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TerraSAR-X And TanDEM-X Flying In Close FormationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 The German Aerospace Center and the space company Astrium have recently taken an important step forward in their mission to create a three-dimensional map of the world. On 14 October 2010, the radar satellite TanDEM-X moved into close formation with its 'twin', TerraSAR-X. Before this, the two satellites were orbiting 20 kilometres apart - a flight time of almost three seconds. Now, there are only 350 metres separating the pair, which means their antennas are able to acquire radar images of ... read more |
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London (UPI) Oct 13, 2010 Britain's Royal Air Force is sending its best pilots and a squadron of its latest Eurofighter Typhoon jets into war games in India, shortly before the emerging economy decides whether to buy the Eurofighter or one of four rival planes. The 17-day aerial war games, due to start next week in West Bengal, pit the Eurofighter jets against Sukhoi Su-30 multi-role combat jets of the Indian ai ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Oct 14, 2010A senior World Trade Organisation official said Thursday that hard thought must be given to WTO-enforced restrictions on multibillion dollar subsidies for polluting fuels such as oil and coal. "Fossil fuel subsidy reform is undoubtedly one of the major tools in the hands of the international commuhnity to fight climate change," WTO Deputy Director General Harsha Vardhana Singh said at a conf ... more  
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 12, 2010Manfred Zink likes to organise things. For the TanDEM-X radar satellite mission he is organising when and where the antennas of the satellites are to point, in order to acquire the best three-dimensional images possible of our planet. Manfred Zink is Project Manager for the Ground Segment of the mission at the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. He is responsible for directing the ... more |
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Google brain drives cars in quest for next auto revolutionNew York (AFP) Oct 11, 2010 An electronic brain devised by US Internet titan Google has driven cars nearly a quarter of a million kilometres in California, on a quest for the next great revolution in the auto industry. News of the experiment emerged from Google this weekend, revealing what the New York Times describes as an attempt to use artifical intelligence to revolutionize the automobile. But the software, linked to GPS satellite navigation technology, was nearly fooled by a humble cyclist who jumped a red light. ... read more |
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