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Phoenix Crushed By FrostPasadena CA (JPL) May 27, 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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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 18, 2010Russian Helicopters is planning to create the world's first fifth-generation combat helicopter which experts say would be able to attack fighter jets and be invisible for radars, Russian daily Gazeta said on Thursday. "We are working on the concept of the fifth-generation combat helicopter," the paper quoted the company's CEO, Andrei Shibitov, as saying at a news conference in Moscow. ... more  
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 |
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Australia boosts army equipment spendCanberra, Australia (UPI) May 13, 2010 Australia will boost spending on its 1,550 troops in Afghanistan by an extra $391 million up to the end of 2011, the defense ministry said. The money, announced as part of the new defense budget, will be for increased fire power and improved rocket-detecting technology mostly for soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan's dangerous Oruzgan province. The government's shopping list includes upgraded technology to clear roads of dangerous improvised explosive devices, better armor and i ... read more |
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