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Opportunity Studies Interesting RocksPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2010 Opportunity finished her campaign to examine an exposed outcrop of rock that was of interest to the science team. On Sol 2342 (Aug. 26, 2010), the rover's robotic arm (Instrument Deployment Device, IDD) collected a single microscopic imager (MI) image of the target, "Laya Beach" and a MI mosaic of the target, "Cervera Shoal." On the next sol, the moessbauer (MB) spectrometer was placed on the Cervera Shoal for a multi-sol integration. However, an anomaly was observed with the moessbauer spec ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 19, 2010Scientists said Thursday they found a large underwater plume of oil that spewed from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, as a government expert grew cautious on earlier assertions most of the oil has disappeared. The growing doubts came as US authorities said that crews would not completely seal the well until September, more than a month after plugging the site that triggered the world's wor ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 19, 2010Before the end of 2010, China will have launched its second lunar probe. Chang'e 2 is an orbiting spacecraft that was originally built as a back-up for China's first lunar probe, Chang'e 1, which flew to the moon in 2007. The launch is widely tipped for some time in October. Sending the back-up spacecraft on its own mission makes sense. The spacecraft was already built, and the integrity o ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 19, 2010A special kind of titanium and a manufacturing technique used to build the Ariane 5 rocket could become the next successful spin-offs from Europe's space programme, benefiting the oil and gas industry. Together with space sensor technology that could be used in new offshore drilling tools, these exciting developments are the result of several technology demonstrator projects just completed ... more |
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Versatile Advanced Monitoring System (VAMS) For Perimeter SecurityPalo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2010 Scientists and engineers at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have demonstrated an innovative perimeter security system for government and commercial applications. VAMS uses commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software from Intelleflex of Santa Clara, Calif., with proprietary Lockheed Martin-developed elements that include modified firmware, modified interrogation protocols, new detection and tracking algorithms, and real-time operator response. ... read more |
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