PressReleasePoint - Aerospace & Defense

NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers

NASA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:18 -0500

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.

All-Marks Is Your Solution To All Of Your Part Marking Needs!

All-Marks LLC — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:21 -0500

All-Marks provides state-of-the-art fiber laser marking systems, tooling and automated equipment, as well as all of the software necessary to make for a complete enterprise-ready & user-friendly package to meet all laser marking requirements.

Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth

NASA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:11 -0500

WASHINGTON -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.

Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs

NASA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:54 -0500

NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights

NASA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:00 -0500

N° 29-2009: Inauguration of site of Galileo station at Kourou

ESA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:51 -0500

20 November 2009

The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated on 19 November.

Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday

NASA — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:24:56 -0500

HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Jump in online booking and Web check-in rates at Paris Charles De Gaulle

SITA — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:15:09 -0500

Date:19 November 2009

Location:Paris

Online booking and Web check-in are on the rise among passengers using one of Europe's busiest airports, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), according to a new Passenger Self Service Survey from SITA, the aviation IT specialist.

Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit

NASA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:17:53 -0500

DONALD LUSTIG JOINS AAR AS VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER OF AAR BROWN INTERNATIONAL

AAR — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:52:31 -0500

WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2009) — AAR (NYSE: AIR) announced today that Donald Lustig, Brigadier General (retired), U.S. Air Force, has joined the Company as Vice President and General Manager of AAR Brown International. AAR Brown International provides engineering, manufacturing and communications systems integration services for AAR’s government and defense customers.

Rockwell Collins provides avionics solutions for flydubai

Rockwell Collins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:25:39 -0500

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise selects Rockwell Collins avionics for installation on A320s

Rockwell Collins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:07 -0500

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NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians

NASA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:55 -0500

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.

Rockwell Collins receives $450 million contract for ARC-210 radios

Rockwell Collins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:26 -0500

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NASA's Wise Gets Ready to Survey the Whole Sky

NASA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:47 -0500