NASA finds "lots of water" from moon crash tests
The NASA spacecraft that plowed into the moon last month have discovered what the space agency calls "significant amounts of water" on the lunar surface. Read more
NASA offers $400,000 for super space glove
If you can build a high-tech glove that can move easily and operate effectively in the vacuum of space, NASA may have $400,000 for your effort. Read more
NASA to power Mars rover out of sand trap
NASA's long running Mars rover Spirit is stuck in a sand trap - a situation the space agency would like to fix. Today NASA said it will begin what it called the long process of Read more
FTC slaps contempt charge on BlueHippo
The Federal Trade Commission today asked a federal court to issue a contempt order against BlueHippo for violating a 2008 agreement that required the company to pay $3.5 million for consumer redress and barred the defendants from further deceiving customers. Read more
Military wants lightweight fiber lasers for unmanned aircraft
Military researchers are looking for a 22lb laser that can fit and operate in high-altitude unmanned aircraft. Read more
Damn the torpedoes: NASA, European Space agency want to go to Mars
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are aiming to cooperate on all manner of robotic orbiters, landers and exploration devices for a future trip to Mars.& Read more
NASA brings chemical sensor to iPhone
If you are in need of finding out if there is ammonia, chlorine gas or methane in the air around you, there's an iPhone app for that. Read more
Swarms of networked robots to probe the ocean
Swarms of robots will soon be scooting across the ocean floor looking to monitor everything from protected marine areas and fish migration patterns to a variety of other biological activities. Read more
Commercial space operations seeing big cash infusion
While there are still tons of economic problems around the globe, the commercial space industry seems to be avoiding at least some of those bumps as a new study shows the total investment in that industry has risen by 20% since January 2008, reaching a total of $1.46 billion.  Read more
FAA streamlines experimental space flight access
The Federal Aviation Administration today said it would streamline the environmental review part of permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets to help bolster a fledgling commercial space market. Read more
Air Force: US decades behind on satellite protection
Too little is known about what potential foes have placed into space and how much space debris is threatening to damage American orbiters. And the US needs to deploy more space sensors, satellites and satellite protection and quickly: "We are decades behind where we should be, in my view." Read more
Airborne lasers make high-speed military network zip
Ultra-high bandwidth lasers in manned or unmanned aircraft could soon be blasting military voice, video and data across the skies and to the ground if a hybrid optical laser system currently undergoing test pans out. Read more
Cisco computer game lets you play CEO
If you want to be a CEO but not have any of the real responsibilities of one, you could try to play a new online game being offered by Cisco. The company this week posted myPlanNet, a computer game that lets anyone be a broadband executive making network deployment decisions. Read more
FCC and DOT team-up, want high-tech cure for distracted driving
The Federal Communications Commission and the US Department of Transportation are teaming up to develop what they called high-tech solutions to the growing problem of distracted or inattentive drivers. Read more
How to build a cyborg astrobiologist
Researchers have built an artificial intelligence-based wearable computer with digital eyes that could help future robots or astronauts "see' and discover signs of life in the desert-like conditions found on
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NASA: 2 companies win $1.65M moon lander prize
NASA said it will this week award $1.65 million in prize money to a pair of aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again. Read more
X Prize gets $5.5M of economic stimulus money for 100MPG car
The Department of Energy today said it would give $5.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X Prize Foundation's competition to build mass-production-capable cars that can get at least 100 MPG. Read more
High-tech camera, algorithms fuse for better sleep apnea test
What do you get when you combine the smarts of a computer scientist and a doctor of sleep medicine? A cool, less invasive way to figure out if patients have sleep apnea, a common problem that causes a snoring a person to momentarily stop breathing while sleeping. Read more
NASA begins to reshape future
NASA began the long process of redefining some of its missions today as it added four new committees to the external advisory group that helps guide the space agency's directions. Read more
FTC delays identity theft protection rules till June 2010
Well, maybe the fourth time will be the charm. This time the Federal Trade Commission said it delayed the enforcement of its Red Flags identity protection rules until June 1, 2010 at the request of Congressional members.
At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the "Red Flags" Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC. Read more
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