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Counter-trend: Air Force shoots down high-tech UAV in favor of ancient U-2

Posted March 19, 2012 - 1:39 pm

The highly touted, highly expensive Global Hawk was to replace legendary U-2 as America's No. 1 spy plane. It killed its own chances with maintenance requirements that made it a hanger queen, poor image-gathering with its own sensors and difficulty getting it to carry the U-2's.
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Rumor no more: TerreStar Networks files Chapter 11

Posted October 20, 2010 - 10:52 am

On Monday I wrote that mobile wireless network provider TerreStar Corp. was considering filing for bankruptcy.
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Report: AT&T smartphone partner TerreStar mulls bankruptcy

Posted October 18, 2010 - 1:30 pm

Shares of TerreStar Corp. plunged more than 50 percent in Monday's trading following a Wall Street Journal article reporting that the debt-laden mobile wireless network provider may file for bankruptcy.
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Coming soon from a satellite near you: ATT's new smartphone

Posted September 21, 2010 - 2:50 pm

In a bid to improve its mobile network performance (and put an end to chronic customer complaints), AT&T today unveiled a smartphone that can connect via satellite.
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Russian spy satellites now searching for pot

Posted February 4, 2010 - 6:00 pm

Far removed from the glory days of the Cold War, Russia's spy satellites are assigned to more mundane work.
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Satellites to track penguin poop

Posted June 8, 2009 - 9:00 am

While antarctic penguins are too small to see from space, their poo is visible via satellite.
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Ancient ruins meet modern science

Posted January 7, 2009 - 1:10 pm

As it turns out, satellites are good for more than peeping on sunbathing celebs. They're also pretty handy at helping archaeologists re-discover lost cities.
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