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Russia Eyeing New Launch Services Deal With US
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 09, 2008Russia and the United States will announce a preliminary deal on Russian transport services to the International Space Station for the U.S. by the end of the week, NASA said. Russian space specialists are currently in Houston to discuss contracts for 2011-2013, Mark Bowman, the manager of NASA'S Moscow Technical Liaison Office, said after the U.S. Discovery shuttle's launch to the ISS on ... more Russia Could Learn From US Space Program 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 10, 2008This summer will prove crucial for the Russian space program. First of all, the U.S. Congress will decide whether to buy Soyuz spacecraft for flying crews to the Space Station. In early June, NASA and Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) delegations negotiated in the United States. However, the U.S. decision will be far more important for Moscow than for the Americans. ... more Making Sense Of Mars Methane 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 10, 2008In a quest to understand the source of methane detected in the atmosphere of Mars, NASA scientists are looking at methane bubbling from the ground at an outdoor salt factory on Mexico's Baja Peninsula. By measuring carbon isotopes in the Mexican methane, these scientists hope to help unravel the mystery of the martian methane. In particular, they want to know whether or not the martian met ... more CIC Castigates ISRO For Denying Information 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Jun 10, 2008The Central Information Commission has castigated the Indian Space Research Organisation for taking a stand that information relating to the Defence Ministry was not a public activity, and asked it to reveal the details to an RTI applicant. "The stand taken in the hearing by respondents ISRO that matters concerning the Ministry of Defence do not concern public activity is absurd. ... more Interfering With The Global Positioning System 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2008You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites. Now, new research and monitoring systems are clarifying what happens to disruptive clouds of electrons and other electrically charged particles, known as ions, in the ionosphere. The work may ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2008MARITIME satellite communications provider Inmarsat will temporarily suspend its broadband services while launching its last I-4 satellite this year in a move to create a new coverage network of three, high-powered satellites positioned over the Americas, Europe and Africa and Asia. To extend coverage, it must temporarily shut down its first two I-4 units and reposition all three satellite ... more Satellite Launched For Olympic TV Broadcast 
Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2008China launched a new communications satellite, Zhongxing-9, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) Monday. The satellite was shot into space aboard the Long March-3B rocket carrier. It was the 107th launch mission for the Long March series of carrier rockets. Zhongxing-9, a satellite ordered by China Satcom from the ... more Ariane Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Launch Delayed To June 12 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Arianespace has set its next Ariane 5 mission for the evening of June 12 following the completion of additional launch vehicle verifications. These were ordered by Arianespace after a software programming glitch was discovered during last week's original final countdown. The upcoming flight will orbit a dual satellite payload of EADS Astrium's Skynet 5C spacecraft for U.K.-based oper ... more Digby Launches Mobile Commerce Platform 
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Digby has announced the availability of Powered by Digby, a mobile commerce software platform that gives retailers the ability to deliver a superior mobile shopping experience to their customers. Powered by Digby uses the same proven infrastructure that powers the Digby Marketplace, an award-winning consumer service that allows smartphone users to effortlessly buy products from an array of leadi ... more GPS-Integrated Mobile Devices Nearing One Billion Units By 2012 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Worldwide shipments of GPS-integrated mobile devices will grow at an annualized rate of nearly 40% over the next five years, reaching 834 million units in 2012, according to Parks Associates' new report GPS: A Path to New Applications on Mobile Devices. The report looks at a variety of mobile devices, including personal navigation devices (PNDs), mobile handsets and smartphones, portable m ... more |
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Washington (AFP) June 9, 2008Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station. Hoshide extended the 10.06-meter (33-foot) metallic arm and tested all its six joints as engineers monitored its every move from the Kibo control center in Tokyo. ... more Gates tells air force 'no room for error' in nuclear mission 
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (AFP) June 9, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the air force rank-in-file here Monday he replaced the service's top leadership because there was "no room for error" in its nuclear mission. Gates traveled to this headquarters of US combat air forces after announcing his choices to replace the air force secretary and its chief of staff who were ousted Friday in the wake of two major nuclear blunders. ... more Australian PM proposes new nuclear non-proliferation body 
Kyoto, Japan (AFP) June 9, 2008Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Monday for an end to nuclear weapons, proposing to set up a new commission to advance the cause of non-proliferation. Rudd's first visit to Japan since taking office is aimed at proving the Sinophile premier's commitment to Australia's alliance with Tokyo. He started his visit in Hiroshima, where he and his wife Therese laid a wreath at a ... more Gates: important to maintain US nuclear deterrent 
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (AFP) June 9, 2008Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the importance of the US nuclear arsenal was likely to grow in importance in coming years as Russia moves to strengthen its nuclear forces. Gates said he made the comment in a closed door question-and-answer session with rank-and-file airmen in explaining his decision to replace the air force leadership over two major nuclear blunders. In a spee ... more Analysis: Mapping malware, spam on the Web 
Washington (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 The growing prevalence of Web sites that can download malicious software onto the computers of unsuspecting visitors has led some to compare the Internet to the lawless Wild West, but a new survey suggests that in law and order terms, the Web looks more like a city with a broad variety of neighborhoods -- some safe, and some less so. The second annual "Mapping the Mal Web" report was ... more
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