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Thales Alenia Space To Deliver Very-High-Resolution Optical Imaging Instrument To Astrium
Cannes, France (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Thales Alenia Space is ready to deliver the high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades earth observation satellite. The Pleiades project is part of ORFEO, a joint Franco-Italian initiative by the countries' national space agencies CNES and ASI, marking a major technological advance in optical earth observation systems. The dual-technology program ... more Swerve Left To Avoid That Satellite 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left behind -- or is it "above"? Dead satellites, spent rocket stages, paint flakes, and coolant from nuclear-powered satellites continue to orbit the Earth at ultrahigh velocities. ... more World Leading Surrey Space Company On Show At Farnborough 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Guildford-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is exhibiting at the world famous Farnborough International Airshow 14th - 20th July. SSTL's exhibit, located on Stand A2 Hall 3 will provide a snapshot of the company's activities. From its Guildford headquarters SSTL manufacture of small satellites, on-board subsystems and optical equipment for missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) ... more Sample-Collection Tests By Phoenix Lander Continue 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. Ray Arvidson of Washington University in St. Louis, Phoenix's "dig czar," said the hard Martian surface that Phoenix has reached proved to be a difficult target, comparing the process to scraping a side ... more Russian Soyuz Inspection Spacewalk Under Way 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2008International Space Station Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko began a spacewalk at 2:48 p.m. EDT Thursday to inspect and retrieve an explosive bolt from their Soyuz TMA-12. The bolt will be returned to Earth for examination. The spacewalk comes in the wake of two consecutive ballistic entries by the previous Soyuz spacecraft, entries that resulted in high-G rides ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2008The House of Representatives has passed bills commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and honoring the first American woman to go into space. Committee Member, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), offered H.Res. 1315, commemorating the 50th anniversary of NASA, which was established on July 29, 1958. Specifically, the resolution honors ... more China's Shenzhou VII Spacecraft Flown To Launch Center For October Takeoff 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 11, 2008China's third manned spaceship, Shenzhou VII, set to launch in October, reached the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province on Thursday, a source with the launch center said. The spacecraft was transported to the launch center by air from Beijing early on Thursday morning, the source said, adding the move marked the start of the Shenzhou VII launch mission. ... more JWST Full-Scale Model On Display in Montreal At COSPAR Scientific Assembly 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Northrop Grumman's full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) resumes its world tour with a stop in Montreal. The model will be on display July 13-20 in conjunction with the 37th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly. The model's last public appearance was in Dublin, Ireland, where scientists, school children, media and the general public had the rare ... more John B. Higginbotham Appointed CEO Of Integral Systems 
Lanham MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Integral Systems has announced that John B. Higginbotham has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and joined the Board of Directors effective immediately as the company completed its planned transition of Interim CEO Alan Baldwin to his prior role on the Board of Directors. Higginbotham, who founded SpaceVest Capital (now RedShift Ventures), a recognized private equity firm for the ... more Magellan Aerospace Wins Lockheed Martin Orion Contract 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Magellan Aerospace has been awarded a contract to build the development heat shields for the Orion Space Shuttle replacement program by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Division in Denver, Colorado. Magellan's Aeronca facility in Middletown, Ohio, will develop the lightweight titanium honeycomb heat shield panels that help protect the space capsule from the temperature extremes experienced ... more |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2008The scientists have stopped holding their breath. Three weeks after the launch of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), researchers from Stanford University, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and elsewhere have shaken awake the scientific instruments aboard their $690 million satellite, 350 miles above Earth, for the first time. And everything's working. On the Large ... more Absolute's Laptop Investigative Recovery Services Help Solve Recent Thefts At US Airports 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Absolute Software has announced that its laptop management and theft recovery services have helped solve several recent cases of laptop theft in U.S. airports. The stories include: recovering a business laptop stolen while its owner was on her way to Germany, breaking up an internal theft ring at Tampa International Airport and recovering a Spokane traveler's laptop allegedly stolen from ... more Revolutionary BrickHouse Child Locator Sells Out In 48 Hours 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 11, 2008BrickHouse Security has announced that due to overwhelming demand, its premiere child locator product has sold out in 48 hours, following the airing of the Duracell battery national advertising campaign featuring the product. BrickHouse Security will be working to meet consumer demand as it is accepting online orders to ship new product as it becomes available. "We are enthusiastic ... more Hot Wheels: Vehicle Theft Continuing To Decline 
Des Plaines IL (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Hot Wheels 2008, the National Insurance Crime Bureaus (NICB) companion study to its annual Hot Spots auto theft report examines data reported to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model, and model year most reported stolen in 2007. For 2007, the most stolen vehicles in the nation were ... more HP Donates Technology To Help Prevent Spread Of Disease In Quake-Stricken China 
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2008HP has announced it has donated 500 HP iPAQ Travel Companions with GPS technology, valued at approximately $300,000, to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), supporting the establishment and operation of a public health surveillance and evaluation effort in earthquake-affected Sichuan Province. The donation increases the total HP contribution to Sichuan earthquake ... more
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