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 Seoul, South Korea (Yonhap) Aug 17, 2009 
Bad weather conditions could pose a final hurdle to the timely launch of South Korea's first space rocket, experts said Sunday. Local rocket experts said while technicians and engineers will check all mechanical and operational systems related to the launch, inclement weather could postpone or endanger the safety of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) that is scheduled to blast off ... read more 
Moorestown, N.J. (UPI) Aug 14, 2009 Lockheed Martin Thursday began testing the Aegis weapon system before its deployment on Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer fleet of three new warships. The tests would last four months and, once successful, the system would be installed on the first of the three Australian AWD vessels being fitted out with Aegis by Lockheed Martin. The Hobart-class destroyers, being built by ASC Pty Ltd. ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Pietarsaari, Finland (UPI) Aug 14, 2009 Russian and European authorities are searching for a freighter that has gone missing while sailing from Finland to Algeria. Have pirates captured the Arctic Sea? Are drugs on board? Or maybe Russian arms, destined for Africa? Or has the ship even sunk? Speculation about the fate of the 320-feet, 4,000-ton freighter and its crew of 15 Russian sailors is running wild these days. ... more  
Geesthacht, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Scientists of the Geesthacht GKSS Research Centre have developed a radar system with which it is possible to study the behaviour of sea waves. This technology will be used immediately on the North Sea on the FINO3 research platform in order to determine the interactions between offshore wind power machines and swells. The location of the FINO3 research platforms, the "Dan Tysk" sand bank ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2009The US military and intelligence agencies deploy thousands of unmanned vehicles in the air and on the ground, including Predator and Reaper drones used to bomb militants in Pakistan. The robots include: MQ-1 PREDATOR: The Predator is a propeller-powered drone that can fly at an altitude of up to 7,620 meters (25,000 feet) for up to 24 hours, with video cameras and radar sending back data ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Aug 11, 2009An Earth observation mission does not just involve the building of a satellite, it also includes the all-important infrastructure to control the satellite and handle the data - the ground segment. As ESA prepares for the launch of CryoSat-2 at the end of the year, its associated ground segment is now ready. ESA's ice mission CryoSat-2 is due to launch on a Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur ... more  
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2009Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to conduct a maritime airborne sensor demonstration using a company owned MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. The test will take place in the Chesapeake Bay conducted from the Naval ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2009Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system. Asteroid 1994 CC encountered Earth within 2.52 million kilometers (1.56 million miles) on June 10. Prior to the flyby, very little was known about this celestial body. 1994 CC is only the second triple system known in the near-Earth population. A team ... more |
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