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New Image Shows Damage On Silent Phoenix Mars LanderPasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2010 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new image transmitted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows signs of severe ice damage to the lander's solar panels. "The Phoenix spacecraft succeeded in its investigations and exceeded its planned lifetime," said Fuk Li, manager of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Although its work is finished, analysis of information fro ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) May 17, 2010A jury found two Chinese nationals guilty of illegally conspiring to break US export laws and illegally exporting electronic equipment from the United States to China, the Justice Department announced Monday. A number of Chinese military entities were among those that received the equipment, the department noted. Capping a five-week trial, a federal jury in Massachusetts found Zhen Zhou ... more  
Waltham MA (SPX) May 18, 2010Raytheon is proud to recognize the 50th anniversary of the laser and to celebrate the many innovations that emerged since Theodore Maiman of Hughes Research Labs developed the first working laser May 16, 1960. As part of the celebration, Raytheon hosted a dinner in El Segundo, Calif., Thursday to recognize employees and retirees from Raytheon and Hughes Aircraft Company who have been centr ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) May 14, 2010 Australia will upgrade its air traffic management systems after civilian and military authorities agreed to jointly operate a national setup. A statement from the Ministry of Defense said that by purchasing and developing compatible equipment and technology the Australian air force "and Airservices Australia will provide better value for money and potentially save taxpayers millions of ... more |
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Scientists better prepared to judge volcano ash cloudParis (AFP) May 13, 2010 Scientists say they are now better prepared for measuring Iceland's volcanic ash problem, which is expected to continue for several months, after experiments using modelling and lasers to probe the atmosphere. By knowing how much ash is spewed from the volcano, scientists can map the way the cloud will spread depending on the wind, Pierre Flamant from a meteorological laboratory near Paris explained. During the air traffic chaos in mid-April, "there was an error in calculating ash emissions at t ... read more |
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