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GOES-14 (O) moving into on-orbit storage around the Earth

Nov 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite named GOES-14, is being placed in on-orbit storage this month to await its call to duty.

STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The STPSat-1, built for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) and operated by the DoD STP for the first year then transitioned to NRL for the last 16 months, was decommissioned on October ...

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Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content

Technology / Telecom

6 hours ago | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...

Galileo satellite platform tests under way

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

16 hours ago | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The engineering model of the first Galileo satellites has completed platform integration tests at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome. The platform is now undergoing functional testing. ...

Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

17 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican

MySpace Music debuts in Britain

Technology / Internet

Dec 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican.

AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake (AP)

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Technology / Business

Dec 03, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable ...

Movieclips.com launches with studio deals

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Dec 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Movieclips.com, an online movie clip-sharing service, launched in beta test mode on Wednesday touting the cooperation of six major Hollywood studios amid an industrywide slowdown in DVD sales.

Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review

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Dec 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie ...

NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and MT Aerospace in Augsburg, Germany, to successfully manufacture the first full-scale friction stir welded and spun ...

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Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industry

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Dec 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said.