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United Space Alliance To Slash Workforce As Shuttle EndsHouston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 United Space Alliance reports that the company will layoff about 15 percent of its current Space Shuttle workforce, effective October 1, 2010, in order to align the workforce level with the company's Space Shuttle Program Operations Contract work scope and current budget. Two missions remain in the Space Shuttle Program - STS-133 currently scheduled for no earlier than November 1, 2010, and STS-134 set for February 26, 2011. USA employs approximately 8,100 employees at its Florida, Texas and ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 02, 2010In a new analysis of a lunar sample collected by Apollo 17, researchers have detected and dated carbon on the moon in the form of graphite - the sooty stuff of pencil lead - which survived from around 3.8 billion years ago, when the moon was heavily bombarded by meteorites. Up to now, scientists thought the trace amounts of carbon previously detected on the surface of the moon came from th ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 02, 2010NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, is sitting pretty on a set of spiffy new wheels that would be the envy of any car show on Earth. The wheels and a suspension system were added this week by spacecraft technicians and engineers. These new and important touches are a key step in assembling and testing the flight system in advance of a planned 2011 launch. Curiosity, centerpiece of NAS ... more  
Washington (AFP) July 1, 2010NASA said Thursday it was postponing the final two space shuttle launches before the program is phased out, citing a delay in needed equipment. The US space agency set November 1 for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission, which had been planned for September 16. NASA said the shuttle Endeavour mission was rescheduled February 26 instead of late November. "The target ... more |
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New Multi-Year LTA With EADS Astrium To Power All GEO SatellitesParis, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 Saft has signed a new multi-year LTA (Long Term Agreement) with Astrium to supply the onboard lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules for every Eurostar GEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit) communications satellite to be built over the next years. This latest LTA renews and extends the previous agreement between Saft and Astrium that commenced in 2006. The new LTA covers the supply of the onboard battery modules, built with Saft's high-energy VES140 and VES 180 cells, for the latest version of the Eurost ... read more |
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