February 15, 2011. GREENBELT, Md., (Coal Geology) – The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp’s production and test facility in Boulder, Colo. The NPP satellite began environmental testing in November 2010 and has successfully completed vibration, acoustics [...]
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NASA’s NPP Satellite Undergoing Flight Environmental Testing
February 15th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »
Dallas attorney: Government wasted $1.5 million tax dollars on a faulty NASA study
February 9th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »
February 9, 2011, DALLAS, (Coal Geology) – Dallas vehicle safety attorney Todd Tracy says the government wasted $1.5 million tax dollars on a faulty NASA study of Toyota’s sudden acceleration defects. “This is a space agency that failed to discover the simple flaws of rubber gasket O rings and foam heat shields in two deadly [...]
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Awarded $107 Million Contract for Space Fence Preliminary Design
February 7th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »
February 7, 2011, TEWKSBURY, Mass., (Coal Geology) Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $107 million U.S. Air Force contract to further the design of the Space Fence system. Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver a preliminary design and test a functional radar prototype to ensure cost and schedule certainty and technical maturity of [...]
SAIC (NYSE: SAI) and UMBC Launch Inaugural Cyber Challenge and Conference
February 7th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »
February 7, 2011, BALTIMORE, (Coal Geology) – Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has announced plans for a statewide cyber competition and conference designed to attract more students and young professionals to pursue careers in cybersecurity. The Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference (MDC3), to be held [...]
Tips to Keep Kitty Healthy, Happy
February 6th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »
February 6, 2011, (Coal Geology/NewsUSA) – Cats are low-maintenance, attractive pets. They’re warm, they’re soft, their purrs sound soothing, and nothing looks cuter curled up on a windowsill. No wonder Americans keep more pet cats than any other nation. But taking care of a cat can be more involved than some people may think. Medical [...]
