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December 21, 2010
EARTH OBSERVATION
Mexico Quake Studies Uncover Surprises For California
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2010
New technologies developed by NASA and other agencies are revealing surprising insights into a major earthquake that rocked parts of the American Southwest and Mexico in April, including increased potential for more large earthquakes in Southern California. At the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, scientists from NASA and other agencies presented the latest research on the magnitude 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake, that region's largest in nearly 120 years. Scientist ... read more

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

IBCS Completes Warfighter-Centered Design Exercises
The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have completed a series of warfighter-centered design exercises for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). The exercises are pa ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

First MEADS Battle Manager Ready For System Tests
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has displayed the first MEADS Battle Manager during ceremonies at MBDA Italia facilities in Fusaro, Italy. The Battle Manager, configured ... more
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WIND DAILY

Outsmarting The Wind
Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stre ... more
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UAV NEWS

Critical Global Hawk Sensor Delivered To USAF
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

First European Missile Successfully Carries Out Ballistic Intercept
MBDA is celebrating the total success of an Aster missile firing carried out on 18th October 2010 by the DGA EM (Direction Generale de l'Armement - Essais de Missiles) in the Landes region of France ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Poland asked US about missile shield uses: WikiLeaks
The US told Poland that a proposed American and NATO missile shield aimed at defending against attacks from Iran or Syria could be used to stop "missiles coming from elsewhere," US cables released by WikiLeaks showed Tuesday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Palestinian negotiator says peace process in 'deep coma'
A Palestinian negotiator late Saturday said the peace process with Israel was in a "deep coma" and that US proposals for resuming talks were "totally useless". ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Meet Britain's new sub-sea war machine
It can hit enemies more than 1,200 miles away, its nuclear reactor could power an entire city and it makes less noise than a baby dolphin - meet HMS Ambush, Britain's new super submarine. ... more
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TECTONICS

Seismic stress said moving toward LA
Scientists say a 7.2 magnitude Easter earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border shifted fault stress to Southern California, creating risks of a temblor there. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israel wants F-35s despite snubbing Obama
Despite torpedoing U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East peace drive, Israel is still trying to sweet-talk Washington into providing 20 F-35 stealth fighters it promised free of charge in return for a settlements freeze in the occupied West Bank. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israel steps up its spy games in Lebanon
Middle East tensions went up a notch after the Lebanese military found Israeli electronic surveillance devices on two strategic mountains and the Israeli military reportedly destroyed a third device in the Mediterranean off southern Lebanon. ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

Solar Scientists Discover Physical Mechanism Behind Sympathetic Flares
A serendipitous alignment of high-powered spaceborne solar instruments has finally provided the data allowing scientists to uncover the physical mechanism behind so-called "sympathetic flares" on th ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite Data Provide A New Way To Monitor Groundwater In Agricultural Regions
When you dive into that salad full of lettuce grown in the American West, there's a good chance you are enjoying the product of irrigation from an underground water source. These hidden groundwater ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

India to boost its Akash missile arsenal
Bharat Electronics expects to win around $3.3 billion worth of contracts for the surface-to-air Akash missile system in the next several months, a company official said. ... more
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GPS NEWS

GPS Tracking Technology Helps With Winter Weather
Technology gave us the ability to predict severe winter weather and now it's helping when it comes to dealing with the aftermath. Due to the recent record of snow fall in the northeast, munici ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

ITT Selected To Produce Submarine-Based Surveillance Systems For Norway
ITT has won a contract from the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization to provide six tactical radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and surveillance systems for its Ula Class submarines. ... more
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STATION NEWS
Citizen Scientists Join Search For Earth-Like Planets

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Goodrich Begins Environmental Test Of ORS-1 Satellite

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Galileo's Navigation Control Hub Opens In Fucino

China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System

Universal Address And GPS Enhanced Google Maps For iPhones

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China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

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STATION NEWS
Asteroid's Coat Of Many Colors

NASA Discovers Asteroid Delivered Assortment Of Meteorites

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SPACEMART

South Africa Launches Space Agency
South Africa launched its space agency last Thursday on what has been described as a historic day for the country. Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor and experts from the space agencies o ... more
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MILTECH

Combined Strategies And Technologies Help IED Fight
As the number of improvised explosive device attacks rises in Afghanistan, a combination of strategies and technologies are being used to halt the harm they cause to troops and civilians, Army Lt. G ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Invisible Invasive Species Are All Around
While Asian carp, gypsy moths and zebra mussels hog invasive-species Invisible Invasive Speciess, many invisible invaders are altering ecosystems and flourishing outside of the limelight. A st ... more
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SPACEMART

DLR And NASA Conclude Bilateral Framework Agreement
The German Aerospace Center and NASA concluded a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation in Washington D.C. on 8 December 2010. The agreement was signed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden ... more
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SPACEWAR

France getting EADS spy satellites
France's Ministry of Defense says Paris has ordered two spy satellites in a $1 billion contract with EADS Astrium. ... more
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NUKEWARS

S.Korea to guard against N.Korea's chemical weapons
South Korea will buy gas masks to protect residents of border islands against any North Korean chemical attack, officials said Thursday, as tensions remained high after last month's bombardment. ... more
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AEROSPACE

NASA Research Park To Host World's Largest, Greenest Airship
NASA has entered into a lease with E Green Technologies Kellyton, Ala., to bring the worlds largest airship to NASA Research Park at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Under the ... more
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MILPLEX

South Korea eyes F-16 upgrades
Northrop Grumman is wooing South Korean support for a proposal to upgrade its F-16 jet fighter program with mechanically scanned radar system. ... more
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