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Discovery docks with space stationCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 7, 2010 The crew of the US shuttle Discovery were welcomed with hugs and handshakes Wednesday aboard the International Space Station after a successful docking high over the Caribbean. As the hatch between the two space ships opened at 0911 GMT, the seven astronauts floated in one by one into the embrace of the International Space Station's six crew members, who took pictures and video-taped the occasion. It marked the first time ever that four women were in orbit together, as well as the first time two ... read more |
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Fullerton CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2010ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $12.5 million follow-on contract for its AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air defense radar Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) program. This multiyear option contract will continue through 2011. ThalesRaytheonSystems provides the U.S. Army with logistics, technical and maintenance support for more than 140 Sentinel radars deployed worldwide. In 2009, the ... more 
Amberley, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2010The first five Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets for Australia landed at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley on March 26, bringing the next generation in air combat capability to the multirole fighter's first international customer. The Super Hornets, piloted by RAAF aircrews, departed U.S. Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., on March 18 and made scheduled stops in Hawaii, Pago Pago ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 30, 2010With a flourish of pens, a key ESA lab has officially gained a new home. Last Thursday saw the signing of an agreement to relocate the Agency's High-Power Radio Frequency Laboratory from ESTEC in the Netherlands to Valencia in Spain. The laboratory will now be hosted by the Valencia Space Consortium (VSC), a non-profit organisation set up by Valencia's two universities, its regional govern ... more |
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US, Russia finalize nuclear arms treatyWashington (AFP) March 27, 2010 US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have finalized a historic new deal to cut long-range nuclear arms, argeeing to slash the number of deployed warheads by a third. After months of intense negotiations, the pair sealed what Obama called "the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades," as they hailed improved ties that hit a low under US president George W. Bush. The new pact, due to be signed April 8 in Prague by both the presidents of the ... read more |
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