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Mentor Graphics Announces Expanded Transportation Electrical Solutions Forums for 2008 Including...

pcbcafe.com     20-Mar-2008   2 related          

WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 20, 2008— Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced its 2008 Integrated Ele ... WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 20, 2008— Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its 2008 Integrated...                    

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Ruling on sale of Canadarm, Radarsat delayed

canoe.ca     20-Mar-2008   4 related          

OTTAWA - The controversy over whether cutting-edge, taxpayer-subsidized Canadian space technology should be sold to an American arms-maker will rage for another month. ... By Bruce Cheadle, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The proposed $1.325-billion deal has repercussions far...                    

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Media advisory - Delay in MDA sale good, stopping it would be better, says CAW

newswire.ca     20-Mar-2008          

TORONTO, March 20 /CNW/ - The CAW is lauding the decision by the federal government to delay the sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates' space and robotics division to U.S. arms manufacturer Alliant Techsystems (ATK). The union is pressing the government to do the...                    

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ctv.ca: Canadarm is extended from the space shuttle Endeavour during operations with the International Space Station on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007. ctv.ca

Feds delay ruling on sale of Canada's top space firm

ctv.ca     20-Mar-2008   7 related          

In the face of mounting pressure, Industry Minister Jim Prentice is holding off government approval of Canada's top space company and a multi-million dollar taxpayer funded satellite to a U.S. weapons maker. ... Robert Fife, CTV Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA -- In the face...                    

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Ireland's pension fund to exclude munitions-report

reuters.com     19-Mar-2008   1 related          

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's National Pensions Reserve Fund plans to withdraw 27 million euros (21 million pounds) of investment from six firms involved in the production of cluster munitions, Irish media reported on Wednesday. ... The NPRF, charged with securing funds...                    

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Air Force Awards $250M Rocket Contract

chron.com     18-Mar-2008   2 related          

WASHINGTON — A team of companies that includes Orbital Science Corp., L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. and Alliant Techsystems Inc. has won a $250 million Air Force contract to supply engineering and technical services to support rocket-launch programs, the Defense Department said late Tuesday.                    

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Pratt And Whitney Rocketdyne Rocket Engine Powers Latest GPS Satellite Into Space

spacedaily.com     18-Mar-2008   16 related          

Canoga Park Ca (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - A new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite was carried into orbit Saturday by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket powered by a Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne RS-27A rocket engine. ... by Staff Writers Canoga Park Ca (SPX)...                    

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ATK & Successful Launch of GPS Satellite

globalsecurity.org     17-Mar-2008   14 related          

No description ... ATK Provides Enhanced Thermal Control Architecture to Support Satellite Communication Upgrades MINNEAPOLIS, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) supported today's successful launch of the United Launch Alliance's Delta II...                    

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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches GPS IIR-19 Mission for Air Force

prnewswire.com     15-Mar-2008   31 related          

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- United Launch Alliance successfully launched a Delta II expendable launch vehicle today from Space Launch Complex 17-A at 2:09 a.m., EDT carrying the Air Force's GPS IIR-19(M) satellite. This launch marks the first mission...                    

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Canadarm sale must yield 'net benefit' to Canada: Prentice

canoe.ca     13-Mar-2008   18 related          

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Jim Prentice says he won't approve the sale of iconic Canadian space technology to a major American arms-maker unless it has a "net benefit" to Canada. ... Industry minister Jim Prentice appears before the Commons industry committee hearing...                    

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