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Just like the way we have specialized doctors for different ailments, satellites that fall beyond the purview of ground-based repair systems will soon have a dedicated repair vehicle, the Autonomous Space Servicing Vehicle (ASSV). Developed by the...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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Congress has canceled Pentagon plans to buy and launch two commercial imagery satellites to fill out its network of classified spy craft, according to military and...
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Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs...
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No matter how often we hear about the developed world becoming more like Big Brother every day, it’s not until you see images like these from NASA that you get...
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AP, Washington
The Pentagon has approved plans to buy and launch two commercial-class imagery satellites to complement its classified constellation of spy satellites.
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DIY helicopters were something that shocked everyone, a couple of weeks ago when they were introduced by an entrepreneur in China. However, the scientists at The...
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AP, Washington
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according...
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MSNBC’s Alex Witt talked to Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff about a new proposal by the Bush administration to use satellites for domestic surveillance.
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A satellite will be launched next month from the Vandenburg AFB, which is deemed to be one of the best to capture images from space. GeoEye 1 is capable of 16-inch...
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One of the basic problems that stop the complete and competent use of solar energy is the simple fact that most often we just do not have enough sun hitting the panels...
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Scientists have used data from instruments in a constellation of NASA satellites to see deep inside clouds, which would help to shed new light on the link between...
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The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch ten satellites, including eight from abroad, which will be carried by PSLV-C9, on April 28 from Sriharikota.
The...
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I just cannot hold back the feeling of absolute disgust on this one and it is because I honestly feel so. I just knew this was coming our way and irrespective of how...
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AP, Washington
A plan to use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law-enforcement missions is moving forward after being delayed for months because of privacy and civil...
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AP, Washington
The U.S. is pursuing a multibillion-dollar program to develop the next generation of spy satellites, the first major effort of its kind since the Pentagon canceled the...
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AP, Washington
A program to employ spy satellites for certain domestic uses is on hold indefinitely because of privacy concerns.Congress has already devoted the money for the program,...
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AP, Washington
While the government’s bloody crackdown on street demonstrations in Myanmar has drawn the world’s attention, newly released satellite photos provide...
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India has decided to double the annual satellite launches up to 25 spacecraft in the coming five years. It will be a boosting exercise of a $2 billion that would be...
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India is set to make important contributions to the future of space exploration with highly ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars in coming future. Indian Presedent...
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We have already heard a lot about the driverless cabs, but in books and science fictions only. The recent news of driverless cabs at the London’s Heathrow Airport...
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A Long March 2D carrier rocket with two Chinese satellites the Chuangxin 1-02 and Shiyan 3 takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China’s Gansu province Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. China on Wednesday morning launched...
