Space
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SpaceBatelle Scientists Invent Oxygen Generator That Doesn’t Require Any Electricity; Process Is Similar To Plant Photosynthesis
Invention May Aid Move To Develop Artificial Lungs Batelle Laboratory researchers have invented and patented a process for creating oxygen without electricity. This process could provide oxygen for humans in […]
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Homeland Security
Japan Set For Aegis/SM-3 Test In Week Of Nov. 17: Report
Japanese Self-Defense Forces are preparing for a test of their sea-based ballistic missile defense system in the week of Nov. 17, according to Kyodo News. The test at the Pacific […]
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SpacePhoenix Mars Lander Still Working Hard As It Faces A Death Sentence
The Phoenix lander, a plucky geologist unlocking many mysteries of Mars, is laboring away and still producing rich scientific finds as it faces a death sentence, NASA briefers said this […]
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Homeland Security
Missile-Sensing Satellite Detects, Tracks Target Missile In Test
The the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) research satellite successfully detected and tracked a modified Minuteman II booster vehicle with a simplified target payload that was launched from Vandenberg Air […]
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Business/FinancialMars Orbiter Finds Martian Fissures That Filled With Water Eons Ago
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone, NASA reported. […]
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Needed Even More As Enemy Capabilities, Threats, Actions Pose Daunting Challenge: MDAA
The United States needs to accelerate forming its missile defense shield now, more than ever, as enemy threats, worrisome capabilities and hostile actions mandate swift U.S. protective action, Riki Ellison, […]
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Business/FinancialIKONOS Satellite On Orbit Nine Years
The IKONOS commercial remote sensing satellite has been on orbit and continues to function, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. GeoEye Inc. [GEOY] owns and operates the bird, which supplies high-resolution […]
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SpaceJohnson Space Center To Reopen Today After Shutdown For Hurricane Ike
After suffering modest damage during Hurricane Ike, Johnson Space Center is reopening today, NASA announced. The center was closed for 11 days as the massive storm reached the Texas coast […]
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Business/FinancialGeoEye Resolves Nasdaq Compliance Problem
GeoEye, Inc. [GEOY] resolved compliance problems with the Nasdaq stock exchange, the company announced. Filing a restatement of its past financial reports, and 10Q reports filed with the Securities and […]
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SpaceLaser Joint Direct Attack Munition On B-52H
A Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition for the first time was loaded onto a B-52H bomber for a demonstration flight. Another demonstration flight is scheduled for later this year. LJDAM […]