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China launches remote sensing satellite
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2007China on Monday launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land resource surveying, just weeks after it sent off its first lunar orbiter. The "Yaogan III" satellite will also be used for collecting data for crop yield estimate and disaster prevention, Xinhua news agency reported. It was launched on a Long March carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre in the north ... more Cosmological Data Affected By An Unexpected Source Of Radiation In Interstellar Space 
Memphis TN (SPX) Nov 13, 2007The widely lauded discovery of small-scale structure in the cosmic microwave background may be seriously affected by a previously unidentified source of radio emission in our own Milky Way Galaxy. This is the conclusion arrived at by Dr. Gerrit Verschuur, Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Memphis. His work will be published in the December 10 issue of the Astrophysical Journal. ... more SpaceX Completes Development Of Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Rocket Engine 
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2007Space Exploration Technologies Corp. reports it has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine. It is among the highest performing gas generator cycle kerosene engines ever built, exceeding the Boeing Delta II main engine, the Lockheed Atlas II main engine, and on par with the Saturn V F-1 engine. The Merlin 1C is an improved version of the M ... more PMA-2 Move Readies Station For Harmony Relocation 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 13, 2007International Space Station crewmembers move Pressurized Mating Adaptor-2 from the front of the U.S. laboratory Destiny to the Harmony node early Monday, clearing the way for Harmony's relocation to its permanent home. Harmony, with PMA-2 on its outboard end, is scheduled to be moved from its temporary position on the Unity node to the front of Destiny on Wednesday. Disengagement of the fi ... more Russia And India Sign Joint Lunar Research Deal 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement, the Russian agency said on Monday. The agreement was signed by Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov and Madhavan Nair, secretary of India's Department of Space and chairman of the Space Commission. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently on an official ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007A Zenit rocket launch with a Thuraya-3 communications satellite, part of the Sea Launch project, has been delayed due to poor weather until November 14, Russia's mission control spokesperson said Monday. The first launch of a Zenit carrier rocket following a January explosion that damaged a launch platform had originally been scheduled for November 13. "The launch has been scheduled for 6: ... more Pakistan warns against nuclear weapons grab 
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 12, 2007Pakistan warned Monday it had sufficient "retaliatory capacity" to defend its nuclear weapons, after a report the United States had made contingency plans to stop them falling into the wrong hands. Denouncing "irresponsible conjecture," the foreign ministry said Pakistan was ready and able to defend its nuclear arsenal and there was no risk of the arms being taken. Its reaction followed ... more Missile Tit-For-Tat 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007It looks as if Russia has long guessed the American moves to create a missile defense system in Europe, and is responding tit-for-tat and even figure-for-figure. On November 6, the Americans happily rejoiced after achieving their long-cherished ambition of hitting two target drones at the same time. The Russian reaction was not slow in coming. Russia is now poised to pull out of two basic intern ... more TAU Professor Finds Global Warming Is Melting Soft Coral 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 13, 2007Tel Aviv University Professor (and alumnus) Hudi Benayahu, head of TAU's Porter School of Environmental Studies, has found that soft corals, an integral and important part of reef environments, are simply melting and wasting away. And Prof. Benayahu believes this could mean a global marine catastrophe. Environmental stress, says Benayahu, is damaging the symbiotic relationship between soft coral ... more Indonesia's Mount Kelut spews ash and lava 
Blitar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 12, 2007Indonesian scientists Monday warned residents living on the slopes of a brewing volcano in East Java to keep their distance, after it spewed ash and lava despite a downgraded alert. Authorities last Thursday modified a warning that Mount Kelut was about to erupt, after it appeared that the volcano was only experiencing a slow eruption and was unlikely to explode. Volcanic activity is st ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Nov 13, 2007Every year geohazards - such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis - claim thousands of lives, devastate homes and destroy livelihoods. In an effort to reduce their impact, more than 250 scientists from around the world gathered for a five-day workshop at ESA's Earth Observation Centre in Frascati, Italy, to adopt a declaration for an internationally coordinated programme to help sa ... more Brazil a 'green giant' in fight against climate change: UN chief 
Jaboticabal, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2007Brazil is a "quiet green giant" leading the fight against climate change, but its pioneering use of biofuels should be studied carefully before being emulated, UN chief Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday. The UN secretary general, in a speech at factory producing ethanol from sugarcane in southeast Brazil, praised the South American nation's eco-initiatives, but stopped short of fully endorsing its pol ... more Analysis: Nigeria sees al-Qaida oil threat 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 12, 2007 Nigerian Security officials say they foiled a terrorist plot that included bombing attacks by suspects linked to al-Qaida, officials said Monday. The undisclosed number of suspects were arrested over the weekend -- following a lengthy investigation, according to the country's State Security Services -- in the northern, predominantly Muslim states of Kaduna, Kano and Yobe. The S ... more The Kraft Group Taps Constellation NewEnergy To Secure Wind Power For Gillette Stadium 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 13, 2007Renewable power will match electricity usage at Gillette Stadium for all New England Patriots pre-season, regular and post-season home games. Constellation Energy today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, is now the "Green Power Behind the Patriots." Constellation NewEnergy, which has an existing power agreement to serve Gillette Stadium, will secure Renewable Energy C ... more AAMCO Unveils Eco-Green Initiative To Promote Cleaner Running Cars And Centers 
Horsham PA (SPX) Nov 13, 2007AAMCO has introduced Eco-Green Auto Service Certification, a new program designed to protect the environment, reduce vehicle emissions, and promote alternative fuels among the thousands of motorists AAMCO serves annually. Eco-Green Auto Service Certification will be awarded to qualifying AAMCO centers across America based on a stringent set of criteria that reduces the centers' environmental foo ... more
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