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SES Negotiating To Sell AMC-14 To US Government Agency
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2008The fate of geo stationary satellite AMC-14 that failed to achieve its desired orbit in March continues to cause problems for the Luxembourg-based SES group and its underwriters. SpaceDaily has learned that SES has backtracked on their original plan to ditch the Lockheed Martin built A2100 satellite, and is trying to offload the spacecraft to a US government agency before an SES competitor or even one of its own customers buys it from the underwriters. ... more NASA Selects Contractor For Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2008NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. Under the terms of the $116,306,179 delivery order, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will be responsible for the design and fabrication of the LDCM spacecraft bus, integration of the government furnished instruments, satellite-level testing, on-orbit ... more NASA Awards Launch Services Contract To SpaceX 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2008NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles. The NASA Launch Services contracts are multiple awards to multiple launch service providers. Twice per year, there is an opportunity for existing and emerging domestic launch service providers to submit proposals if their vehicles meet the minimum contract ... more CSIRO Astronomers To Join Private Data Highway Across USA 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 24, 2008The link will allow the ATNF and collaborating institutions to show that large data sets can be moved, in real time, to and from Australia and around the globe. "This will be important for demonstrating techniques that will be used for the international Square Kilometre Array radio telescope," said Professor Brian Boyle, Director of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. The award ... more QinetiQ North America Wins Contract For NASA Environmental Test And Integration Support Services II (ETIS) 
Fairfax VA (SPX) Apr 23, 2008QinetiQ North America has announced its Missions Solutions Group (MSG) has been awarded a five-year, $190 million contract with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration. Under this contract, QNA will provide a wide range of environmental test and integration services to support projects at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Such projects include the Hubble Space Telescope, the ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 23, 2008Despite a slight increase in atmospheric opacity caused by dust, Spirit is still enjoying higher-than-expected energy levels for this time of year. Solar array input has been approximately 240 watt-hours per Martian day, or sol (100 watt-hours is the amount of energy needed to light a 100-watt bulb for one hour). Clear skies have had the unfavorable effect, however, of causing a drop in ... more Tellme Makes On-the-Go Information A Word Away: Say It And Get It, Right On Your Phone 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Tellme has announced the addition of local 'on-the-go' information to its voice portal for mobile phones. Now instead of typing in a request or scrolling through menus to find information, people can simply hold down the 'talk' button, say a keyword and see the results on the phone's screen. This new version of Tellme is initially available on BlackBerry phones and is scheduled to roll out on ... more TNO And INRIX Establish Technology And Research Alliance On European Predictive Traffic 
Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Dutch research organization TNO, and INRIX, the leading provider of traffic information, are joining forces in the development and application of predictive traffic models throughout Europe. The companies are collaborating to enhance and deploy INRIX's state-of-the-art, real-time analysis engine to make highly accurate predictions about future traffic conditions for the ultimate benefit and use ... more Current Technology's Celevoke Expands GPS Tracking System's Marketing Reach 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Current Technology and MSGI Security Solutions have announced Texas-based Celevoke is participating in a series of Regional Heavy Equipment Theft Summits sponsored by, amongst others, FBI/LEEDA (Federal Bureau of Investigation/Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) and the NER (National Equipment Register). Celevoke recently presented its proprietary GPS Tracking System to ... more INRIX And ARC Transistance Partner To Deliver Next Gen Traffic Info Throughout Europe 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Apr 24, 2008INRIX and ARC Transistance have announced a strategic partnership to develop and deliver the most comprehensive traffic information available across Europe. The companies will leverage INRIX's unique approach to traffic data aggregation, GPS-probe data expertise, and sophisticated technology platforms with ARC Transistance's leadership in the provision of mobility related content and services to ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) April 23, 2008Smuggling of ozone-depleting chemicals in the Asia-Pacific region is much worse than expected, a study released at a UN-backed environment conference said Wednesday. The study analysed the trade of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are controlled under an international treaty, and discovered wide discrepancies in export and import figures between trading countries. "If you compare figure ... more ALOS Will Provide Advanced Data To Help Latin America Better Adapt To Climate Threats 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Up-to-the-minute-data and expertise derived from the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS) developed and operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will contribute a better formulation of measures to adapt to climate change threats in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to an agreement signed today between JAXA and the World Bank. ALOS will be used by the World ... more Response to climate security threats 'slow and inadequate': report 
London (AFP) April 23, 2008The international response to security threats posed by climate change has been "slow and inadequate", according to a report published Wednesday. According to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British security think tank, a failure to adequately prepare for this is on a par with neglecting the risks of nuclear weapons proliferation or terrorism. "In the next decades, climate ... more Germany backs EU biofuels targets 
Berlin (AFP) April 23, 2008Germany does not want to change the EU's goal of boosting the use of biofuels in cars, a senior official said Wednesday, despite criticism that this may further fuel the global rise in food prices. The European Union has set a target for biofuels to make up 10 percent of all vehicle fuel by 2020. "It always helps to have objectives," said State Transport Secretary Matthias von Randow. ... more New biofuels source is discovered 
Austin, Texas, April 23, 2008 U.S. scientists said they have created a microbe that produces cellulous, which, in turn, can be transformed into ethanol and other biofuels. The University of Texas researchers said the microbe could provide a significant portion of the nation's transportation fuel if production can be improved. Along with cellulose, the cyanobacteria developed by Professor R. Malcolm Brown Jr. ... more
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