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Israel asks U.S. for more precision bombsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 9, 2010 Amid growing fears of a new Middle Eastern war, Israel's defense ministry has asked Washington for more JDAM precision-guided bombs for its air force, the Haaretz daily reports. The ministry has also asked the Pentagon to expand the U.S. arsenal pre-positioned in the Jewish state in December 2009 so that Israeli forces can access the weapons in an emergency, the liberal newspaper reported Tuesday. Israel first used the Joint Direct Attack Munitions in combat against Hezbollah forces in i ... read more |
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Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010China is to launch its fourth orbiter into space as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. An unnamed official with the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwestern Sichuan Province, said the satellite would be launched on the Long March 3III carrier rocket "in a few days." The satellite and the rocket were in sou ... more 
San Francisco (AFP) June 1, 2010A woman hit by a car while walking on a route provided by Google's online mapping service is suing the Internet colossus for not recommending a safer path. Lauren Rosenberg of Los Angeles is asking a US District Court to order the California-based firm to pay her "in excess of" 100,000 dollars for injuries and emotional suffering caused by the accident on January 19, 2009. Rosenberg used ... more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 01, 2010The Russian Space Systems corporation and the U.S. Trimble Navigation Group have signed an agreement to create a joint satellite navigation venture in Russia, the Russian company has said. Each of the companies will hold a 50% stake in the Rusnavgeoset company, which will produce Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) geodetic network infrastructure systems, a statement posted on Russia ... more |
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Sailor Reflects On NASA Technology That Saved His LifeGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 27, 2010 Just 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 to the bottom of sea, and the boat continued to roll," he said. "I was shaken loose somewhere underwater ... read more |
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