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• Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars Science Laboratory Backshell to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  - 2008-10-16

  DENVER, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin recently delivered the backshell for the Mars Science Laboratory MSL to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The backshell is half of the large and sophisticated two-part aeroshell that will encapsulate and protect the MSL rover during its deep space...

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• Materia Announces Army Funding for the Development of Fire Resistant Fuel Additives

  - 2008-10-01

  Materia announced today Army funding for the development of fire resistant fuel additives. As described by the Army, enemy combatants target fuel tanks so that small munitions and improvised explosive devices IEDs can cause great loss of life through explosive fuel combustion. Novel additives could provide superior protection...

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• Mars 'footprint'

  - 2008-06-02

  TUCSON, Ariz.-- NASA's new robot on Mars has reached out and touched the soil for the first time, leaving behind a striking footprint-like impression, scientists said Sunday. The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm was making a test run, just one week after its landing. The spacecraft, which is...

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• Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust

  - 2008-03-20

  To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Dwayne Brown, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1726, dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov, or DC Agle or Carolina Martinez, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-393-9011, +1-818- 354-9382, agle@jpl.nasa.gov, carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov, all of NASA PASADENA, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an...

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• NASA creates detailed map of moon's southern terrain

  - 2008-02-28

  WASHINGTON AFP — US space scientists have created a highly-detailed map of the moon's south pole region, revealing a much more rugged terrain than scientists had believed, NASA officials said Wednesday. The high-resolution images are likely to prove invaluable in planning future lunar exploration, researchers at the US space...

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• Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars

  - 2007-12-21

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Grey Hautaluoma, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 0668, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, or D.C. Agle, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-393-9011, agle@jpl.nasa.gov, both of NASA WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid estimated to be 164-feet wide that is expected to cross Mars'...

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• earthmine Signs Exclusive Agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  - 2007-12-11

  Deal Utilizes Mars Rover Technology to Deliver High-Density 3D Street-Level Data

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• NASA Evaluates Compact Synthetic Aperture Radar

  - 2007-11-27

  To: STATE EDITORSContact: Beth Hagenauer of the Dryden Flight Research Center, +1- 661-276-7960, beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov, or Alan Buis of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-354-0474, alan.d.buis@jpl.nasa.gov, both of NASA EDWARDS, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is evaluating a compact L-Band synthetic aperture radar for potential use on unmanned...

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• Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT, Inc.) Announces Appointment of Vice President of West Coast Operations

  - 2007-09-07

  To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORSContact: Shelley Johnson of Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, +1- 301-489-1108, sjohnson@sgt-inc.com GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SGT, Inc., a leading provider of Science and Engineering Services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Joy Colucci as the Vice President of West Coast Operations.Over the last year SGT has continued...

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• Speeding Bullet Star Leaves Enormous Streak Across Sky

  - 2007-08-15

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Grey Hautaluoma, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 0668, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, or Whitney Clavin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-354-4673, whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov, both of NASA WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted a surprisingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space at supersonic speeds. The star,...

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• NASA has awarded its Exceptional Service Medal to Thomas May of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.(Washington Insider)

  - 2007-06-29

  NASA has awarded its Exceptional Service Medal to Thomas May of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for significant sustained performance in establishing the strategies for, ... NASA has awarded its Exceptional Service Medal to Thomas May of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for significant sustained performance in ...

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• NASA Technology Helps Detect and Treat Heart Disease and Strokes

  - 2007-06-06

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: David E. Steitz, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1730, or Jane Platt, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1- 818-354-0880, both of NASA PASADENA, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA space technology is helping doctors diagnose and monitor treatments for hardening of the arteries in its early stages, before it...

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• Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past

  - 2007-05-21

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Dwayne Brown or Tabatha Thompson, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1726, +1-202-358-3895, or Natalie Godwin or Guy Webster of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1- 818-354-0850, +1-818-354-6278, all of NASA PASADENA, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich...

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• Universal Detection Addresses Recent Report on the Creation of a CBRN Response Coordinator in the United Kingdom

  - 2007-05-16

  Universal Detection Technology ( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and a provider of counter terrorism training and solutions today addressed the recent announcement by the United Kingdom Association of Chief Police Officers ACPO on the creation of a national coordinator...

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• Report Reveals Likely Causes of Mars Spacecraft Loss

  - 2007-04-13

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Dwayne Brown, NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1726 or Guy Webster, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1- 818-354-6278 WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After studying Mars four times as long as originally planned, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter appears to have succumbed to battery failure caused by a...

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• OTCPicks.com Announces Initiation of Profile Coverage for VIASPACE, Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC).

  - 2007-04-05

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2007-OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Announces Initiation of Profile Coverage for VIASPACE, Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC)C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05042007 Prosper, Texas - Brian Dean, Publisher of OTCPicks.com, announced today that it has initiated Profile Coverage of VIASPACE, Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC)....

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• Stocks to Watch - SRSL, TSEM, OPTO, EFCR.

  - 2007-04-04

  M2 PRESSWIRE-4 April 2007-SmallCapReview: Stocks to Watch - SRSL, TSEM, OPTO, EFCRC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042007 To learn more about featuring your company on SmallCapReview, email editor@smallcapreview.com. SRS Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: SRSL) Closed at $14.39. Announced the recent ...

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• Tower Semiconductor Chosen By Jet Propulsion Laboratory To Manufacture Airborne Image Sensors

  - 2007-04-04

  High Quality Sensor Targets State-of-the-Art Scientific Applications

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• Ice on Mars' South Pole is Deep and Wide

  - 2007-03-15

  To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Dwayne Brown or Tabatha Thompson, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1726/3895, Guy Webster, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-354-6278, all of NASA; or ESA Media Relations Office, European Space Agency, Paris, +33-1-53-69- 7155 PASADENA, Calif., March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water....

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• Cassini probe finds evidence of seas on Saturn moon

  - 2007-03-13

  LOS ANGELES AFP — Saturn's moon Titan appears to have large seas filled with liquid gas, according to data collected by the Cassini space probe, scientists said Tuesday. Cassini's radar equipment showed several mysterious dark areas near Titan's north pole which scientists believe are bodies of liquid, "about the...

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