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New Helicopter Design Would Investigate Nuclear DisastersBlacksburg VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb. The helicopter's main mission would be to assist military investigators in the unthinkable: Enter an American city after a nuclear attack in order to detect radiation levels, map and photograph ... read more |
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Portland Or (SPX) Feb 26, 2010In 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  
St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 26, 2010Boeing 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  
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2010Some 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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Endeavour Lands - Just Four Shuttle Launches To GoCape 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 |
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