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March 08, 2010
STATION NEWS
Boeing Transfers US Portions of International Space Station to NASA
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2010
Boeing has officially turned over the U.S. on-orbit segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA with the signing of government form DD-250 at the conclusion of an Acceptance Review Board meeting in Houston. Often referred to as "handing over the keys," the DD-250 is equivalent to a final bill of sale that formally transfers ownership. Through the review board, NASA and Boeing verified the delivery, assembly, integration and activation of all hardware and software required by contract. ... read more

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UAV NEWS

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PILLAGING PIRATES

Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector
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CAR TECH

Small is beautiful: Japan's hand-made electric cars
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ROBO SPACE

Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair
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UAV NEWS

Aerovel strolls out Flexrotor UAV with VTOL and endurance
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STATION NEWS

Canada to boost space research
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ROBO SPACE

Robot footballers wow crowd in Germany
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OPINION SPACE

The Free World Is Losing NASA's Space Leadership
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TECH SPACE

Satellites, Rockets And More
MARSDAILY

Investigating Material Ejected From Young Crater
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MARSDAILY

Scientist eyes 39-day voyage to Mars
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SPACE TRAVEL

India Space Budget Gets A Major Boost
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UAV NEWS

Israel's arms industry produces giant UAV
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MARSDAILY

Journey To The Center Of Mars
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Optical System Improving Undersea Communications
Portland Or (SPX) Feb 26, 2010
In a technological advance that its developers are likening to the cell phone and wireless Internet access, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical communications system that-complemented by acoustics-enables a virtual revolution in high-speed undersea data collection and transmission. Along with the "transfer [of] real-time vid ... more

MILPLEX
Boeing Receives Contract For Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1
St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 26, 2010
Boeing has announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army on Feb. 24 for low-rate initial production of the initial brigade set of Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 capabilities. Under the $138 million, fixed-price contract, a team led by Boeing with support from Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] will equip the first Infantry Brigade C ... more

MOON DAILY
Into A Volcano To Test Suitcase-Sized Science Lab
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2010
Some scientists will go anywhere for a proper test, including the mouth of a (sleeping) Hawaiian volcano. Dr. Inge Ten Kate, a University of Maryland Baltimore County research assistant, led an expedition into a cinder cone atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to test the prototype for an instrument that will be a miniature laboratory to discover the composition of rocks and atmospheres on moons, asteroids, ... more

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MOON DAILY

India To Initiate Activities For Chandrayaan-II


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DEEP IMPACT
Two-year F-35 production delay hits Israel

Northrop Grumman And USAF Set To Resolve Critical B-2 Sustainment Issue

Boeing Receives Contract For US Navy Direct Attack Moving Target Capability

DEEP IMPACT
Poland to host U.S. missiles in April

Poland approves revised US missile shield agreement

Russia worried by US missile defence plan

DEEP IMPACT
Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick On Track

DEEP IMPACT
Boeing unveils bid for US military tanker contract

China reins in military budget growth

Boeing To Offer NewGen Tanker To US Air Force

DEEP IMPACT
Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair

Robot footballers wow crowd in Germany

Robotic kidney surgery has good outcomes

DEEP IMPACT
Climate Change One Factor In Malaria Spread

Mexico detects first mutation of swine flu

First Vietnam bird flu death in 2010

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Endeavour Lands - Just Four Shuttle Launches To Go
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 21, 2010
The US space shuttle Endeavour successfully landed in Florida late Sunday after a two-week mission to install a new module on the International Space Station. The shuttle touched down on a coastal runway at the Kennedy Space Center here at 10:20 pm (0320 GMT Monday) after the cloudy weather in the area improved enough for Endeavour to be cleared for landing. "Congratulations on a great mission," Mission Control radioed the six astronauts as the shuttle rolled to a stop. "It's great to be ho ... read more

SHUTTLE NEWS
Obama to host April space conference

ISRO's Budget Is Just Three Per Cent Of That Of NASA

Popular Space Artist Had Extensive Ties To UA

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Phobos Flyby Success

Lava Likely Made River-Like Channel On Mars

Spirit Set For Another Cold Quiet Winter

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SHUTTLE NEWS
NASA's high-tech GOES-P weather satellite lifts off

Kazakhstan Says Russian Proton launches To Continue

Arianespace At World Satellite Risk Forum 2010

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SHUTTLE NEWS
GOES Satellite Sends First Signals From Space

Eduspace Offers Schools A Clearer Window On The World

China Launches New Remote-Sensing Satellite

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Pluto Approach Begins

Hubble Catches Pluto Changing With The Years

Blushing Pluto? Dwarf planet takes on a ruddier hue: NASA

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