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UK-DMC Satellite First To Transfer Sensor Data Using Bundle Protocol
London, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2008The first use of the 'bundle' protocol in space has been demonstrated with the UK-DMC satellite built by Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). Sensor data was successfully delivered from the satellite using this disruption- and delay-tolerant networking protocol designed for the Interplanetary Internet. Wireless ad-hoc communication networks and networks operating in extreme environments ... more SATLYNX Introduces Innovative Media Streaming Solution At IBC 2008 
Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 15, 2008Satlynx has announced the introduction of a transportable media streaming solution, comprising equipment that can be installed into and on almost any vehicle, plus a flexible and affordable service. Satlynx Media Streaming addresses the growing online market of event owners, content providers, radio stations and media companies with a need to capture audio or video at events and to stream ... more Putin Orders Additional 2.6 Billion On Glonass Development 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a directive on Friday on allocating an additional $2.6 billion to develop the country's Glonass satellite system. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify their current location and ... more Objectivity Database Used To Build Comprehensive Space Object Catalog 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008Objectivity has announced that its flagship product, Objectivity/DB, is being used in the Space Situational Awareness Foundational Enterprise (SSAFE) program to build a comprehensive catalog of space objects that will be used by the U.S. Air Force to increase situational awareness and manage collision avoidance. Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, tracking space debris for collision ... more Sea Launch Prepares For The Launch Of Galaxy 19 
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port and are now on their way to the Equator for the launch of Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite, on September 23. Liftoff is planned for 2:28am Pacific Daylight Time (9:28 GMT), at the opening of a two-hour launch window. Upon arrival at the launch site, at 154 degrees West Longitude, the Sea Launch team will initiate a 72-hour countdown. ... more |
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Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008Based on its recent analysis of the global positioning system (GPS) market, Frost and Sullivan presents u-blox with the 2008 Global Frost and Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year, in recognition of its technology innovation and ability to satisfy the diverse needs of its customers. Launched in 2006, the 50-channel u-blox 5 chip and module generation are delivered with a wide ... more Garmin Selects NAVTEQ For First Advertising Supported Real-Time Traffic Delivery 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008NAVTEQ has announced that Garmin International has selected NAVTEQ Traffic's RDS delivery service and the NAVTEQ interactive advertising service for the nuvi 755T, 765T and 775T and nuvi 2x5 family. With Garmin, NAVTEQ will be the first to bring an advertising supported, real-time traffic service to market in North America. NAVTEQ Traffic RDS delivers data via FM radio to power Garmin's ... more High ROI Will Stimulate North American Mobile Resource Management Market 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008The handset-based mobile resource management (MRM) market is set to grow at a quick pace as enterprises perceive the high financial benefits of MRM solutions and wireless carriers anticipate a positive impact on their own data ARPU (average revenue per user) metric. The next 12-18 months promise to be a period of continued transition, as each carrier delves further into the MRM sector and ... more WaveMarket's Veriplace To Power AmberWatch Mobile Initiative 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2008WaveMarket has announced that its standards-based open location and privacy platform, Veriplace, will power the cross-carrier AmberWatch Mobile initiative. The AmberWatch Mobile service is an industry-wide initiative supported by Alltel, AT and T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Users of the AmberWatch Mobile initiative on each of these carriers will have their location ... more US astronaut promotes Mexican space agency 
Mexico City (AFP) Sept 12, 2008A US astronaut of Mexican origin, part of the crew for an Atlantis Space Shuttle voyage in July 2009, presented a project for a Mexican space agency to senators here Friday. Astronaut Jose Hernandez promoted the plan, including a launch base in the Yucatan Peninsula on the Atlantic Coast, approved by the lower house in 2007 and due to be voted on by the senate before the end of the month. ... more |
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Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 14, 2008Two air-to-ground missiles ripped through the sky before smashing into the house where a Taliban leader with close links to Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was thought to be hiding. "There was a glittering flash of light and a prolonged roar," said Hameedullah Khan, one of the first on the scene of Monday's suspected US drone strike in the Pakistani town of Dande Darpa Khel, near the Afghan ... more US Navy's New Submarine Class Conducts Tomahawk Cruise Missile Launches 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2008The Navy conducted multiple launches of Tomahawk cruise missiles from USS Virginia (SSN 774) in August in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the program's developmental and operational testing efforts. The test launches, the first ever for a Virginia-class submarine, included the launch and extended flight of multiple missiles to demonstrate the Virginia's launch capabilities. "Completing ... more Pentagon proposes sale of missile defense system to UAE 
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2008The Pentagon is hoping to sell the United Arab Emirates a theater wide missile defense system with an estimated value of 6.95 billion dollars, a defense agency said. The proposed sale of the Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system was notified to the US Congress this week along with Patriot PAC-3 missiles, AMRAM missiles, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Congress has 30 days to ... more Russian Army Adopts New Reconnaissance Drones 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2008Russia's Defense Ministry has ordered a large number of new-generation unmanned reconnaissance drones to be put in service in the next few years, a Russian electronics company said on Wednesday. "Several dozen Tipchak UAV systems will enter service with the Russian army in the next few years," said Vladimir Verba, general director of the Vega Radio Engineering Corp. "The first system will ... more Russian Blackjacks In Venezuela End Yankee Hegemony: Chavez 
Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2008 Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan supersonic bombers landed Wednesday night in Venezuela, where they were personally acclaimed by President Hugo Chavez as heralding the end of Yankee imperialism. The 1,380 miles per hour Tu-160s -- NATO designation Blackjack -- flew into Liberator air base in Venezuela. Fiercely anti-American Chavez greeted them with an address on Venezuelan national ... more
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