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Ice Mission Delivers First DataParis, France (ESA) Apr 14, 2010 ESA's CryoSat-2 has delivered its first data just hours after ground controllers switched on the satellite's sophisticated radar instrument for the first time. CryoSat-2 was launched on 8 April and has been performing exceptionally well during these critical first few days in orbit. Europe's first mission dedicated to studying variations in our planet's ice cover entered polar orbit just minutes after launch last Thursday, marking the start of three days of intense activity. Mission controll ... read more |
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Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 7, 2010The 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 occ ... more  
Moscow (AFP) April 6, 2010The US-Russia nuclear arms treaty to be signed this week enhances trust between the Cold War foes but Moscow may quit the pact if US missile defence plans go too far, a top Russian official said Tuesday. The nuclear arms treaty to be signed by US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday "reflects a new level of trust between Moscow and Washington," Forei ... more  
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2010Northrop Grumman has announced the next system test phase for the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. G/ATOR will provide the U.S. Marine Corps with a highly-mobile multi-mission radar with enhanced capabilities which replaces five legacy Marine Corps ground-based radars. Testing of the fully populated G/ATOR array, complete with all transmit/receive modules, radiating elements ... more |
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Israel unveils defense shield for MerkavasTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Apr 6, 2010 As Israel braces for more wars with Hezbollah and Hamas, the army has unveiled a miniature anti-missile system to protect its Merkava tanks and other armored vehicles from missiles that Hezbollah used with withering effect in the 34-day 2006 conflict. The system, known as Trophy, has been in development by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for some time but was given impetus by the setbacks the Israeli military suffered in the 2006 fighting. The Merkava IV saw its first heavy combat in the ... read more |
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