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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

Cars That Think

The satellite then transmitted the signal to a ground station; if no station was within range, it stored the data on magnetic tape for later transmission. The Kremlin, trying to avoid famine at home, sent representatives to the United States to purchase American wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

In this country a lot of the new cars are purchased by higher income households and a typical modest income household is driving a used car.The typical American that is buying a new car, which costs on average $28,000, isn’t currently driving a car that costs $2,000.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft,” wrote Norman Augustine, formerly Undersecretary of the Army, back in 1984. Ukraine has also resorted to homemade drones as an alternative to long-range jet fighters and missiles, which Western donors have so far refused to provide.

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