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Prince William takes to the water in naval attachment: LONDON AFP — Prince William donned the blue uniform of the Royal Navy on Tuesday as he started a two-month attachment which will see him serving on patrols searching for Caribbean drug runners. The 25-year-old second-in-line to the throne will spend three weeks undergoing basic naval training, to learn...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, craft, training; Research articles 2008-06-03
Europe launches robot space freighter: KOUROU, French Guiana AFP — The European Space Agency on Sunday carried out the maiden launch of a massive robot freighter designed to rendezvous automatically with the orbital space station. The Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV, a nearly 20-tonne payload the size of a London double-decker bus, blasted into the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, craft, European Space Agency, Manufacturing, Robots; Research articles 2008-03-07
Russia to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa: report: MOSCOW AFP — Russia plans to participate in a European mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa and search for simple life forms, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, quoting a senior researcher. The head of the Space Research Institute, Lev Zelyony, said a project to explore the giant...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, craft, European Space Agency, Moscow, NETWORKING, Russia; Research articles 2008-01-07
Unmanned Minespotter Passes a Key Test: About a year after the program was restarted, the Boeing Co. says it has demonstrated that its experimental unmanned underwater reconnaissance vehicle can be sent out and retrieved by a submerged, moving submarine. The unmanned craft was released at sea through one of the torpedo tubes from a U.S. Navy...; Tags: Boeing Co., craft, GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, submarine; Research articles 2008-01-01
OKC-based Rocketplane Global Inc. still on track for eventual launch: Rocketplane Global Inc. has seen more downs than ups since its inception six years ago, but the company is still slated to eventually send people into space. The project, at the Oklahoma Spaceport at the Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base in Burns Flat, has received support from the state of Oklahoma...; Tags: craft, FINANCE, Manufacturing, NASA, Strategy, Taxes, Transportation; Research articles 2007-12-26

2007 Movers and Shakers: Larry Wieber, Robin Halliday, Dave Christensen lead the way: Many Whatcom County and Bellingham businesses made the news in 2007, but it's the people behind the news who are making things happen. This year, our list of Movers and Shakers includes the owner of a successful and rapidly growing boat manufacturing company, the president of a local technology group,...; Tags: Bellingham, board, Christensen, craft, president, Western Washington University; Research articles 2007-12-01
UFOs are no joke, group says: WASHINGTON AFP — UFOs may be fodder for comedians but there was no joking Monday when a group of former pilots recounted seeing strange phenomena in the sky and demanded the US government reopen an investigation into unidentified flying objects. Several pilots offered dramatic accounts of witnessing UFOs --...; Tags: craft, disc, U.S. Government; Research articles 2007-11-12
Space shuttle set to land after risky repair job: CAPE CANAVERAL, United States AFP — Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery prepared Wednesday for a return to Earth, after a 15-day trip to the International Space Station that included a risky, unplanned in-space repair job, NASA said. Just before 1300 GMT, the astronauts began running checks with mission...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, craft, Florida, job, NASA; Research articles 2007-11-06
US shuttle blasts off on key space station mission: CAPE CANAVERAL, United States AFP — US space shuttle Discovery blasted off successfully Tuesday on an ambitious, complex mission to the International Space Station, key to future manned flights to Mars. The launch went ahead at 11:38 am (1538 GMT) despite safety concerns voiced by a team of independent...; Tags: craft, director, ISS, NASA, shuttle; Research articles 2007-10-23
Taiwan's last dragon boat maker hangs on to fading craft: TAIPEI AFP — A stone's throw from his modest open-air workshop, Liu Ching-cheng keenly follows a team of oarsmen practising for the annual Dragon Boat Festival in a colourful wooden boat he built. A fourth-generation maker of the finely crafted wooden boats, Liu can count hundreds of dragon boats...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, craft, Taiwan; Research articles 2007-06-17
Favorite finds.(New Homes): Lots of organizing options for scrapbookers Scrapbooking and other paper crafts are hot. Even Martha Stewart is in on the action, unveiling more than 4,000 new paper-crafting products this month at area Michaels stores. Between scissors, stamps, stickers, die-cuts and paper, how...; Tags: craft, HARDWARE, IKEA, Storage; Research articles 2007-05-19
India designers mix femininity with tradition: NEW DELHI AFP — Tiny frocks in free-flowing shapes with pretty bows and sleeves dominated the runways at the ninth India Fashion Week Friday. "The look is pretty with an emphasis on feminine lines," said fashion critic Satya Saran, editor of DNA newspaper's Me magazine. In all, 87...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Biotechnology, craft, India, Strategy; Research articles 2007-03-23
Saturn's rings: a panoramic perspective: Sailing high above Saturn, NASA'S Cassini spacecraft recently made this sweeping portrait of the icy rings that girdle the planet. "It's a view that no human has had before, nor a spacecraft," says Cassini scientist Carolyn Porco of the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. From a vantage point 40[degrees]...; Tags: craft, NASA, Saturn, spacecraft; Research articles 2007-03-10
Unmanned Space Testbed for Technologies: The U.S. Air Force is adapting an unmanned space vehicle to allow scientists to launch advanced technologies into orbit, test their capabilities and return them to Earth to evaluate their performance in space. Known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, the craft builds on previous X-37 work conducted by NASA,...; Tags: Air Force, craft, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2007-01-01
Mars orbiter's decade-long mission probably over: NASA: LOS ANGELES AFP — The unexpectedly long 10-year-old mission of the Mars Global Surveyor probe is most likely over after contact with the orbiter was lost earlier this month, NASA said. Scientists said they suspected a damaged solar panel had left the craft unable to communicate with Earth following its...; Tags: craft, NASA; Research articles 2006-11-21
New England gingerbread houses benefit shelter: BOSTON -- Chefs and culinary students from throughout New England are invited to compete in the 13th annual gingerbread house competition, to be held during the 20th annual Christmas Festival, which celebrates crafts and specialty foods, at the World Trade Center here Nov. 3-5. The houses will be judged...; Tags: Benefits, craft, E-mail, World Trade Center; Research articles 2006-10-09
Just don't call it a blimp: it's a hybrid airship--part plane, part dirigible. Two Ohio inventors think production versions up to 990 ft. long will launch a new era of aviation--one where low and slow is the way to go.: The future of aviation is wobbling. Looking like a giant albino queen ant, the 117-ft.-long Dynalifter airship trundles down a grass airstrip in eastern Ohio, its white, ovoid envelope bobbling with each clod and divot in the runway. Undersize wings poke out from the airship's midsection,...; Tags: aircraft, aviation, cargo, craft, DARPA, Manufacturing, Ohio, Transportation; Research articles 2006-10-01
Search for bodies resumes after Italian migrant boat wreck: ROME AFP — Search operations resumed off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, after a boat loaded with would-be immigrants sunk the previous day. Coastguards recoverd 10 bodies Saturday and 70 survivors, but several of those said there had been 120 people on the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, coast, craft, immigrant; Research articles 2006-08-20
Italian rescue ship may have caused boat wreck, authorities say: ANSA: ROME AFP — Prosecutors were probing whether an Italian Navy ship may have caused a boat crammed with African migrants off southern Italy to sink, leaving at least 10 people dead and around 40 missing, ANSA news agency said. The prosecutor's office on the southern island of Sicily said...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, board, coast, craft, immigrant, Italy, Libya, prosecutor; Research articles 2006-08-18
British scientists unveil latest craft to search for life on Mars: LONDON AFP — British scientists have taken the wraps off a prototype craft to search for signs of life on Mars, hailing it the smartest piece of equipment ever designed for exploration of the red planet. The rover, nicknamed Bridget, will contain high-tech equipment that will gather and test...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Backups, craft, Robots, scientist; Research articles 2006-06-12