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Astrium Purchases Majority Share In Spot Image
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Astrium has announced the purchase of further shares in Spot Image from the French Space Agency. This is a significant deal resulting in Astrium holding 81% of Spot Image and therefore becoming the majority shareholder. As part of Astrium, Infoterra and Spot Image will work together within the Earth Observation Division of Astrium Services. This purchase reaffirms Astrium's commitme ... more Newpoint Technologies Announces NASA Achievement Award 
Salem NH (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Newpoint Technologies has announced that its Spiral 2 Delivery to Honeywell of Compass Software for NASA's Space Network successfully completed acceptance testing in April and the Delivery team received a NASA Group Achievement Award in May. This award is presented to a group of government employees or a group comprised of government and non-government personnel for outstanding accomplishm ... more New Nano-Device To See Invisible Light 
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jul 16, 2008A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98% of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago. The tiny, new circuit, developed by physicsts at ... more Two Russian cosmonauts begin new space walk 
Moscow (AFP) July 15, 2008Two Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) began a new space walk Tuesday to finish off work begun during an earlier operation last week, the Russian space centre said. ISS commander Sergei Volkov and flight engineer Oleg Kononenko will remain outside the space station for six hours at the most, the Interfax news agency cited space officials as saying. ... more Makemake -- or Easter bunny -- enters book of space names 
Paris (AFP) July 15, 2008Pluto - downgraded two years ago to the status of a dwarf planet - has an exotically-named chum on the fringes of the Solar System. The Paris-based International Astronomical Union has decided to honour a Kuiper Belt object, 2005 FY9, with the name of Makemake, after the creator of humanity and the god of fertility in the Rapa Nui culture of Easter Island. ... more |
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Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jul 16, 2008SES Astra has announced that it awarded the construction ofa new satellite, Astra 1N, to the European satellite manufacturer Astrium. The spacecraftis scheduled for launch in 2011 and will be positioned at Astra`s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. It will mainly serve the German, French and Spanish markets, and providecustomers with continuous operating and back-up satellite capaci ... more NASA Robots Perform Well During Arctic Ice Deployment Testing 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June. This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned, autonomous, toy-size robots called SnoMotes - the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic capturing more accurate measurements that will help scie ... more Eutelsat W5 Satellite Performance Stabilised 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Following a technical incident experienced to part of the power generator subsystem of the W5 satellite in the night of 16 to 17 June, Eutelsat has conducted a technical investigation into the satellite's performance in collaboration with its manufacturer, Thales Alenia Space. Whereas the power performance of the satellite is now stabilised, the conclusion of this investigation is that it ... more ESA Launches Program In Support Of Earth Observation Science 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 16, 2008Since the advent of Earth observation from space, satellite missions have become central to monitoring and learning about how the Earth works, resulting in significant progress in a broad range of scientific areas. In the mid-1990s, ESA set up its Living Planet Programme and established a new approach to satellite observations for Earth science by working in close cooperation with the scie ... more Countdown Underway For The Launch Of The Echostar XI Satellite 
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008The Sea Launch team arrived at the launch site in the Equatorial Pacific over the weekend and initiated a 72-hour countdown, in preparation for the launch of the EchoStar XI satellite on Tuesday, July 15. Liftoff is planned at 10:21pm PDT, July 15 (5:21 GMT, July 16), at the opening of a two-hour launch window. Upon arrival at the launch site, at 154 degrees West Longitude, the team ballas ... more |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Networkcar has introduced Activity Alerts, a new sophisticated alert system that commercial fleets can use to create notifications by email or SMS (text) for specific vehicle events. Events include conditions that exceed user-defined limits, such as excessive speed or extended idle time. The alert system is a new capability of the Networkfleet wireless fleet management system that combines ... more Richmond Implements Ordia Solutions For Police Operations 
Richmond VA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Ordia Solutions announces the successful deployment by the Richmond Police Department (RPD) of Ordia Solutions' next-generation Mobile Tactical Collaboration System (MTCS) and AdvanTraq GPS to enhance police operations. The system will be used for a variety of functions from critical incident response, major events security and critical infrastructure protection, to routine patrol ... more San Diego State University Improves MEMS Accelerometer Tunability 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Researchers at San Diego State University have developed a new concept for improving MEMS accelerometer tunability. This method can increase wide-band tunability with ranges much larger than current practice, a significant improvement from the previously accepted 5-10%. Greater tunability is necessary for new consumer and military products such as cell phones and gaming and GPS devices. ... more Garmin Strengthens It's Position In The Automotive Industry 
Southampton, UK (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Garmin has announced it has strengthened its relationship with Ford Europe by developing a unique mounting solution that allows seamless integration of the award winning Garmin nuvi 760 to the vehicles electronics. Available on the Focus, C-Max, Kuga, new Fiesta, Transit and Transit Connect, this is Ford's first genuine portable navigation system available at select dealerships across main ... more US missile defense test delayed until December 
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2008A missile defense test that was supposed to have included an attempted intercept of a long-range missile Friday has been delayed until December because of a technical problem, the general in charge said Tuesday. Lieutenant General Henry Obering, head of the Missile Defense Agency, said the attempted intercept was postponed following the discovery of a flaw in a device designed to measure the ... more
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