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Astronauts outfit space station observation deckWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 Endeavour shuttle astronauts wrapped-up a near six-hour spacewalk early Sunday, installing fluid tubes to the landmark observation deck on the International Space Station. US astronaut Bob Behnken and British-born Nicholas Patrick used their second spacewalk of the mission - which NASA said had been extended by a day - to connect two ammonia loops to the new Tranquility node, hooking it to the International Space Station's cooling system. Behnken, Patrick and others aboard the ISS have so far ... read more |
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Eglin AFB FL (AFNS) Feb 11, 2010Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Imagination Engines, Inc., a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop advanced algorithms for mobile autonomous robots. The Air Force needs creative terrain-sensing and multivalued behavior-fusion algorithms for these robots due to the high uncertainty and complexity of battlefield environments. Mobile autonomous robots must empl ... more  
Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 10, 2010A conference that attracts brilliant minds and challenges them to solve humanity's ills got underway Tuesday in southern California. The theme of the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) gathering is "What the world needs now." Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates will expound on innovation and clean energy in a block of talks titled "Boldness." Singer and activis ... more  
Twin Cities MN (SPX) Feb 10, 2010Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style. The research, available on the Journal of Experimental Biology Web site, was sponsored by the National Science Foundation's National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics. Catch a glimpse of a fish's body shape, and you ca ... more |
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US shuttle to deliver panoramic dome to space labCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 The US space shuttle Endeavour on Monday soared into orbit carrying an observation deck for the International Space Station, a seven-windowed dome offering breathtaking views. The picture-perfect launch lit up the night sky at 4:14 am (0914 GMT), after a first attempt was scrubbed on Sunday due to heavy clouds over the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft and its crew of six astronauts reached orbit about eight and a half minutes later. It was likely the last nighttime laun ... read more |
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