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NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data MilestonePasadena CA (JPL) Mar 05, 2010 NASA's newest Mars orbiter, completing its fourth year at the Red Planet next week, has just passed a data-volume milestone unimaginable a generation ago and still difficult to fathom: 100 terabits. That 100 trillion bits of information is more data than in 35 hours of uncompressed high-definition video. It's also more than three times the amount of data from all other deep-space missions combined - not just the ones to Mars, but every mission that has flown past the orbit of Earth's moon. " ... read more |
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Berlin (UPI) Feb 22, 2009 The next resource conflict could be about minerals and rare earth elements needed to fuel the green economy, as China, which supplies most of the minerals, is considering limiting exports. There is great hope for a green boom to transform the CO2-heavy world economy into one that is less dependent on fossil fuels and more sustainable. Experts envision solar panels and wind turbines to p ... more  
Linthicum MD (SPX) Feb 23, 2010Northrop Grumman has successfully completed flight testing of its new Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER), capable of tracking vehicles and foot traffic over a wide area. VADER is being developed by Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector for use with medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial systems and smaller manned aircraft. When deployed, VADER will provide U.S. ... more  
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 21, 2010A new drone that can remain airborne for more than 24 hours and reach as far as Iran was added Sunday to the Israeli air force's arsenal, the military said. Described by the army as a "technological breakthrough" the Eitan - which means strong in Hebrew - is a Heron-TP type drone with a wingspan of 26 metres (85 feet), similar to that of the Boeing 737. It is 24 metres (79 feet) long, ... more |
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Warlord's brother killed in US attack: Pakistani officialsMiranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 19, 2010 A brother of Al-Qaeda-linked warlord Sirajuddin Haqqani, whose network is fighting in Afghanistan, has been killed in a US missile attack in Pakistan, officials said Friday. The death of Mohammed Haqqani, who was involved in the Afghan network, in an attack thought to have been targeting his brother will be a symbolic blow to the Haqqani leadership and a further boost for the controversial US drone war. He died when a US plane fired two missiles into a compound and vehicle on Thursday in the Dan ... read more |
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