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NASA GOES Mission Goes On Schedule Cape Canaveral Air Force Station FL (SPX) May 26, 2006 
The N version of NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series launched on schedule Thursday evening from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Boeing Delta IV rocket carrying the satellite lifted off at the beginning of its launch window, at 6:11 p.m. Eastern Time. After GOES-N reaches its geosynchronous orbit of approximately 22,300 miles and receives its post-launch checkout, mission controllers will place the satellite in an on-orbit storage mode, where it will stand ready to replace any existing operational GOES satellite in case of failure. |
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 Predict How To Detect A Fourth Dimension Of Space
Durham NC (SPX) May 26, 2006Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. LM And EADS Space To Team On NavSat Systems 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) May 26, 2006Lockheed Martin and EADS Astrium announced Thursday they have agreed to team up to ensure the interoperability of the Global Positioning System III and the European Galileo Satellite Navigation programs. NSF Partnership Funds Instrument For World's Largest Telescope 
Kamuela, Hawai'i (SPX) May 26, 2006The W. M. Keck Observatory and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that $5 million of NSF funding has been granted over the next four years to design and construct a major new capability for the Keck I telescope. |
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Two APL-built Instruments Observe Recent Total Solar Eclipse
Laurel MD (SPX) May 26, 2006Space scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., got a first-hand look at what happens to Earth's atmosphere when the sun was abruptly "turned off" during the March 29, 2006, total solar eclipse. Digital Globe European Partner To Supply Sat Imagery To European Commission 
Longmont CO (SPX) May 26, 2006DigitalGlobe's European business partner, Eurimage in Rome, Italy, has contracted with the European Commission's Joint Research Center to supply worldwide satellite imagery over a four-year period. |
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SES ASTRA Increases Shareholding In ND Satcom To 100 percent Chateau de Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 26, 2006 
SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company, has announced today that it raises its stake in the satellite communications supplier ND SatCom from 25.1 to 100 per cent.TIMED Mission Extended For Second Time 
Laurel MD (SPX) May 26, 2006NASA announced Thursday it is extending the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics spacecraft's mission for another four years, through 2010. Planetary Society Presents a New World to Congress 
Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2006May 25 marks the 45th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's 1961 speech to Congress launching the Apollo Program. |
Russians harness star power in new battery
Moscow (AFP) May 25, 2006 Russian scientists have invented a battery that can capture energy not only from the sun, but also from the stars, the head of a research institute at the Dubna Nuclear Institute, near Moscow, said on Thursday. EADS Astrium Develops Its Links With The Brazilian Space Industry 
Brazilia, Brazil (SPX) May 26, 2006EADS Astrium has purchased a 42% stake in the Brazilian company Equatorial Sistemas. This partnership will strengthen the presence of EADS Astrium in Brazil. Checking Out Cheyenne And Testing Relay For Phoenix 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 26, 2006Opportunity Status for sol 818-824 Opportunity is healthy and continuing to make its way toward "Victoria Crater." Opportunity made 108 meters (354 feet) of progress in two sols of driving and was approximately 1,000 meters (just over half a mile) from Victoria Crater at the end of Sol 823. |
GAO Finds Problems In New DOD Satellite Communications Program
Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2006A Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday has concluded that the Department of Defense is not meeting original cost, schedule and performance goals for its Transformational Satellite Communications System. Israel Selects Raytheon And Rafael For Short-Range Missile-Defense Interceptor 
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 25, 2006Raytheon Company and Rafael Armament Development Authority announced Wednesday they have been selected by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization to develop a new terminal missile defense interceptor. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Ultralife Batteries Completes Acquisition Of ABLE New Energy 
Newark NY (SPX) May 25, 2006Ultralife Batteries has completed the acquisition of ABLE New Energy, a manufacturer of lithium batteries located in Shenzhen, China. Tenix Unveils New Data Transmission Technology 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 25, 2006Technology developed to monitor rocket fuel tanks is being marketed by Australian defence and technology contractor Tenix to provide the capabilities of RFIDs (radio frequency identification devices) where radio frequencies cannot be used. Comtech Wins Contract To Retrofit AN/TRC-170 Troposcatter Terminals 
Melville NY (SPX) May 25, 2006Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems has received initial funding of 50% against a $9.7 million contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (D.O.D.) for 61 digital troposcatter modem kits. CONTENT PARTNERS
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How Did Continents Split
Athens OH (SPX) May 25, 2006Like pieces in a giant jigsaw puzzle, continents have split, drifted and merged again many times throughout Earth's history, but geologists haven't understood the mechanism behind the moves. Researchers Release Draft Final Report On New Orleans Levees 
New Orleans LO (SPX) May 25, 2006Following an eight-month study of the New Orleans levee system and its performance during Hurricane Katrina, a 30-person team of researchers led by Raymond Seed and Robert Bea of the University of California, Berkeley, released a near-complete draft of their findings today in a "town hall" meeting in that Gulf Coast city. Revolutionary Hydrogen Sensor Developed 
Gainesville Fl (SPX) May 25, 2006US engineers in Florida believe they've solved the problem of safely storing invisible, odorless and highly explosive hydrogen. The storage problem has been viewed as a possible safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects of the so-called hydrogen economy likely in the future. New Attempt To Monitor fisheries 
United Nations (UPI) May 25, 2006The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says it has a new system to help take the fish stories out of reporting on dwindling stocks of the world's international fisheries. The goal is to manage and encourage international cooperation in managing fish stocks. Climate change threatens EU biodiversity target: Britain 
London (AFP) May 24, 2006 Climate change is a major threat to the European Union's target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010, according to a British government report published on Wednesday. |
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