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Glitch Delays Atlantis Shuttle Launch Cape Canaveral (AFP) Sep 06, 2006 
NASA will postpone the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from Thursday to Friday to solve an electrical problem, a spokesman for the US space agency said. "The mission management team has decided to postpone another 24 hours a launch and come back tomorrow to work at this problem," said National Aeronautics and Space Administration spokesman Dean Acosta, giving no further details. Earlier Wednesday a NASA spokesman said that Atlantis's launch had been delayed until Thursday because one of the three fuel cells providing electricity to the shuttle had malfunctioned. |
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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NASA Vodcasts Deliver Launches To PM Players
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2006For the first time, NASA is making space shuttle launch footage available to anyone who has a portable media player with video capability. A video podcast, or "vodcast," of the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis for the STS-115 mission will be available to subscribers. Atlantis is set to launch at 4:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27 from the Kennedy Space Center. NASA will continue to offer these free downloads for every launch. NASA Drop Test For Ares I First Stage Booster 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 07, 2006A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lifts a parachute drop test vehicle to an elevation of 10,000 feet above a Yuma, Ariz., test range as part of a series of tests that will aid in development of the booster recovery system for NASA's Ares I crew launch vehicle. Global Project Builds Sharpest Eye On Universe 
Cerro Paranal, Chile (AFP) Sep 06, 2006High on the driest desert on the planet, an army of international scientists is assembling Earth's most powerful observatory to search for the answers of the universe. |
China To Launch New Communications Satellite
Beijing, China (XNA) Sep 07, 2006China will launch a new satellite for television broadcasting, mobile communications and other services in late October this year, Sun Laiyan, administrator of the China National Space Administration said here Tuesday. Eutelsat Delivers Strong Results In 2005-2006 
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Eutelsat Communications ,one of the world's leading satellite operators, has reported results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. "In 2005/2006, Eutelsat outperformed objectives for growth while maintaining profitability at the highest level in the Fixed Satellite Services sector, achieving an EBITDA margin of 77.9 per cent, said Giuliano Berretta, Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications. CPI Opens Third India Service Center For Satellite Communications Customers 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Communications and Power Industries recently opened a new service center in Bangalore, India for its satellite communications customers. Communications and Power Industries (CPI) is a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. |
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Intelsat Wins Right To Offer Managed Networking Services In Brazil
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Driven by the growing demand for Voice over IP (VoIP), broadband and cellular backhaul services via satellite, Intelsat announced today that it has secured rights, through The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), to begin offering a wide range of its GlobalConnex Managed Solutions to businesses and government agencies throughout Brazil. Andrew Introduces 1.2 Meter Auto Deploy Satellite Antenna System 
Westchester IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Andrew Corporation has introduced a 1.2 meter auto acquisition earth station antenna system that is ideal for transportable applications serving communications networks worldwide. The Andrew Small Aperture Receive Transmit Auto Deploy (SmART AD) antenna system will debut at IBC 2006 in Amsterdam from September 8-12. NASA Rover Nears Martian Bowl Goal 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2006NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is closing in on what may be the grandest overlook and richest science trove of its long mission. During the next two weeks, the robotic geologist is likely to reach the rim of a hole in the Martian surface wider and deeper than any it has visited. The crater, known as "Victoria," is approximately 750 meters wide and 70 meters deep. |
Physicists Develop Nanotransistors
Tucson (UPI) Sep 07, 2006U.S. physicists at the University of Arizona have discovered how to turn single molecules into working transistors. "All transistors in current technology, and almost all proposed transistors, regulate current flow by raising and lowering an energy barrier," physicist Charles Stafford said. "Using electricity to raise and lower energy barriers has worked for a century of switches, but that approach is about to hit the wall." Carbon Nanotubes Are Printed On Paper 
Troy, N.Y. (UPI) Sep 07, 2006U.S. scientists using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer have developed a technique for printing patterns of carbon nanotubes on paper and plastic surfaces. The research team says the method could lead to a new process for manufacturing a wide range of nanotube-based devices, from flexible electronics and conducting fabrics to sensors for detecting chemical agents. Japanese Researcher Finds Massive Black Hole 12.7 Billion Light-years Away 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Astronomer Tomotsugu Goto from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) has used the Subaru telescope to identify a distant quasar powered by a massive black hole. The quasar is almost 12.7 billion light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Cancer the Crab. It is the most distant one ever found by a Japanese researcher and the eleventh most distant quasar currently known. |
Iran Claims To Have Developed A 2,000 Pound Guided Bomb
Tehran (AFP) Sep 06, 2006Iran on Wednesday announced it has developed a 2,000 pound guided bomb named Ghased, or "Messenger," aimed at enhancing its defensive capabilities. Israeli Defense Chiefs Upgrade BMD Plans 
Washington (UPI) Sep 07, 2006Alarmed by the scale of Katyusha rocket battery attacks on northern Israel in its recent conflict with Hezbollah, the Israeli government is dramatically boosting the scale of its short-range anti-ballistic missile programs. Teal Group Predicts World UAV Market Will Top $54 Billion Over Next Decade 
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2006Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will continue to be the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry. Iran Sanctions Essential Says US 
Washington (AFP) Sep 06, 2006The United States on Wednesday said it was "essential" for the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran, saying the prospect of Tehran with a nuclear arsenal was "intolerable." Taiwan Official Reminds US About Growing Military Buildup Of China 
Washington (AFP) Sep 06, 2006Taiwan's top China policy chief urged the United States to strongly remind Beijing against using any military force on Taiwan, saying China's defense buildup was casting a huge shadow on the island. |
How Did Our Ancestors' Minds Really Work
Nijmegen, Holland (SPX) Sep 07, 2006How did our evolutionary ancestors make sense of their world? What strategies did they use, for example, to find food? Fossils do not preserve thoughts, so we have so far been unable to glean any insights into the cognitive structure of our ancestors. The Subtleties Of Tropical Forest Demise 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2006"It's not just that tropical forests are being rapidly destroyed, but also that most of the remaining forests and nature reserves are being severely degraded," said William Laurance of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Moscow Mayor Says Winter Energy Deficit Could Reach 20 Percent 
Moscow, Russia (RIAN) Sep 05, 2006Moscow's mayor warned Tuesday that the capital could face an energy deficit of 20% this winter, sparking concerns that temporary business closures seen in January could be repeated. Russia To Sell Nuke Fuel To South Africa 
Johannesburg, South Africa (XNA) Sep 07, 2006Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia will supply South Africa with nuclear fuel up to 2010. Greenhouse Gas Bubbling From Melting Permafrost Feeds Climate Warming 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2006A new study has found that as the permafrost melts in North Siberia due to climate change, carbon sequestered and buried there since the Pleistocene era is bubbling up to the surface of Siberian thaw lakes and into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. CONTENT PARTNERS
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