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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 12, 2009 
Times are difficult, especially for SMEs with vehicle fleets. Fleet costs continue to rise while business slows. In some cases, drivers don't do all that they can to be most productive and mitigate costs. And time is always an issue. SME owners work an average of 15 hours more than the general population according to a survey by 02. Fleet owners also deal with a host of other daily ... read more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2009Scientists have placed high-tech "spiders" inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens, one of the most active volcanoes in the United States. Networks such as these could one day be used to respond rapidly to an impending eruption. These spider pods were lowered by cable from a helicopter hovering about 100 feet up (30 meters) and gently put in hot spots inside and around the volcano ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 11, 2009The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is set to launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Aug. 17 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The spacecraft, designated GPS IIR-21(M), completes the IIR and IIR-M series of satellites the company designed and built for the Global ... more  
Nashua NH (SPX) Aug 11, 2009BAE Systems will provide U.S. Army soldiers with handheld laser target locators that will enable them to identify target locations while on foot, in daylight or at night, and in obscured-visibility conditions such as fog and smoke. The company has partnered with Vectronix to produce, maintain, and provide logistical support for up to 200 laser target locator modules (LTLM) per month under ... more  
New Delhi, India (SPX) Aug 10, 2009The Union Cabinet has approved undertaking design and development of GSAT-10 spacecraft at a cost of Rs.735.00 crores with a Foreign Exchange component of Rs.634.00 crores. GSAT-10 satellite with 12 high power Ku-band transponders, 12 C-band and 12 Extended C band India coverage transponders and a navigation payload, will replace the ageing INSAT-2E and INSAT-3B satellites, create addition ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 03, 2009Current Technology reports its 62% owned Texas-based subsidiary Celevoke has completed the initial prototype for the worldwide monitoring, tracking, safety, security, and control of shipping containers. Designed as a covert tool, Celevoke's Container Security Solution is "HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT". "Unfortunately we live in a world where the safety and security of both assets and people ar ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 03, 2009Boeing has delivered the first four Harpoon Block II missiles equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU), which provides growth capabilities and resolves obsolescence issues. The missiles were delivered to the U.S. Navy for transfer to two Foreign Military Sales customers. The new GCU, which controls most of the missiles' functions, incorporates a Selective Availability ... more  
Houstin TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2009Twin satellite deployments and a check of the systems that will control Endeavour's return home to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, are on tap today as the shuttle leads the International Space Station in orbit. The crew was awakened at 1:03 a.m. CDT to the sounds of "I Got You Babe," performed by Sonny and Cher. The song was a special request for Koichi Wakata, the first Japan Aerospace ... more |
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