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CanalDigitaal And TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet On ASTRA For Dutch And Belgian Markets
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008SES ASTRA has announced the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on ASTRA targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. As of this month, Dutch satellite TV provider, CanalDigitaal, and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, broadcast their new HDTV package via the ASTRA satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position. The capacity for the new offer, namely two transponders, was already ... more ATK Conducts Successful Test Firing Of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 05, 2008The Utah desert was filled with the sight and sound of power as Alliant Techsystems conducted a successful test firing of NASA's space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the space shuttle and to aid development of the first stage of Ares I. An average of 2.6 million pounds of thrust was generated during the ... more Solar Games At Paranal 
Cerro Paranal, Chile (SPX) May 05, 2008Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as of the so-called 'Gegenschein', are real cases in point. The Earth's atmosphere is a gigantic prism that disperses sunlight. In the most ideal atmospheric conditions, such as those ... more Poland And ESA Sign The Plan For European Cooperating State 
Warsaw, Poland (ESA) May 06, 2008On 28 April 2008 Poland reinforced its relations with ESA by signing the Plan for European Cooperating State Charter. This is a direct follow up to the signing of the European Cooperating State Agreement in April 2007. The Plan for European Cooperating State (PECS) Charter was signed in Warsaw by Rafal Baniak, Secretary of State in the Polish Ministry of Economy, and Chris de Cooker, Head of the ... more Malaysian Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardizes Services On iDirect Platform 
Herndon VA (SPX) May 05, 2008iDirect has announced a new contract with ScopeTel. The contract includes the purchase of an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Hub, Web Optimizer and multiple iNFINITI 3000 and iNFINITI 5000 Series Satellite Routers. ScopeTel will consolidate its current customer networks onto iDirect's satellite communications platform in an effort to increase bandwidth efficiency and simplify network management. ... more |
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Asheville NC (SPX) May 05, 2008Destinations across the globe are urging travelers to use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for more than just navigation to and from the hotel. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Floridas Gulf Coast to Route 66, the tech-savvy sport known as geocaching allows destinations to unfold like a mystery novel, one clue at a time. Starting May 20, Ashevilles geocache hunt-The Ultimate AsheCache-will ... more A Glorious Saturn Steps Into The Spotlight In New York City 
New York NY (SPX) May 06, 2008In the four years since NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn and began snapping pictures, Cassini's cameras have sent nearly 140,000 images back to researchers on Earth. The data and images -- as well as data from infrared, radar and ultraviolet detectors on the orbiter and images from the Huygens probe on the surface of the planet's moon Titan -- have given researchers ... more Backpacker Wins National Magazine Award For General Excellence 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2008The American Society of Magazine Editors has named Backpacker the winner of its 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to 500,000 circulation category. The General Excellence award, which is given annually and decided by a rigorous judging process, is the highest honor in the magazine industry. According to ASME, the award celebrates "the effectiveness with ... more MTI Micro Debuts Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype For Handheld GPS Devices 
Albany NY (SPX) May 05, 2008MTI MicroFuel Cells has unveiled a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system devices at the 10th Annual International Small Fuel Cells Conference in Atlanta. MTI Micro will exhibit a micro fuel cell powered GPS prototype alongside its full range of functional prototypes for use in handheld electronic devices. MTI Micro's new Mobion powered GPS ... more TomTom Unveils TomTom ONE And XL Range With New Compact Design And Flexible, Folding Mount 
Concord MA (SPX) May 05, 2008TomTom has announced the latest models in its award-winning car navigation product offering -- the TomTom ONE and TomTom XL. The new devices come with a completely redesigned body, including a folding mount that provides maximum portability and flexibility. In line with its acclaimed ease of use -- in software, maps and installation, TomTom has introduced a brand-new mounting solution with ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) May 5, 2008 On May 2, the foreign ministers of Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany met in London to discuss a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear problem. Sergei Kislyak, a Russian deputy foreign minister who has attended all the meetings on ballistic missile defense and Iran's nuclear problem, said before the meeting they expect progress from each such meeting. ... more NATO secretary supports US missile shield 
Prague (AFP) May 5, 2008NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the alliance supports the installation of an American radar base in the Czech Republic as well as a missile shield for its allies. "We need to be pro-active as NATO on why we need a missile defence and this is why I'm in Prague today," Scheffer said at a missile defence conference. The Czech government is preparing to sign an ... more Joint Contracting Command Iraq Selects Proactive Communications For Task Force Iron Project 
Killeen TX (SPX) May 05, 2008Proactive Communications has announced an agreement with the Joint Contracting Command Iraq (JCC-I) for Task Force Iron - a military force operating in northern Iraq, consisting of soldiers from multiple units based in Germany and United States - to deploy a satellite Internet and voice solution. PCI's secure, integrated network provides a reliable communications channel that is critical ... more Red Square bash masks military ills: analysts 
Moscow (AFP) May 5, 2008Moscow won't have seen a traffic jam like it for a generation: intercontinental missiles on mammoth 16-wheel trucks, tanks, and rocket systems threading through the capital to Friday's Red Square parade. Victory Day is an annual affair, but this will be the first time since the 1991 Soviet collapse that the big guns - even weapons of mass destruction like the Topol-M nuclear missile - join ... more BMD Focus: West trumps East -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to build two antiballistic missile bases in Central Europe - one in the Czech Republic and the other in Poland -- is forging along more strongly than ever. In so doing, it is confounding the conventional wisdom of the past 20 years about the future dynamics of the Atlantic Alliance. One of the biggest arguments for pushing ahead in 1998 to expand th ... more
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