systems Deal.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- General Dynamics Canada, along with its Australian partners ADI Limited and Tenix Defence, has been selected by the Commonwealth of Australia as the Preferred Prime System Integrator for...

The Urgency Of Vision For Space Exploration.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, Sept. 30 (SPX) -- IN his Op-Ed "Here We Go Again" in Space News: (Monday 9/26/05), Rick Tumlinson makes some good observations on Dr. Griffin's approved version of the Space Exploration Vision Architecture....

Through The Looking Glass - The Universe At Your Computer.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers LONDON, Sept. 30 (SPX) -- Astronomers throughout the UK now have a valuable new research tool at their disposal which may lead to new discoveries and improved understanding of the physics of the Universe. Launched...

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Makes History With Launch Of Predator B UAV.
October 3, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft and high resolution surveillance and radar imaging systems, along with U.S. Customs and...

AEGIS Weapon System Successful In Ballistic Missile Tracking Exercise.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MOORESTOWN, NJ, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System has successfully detected and tracked an unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). ...

Northrop Grumman Completes First Hardware and Software Integration For SBIRS.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers AZUSA, Calif., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Northrop Grumman has announced the completion of mechanical and electrical integration work for a key element of the nation's next-generation missile warning system, the payload for the...

Black Holes Aren't So Black.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BOSTON, Oct. 3 (SPX) -- Common wisdom holds that we can never see a black hole because nothing can escape it - not even light. Fortunately, black holes aren't completely black. As gas is pulled into a black hole by...

Northern Exposure To Greatest Climate Change? Cryosat Should Find Out.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, Sept. 28 (SPX) -- Current climate models forecast that the impact of global warming will increase the further a region is from the equator. Ice thickness results from ESA's CryoSat will shortly indicate whether...

Tiger Telematics Prepare For US Launch And Listing On NASDAQ National Market.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 29 (SPX) -- Florida-based Tiger Telematics has completed filing of its Report on Form 10K for the year ended 2004 and is focused on an expedited completion of its Reports on Form 10Q prior to...

Army Demonstrates Future Combat Systems.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers FORT BELVOIR VA (ANS) SEP, 30, 2005, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- The Army initiative to transition to a new modular force took a step forward last week with the first comprehensive public demonstration of several Future Combat...

EADS And Thales To Supply Latest-Technology Missile Warner To A400M.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ULM, Germany, Sept. 30 (SPX) -- EADS Defence Electronics will equip the European transport aircraft A400M with its newly developed missile warning system MIRAS working on the latest infrared technology. As...

Metal Storm Signs DOE Contract For Short Range Weapon Systems.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Metal Storm has announced that it has signed a contract with the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the research and development of a short range weapon system. Metal Storm CEO,...

BAE SYSTEMS 70mm Laser-Guided Rocket Achieves Two Direct Hits.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 30 (SPX) -- Two BAE Systems laser-guided rockets, developed for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System II (APKWS II) competition, recently completed successful flight tests at the U.S. Army's...

The PI's Perspective: Changes in Latitude.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- With the passing of each day in September, one could feel the season changing. In Maryland and Colorado, where I have spent about equal amounts of time the past year, the mornings...

Self-Driving Vehicle Will Tackle 175 Miles Of Desert.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MOJAVE, Calif., Sept. 29 (SPX) -- The DARPA Challenge: Build a car that can drive itself across 175 miles of desert with unpaved roads, ditches, berms, sandy ground, standing water, rocks and boulders, narrow...

Three-Year Study Will Focus On Autonomous Capabilities For Soldiers.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WESTMINSTER, Md., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has extended its Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) with General Dynamics Robotic Systems for an additional three years. The...

Advanced Sniper Detection System For iRobot PackBot Unveiled.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- iRobot and The Photonics Center at Boston University have introduced a tactical sensory system payload prototype, dubbed REDOWL, for the combat-proven iRobot PackBot robot. ...

Elbit Systems Unveils Revolutionary UGV Avantguard.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ISRAEL, Haifa, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- At the upcoming AUSA exhibition, Elbit Systems will unveil "AvantGuard", a futuristic Autonomous Ground Vehicle and the first and only such vehicle to offer the options of unmanned or...

JSAT Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Third A2100 Satellite.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation (JSAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite, designated JCSAT-11. JCSAT-11 will be...

Mobile Satellite Ventures Issued Key Patent In Broadband Multi-Spotbeam Satellite Systems.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers RESTON, VA October 3, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Mobile Satellite Ventures has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent to MSV, which is directly relevant to all future broadband...

Mature Galaxy Found In Early Universe Eight Times More Massive Than Milky Way.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 28 (SPX) -- A massive galaxy seen when the universe was only 800 million years old has been discovered by teams of astronomers using NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes. The galaxy's...

American Science and Engineering Introduces OmniView Cargo Inspection System.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- American Science and Engineering have announced the launch of its OmniView Gantry Inspection System, a new cargo and vehicle inspection system for detecting security threats and...

Fast, Accurate Detection Of Explosives On Airport Luggage Possible.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Fast, highly reliable detection of residues that could indicate the presence of explosives and other hazardous materials inside luggage is now possible with technology under...

Boeing Selects Aonix Software for Unmanned Combat System.
October 4, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Aonix, a provider of complete solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announces Boeing's selection of the Aonix PERC real-time embedded Virtual Machine (VM) for the Joint...

MERIS/AATSR Workshop Looks At Twin Sensors With Many Uses.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers FRASCATI, Italy, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Two satellite sensors work better than one for the study of Earth's oceans, atmosphere and land - that was the message of a major ESA workshop bringing together scientific users of...

2-Track Global Announce Commercial Launch Of Personal GPS Tracker.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- 2-Track Global has announced that it had commenced the commercial launch of its Condor 505 Personal GPS Tracker. This product has been specifically designed for the safety and security of...

NASA's Gravity Probe B Mission Completes Data Collection.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Almost 90 years after Albert Einstein first postulated his general theory of relativity, scientists have finished collecting data to put it to a new, different kind of experimental test....

Gulf Warm-Water Eddies Intensify Hurricane Changes.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MIAMI, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Scientists monitoring ocean heat and circulation in the Gulf of Mexico during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have a new understanding of how these tropical storms can gain intensity so quickly: The...

Boeing, Thales Sign First 787 Dreamliner Wireless IFE Agreement.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Boeing has selected Thales as the first recommended in-flight entertainment provider for the all-new 787 Dreamliner. The new Thales system, called the TopSeries i-8000, uses a...

Frozen Microbes Reveal How To Test For Martian Life.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- "We tested equipment that we are developing to look for life on Mars and discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano," remarked Hans...

Slight Hiccup For Opportunity Before Getting To 'Erebus Crater'.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Opportunity suffered a warm reboot last week. After the flight computer rebooted, the spacecraft went into "safe mode." This error caused the team to miss two Odyssey passes. The...

L-3 Announces Procurement Of Ku-Band COTM Antenna Systems By US Army's JSIC.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK NY SPX) OCT, 04, 2005, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- L-3 Communications has announced that U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Systems Integration Command (JFCOM/JSIC) has procured three L-3 Communications Ku-Band...

Tests Demonstrate Key Capabilities Of Boeing's JTRS C1 Radios.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ST LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- A series of successful tests this summer demonstrated the advanced capabilities of the Boeing Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and Joint Tactical Radio System Cluster 1 (JTRS C1)...

Rockwell Collins Demonstrates Civil/Military Communications Interoperability.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Rockwell Collins will demonstrate its multi-band, multi-mode ARC-210 radio system's ability to allow voice communications between military aircraft and ground units and local law...

L-3 To Provide Cryptographic Unit To Lockheed Martin For MUOS System.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- L-3 Communications have announced that its Communication Systems-East division has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to design and develop the TRANSEC COMSEC Unit (TCU) for the...

Precision Bonding Makes Tiny High Performance Actuators Possible.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Using a new precision bonding process they developed, Penn State researchers have designed and fabricated tiny new piezoelectric microactuators - the largest only a hair's breadth...

Scientists Investigate Ocean's Role In Carbon Cycle, Global Warming.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- With concerns about global warming on the rise, a team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island and the Hellenic Center for Marine Research in Greece are trying to improve the...

EADS Astrium Delivers Telesat's Anik F1R Satellite In-Orbit.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers TOULOUSE, France, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Telesat's Anik F1R satellite has successfully completed in-orbit tests and has been placed at the 107.3[degrees]W orbital slot, from where commercial service has commenced. The...

LockMart Selects Sypris Electronics As Satellite Manufacturing Partner.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, has announced that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, to manufacture electronic circuit card assemblies...

PlanetSpace To Use Canadian Arrow To Launch Manned Spaceflights In 2007.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers LONDON, Ontario, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Launch Complex 33 is the site of the first launch of a V-2 rocket in the US. No longer a weapon of war it was used as an instrument of science to help the US gain experience in...

NGC Accepts First Production Unit Of New Global Hawk Sensor Suite.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed acceptance testing of the first production version of a new integrated sensor suite that will enhance imaging capability for the U.S. Air Force....

IntelliTech's Vector P Completes Successful Agricultural Test Flight.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BOWIE, Md., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- IntelliTech Microsystems has completed a successful test of its Vector P unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an agricultural monitoring application, it was announced by Steve Fujikawa,...

Earth Sinks Three Inches Under Weight Of Flooded Amazon.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- As the Amazon River floods every year, a sizeable portion of South America sinks several inches because of the extra weight - and then rises again as the waters recede, a study has...

Health Of Coral Reefs Detected From Orbit.
October 5, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers FRASCATI, Italy, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Australian researchers have found Envisat's MERIS sensor can detect coral bleaching down to ten metres deep. This means Envisat could potentially monitor impacted coral reefs worldwide...

AEGIS Weapon System Tracks Advanced, Separating Ballistic Missile Target.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its prototype Aegis BMD Signal Processor (Aegis BSP) successfully tracked an advanced ballistic missile target. This test...

Commercial Time For Shenzhou.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SYDNEY, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- The balance of power in human spaceflight is shifting. China is gradually emerging as a credible third force in putting humans in orbit, as the USA struggles to define its near-term future as a...

Shenzhou-6 Mission In Final Preparation For Possible Launch On October 13.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers HONG KONG, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- The Shenzhou-6 mission is in final preparation with the integration of the spacecraft to its launcher this week at the launch site, and the expected arrival of the six-crew candidates from...

Climate Change More Rapid Than Ever?
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology presented on Thursday, September 29, their first model calculations for the future of the climate. According to the...

Global Space Charter To Include Disaster Management.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BANGALORE, India, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters has decided to expand its scope of operations to cover more countries for reducing the impact of natural calamities, a senior...

DOE Publishes Roadmap For New Biological Research For Energy Needs.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a comprehensive plan for a new generation of biology research that builds on genome project investments to help solve national energy and...

A Space Station View On Giant Lightning.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- Do giant flashes of lightning striking upwards from thunder clouds merely pose an extraordinarily spectacular view? Or do they actually alter the chemical composition of the atmosphere, playing...

Predicting Where Flooding Will Occur In The West.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers TUCSON, Oct. 4 (SPX) -- For many areas of the West, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) overestimate the amount of land area within the 100-year floodplain. New research...

HETE-2 Satellite Solves Mystery Of Cosmic Explosions.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- An international team of scientists using three NASA satellites and a host of ground-based telescopes believes it has solved the greatest remaining mystery of the mysterious gamma-ray...

Spectrum Signal Processing To Upgrade Globalstar Gateway.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 6 (SPX) -- Spectrum Signal Processing announced Wednesday a $1.0 million contract with Globalstar as the first stage of a broader satellite gateway upgrade to provide Globalstar's customers with...

Trimble Introduces Future-Ready GNSS Positioning Technology.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 6 (SPX) -- Trimble announced Wednesday that it has developed a software-based technology supporting Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to maximize flexibility and minimize cost in...

Orbit One Delivers 10,000 Tracking Devices During Hurricane Response Efforts.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 6 (SPX) -- Orbit One Communications announced Wednesday that it has delivered 10,000 satellite transmitters to manage and track assets for federal, state and private agencies dedicated to the...

The Mega-Module Path to Space Exploration Or: How to Use an HLV.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers HOUSTON, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- Ever since the abrupt demise of the Saturn V rocket system at the end of the Apollo era, engineers and space advocates have dreamed of what they could do with a booster of similar capacity....

BAE Systems Displays Armed Robotic Demonstrator At AUSA.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- BAE Systems is displaying an Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition this week in Washington to illustrate the synergy...

Air Force C-17 Successfully Drops Prototype Of Low-Cost Rocket.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers EDWARDS, Calif., Oct. 6 (SPX) -- A Defense Dept. program to create a breakthrough low-cost small satellite launcher has demonstrated the safe release of a dummy booster from an Air Force C-17A cargo plane. ...

Multiband Announces Acquisition Of Satellite Broadcast Corp.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Multiband Corporation has announced the completion of the acquisition of the Minnesota assets of Satellite Broadcast Corporation. The transaction will add nearly 600 owned subscribers to...

Baiterek Space Complex Agreement Must Be Ratified Soon: Minister.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- Today during the sitting of the Committee for International Affairs, Defense and Security the deputies have studied and recommended to pass the draft law on ratification of the...

Russian Space Agency mulls launches from Kuru.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MOSCOW, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- The Russian Space Agency (RSA) may launch its new Kliper spacecraft from the Kuru space center in French Guiana, RSA Deputy Director Nikolai Moiseev said Wednesday, reports RIA Novosti. The...

Cyber Defense Systems Signs LOI And Reseller Agreement With V-TOL Aerospace.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 5 (SPX) -- Cyber Defense Systems has announced it has signed a letter of intent and reseller agreement with V-TOL as the two companies will look to enhance each other in the global...

Envisat Tracking Africa's Rivers And Lakes To Help Manage Water Resources.
October 6, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers PARIS, Oct. 6 (SPX) -- From this week, researchers worldwide can follow the flow of rivers and height of lakes across the African continent from the comfort of their desks. A new web-based demonstration launched to...

Boeing Awarded Common Bomber Mission Planning Enterprise Contract.
October 7, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7 (SPX) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $153 million Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) delivery order for a common bomber joint mission planning system for B-1, B-2 and B-52 bomber...

Sunshine On Comets: Part 2.
October 7, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Oct. 7 (SPX) -- On July 4th of this year, NASA sent a spacecraft into the path of the comet Tempel 1. When the comet hit the spacecraft, the resulting explosion sent out a huge cloud of dust and...

NASA Scientists Confirm Toxic Seas During Earth's Evolution.
October 7, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (SPX) -- NASA exobiology researchers confirmed Earth's oceans were once rich in sulfides that would prevent advanced life forms, such as fish and mammals, from thriving. The research was funded in...

U.S. Army Exhibits Successful Fuel Cell.
October 7, 2005... Byline: Staff Writers SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii, Oct. 7 (SPX) -- Hawaii's first successful fuel cell is buzzing along at the historic Schofield Barracks Fire Station. Installed by Logan Energy under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...