Enterprise Technology Archive

  • Island Air

    Larry Ellison of Oracle Buys Island Air

    Island Air closed the sale of the airline Wednesday to a newly formed holding company owned by Lawrence J. Ellison (Larry Ellison), CEO of the enterprise software company Oracle. “This is another major investment and commitment to Hawaiʻi,” said Paul Marinelli, vice president of Lawrence...

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  • bbeauty

    Black Beauty Carrying Water Found on Sahara Desert

    NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface or crust have found it contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteorites from unknown origins. This new class of meteorite was found in 2011 in the Sahara...

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  • ngsproj

    Genographic Project to Know the Humanity’s Past

    The National Geographic Society announced Wednesday the next phase of its Genographic Project — the multiyear global research initiative that uses DNA to map the history of human migration. Building on seven years of global data collection, Genographic shines new light on humanity’s collective past,...

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  • ft

    Nissan Partners with TED to Present Future:Today

    As a car manufacturer focusing on future technologies, Nissan partners with TED for its Future:Today exhibition – centred on the zero-emission Nissan LEAF. TED is a non-profit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” Located at the Youngstorget in Oslo, the exhibition is a future-facing showcase...

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  • tundra

    Toyota Tundra to Tow Space Shuttle Endeavour

    Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) has announced that the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck is slated to tow the space shuttle Endeavour during its final journey to the California Science Center on October 13, 2012, where it will go on permanent display. The Endeavour...

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  • nasacur

    NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Enters Arm-Work Phase

    After driving more than a football field’s length since landing, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use of the tools on its arm. Curiosity extended its robotic arm Wednesday in the first of 6-10 consecutive days of planned activities to...

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  • charles

    When Human Voice Travels from Earth to Mars

    NASA’s Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another planet and back, said NASA in a statement released Monday, August 27. In spoken words radioed to the rover on Mars and back to NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN)...

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  • neil

    Moon Walker Neil Armstrong Passes Away

    Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passed away Saturday. He was 82. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930 and began his NASA career in Ohio. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has...

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  • mars

    NASA to Take First Look Deep Inside Mars

    NASA has selected a new mission, set to launch in 2016, that will take the first look into the deep interior of Mars to see why the Red Planet evolved so differently from Earth as one of solar system’s rocky planets. NASA made this announcement...

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  • mars

    Is Mars a Habitable Place for Humans?

    When the Mars Science Laboratory enters the atmosphere of the red planet this weekend, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center will experience the thrill-ride of their lives. Langley, one of several NASA centers engaged in the mission, is the agency lead for modeling and simulation...

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  • expd

    Space Station Trio Lands in Kazakhstan

    Three members of the Expedition 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth today, July 1, wrapping up a mission that lasted six-and-a-half months. Russian Commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre...

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    Space Station Trio Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

    Three members of the Expedition 30 crew undocked from the International Space Station and safely returned to Earth on Friday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month mission in space, according to NASA. Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Anton Shkaplerov landed...

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