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Kazakhstan Wants Russia To Pay 60 Million Dollars In Damages For Proton Crash
Astana, Kazakhstan (RIA) Oct 09, 2007Kazakhstan is seeking 1.5 billion rubles ($60 million) from Russia in compensation for a rocket crash on its territory, a Kazakh regional governor said Monday. On September 6, a Proton-M rocket was launched from the Baikonur space center, which Russia leases in Kazakhstan. However, engine malfunction and second-stage separation failure led to its crash 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the t ... more Intelsat And Telenor Satellite Broadcasting Expand Strategic Relationship 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Intelsat and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) have jointly announced the completion of an agreement, for Intelsat to purchase 10 transponders on Telenor's THOR 6 satellite, due to launch in Q2, 2009. Under the contract, Intelsat will gain additional capacity to expand its growing DTH business within Central and Eastern Europe. For both Telenor and Intelsat, it paves the way to continuing co ... more Long-Lost, Dangerous Asteroid Is Found Again 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Echoing the re-discovery of America by the Spanish long after an earlier Viking reconnaissance, astronomers have learned that a recently observed asteroid - one that could potentially hit the Earth - was actually first observed nearly a half-century ago. Researchers at the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA have confirmed work by SETI Institute astr ... more Robots With Legs 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 09, 2007David Wettergreen is an associate research professor at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Wettergreen works in the institute's Field Robotics Center, designing and testing robots for deployment under harsh, inhospitable conditions. Many of the projects he has worked on were funded by NASA, as part of its process of developing robotic spacecraft to explore nearby worlds. In this ... more Jules Verne Dry Cargo Prepared In Turin 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Around 180 kg of dry cargo which is to be carried into space on board Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, is currently undergoing final preparation in Turin, Italy, ahead of shipment to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The cargo items which will be on board the inaugural flight of the European-built Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) when it docks with the International Spa ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2007The Australian Government will enter into a $927 million partnership with the United States to access a world-leading communications capability provided by the new Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) constellation. Under our partnership arrangement, Australia will fund one satellite plus associated ground infrastructure to extend the constellation to six satellites and the US will fun ... more Russian Parliament Postpones Consideration Of CFE Moratorium 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 09, 2007The lower house of Russia's parliament postponed until November hearings on a bill submitted by President Vladimir Putin on imposing a moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty. Lawmakers were set to consider the future of the 30-member treaty, which limits Russian and NATO conventional forces and heavy weaponry from the Atlantic to the Urals, on October 9. "The hearings have ... more Northrop Grumman Tests Multi-Mission Command And Telemetry System For Key Global Space Programs 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Northrop Grumman, in conjunction with ground system teammate Raytheon, recently completed the System Acceptance Test (SAT) of a Common Command and Telemetry System (CCTS) that will potentially reduce costs between two programs, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). "The successful completion of this milestone proves ... more Hu prepares to chart next five years for China 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2007Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong was often referred to as the Great Helmsman. That leaves some observers wondering what they should call Hu Jintao since, during his five years in power, China has sometimes resembled a rudderless ship. "Hu Jintao's style tends to be management of crises rather than an overall political vision for the country," said Russell Leigh Moses, a Beiji ... more Raytheon Awarded 150 Million Dollar Patriot Pure Fleet Contract 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Raytheon has received a $150 million U.S. Army contract to begin the Patriot "Pure Fleet" modernization program bringing all Army Patriot equipment to state-of-the-art Patriot Configuration 3 status. The initial contract provides for the upgrade of one battalion consisting of four fire units of Patriot hardware. "Pure Fleet" is the result of the Army's decision in February 2006 to upgrade additi ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2007From 135,000 to 90,000 years ago tropical Africa had megadroughts more extreme and widespread than any previously known for that region, according to new research. Learning that now-lush tropical Africa was an arid scrubland during the early Late Pleistocene provides new insights into humans' migration out of Africa and the evolution of fishes in Africa's Great Lakes. "Lake Malawi, one of the de ... more Political tensions mount in India over US nuclear deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Tensions in India over a civil nuclear pact with Washington that threaten the survival of the country's ruling coalition worsened on Monday ahead of a visit by the UN's atomic energy chief. The nuclear deal, if implemented, would allow energy-hungry India to buy civilian nuclear technology while possessing nuclear weapons, despite not having signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. I ... more Researcher Studies What Makes Quantum Dots Blink 
Argonne IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2007In order to learn more about the origins of quantum dot blinking, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and the California Institute of Technology have developed a method to characterize it on faster time scales than have previously been accessed. Nanocrystals of semiconductor material, also known as quantum dots, are being intens ... more Carbon-heavy growth 'suicide' for India, says climate expert 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007High incomes and high carbon dioxide emissions go hand-in-hand all over the world, but the head of the globe's top scientific body on climate change says India can be different. India is drafting a climate change strategy due next month, ahead of a key United Nations meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in December to begin talks on post-2012 emissions-cuts commitments. "India shouldn't emulate t ... more United Solar Ovonic Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement With Enfinity For 21.15 MW Of PVC Laminates 
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Oct 09, 2007United Solar Ovonic has announced that it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Enfinity Management BVBA for 21.15 MW of UNI-SOLAR thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates. Under the agreement, United Solar will supply Enfinity 1.15MW in calendar year 2007 and 10MW in each of the calendar years 2008 and 2009. "The UNI-SOLAR product is uniquely suited for roof-top applications because ... more
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