NASA and GM
Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology
4 Feb 2010, 05:00 UTC
WASHINGTON -- NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate
development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in
the automotive and aerospace industries. Engineers and scientists from NASA and
GM
News Release:
Forming the present-day spiral galaxies
4 Feb 2010, 15:00 UTC
Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the
first time, created a demographic census of galaxy types and shapes from a time
before the Earth and the Sun existed, to ...
New Hubble Maps
of Pluto Show Surface Changes
4 Feb 2010, 18:00 UTC
Get larger image formats Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has been a speck of
light in the largest ground-based telescopes. But NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
has now mapped the dwarf planet in never-before-seen detail. The new map is so
good,
France, Germany To Build Methane-monitoring Satellite
Peter B. de Selding 02/4/10 12:08 PM ET in Civil
The French and German governments on Feb. 4 said they would jointly build an
Earth observation satellite to measure atmospheric concentrations of methane, a
contributor to the greenhouse effect linked to global warming, to be launched by
2014. ...
Ministers Make Concessions, Call on Airbus to Meet A400M Contract Obligations
JSF Program Still Risky, Dutch Auditor Says
Hong Kong Airlines to Order Six A330-200s
F-22 Training Center Connects to USAF Network
Alenia Update on Sukhoi Superjet Program
Boeing Wins $324M Upgrade of French E-3F AWACS Fleet
Raytheon Wins $170M for IR-Guided Maverick
C-5M Super Galaxy Completes OT&E, Flies First Missions
First In-Flight Refueling of F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
Spanish Ministry Orders 12 Eurocopter EC135s
Soyuz Launches Progress Cargo Spacecraft
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace Wins Airbus Work
Asia-Pacific Needs 8,000 New Aircraft: Airbus
Lockheed Disappointed by NASA’s Proposal to Cancel Orion
Air Transport Avionics Market Valued at $105 Billion
Bell Debuts Model 429 Helicopter at Singapore Show
Space
station receives latest Russian resupply ship
A Russian cargo freighter flying on autopilot performed a successful rendezvous
and docking with the space station Thursday night, delivering two-and-a-half
tons of supplies and equipment for the international outpost and its resident
crew.
Come
see a space shuttle launch before time runs out
Endeavour's predawn blastoff Sunday begins the final countdown to retirement of
the storied spaceships this year, leaving only a few opportunities left to see a
shuttle launch in person.
Conforming HondaJet First Flight Moved to Mid-year
February 04, 2010
The first conforming HondaJet is now scheduled to fly in the middle of this
year, according to a Honda Aircraft spokesman, “with the exact date to be
determined.” Honda Aircraft previously had pegged the first conforming HondaJet
flight for early this year. “We already have implemented Honda’s
production-level quality standards in our build process for the...
S'pore Airshow 2010 sees US$10b in deals, down 23% on 2008 show
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 05 February 2010 2200 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Airshow has seen industry players secure about US$10
billion in deals so far this week. The number is down about 23 per cent from the
previous show in 2008, but double what the event organisers had predicted amid
the improving global economy.
UPDATE
2-Bombardier aircraft deliveries to fall, orders dry up
TORONTO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier (BBDb.TO) on Friday warned that
aircraft deliveries in fiscal 2011 will fall about 17 percent, as orders for its
commercial and business aircraft have fallen drastically.
SINGAPORE 2010: IAE studies new engine as pressure builds for strategy on re-engining offering
SINGAPORE 2010: Boeing examines extending 737 nosegear to accommodate new engine
Lockheed Martin sees F-35A replacing USAF air superiority F-15C/Ds
UPDATED: Brazil plays down reports of Rafale announcement
SINGAPORE 2010: Eurocopter SEA and Thai govt seal EC135 deal
SINGAPORE 2010: A330-200F to undergo hot weather tests today
SINGAPORE 2010: SIA's A380 delivery delayed due to seat problems
F-35 Faces A Troubled 2010
The public tone of the program's supporters is unworried, but the knives are out
for JSF
France
Cuts Rafale Price To Win Brazil Deal: Paper
BY MARC BURLEIGH, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
SAO PAULO - Brazil is going through with the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets
from France after maker Dassault lopped $2 billion off their price, the
newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported Feb. 4. ...
South
Korea Gives Peru Planes For Counter-Drug Ops
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
LIMA, Peru - South Korea delivered eight light ground attack aircraft Feb. 4
that it gave to Peru for use in border surveillance and counter-drug missions,
officials said. ...
Singapore Airshow: China Promoting New VTOL UAV
BY WENDELL MINNICK
Singapore - China is promoting exports of a new vertical take-off and landing
(VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 2010 Singapore Airshow. ...
Singapore Airshow: Eurocopter Secures Sale to Taiwan
BY WENDELL MINNICK
SINGAPORE - Taiwan's air force has selected the Eurocopter EC225 helicopter
against a Sikorsky bid for the S-92 for a medium-lift helicopter requirement for
search and rescue missions. ...
Fifth Lockheed Martin F-35 Enters Flight Testing
James Cameron Endorses Commercial Spaceflight, New NASA Plan
