Wednesday, February 8, 2012

• Spaceborne Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Ships from Japan to U.S. --- GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 2:22 PM
  Japanese scientists and engineers have completed construction on a new instrument designed to take 3-D measurements of the shapes, sizes and other physical characteristics of both raindrops and snowflakes. The instrument will be shipped from Japan to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., to be integrated into an upcoming NASA Earth science satellite. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Designed and built by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar is one ... read more
• Jacob Bleacher Gives Free Talk at Library of Congress: "NASA's Desert RATS," Feb. 14 --- GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 2:21 PM
  The Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona offers a research haven for NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team of scientists and engineers, because this rough, dusty terrain, with its extreme temperatures that swing from hot to cold, resembles other places in the solar system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) On this bleak landscape, NASA crews can test robotic systems and extravehicular equipment; adjust and improve their designs; and create effective procedures for solar-system exploration. NASA scientist Jacob Bleacher will discuss "NASA's ... read more
• Infrared Sounder on NASA's Suomi NPP Starts Its Mission --- GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 2:12 PM
  A powerful new infrared instrument, flying on NASA's newest polar-orbiting satellite, designed to give scientists more refined information about Earth's atmosphere and improve weather forecasts and our understanding of climate, has started sending its data back to Earth. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) joins four other new instruments aboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, which NASA launched on Oct. 28, 2011, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Suomi NPP mission is the bridge between NOAA's ... read more
• Will Iran Attempt to Close the Strait of Hormuz? --- HOUSTON, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 2:11 PM
  Major General Thomas L. Wilkerson, former CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute, will appear on "Tim Connolly's Winning Strategies" (www.winningstrategies.net) on Friday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m. CT. General Wilkerson speaks as an internationally known expert on the full range of defense-related topics and has appeared on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN, National Public Radio, Fox News and the BBC. The General will discuss the current volatile situation in Iran, Israel's power to disrupt the Iranian military program, ... read more
• GPS Source Receives Safety of Flight Approval for GLI Kits Aboard US Air Force C-130 (E/H/J Models) and C-17 Aircraft --- PUEBLO, CO
  Posted at 1:10 PM
  PUEBLO, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/08/12 -- The United States Air Force Air Mobility Command Systems Group (AMC SG) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has awarded Safety of Flight Approval for GPS Source's GLI kits aboard US Air Force C-130 (E/H/J models) and C-17 aircraft. Safety of Flight Approval confirms the safe operation of GLI kits aboard military aircraft. It also provides an official USAF account of the testing which was accomplished in order to grant full flight approvals. Robert ... read more
• American Pacific Reports Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Results; Reaffirms Full Year Guidance --- LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 1:02 PM
  American Pacific Corporation (NASDAQ: APFC) today reported financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter ended December 31, 2011. We provide non-GAAP measures as a supplement to financial results based on GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included in the accompanying supplemental data. FINANCIAL SUMMARY Quarter Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Quarter Ended December 31, 2010 -- Revenues increased $16.1 million, or 46%, to $51.3 million from $35.2 ... read more
• NASA Officials to Discuss Fiscal Year 2013 Budget --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 12:57 PM
  NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will brief reporters about the agency's fiscal year 2013 budget at 2 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 13. The news conference will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, located at 300 E St. SW, in Washington. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson will join Bolden. The news conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Questions will be taken from news media representatives at headquarters and ... read more
• General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Support Naval Medical Logistics Command Investigational Research --- FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 12:00 PM
  General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a contract to support Naval Medical Logistics Command and U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery investigational research programs and centers. The five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Investigational Research Omnibus contract has a potential value of $49.9 million to all awardees. Through this contract, General Dynamics will provide physicians, scientists, nurses and technical staff to support research and development and clinical ... read more
• NASA Seeks Proposals for Green Propellant Technology Demonstrations --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 11:00 AM
  NASA is seeking technology demonstration proposals for green propellant alternatives to the highly toxic fuel hydrazine. As NASA works with American companies to open a new era of access to space, the agency seeks innovative and transformative fuels that are less harmful to our environment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Hydrazine is an efficient and ubiquitous propellant that can be stored for long periods of time, but is also highly corrosive and toxic. It is used extensively on commercial and defense department satellites as ... read more
• New Resin Technology From Asahi Kasei Plastics at NPE Booth # 34013 --- FOWLERVILLE, Mich., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 10:22 AM
  Asahi Kasei Plastics will feature new resin technologies at NPE 2012 - The International Plastics Showcase April 1 - 5, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida USA. "In response to changing demands in various industries, Asahi Kasei Plastics is announcing new resin technologies and capabilities resulting in new, improved eco-friendly products," said Ramesh Iyer, vice president commercial operations. -- Xyron(TM) PV Grades - Modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) for solar ... read more
• The Evermedia Group Provides Audit Update --- BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  The Evermedia Group, Inc. (Pinksheets: EVRM) is pleased to announce completing the 2010 portion of the Company's financial audit, representing a significant step toward filing the Company's Form 10 registration statement. Once all audit requirements are complete, the Form 10 will advance to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for review. In order to become fully reporting and to list on the Bulletin Board, Evermedia must present two years of audited financials prepared by a Public Company Accounting ... read more
• NASA'S Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole Grazing on Asteroids --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 9:30 AM
  The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids, which could explain the frequent flares observed, according to astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) For several years Chandra has detected X-ray flares about once a day from the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, or "Sgr A*" for short. The flares last a few hours with brightness ranging from a few times to nearly one hundred times ... read more
• Entrust President and CEO Conner Outlines Cybersecurity Dangers During Congressional Subcommittee Hearing --- DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 9:06 AM
  Entrust Inc. President and CEO Bill Conner was invited as an expert speaker to the U.S. Subcommittee on Communications and Technology's cybersecurity hearing in Washington D.C. Wednesday. The invitation to participate in the hearing, "Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Private-Sector Responses," was offered by Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) to discuss threats to the nation's digital online commerce channels and communications networks. "Cybercrime poses a greater threat to the security of nations, corporations and individuals than ever before," said Conner. ... read more
• Kairos Consulting Worldwide Wins $1.5 Million National Nuclear Security Administration Competitive Contract --- CHICAGO
  Posted at 8:03 AM
  Kairos Consulting Worldwide today announced it won a $1.5 million competitive contract to integrate financial systems for the National Nuclear Security Administration. The three-year contract will result in development of a new financial system for the agency, which falls within the Department of Energy. ... read more
• PharmAthene to Present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference on February 15, 2012 --- ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 7:38 AM
  PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that Eric I. Richman, President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm EST at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York. Mr. Richman will also be available to participate in one-on-one meetings at the conference. Event: Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 12:00 ... read more
• AFA's Next 'Mitchell Hour' to Focus on FY13 Budget --- ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 7:02 AM
  The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies welcomes Todd Harrison, the senior fellow for defense budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, as the next guest speaker at the upcoming Mitchell Hour. This Mitchell event will take place on Friday, February 17, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at AFA's national headquarters at 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, next to the Key Bridge Marriott. The presentation will be in AFA's fourth floor boardroom. Harrison's presentation will ... read more
• ATA Engineering Completes Successful Testing of Modular Bridge Design --- SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 7:00 AM
  ATA Engineering, Inc., is pleased to announce the successful completion of proof testing of the ARCS(TM) deployable bridge system. Technologies incorporated in the ARCS bridge result from a three-year effort funded by the US Army's TARDEC (Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center). The prototype is a 7,000 pound bridge constructed from six segments of interleaved aluminum modules designed to accommodate crossing by a 30 ton vehicle over a 40 foot gap. Static testing was successfully performed up to ... read more
• AIA Commends Attempts to Modify Sequestration --- ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  We are pleased members of both the House and Senate recognize the dangers that draconian cuts pose to our nation's security and America's skilled workforce, threatening more than one million middle class jobs. It is imperative that Congress and President Obama quickly agree to a path forward that avoids sequestration and automatic reductions in defense and domestic spending. The effects on DOD, FAA and NASA are potentially devastating. The aerospace and defense industry is comprised of highly skilled and dedicated workers ... read more
• Hamilton Sundstrand Completes First Delivery of Electronic Propeller Control System Equipped Aircraft to U.S. Navy Reserve --- WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 5:00 AM
  Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation recently completed first delivery of its Electronic Propeller Control System (EPCS) upgraded aircraft to the U.S. Navy Reserve. The delivery marked the first of a total order of 30 EPCS modernized aircraft, which will complete permanent modification of the entire fleet of C-130T and LC-130H aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). Hamilton Sundstrand was recently awarded the final delivery orders for these fleets, including 15 kits for the U.S. Navy Reserve's ... read more
• Goodrich to Showcase Advanced Systems at Singapore Airshow --- CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 8, 2012
  Posted at 5:00 AM
  Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) at next week's Singapore Airshow will showcase a full range of advanced systems for commercial aircraft, defense and space applications. The 2012 Singapore Airshow takes place at the Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore on February 14-19. The Goodrich pavilion (CD-07) will prominently feature an engine nacelle inlet cowl displayed on the outside of its building at the beginning of chalet row nearest the exhibit halls. Inside, visitors will have a chance to experience the latest systems ... read more