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Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Unboxing (Video)
July 14, 2009The first official look at the Prestige Collectors Edition of Modern Warfare 2 - available for pre-order now and releasing worldwide on November 10th, 2009. See video below.
Vint Cerf: "Father of the Internet" Still Looking Forward
July 09, 2009By Art Chimes Vint Cerf is often called the "Father of the Internet." He doesn't like the title much, saying there are others who deserve to share the credit. But he was there at the beginning, as a co-designer of the basic architecture of...
Hackers Assume Larger Role in Russia’s Online ‘Religious Wars’
July 09, 2009By Paul Goble Hacker attacks against sites maintained by political opponents of the Russian government have received a great deal of attention, but increasingly, hackers are turning their attention to Runet sites operated by religious groups, a reflection...
Turkey's YouTube Ban Is Cause For Concern
July 08, 2009By Claire Berlinski Very few people in Turkey are exercised by the YouTube blackout, now in its second year. Despite the ban, the video-sharing site is believed to be the ninth most popular site in Turkey. Almost every Internet user -- from Prime Minister...
NASA speaker discusses lunar exploration and Apollo on July 7
July 01, 2009Natural satellite, ocean mover, and timepiece -- the moon continues to fascinate humans 40 years after astronaut Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man. On July 7, NASA's Langley Research Center will host Roger Launius, who will discuss "...
NASA climate instrument to study greenhouse effect
July 01, 2009Studies of a previously unmeasured range of infrared radiation will be performed in Chile's Atacama Desert by a new instrument out of NASA's Langley Research Center. The study hopes to provide new information about Earth's climate in which radiation...
Future meets the past in wind tunnel tests
July 01, 2009This summer engineers will test a small-scale blended wing body prototype in an historic wind tunnel that once hosted some of America's greatest aviation pioneers, including Orville Wright, Howard Hughes and Charles Lindbergh. The 21-foot wingspan...
NASA Langley joins the Twitter/Facebook generation
July 01, 2009NASA Langley has joined the growing legions of people and businesses that are using new media to reach out to the public. The country's oldest civilian aerospace laboratory has set up a "NASA Langley" account on the popular social networking...
Virginia students to participate in science and technology program
July 01, 2009The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) program will kick off in July with two weeklong intensive workshops scheduled July 11-17 and July 25-31. More than 80 high school students from Virginia will be participating. Students...
NASA technology helps athletes
July 01, 2009The next episode of the Emmy award-winning video program, "NASA 360," produced in partnership between NASA Langley and the National Institute of Aerospace, will show viewers how athletes are benefiting from innovations developed by or for NASA...