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February 03, 2010
Research For The Future
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2010
One of the principal tasks of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is research aimed at the protection of the environment. Scientists here develop technologies and concepts to improve our living conditions and to make them more environmentally friendly. DLR has taken on numerous challenges for 2010, including research on alternative aviation fuels and a satellite that will test innovative components for future space missions. This article gives an overview o ... read more

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Google launches Chinese holiday travel map amid row
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JASSM Test Validates Missile Upgrades
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New Simulation Tool Could Shorten Manufacturing Design Process
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China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media
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China Aiming To Have Its Own GPS In Place By 2012
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China Launches Third Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System
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Upgrades To Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Validated
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Conflict And Speculation In Tropical Forests Set To Grow
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Researchers Synchronize Blinking "Genetic Clocks"
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Animals Populated Madagascar By Rafting There
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 01, 2010
How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated island of Madagascar sometime after 65 million years ago? A pair of scientists say their research confirms the longstanding idea that the animals hitched rides on natural rafts blown out to sea. Professors Matthew Huber of Purdue and Jason Ali of the University Hong Kong say that the prevailing flow of ... more

Major Galileo Contracts Signed
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 28, 2010
Yesterday, Mr Rene Oosterlinck, ESA's Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation-related Activities, signed the first three contracts for the Galileo full operational capability phase. This event marks the start of building the Galileo operational infrastructure. The signing ceremony took place at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre at Noordwijk (The Netherlands) in t ... more

Satellites - One Size Fits All
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 27, 2010
Over the past few decades NASA and other organizations have attempted to design satellites that would be capable of carrying out multiple missions. The fundamental idea is to create a single spacecraft design that could be duplicated over and over in order to reduce unit costs while satisfying several space missions and applications. To date, the results have been disappointing. The spacec ... more

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ISRO-Assisted Development Project For Haryana


Spot Image And Infoterra Sign Agreements With Google


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Lockheed Martin to roll out more accurate laser-guided bomb

US shifts military focus to militants, hi-tech weapons

Boeing B-52 With CONECT Completes First Test Flight

US probes missile test failure in Pacific: Pentagon

US accelerating missile defenses in Gulf: report

Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile plan

Upgrades To Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Validated

Marine Aviators Complete Integrated Testing Of APKWS

North Korea may be readying missile tests

Libya's Russian deal boosts arms race

Gates fires general, withholds funds over F-35 problems

Obama budget tries to ease strain on stretched US military

Animal rights group wants 'Robohog Day'

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors

Safety risk associated with HIV drug

Disease spreads in quake-hit Haiti

Global swine flu death toll rises to 14,711: WHO

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USA And Japan Convene On GNSS Status
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2010
The U.S. and Japan convened a plenary meeting at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 13 to review and discuss cooperation in the civil use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS augmentations, including Japan's Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Satellite-based Augmentation System (MSAS) and Quasi-Zenith Satellite Systems (QZSS). The GPS consultations are held regularly pursuant to the "Joint Statement on Cooperation in the Use of the Global Positioning System ... read more

90 presumed dead as Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon

Crisis meeting in Berlin on Airbus A400M: Germany

China airlines back in black but turbulence ahead: experts

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China auto makers must merge before adding plants: report

US electric carmaker Tesla plans public stock offering

Ford halts some China production after Toyota's woes

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USAF Global Strike Command Officials Assume B-52, B-2 Mission

Raytheon Offers Disruption-Tolerant Military Network

LockMart Achieves Milestones On First MUOS Satellite

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US probes missile test failure in Pacific: Pentagon

US accelerating missile defenses in Gulf: report

Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile plan

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Philippines fears El Nino drought will cut rice yields

Australia swamped by camel orders as numbers soar

Italy halts bluefin fishing for a year: EU

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