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March 16, 2007 www.spacedaily.com 24/7 Coverage Of Space in the 21st Century  |
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GPS NEWS + Galileo Development Stalled Over Profitability Questions 
London (AFP) March 15, 2007 - Development of the Galileo satellite navigation system has stalled because of questions among private contractors over the project's profitability, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The European Union Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot said on Wednesday that he had written to the companies building the system asking for the reasons for the year-long delay in the project. ... more+ iridium: Avin Installs Iridium On Tanker Fleet + rocketman: Jeff Ward To Head Up Avionics Guidance At SpaceX MARSDAILY + Mars Express Radar Gauges Water Quantity Around Martian South Pole 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 16, 2007 - The amount of water trapped in frozen layers over Mars' south polar region is equivalent to a liquid layer about 11 metres deep covering the planet. This new estimate comes from mapping the thickness of the dusty ice by the Mars Express radar instrument that has made more than 300 virtual slices through layered deposits covering the pole. The radar sees through icy layers to the lower boundary. ... moreOPINION SPACE + Mikulski Calls for Bipartisan Summit with White House on Future of Space Program 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 16, 2007 - At today's final Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee hearing focused on innovation, Chairman Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) noted her concern for the future of NASA's budget and the nation's space program, pledging to fight again with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) for a $1 billion increase to NASA's top line. ... more+ FY08 Budget Insufficient For Space Exploration Says GOP + Lean Budget Will Have Wide-Ranging Impact Say Democrats |
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Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 15, 2007 - If Phil Howard's calculations prove true, by year's end the 2 billionth personal record -- some American's social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history -- will become compromised, and it's corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are to blame ... 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2007 - The U.S. Air Force has approved Northrop Grumman's plan to begin formal development of a new satellite communication system for the B-2 stealth bomber that will eventually allow the aircraft to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than today. 
Geneva (AFP) March 14, 2007 - Switzerland will suffer regular heatwaves and drought by 2050 as average temperatures rise swiftly and disrupt living patterns in the heart of Europe, a report predicted Wednesday. The report commissioned by the interior and environment ministries forecast that average temperatures in the Alpine country would rise by at least 2.0 degrees Celsius in summer and 3.0 degrees C in winter by ... 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 15, 2007 - The bottom of Turkey"s Lake Van is covered by a layer of mud several hundreds of metres deep. For climatologists this unprepossessing slime is worth its weight in gold: summer by summer pollen has been deposited from times long past. From it they can detect right down to a specific year what climatic conditions prevailed at the time of the Neanderthals, for example. ... 
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2007 - Tiny tremors and temblors recently discovered in fault zones from California to Japan are generated by slow-moving earthquakes that may foreshadow catastrophic seismic events, according to scientists at Stanford University and the University of Tokyo. In a study published in the March 15 issue of the journal Nature, the research team focused on weak seismic signals known as "non-volcanic tremor" and "low-frequency earthquakes." ... 
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