Global Positioning System

Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By ROBBIE COREY-BOULETAssociated Press KOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) - Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came back down

China accuses Coca-Cola of misusing GPS equipment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 14th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities are investigating whether Coca-Cola Co. employees improperly used location-finding technology in violation of restrictions on map-making. Coca-Cola said Thursday it was cooperating with investigators. It said trucks for some of

Rights groups: Zimbabwe police intensify threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 9th

By ANGUS SHAWAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean police have increased threats against civic groups a week away from a referendum on a new constitution and before crucial elections to end the nation's shaky coalition later in the year, rights organizations said Saturday. An

China satellite navigation starts services to Asia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 27th

BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese satellite navigation network created to eventually compete with America's Global Positioning System has started offering services to Asian users outside the country. The network's spokesman, Ran Chengqi, said in a press briefing that the Beidou system is offering

Weather alerts coming soon to smartphone near you

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 28th

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorney Bob Burns already gets a lot of information from his smartphone, but he welcomes the prospect of getting a little more - free warnings about life-threatening weather from a sophisticated new government system

With SpaceX launch, more than cargo is riding on space station mission

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By Pete Spotts SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the company's Dragon spacecraft, is now three for three after a flawless launch in the predawn hours Tuesday morning. Coming after two previous successful test launches in 2010, Tuesday's historic mission to the International Space