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Stratos Selected As Distributor Of Addvalue's SABRE 1 BGAN Satellite Terminal
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 21, 2008Stratos Global has announced it has been selected as a global distributor of Addvalue Communications' Wideye SABRE 1 BGAN satellite terminal and its accessories. Stratos is one of the world's largest distributors of Inmarsat's BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network), a mobile satellite service that uses portable, lightweight terminals to provide simultaneous, high-speed data (up to 492 kbps) ... more ESA And Argentina Sign Extension Of Cooperation Agreement 
Paris, France (ESA) May 21, 2008The Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA has been renewed for five years. The Exchange of Letters to renew the Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA was signed by Ren� Oosterlinck, ESA�s Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, and Ambassador Victorio Taccetti, Secretary of External Relations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Buenos ... more Ball Aerospace Supports NASA Astrophysics Mission Concepts 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 21, 2008Ball Aerospace and Technologies has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories. Ball Aerospace will support Principal Investigator (PI)-led studies representing a broad range of scientific objectives, from searching for and characterizing planets around nearby stars, to observing the formation and ... more NASA gives go-ahead for Discovery shuttle launch on May 31 
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008NASA on Monday gave the green light to launch the space shuttle Discovery on May 31 for a mission to the International Space Station, officials said. The Discovery's 14-day mission will include three spacewalks and is to be the second of three missions on which astronauts will install components of the Japanese Kibo laboratory. The launch is scheduled for 5:02 pm (2102 GMT) at Kennedy Sp ... more DLR Scientists Produce An Atlas Of Saturn's Moon Dione 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2008Like the cartographers of old, scientists working with images from the Cassini spacecraft of Saturn�s icy airless moons have carefully crafted detailed maps that one day may guide future explorers across the surfaces of these remote bodies. A team of DLR scientists alongside colleagues from the Freie Universit�t Berlin has produced an atlas of Dione, a moon of Saturn released today, 20 May ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 20, 2008 The U.S. space agency says this is a good week to get "an incredible view" of the International Space Station flying 220 miles above the Earth. National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials say the station will be in nearly constant sunlight Wednesday through Friday, "offering an incredible view to sky gazers across the country." The space station - a partnership betwe ... more NASA's 50th birthday marked in art exhibit 
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2008 The Smithsonian Institution says it will honor the U.S. space agency's 50th birthday with a traveling art exhibition. The exhibition - "NASA-ART 50 Years of Exploration" - features 73 works by some leading U.S. artists, including Annie Leibovitz, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol and Nam June Paik. Drawn from the collections of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and t ... more AFSAT Receives VSAT Operator Award At SatCom Africa 2008 Conference 
Germantown MD (SPX) May 21, 2008Hughes Network Systems has announced that its customer, AFSAT Communications, received the "VSAT Operator Award for Best Company of the Year 2008" at a gala dinner held at the Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers during the SatCom Africa 2008 conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. This was the 11th year of the SatCom Africa conference and show, which is a key conference for the east ... more DA And Sagem Sign Guided Weapons Cooperation Agreement 
Paris, France (SPX) May 21, 2008MBDA France and Sagem Defense Securite signed a cooperation agreement concerning the modular air-to-ground weapon (AASM) and infrared guidance for tactical missiles. The agreement was signed by Antoine Bouvier, Chief Executive Officer of MBDA, and Jean-Lin Fournereaux, Chairman and CEO of Sagem Defense Securite. Also present at the signing ceremony was Jean-Paul Herteman, Chief Executive ... more INRIX Announces World's First Third Generation Routing Engine 
Kirkland WA (SPX) May 21, 2008INRIX has announced the availability of the world's first 'third generation' routing engine. INRIX's new routing solution goes beyond current state-of-the-market "traffic avoidance" routing algorithms to combine real-time, predictive and historical traffic information providing consumers with accurate fastest-route calculations and origin-destination recommendations. Everyone knows that traffic ... more |
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Phoenix AZ (SPX) May 21, 2008Antenna Technology Communications introduced new features to its Warrior Satellite Surveillance System. The Warrior Satellite Surveillance System can simultaneously provide complete observation for satellite surveillance spread over 140 degrees, but with the added upgrades, the system goes beyond the basic video and spectrum monitoring capabilities that are being offered by rival systems today. ... more India Sees Agni-3 As Deterrent To China 
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2008 The Polish government is hanging tough in its negotiations with the United States about building an anti-ballistic missile interceptor base on its territory. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last Tuesday publicly dismissed U.S. efforts to close a deal on the base by mid-July as merely a negotiating tactic, the German Deutsche Welle network reported May 13. ... more GD Delivers First USV To US Navy For LCS 
Westminster MD (SPX) May 21, 2008General Dynamics Robotic Systems delivered the first 11-meter "Fleet" class Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle (ASW USV) to the U.S. Navy on May 2 as part of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission package. General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a part of General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Michigan), a business unit of General Dynamics. General Dynamics has ... more Outside View: Russia's ABM plans -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) May 20, 2008 Thirty years ago, on May 15, 1978, a missile defense system was placed on combat duty to protect Moscow as the capital of the Soviet Union. Russia has been developing missile defense systems since the early 1960s. On March 1, 1961, the Soviet Air-Defense Force conducted the first hit-to-kill test when a V-1000 missile interceptor developed by the Fakel (Torch) design bureau under the ... more AAI's Shadow UAS Reach 300,000 Flight Hours 
Hunt Valley MD (SPX) May 21, 2008AAI has announced that its Shadow UAS have achieved 300,000 cumulative flight hours in service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. In fact, 91 percent of these flight hours were amassed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. "It is gratifying to see how mature our Shadow UAS technology has become in the hands of America's soldiers and Marines," says AAI's ... more
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