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Discovery astronauts complete second spacewalkWashington (AFP) April 11, 2010 Two astronauts from the US shuttle Discovery completed Sunday a second spacewalk as part of efforts to replace a depleted ammonia coolant tank outside the International Space Station. Mission specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson finished their seven-hour, 26-minute walk in open space at 8:56 am EDT (1256 GMT), after installing a new ammonia tank on a space station truss, NASA officials said. Due to a "troublesome bolt," NASA said the walkers ran out of time and were unable to complete ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2010New NASA measurements of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, part of the global ocean conveyor belt that helps regulate climate around the North Atlantic, show no significant slowing over the past 15 years. The data suggest the circulation may have even sped up slightly in the recent past. The findings are the result of a new monitoring technique, developed by oceanographer Jo ... more  
London (AFP) March 23, 2010Britain launched its own space agency Tuesday with the help of home-grown astronaut Major Timothy Peake, aimed at boosting the country's multi-billion-pound space technology industry. While Peake may be its only astronaut, Britain is a world leader in areas such as robotics, satellites and telecommunications, which contribute about six billion pounds (nine billion dollars, 6.7 billion euros) ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 24, 2010NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, now in its seventh year on Mars, has a new capability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations of rocks that it spots on arrival at a new location. Software uploaded this winter is the latest example of NASA taking advantage of the twin Mars rovers' unanticipated longevity for real Martian test drives of advances made ... more |
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Market For Military Robots Will Reach $9.8 Billion By 2016Lexington MA (SPX) Mar 18, 2010 WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on Military Ground Robots and unmanned vehicles. The 2010 study has 513 pages, 190 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the military ground robots and unmanned vehicles are used globally. Growth comes as the nature of combat changes in every region while the globally integrated enterprise replaces nationalistic dominance. Military robot automation of the defense process is the next wave of military ... read more |
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