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Gilat Completes SkyEdge VSAT Network For Telefonica Brazil
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Thursday it has completed deployment of a SkyEdge broadband VSAT satellite network to Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo, the largest subsidiary of Brazil's Telefonica Group, which is responsible for fixed telephony and data services in the district. Globalstar Receives Initial Authority For New Alaska Satellite Ground Station 
Milpitas CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Globalstar announced Thursday it has received temporary FCC operating authority to proceed with the opening of its sixth North American satellite ground station or gateway. Aerospace Corp Promotes Three 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2006The Aerospace Corp. announced this week it has appointed Alan M. Foonberg and Diana M. Johnson as principal directors in the company's Communications and Networking Division, and Ranwa N. Haddad as principal director in the Navigation Division. |
NASA Ames Lays Out CEV Tasks
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2006NASA officials said this week that its Ames Research Center will support the agency's Vision for Space Exploration program in several key areas, including software, mission operations and thermal protection for the development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle, NASA's new spaceship. Earlier this week, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced several reorganizations under Constellation and assignments of responsibilities to each of the agency's 10 centers. Malaysian Ready To Head Into Space 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) Jun 09, 2006The United States has the astronaut, China has the taikonaut, and now Malaysia has the "angkasawan," as the country with a mania for record-setting prepares to blast its first citizen into space. TPS Enables Study Of Mysterious Pioneer Anomaly 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2006There's a mystery at the edge of our solar system: Two spacecraft, Pioneers 10 and 11, which were launched to Jupiter and Saturn more than 30 years ago, are hurtling towards the edge of our solar system - but at a slower than expected rate. Called the Pioneer Anomaly, the effect of this slowing is small, but measurable, and so far unexplained. |
Emergency Communications Service For 2006 Hurricane Season
Germantown MD (SPX) Jun 09, 2006In anticipation of the upcoming hurricane season, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), announced today that it is making available emergency communications offerings during this hurricane season, designed for rapid service restoral. EarthData Wins 16 Million Contract To Map Papua New Guinea 
Frederick MD (SPX) Jun 09, 2006EarthData International announced Thursday it has been awarded a $16 million contract by the Australian government to produce the first-ever high-resolution image and terrain maps of Papua New Guinea. The Australian government is funding the project under a MoU with Papua New Guinea. ESA Picks SSTL To Develop CO2 Detector 
Guildford, England (SPX) Jun 09, 2006ESA has awarded Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. an 18-month contract, worth 400,000 euros to develop a new detector to detect levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. |
Astronomers Find Nearby Galactic Highway
Calgary, Alberta (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Astronomers have discovered a long, slender stream of ancient stars racing across the northern sky. The stream is about 30,000 light-years from Earth and flowing high over the Milky Way at some 230 kilometers per second. Saft To Supply Li-ion Batteries For Galileo Satellites 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2006ESA announced Thursday it has selected Saft Batteries lithium-ion modules to provide onboard power for the four satellites comprising the In-Orbit Validation phase of the Galileo GPS network. Digital Angel Awarded Contract From S.C. Army National Guard For Satellite-Based Tracking 
South St. Paul MN (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Digital Angel Corp. announced Thursday its OuterLink subsidiary has won a $3.2 million contract from the South Carolina Army National Guard to demonstrate the capability of its satellite-based Automatic Flight Following System to communicate with helicopter and ground vehicle fleets at the McEntire National Guard Base at Eastover, S.C. |
Bio-Ethanol From Agricultural Waste A Step Closer
Delft, The Netherlands (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Research conducted by Delft University of Technology has brought the efficient production of the environmentally-friendly fuel bio-ethanol a great deal closer to fruition. Indonesia's Merapi Roars Back To Life 
Mount Merapi, Indonesia (AFP) Jun 09, 2006Indonesia's Mount Merapi roared back to life Thursday, belching its largest clouds of hot gas and ash yet and sparking panic among residents already jittery from last month's quake. US Weapon Plans Threaten Missile Proliferation 
Moscow (AFP) Jun 09, 2006US plans to develop low-yield nuclear weapons and to use ballistic missiles for carrying conventional warheads are threatening the world's nuclear non-proliferation regime, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov charged Wednesday. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Raytheon To Develop Standard Missile-3 for Sea-Based Missile Defense
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 09, 2006Raytheon announced Thursday it has been awarded a $424 million U.S. Navy contract - including options - to develop Standard Missile-3 Block IA and continue Block IB development, leading to sea-based missile defense deployment. Predators Provide Eyes In The Sky Over Afghanistan 
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan (AFNS) Jun 09, 2006What has a 50-foot wingspan, buzzes like a giant insect and can put an AGM-114 Hellfire missile through a window from 8,000 miles away? It is the Air Force's MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, and it's arguably one of the most requested assets in Operation Enduring Freedom. UN Says Iran Accelerated Uranium Enrichment 
Vienna (AFP) Jun 09, 2006Iran accelerated uranium enrichment on the same day this week that world powers asked it to halt the work and open talks to guarantee it will not make nuclear weapons, the UN atomic agency said Thursday. |
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