Space & Astronomy

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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	Space Data Corporation Supplies Near-Space Communications System to U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space & Missile Systems Center awarded a $49 million contract to Space Data Corp. to provide communication for the area 65,000-135,000 feet above the Earth, known as near space.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	Space Micro Computer Joins Air Force ANGELS Nanosatellite Program The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Micro Space Vehicles Directorate contracts Space Micro Inc. to use their Proton200k computer for the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian Evaluating Local Space (ANGELS) satellite program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	Crystal Group Contributes Technology to NASA's Space Video Gateway System NASA executives investigated computer server technologies for the International Space Station (ISS), and selected the CS900 server from Crystal Group Inc. to integrate with NASA's Space Video Gateway System.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	NASA Orders SAW-Based RFID System From Airgate Technologies NASA management investigated radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies and tools for an undisclosed application at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The solution of choice was a surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) development system from AirGate Technologies Inc.
InternetNews October 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Silicon Valley Goes Into Orbit Got a few extra million just burning a hole in your pocket? A number of Silicon Valley pioneers are spending their spare change for a ticket into space.
InternetNews October 20, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Streaming to The Moon Space enthusiasts compete for $2.5M and a trip to the moon, and it's all to be streamed live.
PC Magazine October 11, 2006 Sebastian Rupley	Man-made Black Holes? Can a particle collider be taken too far?
Science News October 7, 2006 Ivars Peterson	The Eclipse That Saved Columbus An eclipse prediction in a book of calculations and predictions made by Regiomontanus, based on Ptolemy's Earth-centered model of the solar system, helped Christopher Columbus out of a jam.
Geotimes October 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Planets Redefined: Pluto Gets Demoted Members of the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto, and to give the asteroid Ceres a promotion. Arriving at this new system, however, was not without controversy among astronomers, the public and even geologists.
Smithsonian October 2006 Robert Irion	The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth.
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