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Japan successfully launches high-speed Internet satellite
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 23, 2008Japan successfully launched Saturday an experimental satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia, even when terrestrial infrastructure goes down, the space agency said. The domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying the Kizuna satellite was launched at 17:55 pm (0855 GMT) with no glitches from the Space Centre on Tanegashima island off the southern tip of Kyushu ... more Ulysses Odyssey Around Sol Nearly Over 
Paris (AFP) Feb 22, 2008Ulysses, a US-European space scout that has been orbiting the Sun for 17 years, almost four times its expected lifetime, is on the brink of dying, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday. A joint mission between ESA and NASA, Ulysses was launched by space shuttle in 1990 in the first mission to study the environment of space above and below the poles of the Sun. The probe is on a ... more China to launch second lunar probe in 2009: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2008China hopes to launch its second moon-orbiting satellite in 2009, state media reported Friday, as the country steps up its space programme. The news came after scientists regained contact with the country's first lunar satellite Chang'e-1 following a four-hour blackout, Xinhua news agency said. Ye Peijian, the chief commander of Chang'e-1, did not elaborate on his announcement ... more The X PRIZE Foundation Announces Official Contenders In Private Moon Race 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2008The X PRIZE Foundation and Google have announced the first ten teams to register for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million in prizes. This international group of teams will compete to land a privately funded robotic craft on the Moon that is capable of roaming the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and sending video, images and data back to the ... more Texus 45 Successfully Launched 
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Feb 25, 2008The sounding rocket Texus 45 was successfully launched from the Swedish Space Corporation's launch facility Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The launch took place Friday Feb 21 at 07.15 (LT) and the rocket provided 6 minutes of weightlessness for the three experi�ments onboard. The Texus project is a sounding rocket programme with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour of ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Feb 25, 2008Ulysses, the mission to study the Sun's poles and the influence of our star on surrounding space is coming to an end. After more than 17 years in space - almost four times its expected lifetime - the mission is finally succumbing to its harsh environment and is likely to finish sometime in the next month or two. Ulysses is a joint mission between ESA and NASA. It was launched in 1990 from ... more Inauguration Of Astrium Services New Teleport In Toulouse 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 25, 2008Astrium Services has opened its new teleport in Toulouse, thereby adding a satellite infrastructure network in France to the existing networks the company already has in the United Kingdom and Germany. With the new teleport, Astrium Services can now offer its government and commercial customers an increased satellite communications capability, particularly for VoIP services ... more SkyPort To Provide Satcom Support For Drillsite Broadcast's Oil And Gas Clients 
Houston, TX (SPX) Feb 25, 2008SkyPort Global Communications has signed an agreement with Drillsite Broadcast Company to deliver satellite connectivity and support Drillsite's video broadcast operations. Drillsite, based in Carrollton, TX, is a leading provider of video technology to the energy sector with its proprietary "Virtual Rig Access" suite of services. The company provides video feeds to the computer screens of ... more Successful EGNOS Trial In San Sebastian 
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 25, 2008Earlier this month, at San Sebastian airport in Spain, a successful test using the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service to guide an aircraft during landing was carried out. EGNOS is a joint programme of the European Space Agency, the European Commission and Eurocontrol. EGNOS is made up of a network of more than forty elements all over Europe that collect, record, correct ... more Telematics Outshines Telemetry In North America 
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Feb 25, 2008Super Bowl 2008 showcased not only athletic talent but also the growing presence of M2M (Machine-to-Machine) technology. Both the New York Giants and the New England Patriots employed cellular M2M and GPS systems in team vehicles, ensuring the wellbeing of all players and employees by tracking each vehicle's location and continuously updating the pertinent travel schedules. M2M technology in ... more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Feb 22, 2008Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites for security flaws. CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at its website. The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites ... more ASAT Weapons And Doctrine In The Early 21st Century Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 22, 2008H-hour -- the time American spy satellite USA-193/NROL-21 had to fall -- was calculated for March 6. Where the crash would have taken place would have been unknown until the last moment. A more or less accurate site can be established only an hour or two before a satellite enters the denser atmosphere. In an attempt to control the process, the United States decided to destroy the satel ... more Killing NROL-21 Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2008The U.S. success in shooting down USA 193, also known as National Reconnaissance Office launch 21 spy satellite, from a decaying orbit Wednesday looks unlikely to worsen the space arms race between the United States and Russia. Both nations were and remain dependent on orbiting satellites for essential intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance and communications capabilities. China ... more Polish-US missile-shield talks on track: report 
Warsaw (AFP) Feb 22, 2008Poland's deputy foreign minister on Friday rejected reports that negotiations over Washington's anti-missile shield were deadlocked, a report said. "There is no question of a stalemate," Witold Waszczykowski was quoted as saying by the PAP news agency. He said the talks were going fine and another round would take place next Thursday in Warsaw ahead of a meeting between the two countries ... more India to host next military exercise with China: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 24, 2008India will host the second joint military exercises with China, as the neighbours continue to mend ties after a brief but bitter border war in 1962, a report said Sunday. The first-ever military manoeuvres between the world's most populous nations were held in China in December, when about 200 Indian and Chinese troops jointly "took out" a group of supposed terrorists along their border. ... more
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