News tagged with marshall islands
Launch of NASA's nuSTAR mission postponed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The planned launch of NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission has been postponed after a March 15 launch status meeting. The launch will be rescheduled to allow additional ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2012 |
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NASA postpones launch of X-ray telescope
NASA has postponed the launch of a new X-ray telescope to allow more time to check an issue with the rocket that will boost it into orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb
The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Pacific islands push US to improve fisheries deal
A group of 17 Pacific island nations began putting pressure on the United States on Saturday to reshape a 23-year-old fisheries treaty.
Mar 20, 2011 |
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Sharks get protection in Marshall Islands
The US territory of the Marshall Islands has placed a moratorium on the trade and export of shark fins, a report said Friday, the latest in a trend across the Pacific Ocean.
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Extreme tides flood Marshalls capital
Extreme high tides have flooded parts of the low-lying Marshall Islands capital Majuro with a warning Sunday of worse to come because of rising sea levels.
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis
(AP) -- Pius Henry fears his adopted government will kill him, that the United States won't live up to a health care obligation to people from Pacific islands where it tested nuclear bombs.
Sep 07, 2009 |
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