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Japan Plays Down Human Spaceflight Plans Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2006 
Japan will continue to pursue advances in rocketery, satellites and robotic exploration, but the country has no plans to mount a major human spaceflight program. Japan's Minister for Science and Technology, said after a speech in Washington outlining Japan's strategic R&D plans. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Scientists Finally Nail Rotational Speed Of Saturn
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 03, 2006How long is a day on Saturn? Measuring the rotation period of a rocky planet like the Earth is easy, but similar measurements for planets made of gas, such as Saturn, pose problems. XMM-Newton Compiles Sky Survey In Space Time 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 03, 2006Astronomers using ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope have compiled a new sky catalog revealing 2,700 very bright sources of X-ray emissions and 2,000 less-bright sources, together encompassing about 15 percent of the sky. SMART-1 Views Lunar Crater Hopmann 
Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2006This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows one quarter of crater Hopmann - an impact structure about 88 kilometers (55 miles) in diameter. The imaged area, not visible from Earth because it is located on the Moon's far side. |
Space-Based Supercomputer Will Dramatically Increase On-Orbit Computations
Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 04, 2006Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced funding of a new space payload which dramatically increases on-orbit computational capabilities. Engine Roars Into Fourth Decade Of Success 
Canoga Park CA (SPX) May 03, 2006For the 207th time -- and counting -- an RS-27 booster rocket engine, built by United Technologies' Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne has powered satellites into space. Ten Thousand Satellite Modems For Disaster Recovery Organizations 
Milpitas CA (SPX) May 03, 2006Globalstar, Inc., a world leader in providing mobile satellite voice and data services to business, and Orbit One Communications, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana announced today the purchase of an additional 10,000 OrbiTRAX simplex satellite tracking devices. |
Huge Pacific Earthquake Sparks Tsunami Panic
Wellington (AFP) May 04, 2006A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 rocked Tonga in the Pacific early Thursday, triggering panic evacuations in New Zealand after tsunami warnings were briefly issued for the South Pacific. New Lava Dome On Mount Merapi Expanding 
Jakarta (AFP) May 04, 2006A fresh lava dome at the peak of Indonesia's trembling Mount Merapi continued to expand Wednesday, suggesting an eruption that would send heatclouds down its slopes, a scientist warned Wednesday. Worries About The Ozone Layer Are Not Yet Over 
Paris (AFP) May 04, 2006Optimism that Earth's protective ozone layer, ravaged by chemicals in the 20th century, may be restored within the next couple of decades is premature, according to a study published on Thursday. Is A Russian Peninsula Really Part Of North America 
Seattle WA (SPX) May 04, 2006For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia's east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico. |
Russian Military To Withdraw From Baikonur
Moscow (AFP) May 04, 2006Russian military personnel will withdraw next year from the space centre at Baikonur in Kazkahstan, which was set up in the 1950s when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, the Russian space agency said Wednesday. US "Rayguns" To Disable Enemy Satellites 
Washington (AFP) May 04, 2006The US government is conducting research into building a ground-based laser weapon that could destroy enemy satellites in orbit, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The weapon is part of a wide-ranging effort to develop defensive and offensive space weapons, the Times said, citing federal officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. AVID Developing New Homeland Security UAV 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) May 04, 2006A potential terrorist slips across the U.S. border under the cover of darkness. Unchallenged, he disappears into the night - or so he thinks. Active Protective System for Army future force 
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2006The US Army remains committed to providing soldiers with the best protection technology can provide, according to Maj. Gen. Charles A. Cartwright, program manager for the Future Combat Systems. |
Mitretek Joins Alliance For Earth Observations
Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2006Mitretek Systems, a nonprofit scientific research and engineering corporation, has joined the Alliance for Earth Observations as its newest member, the alliance announced Wednesday. "Mitretek brings a specific point of view and a unique perspective to the alliance," Nancy Colleton, the group's executive director, told SpaceDaily.com. Space Systems Loral To Build AsiaSat 5 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 03, 2006Space Systems/Loral said Wednesday it has contracted with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. to build AsiaSat 5. |
Magellan First To Offer Traffic RDS Capabilities
Chicago IL (SPX) May 03, 2006NAVTEQ and Thales' navigation business have announced that the Magellan RoadMate 760 and 700 portable vehicle navigation solutions are the first to offer NAVTEQ real-time traffic services via NAVTEQ Traffic RDS. ND SatCom Joins Indian Satellite Venture 
New Delhi, India (SPX) May 03, 2006ND SatCom said Wednesday it has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Grintex India Ltd. The new company, ND SatCom-Grintex Communications Ltd, will offer the complete ND SatCom product portfolio and is based out of the multinational corporate hub at Gurgaon, just outside New Delhi. |
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