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Cassini Helps With Dune WhodunitPasadena CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 The answer to the mystery of dune patterns on Saturn's moon Titan did turn out to be blowing in the wind. It just wasn't from the direction many scientists expected. Basic principles describing the rotation of planetary atmospheres and data from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe led to circulation models that showed surface winds streaming generally east-to-west around Titan's equatorial belt. But when NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained the first images of dunes on Titan in 2005, the ... read more |
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St Louis MO (SPX) Jul 22, 2010The Boeing Company successfully launched a missile from the F-15 Silent Eagle's newly designed Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) on July 14. Demonstration aircraft F-15E1 departed from Point Mugu Naval Air Weapon Station, Calif., at 5:59 p.m Pacific time, launched an inert AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its left-side CWB, and returned to base at 6:52 p.m. The test ... more  
Farnborough, England (UPI) Jul 21, 2010 Italy shocked Europe's military industry when it announced a major cut in the number of Eurofighter Typhoon jets it will order. Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa told reporters Tuesday at Farnborough Air Show in southern England that Rome would cut its planned purchase by 25 planes due to budget pressures. He said the Italian air force, forced to spend less in a bid to re ... more  
Sydney (AFP) July 20, 2010An Australian company Tuesday said it had developed a laser tracking system that will stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in the Earth's orbit. Electric Optic Systems said lasers fired from the ground would locate and track debris as small as 10 centimetres (four inches) across, protecting astronauts and satellites. "We can track them to very high precisi ... more |
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ATK Delivers First Production AARGM To US NavyMinneapolis MN (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 Alliant Techsystems has announced that the United States Navy has accepted the initial deliveries of AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) production missiles. The missiles were delivered to the U.S. Navy by ATK at its Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) facility located in Rocket Center, WV. The AARGM team has previously completed both the Developmental and Operational Assessment test phases of the program. "We are very proud of the hard work and dedicated efforts of the A ... read more |
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