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NASA Keeping A Wary Eye On Space WeatherWashington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press Club on June 8th. Richard Fisher, head of NASA's Heliophysics Division, explains what it's all about: "The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity. At the same time, our technological society has developed an ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) May 26, 2010In the quest for better targeted advertising, marketers are using high-tech tools that can pinpoint a person's location, demographics and habits, raising the hackles of privacy activists. Online or in the shopping mall, these efforts are becoming more prevalent. Google, Yahoo and its advertising partners can track a user's browsing habits in an effort to deliver more relevant marketing ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 27, 2010Just seven days after setting sail for a tiny island off the eastern tip of Puerto Rico on Dec. 26, 2009, Missourian Dennis Clements thought his life was over; his crippled 34-foot Fiberglas sailboat - buffeted for four days by gale-force winds and high seas - had capsized, tossing him into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. "At one point, I saw the mast pointed straight down t ... more  
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) May 26, 2010Northrop Grumman has been selected by Raytheon to supply the inertial measurement solution for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) Shipboard Reference program. Under this contract, Northrop Grumman's Navigation Systems Division will deliver 18 LN-270 inertial navigation systems (INS) for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the JPALS Increment 1A Ship ... more |
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Kiev Says Russian Rival To GPS Good For Ukraine's SecurityKiev, Ukraine (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2010 Ukraine's participation in Russia's global satellite navigation project is in the country's national interest, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Semynozhenko said on Wednesday. The GLONASS - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters. "Ukraine needs an alternative - apart from GPS, the G ... read more |
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