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Michael Cooney

Michael Cooney

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Recent articles by Michael Cooney

FAA streamlines experimental space flight access

November 06, 2009

The Federal Aviation Administration today said it would streamline the environmental review part of permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets to help bolster a fledgling commercial space market.

FCC and DOT team-up, want high-tech cure for distracted driving

November 04, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission and the US Department of Transportation are teaming up to develop what they called high-tech solutions to the growing problem of distracted or inattentive drivers.

Cisco computer game lets you play CEO

November 04, 2009

If you want to be a CEO but not have any of the real responsibilities of one, you could try to play a new online game being offered by Cisco. The company this week posted myPlanNet, a computer game that lets anyone be a broadband executive making network deployment decisions.

NASA: 2 rocket companies win $1.65M moon lander prize

November 03, 2009

NASA said it will this week award $1.65 million in prize money to a pair of aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again.

NASA begins to outline future with revamped advisory council

November 02, 2009

NASA began the long process of redefining some of its missions today as it added four new committees to the influential advisory group that helps guide the space agency¿s directions.

X Prize gets $5.5M of economic stimulus money for 100MPG car

November 02, 2009

The Department of Energy today said it would give $5.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X Prize Foundation¿s competition to build mass-production-capable cars that can get at least 100 MPG.

High-tech camera, algorithms fuse for sleep apnea test

November 02, 2009

What do you get when you combine the smarts of a computer scientist and a doctor of sleep medicine? A cool, less invasive way to figure out if patients have sleep apnea, a common problem that causes a snoring a person to momentarily stop breathing while sleeping.

NASA: A crazy month of changes, challenges

November 01, 2009

It¿s hard to imagine NASA could face more challenges than the ones it stared at in October. On the good side, the space agency had a couple major successes first with the NASA LCROSS satellites successfully crashing into the moon looking for water and then the Ares X rocket launch that went off without a hitch at the end of the month.

FTC delays identity protection rules till June 2010

November 01, 2009

Well, maybe the fourth time will be the charm. This time the Federal Trade Commission said it delayed the enforcement of its Red Flags identity protection rules until June 1, 2010 at the request of Congressional members.

FTC Red Flags identity theft protection rules to hit Nov. 1

October 30, 2009

Baring a last minute delay, the Federal Trade Commission is set to enforce its identity theft rules known as Red Flags on Nov. 1.