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  • Orbital Sciences Receives Contract For MEASAT-1R ComSat
    Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
    Orbital Sciences announced Monday that MEASAT Satellite Systems, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has signed a contract to purchase one GEO comsat. The satellite, which will be based on Orbital's industry-leading STAR satellite platform, will be called MEASAT-1R and will be launched into a Malaysian orbital slot at 91.5 degrees East Longitude over Southeast Asia. The launch is scheduled for Sep 2007.fullstory

    Arianespace And ESA Meet Potential Vega Customers
    Rome, Italy (ESA) Nov 15, 2005
    The first Vega Customer Day, held in Rome on Thursday to raise awareness of, and confidence in, Europe's new small launcher, is a sure sign that Vega is on track for a qualification launch at the end of 2007.

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    RSF Report On 2005 Results
    Moscow (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
    The Commander of the Russian Space Forces (RSF) delivered a 2005 summary report Monday at an extended meeting of the Military Council, reports RIA Novosti. "Overall, Russia's Space Forces have accomplished the goals set for 2005," Colonel General Vladimir Popovkin said.

    New Technology Extends Satellite Control System Life By At Least 15 Years
    Lanham MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
    Integral Systems announced Tuesday it has received a contract from WorldSpace to provide a state-of-the-art satellite control system based on Integral's EPOCH Integrated Product Suite for their two geostationary satellites, AfriStar and AsiaStar.

    It's A Tankless Job
    Washington DC (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
    In most homes, having hot water when you need it means keeping a big heating tank at the ready - day and night, 365 days a year.
    Venus Express Completes LEOP Activities
    Paris (ESA) Nov 15, 2005
    The Venus Express Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) activities again continued to run very smoothly. All foreseen activities were completed and it was also possible to bring forward some platform commissioning activities, which were planned for last weekend.

    Free Lectures On Exploring Pluto Coming Up At Pasadena City College
    Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2005
    Two free public programs in Pasadena will offer an overview of the upcoming NASA mission to Pluto. Pluto is the only planet in our solar system not yet studied by a robotic explorer, but not for long.

    Engineering Aliens
    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
    What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn't come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life?

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  • Gov Showdown Could Break Up Internet, Experts Warn
    Tunis (AFP) Nov 14, 2005
    A tense dispute over US control of the Internet in the run-up to the World Summit on the Information Society could eventually lead to the break-up of the global network and hamper seamless browsing, officials warned Monday.

    Rapidly Accelerating Glaciers May Increase How Fast The Sea Level Rises
    Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2005
    Satellite images show that, after decades of stability, a major glacier draining the Greenland ice sheet has dramatically increased its speed and retreated nearly five miles in recent years.

    Ominous Mutations Reported In H5N1 Avian Influenza Strain
    Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2005
    Vietnamese scientists say new research suggests that avian influenza has mutated into a form that could be transmissible between humans.

    Pakistan Quake Victims Taught To Build Shelter From Ruins
    Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 14, 2005
    Thirty thousand quake-hit families in Pakistan's wintry mountains are being taught to build shelter from the rubble of their homes under a new United Nations programme launched Monday.
    Analysis: American Dynastic Diplomacy
    Beijing (UPI) Nov 15, 2005
    Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush told an audience in Beijing Monday that when it comes to American ties with China, "We can't afford to get it wrong now." "There is no more important bilateral relationship than the one between the United States and China," Bush said.

    SBX Radar Begins Its Transport Through Magellan Straits
    St Louis MO (SPX) Nov 14, 2005
    Boeing has teamed with the Missile Defense Agency to begin the transport operation of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) from the Gulf of Mexico via the Straits of Magellan.

    Oxygen Carriers Coursing Through Clinical Trials
    Fort Detrick Md (SPX) Nov 14, 2005
    When warfighters are bleeding severely on a battlefield, getting blood to them is tricky at best, because blood requires refrigeration and has a short shelf life.

    North Korea Unveils Disarmament Plan
    Seoul (UPI) Nov 14, 2005
    North Korea recently proposed a five-step plan to gradually dismantle its nuclear weapons program, South Korea's chief security official said Monday. The proposal was made during six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear drive in Beijing last week, Unification Ministry Chung Dong-young said in Seoul.



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