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Michael Cooney
Michael Cooney

Michael Cooney

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Recent articles by Michael Cooney

Atlantis astronauts get rude awakening

November 20, 2009

Talk about a nightmare. The Atlantis space shuttle crew and other astronauts onboard the International Space Station were awoken this morning by a system depressurization alarm.

FCC: Internet program for deaf cheated out of millions

November 20, 2009

In court the Federal Communications Commission has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of ¿tens of millions of dollars¿ from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras.

FAA: Unmanned and commercial aircraft don¿t mix -- yet

November 19, 2009

On a day when the FAA is dealing with yet another computer glitch fouling up national operations, it is taking aim at a rapidly approaching issue: letting unmanned aircraft have unrestricted access to regular civilian airspace.

NASA, Microsoft want you to be a Martian

November 17, 2009

NASA and Microsoft today said they have built a Web site that lets would-be Martians virtually explore the red planet.

The six greatest threats to US cybersecurity

November 17, 2009

It¿s not a very good day when a security report concludes: Disruptive cyber activities expected to become the norm in future political and military conflicts. But such was the case today as the Government Accountability Office today took yet another critical look at the US federal security systems and found most of them lacking.

NASA space shuttle¿s cosmic cuisine

November 16, 2009

As NASA¿s space shuttle Atlantis astronauts blasted into space this afternoon, the last thing on their minds was wondering what¿s for dinner.

NASA offers $400,000 prize for super space glove

November 13, 2009

If you can build a high-tech glove that can move easily and operate effectively in the vacuum of space, NASA may have $400,000 for your effort.

NASA finds ¿lots of water¿ from moon crash tests

November 13, 2009

The NASA spacecraft that plowed into the moon last month have discovered what the space agency calls ¿significant amounts of water¿ on the lunar surface.

BlueHippo gets contempt charge from FTC

November 12, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today asked a federal court to issue a contempt order against BlueHippo for violating a 2008 agreement that required the company to pay $3.5 million for consumer redress and barred the defendants from further deceiving customers.

NASA to power Mars rover out of sand trap

November 12, 2009

NASA¿s long running Mars rover Spirit is stuck in a sand trap ¿ a situation the space agency would like to fix. Today NASA said it will begin what it called the long process of extricating Spirit by sending commands that could free the rover.