Space shuttle Discovery’s final mission has been delayed because of storms, but mission controllers hope for a Friday launch. – Space shuttle Discovery has encountered yet another obstacle
on the way to its final mission: storms.
Inclement weather led NASAs mission controllers to scrub
Discoverys Nov. 4 launch. “If it looked like there was any possible chance of
giving it a shot, then I think we would have,” Pete Nickole…
Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG) said Thursday it has no plans as of now to ground its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft after a Qantas Airways (QAN.AU) airplane made an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport after apparent trouble in one of its engines.
“There are no plans as of now to ground our A380 aircraft, and operations are continuing as normal. It is premature at this point to speculate and we will await advice from the aircraft and engine manufacturers as the investigation (on the Qantas incident) progresses,” Singapore Airlines’ Vice-President for Public Affairs Nicholas Ionides said in an emailed statement.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is battling for her political future a day before a vote of no confidence in her government. Tymoshenko lost last month’s presidential election and dropped a legal challenge of the result. The winner of that political dual, Viktor Yanukovich, is seeking to consolidate power by ousting his bitter rival.
Google releases Android 2.0, the long-awaited OS build code-named Éclair that is expected to appear first on the upcoming Motorola Droid smartphone from Verizon Wireless. A feature called Quick Contact lets users tap a contact photo to call, SMS or e-mail that person. The Android 2.0 SDK features new sync, contacts and account manager APIs. The first in a series of Droid smartphones will run the latest Android build and is expected to launch Nov. 6 on Verizon Wireless, according to the Boy Genius Report.
– Google’s Android mobile operating system team Oct. 27 released Android 2.0, the long-awaited build also known as
Éclair that is expected to appear first on the Motorola Droid smartphone from
Verizon Wireless Nov. 6.
The Android 2.0 SDK (software development kit) features new APIs for sync,
accou…
Carrie Prejean believes she may have lost the Miss California title but a bigger crown awaits her in heaven.
The 22-year-old was stripped off her crown due to her anti-gay marriage activism, which she made public in her answer during the national pageant in April.
Speaking at the recent Values Voters Summit 2009 in Washington, D.C, Carrie [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley plan to sit down for a beer on Thursday.
The three men, surrounded by their families, will raise their glasses at the picnic table outside the Oval Office, weather permitting, CBS reports.
Asked if there would be pretzel or [...]
Jul 10th, 2009 11:35 AM EST By Sena Atoklo Sena Atoklo is a broadcast journalist and resident of Ghana who has worked with the BBC…
