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Paris (AFP) June 13, 2008Genetic material from outer space found in a meteorite in Australia may well have played a key role in the origin of life on Earth, according to a study to be published Sunday. European and US scientists have proved for the first time that two bits of genetic coding, called nucleobases, contained in the meteor fragment, are truly extraterrestrial. Previous studies had suggested that the ... more Government Agencies Represented More Than Half Of New Satellite Business 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2008Hannover Fairs USA and Futron have announced results of their annual satellite industry survey conducted during the International Satellite Communications exchange (ISCe 2008) that concluded here. For the second time in the seven years Futron has conducted the survey, questions were targeted specifically at military/other government attendees, as well as commercial industry representatives. ... more Debris From Galaxy Collisions Can Be Used As A Laboratory To Study Star Formation 
Amherst MA (SPX) Jun 09, 2008An international team of researchers led by Mederic Boquien of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown that debris formed when two galaxies collide makes a simpler, more accessible laboratory for studying the process of star formation. "Surprisingly, we found that star formation is essentially the same in galaxies and in the debris which occurs between galaxies, in spite of ... more Space shuttle cleared to land, loose object poses no risk 
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) June 13, 2008The US shuttle Discovery was cleared on Friday to return to Earth after a successful mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the International Space Station. NASA gave the shuttle, with seven astronauts aboard, the green light after it determined that the loss of a small clip from its rudder speed break posed no risk for the landing in Florida, scheduled for Saturday. ... more SPACEHAB Subsidiary Secures Spacecraft Processing Task Order 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 13, 2008SPACEHAB has announced that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won a fourth, fully-funded task order under the $35 million Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Company will provide facilities and payload processing services from its VAFB location in support of NASA's Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Mission ... more |
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Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Jun 13, 2008Intelsat announced that China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People's Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract on Intelsat's Galaxy 3C satellite for Ku-band capacity to distribute its regional direct-to-home (DTH) services in the United States. China Central Television became the world's first global Mandarin Chinese television provider when it expanded ... more MSV Provides Satellite Communications For USA Earthquake Preparedness And Safety 
Reston VA (SPX) Jun 13, 2008Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has announced that it has joined with the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) to form a new satellite mutual aid radio talkgroup (SMART) dedicated to the preparation for and response to earthquakes throughout the central United States. CUSEC is a partnership of the federal government and eight states most affected by earthquakes in the ... more TerreStar Enhances Nationwide Spectrum Footprint 
Reston VA (SPX) Jun 13, 2008TerreStar has announced that it has enhanced its nationwide spectrum footprint by obtaining, through separate transactions, certain 1.4 GHz spectrum licenses held by EchoStar and CCTV Wireless I (CCTV). TerreStar has acquired the CCTV 1.4 GHz spectrum pursuant to an assignment from Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund ... more Star One C2 Satellite Operational In Orbit 
Cannes, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2008Following the Final Acceptance Review (FAR) successfully held on May, the control of Star One C2 telecommunication satellite has been transferred to Star One and is now operational in geostationary orbit at 70 degees West. This satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, is equipped with 28 transponders in C-band, 16 in Ku-band as well as an X-band payload for military exclusive ... more Mars Phoenix lander offers up first secrets 
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2008About three weeks after it landed on Mars, the Phoenix lander has collected particles that offer a snapshot of millions of years of life on the Red Planet, the team behind the probe said Friday. NASA's 420-million-dollar lander has also possibly located ice and is in the process of providing a 360-degree view from its landing site in the Martian polar region, with rocks and hills fading into ... more |
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Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2008Broadcom has announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) rejected claims by GPS chipmaker SiRF Technology Holdings that two of its GPS patents were infringed by Global Locate, a company Broadcom acquired in July 2007. The ITC also found that the asserted claims of one of SiRF's patents at issue are invalid. ITC Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern issued his Initial ... more The Rise Of The Diesel-Electric Subs 
Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2008 The U.S. Navy and major American defense contractors aren't blind to the renewed dangers of submarine warfare in the 21st century: They are working on new high-tech systems to defeat the threat both below the waves and above them. Remote Multi Mission Vehicles operating below the surface of the sea and MH-60R helicopters operating above them are two of the Navy's high-tech, front-line ... more US favours diplomacy in Iran nuclear row: Rice 
Jerusalem (AFP) June 15, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that the US administration was giving priority to solving its row with Iran over its nuclear programme through diplomatic channels. "We have made very clear, and the president has made very clear that, while taking no option off the table, the US policy is that this can work diplomatically," Rice said during a visit to Israel. ... more The Russian US ABM Deadlock Continues Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 13, 2008 There is one contradiction in the rhetoric of Russian military leaders. For more than two years, they have been saying that Russia's strategic interests will be threatened if the United States deploys missile defense elements in Europe or elsewhere. Until recently, they emphasized that Russia would make an asymmetric response to the U.S. plans by consolidating and upgrading its nuclear ... more Japan troops hunt for survivors as quake toll hits nine 
Kurihara, Japan (AFP) June 15, 2008Troops on Sunday pulled the bodies of three people from the muddy rubble of an earthquake-ravaged resort hotel in Japan as aftershocks and landslide fears hampered the search for survivors. The discovery of the three victims -- two women and one man -- raised the death toll from Saturday's quake in the north of the country to nine, with more than 220 others injured. Military helicopters ... more
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