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Cassini Begins Transmitting Data From Enceladus Flyby
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Shorty after 9:03 p.m. Pacific Time, the Cassini spacecraft began sending data to Earth following a close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. During closest approach, Cassini successfully passed only 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the surface of the tiny moon. Cassini's signal was picked up by the Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Australia, and relayed to the Cassini mission control a ... more Electron Trapping Within Reconnection 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 13, 2008A 3-dimensional (3-D) "magnetic snapshot" of the heart of a magnetic reconnection region has been obtained in-situ by the four satellites of the ESA Cluster mission, at one-third of the distance to the Moon from Earth. The snapshot, constructed using a new analysis method, reveals for the first time a 3-D magnetic structure known as a magnetic null pair where two reconnection sites, or ... more Orbital Supporting MEASAT In Replanning Mission Schedule 
Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Orbital Sciences is helping to support its customer, MEASAT Satellite Systems in replanning the MEASAT 3a satellite mission following an accident that occurred over the weekend that damaged the spacecraft, the company has stated. While at the Baikonour, Kazakhstan launch site, an overhead crane operated by MEASAT's launch service provider accidentally impacted the MEASAT 3a satellite. ... more Soil Studies Continue At Phoenix Mars Lander Site 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Vibration of the screen above a laboratory oven on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Saturday, Aug. 9, succeeded in getting enough soil into the oven to begin analysis. Commands were sent for the lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) to begin analysis Sunday of the soil sample from a trench called "Rosy Red." Phoenix's robotic arm delivered soil Thursday from the Rosy Red trench ... more Space Sensor Perks Up Medical Analysis And Environmental Protection 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 13, 2008Miniaturised ceramic gas sensors, originally developed for measuring oxygen levels for spacecraft re-entry vehicles, enables improved human breath measurement apparatus, better control of heater combustion thereby reducing pollution, and higher safety in fuel cell manufacturing. It all began in 1993 when the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) of the University of Stuttgart started to develop ... more |
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Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Yahoo! has announced the general availability of Fire Eagle, an open platform that helps users take their location to the Web while giving them the ability to easily control how and where their location data is shared. Fire Eagle gives users a place to store and manage information about their location, and offers developers clear protocols for updating or accessing that information. Because ... more Spacenet ION Makes Rapid Deploy Satellite Communications Easier 
Mclean VA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Spacenet has introduced its new ION instant VSAT communications solution. The self-contained and ruggedized field kit enables rapid deployment of complete converged communications via satellite (VSAT) for emergency response teams and remote industrial operations such as oil rigs, mines, or construction sites. ION is available immediately with Spacenet's commercial grade Connexstar service ... more SAIC Awarded Experimental Space Sensor Contract 
Mclean VA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Science Applications International has announced it has received a subcontract from Orbital Sciences to deliver a wide-field-of-view sensor. The sensor will be integrated onto a geo-synchronous satellite that Orbital is building for SES Americom. Americom Government Services (AGS) was awarded a three year, $65 million prime contract with the Air Force to host the sensor onboard a commercial ... more LBS Value Chains And Ecosystems Are Gearing Up For Increased Growth 
London, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2008The growth of the location based services (LBS) market is driven by the emergence of connected navigation devices, the development of new device form factors with advanced user interfaces such as the iPhone, the expected pervasiveness of GPS-enabled phones, and the availability of affordable data plans, with both converged and dedicated navigation and telematics solutions vying for dominance. ... more High-Tech Heart Of New Radio Telescope Passes First Test 
Socorro NM (SPX) Aug 13, 2008The Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), took a giant step toward completion on August 7 with successful testing of advanced digital hardware designed to combine signals from its upgraded radio-telescope antennas to produce high resolution images of celestial objects. By upgrading the 1970s-era electronics of its original Very Large ... more |
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Ankara, Turkey (RIA Novosti) Aug 13, 2008Turkey plans to buy eight missile defense systems abroad to protect itself against possible missile attacks, an undersecretary for the Defense Ministry said on Monday. Murat Bayar said two missile shields are to be deployed in and around Ankara and Istanbul by 2010, and that Turkey is currently negotiating a deal with four countries: Russia, the United States, China and Israel. ... more Indian Army Orders Additional BrahMos Cruise Missiles 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Aug 13, 2008The Indian army has ordered an additional batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture, the company's CEO said Tuesday. "The army leadership realizes that weaponry such as the BrahMos missiles will ensure victory to the country which posses it in any conflict," Sivathanu Pillai, who is also the managing director of BrahMos Aerospace ... more One Dollar Headset Fix Improves Predator Mission 
Ali Base, Iraq (AFPN) Aug 13, 2008MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial system pilots here can now talk over a secure Internet phone line using their headsets thanks to one Airman's ingenuity and one dollar. Staff Sgt. Ray Stetler, the NCO in charge of base information and infrastructure for the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron here, received a 2 a.m. phone call that led him to make the modification, which grants pilots ... more JSTARS Meets AWACS 
Kadena AB, Japan (AFPN) Aug 13, 2008The 16th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., has deployed to Kadena Air Base for 30 days to train with the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron and participate in an operational readiness exercise on the Korean Peninsula. The unit is flying its E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft alongside the E-3 Airborne Warning and ... more Test Satellite To Provide Warfighters Eye In The Sky 
Kirtland AFB NM (AFPN) Aug 13, 2008Fans of the television show "24" often watch fictional counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer wipe out adversary cells even though he is often severely outnumbered. In his favor, he usually has real-time satellite locations of his enemies sent to his personal digital assistant so that he is always one step ahead. In reality, warfighters do not have such reliable and useful information at ... more
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