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Russia And China Planning Lunar Exploration Pact Moscow (RIAN) Sep 12, 2006 
Russia and China may conclude a Moon exploration agreement by the end of the year, the head of the Russian Space Agency said. China has already successfully launched into orbit two manned space vehicles. Its first manned flight three years ago made it the third country to launch a human being into space on its own, after Russia and the U.S. "I can say that as a result of the Russian-Chinese space sub-commission's work, our priority is a joint program on Moon exploration," Anatoly Perminov said. "A number of contracts have been signed involving both Russian and Chinese enterprises." |
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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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SMART-1 Impact Simulated In Lab. Sand-Box
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 12, 2006Laboratory simulations of the SMART-1 impact performed at the University of Kent, United Kingdom, suggest that the impact may have caused a clearly elongated lunar crater, and produced a high-speed rebounding for the spacecraft. This may help explain some properties of the dust cloud observed just after the actual impact of SMART-1 on the Moon. Launch Of 2nd Galileo Test Satellite Delayed-2007 
Frankfurt (AFP) Sep 12, 2006Galileo, the navigation system that Europe hopes will rival the reigning US GPS network, is experiencing delays, with the launch of the second test satellite, GIOVE-B, set back several months, the Financial Times Deutschland quoted a company spokesman as saying on Monday. Topcon Launches New Robotic Surveyor Assistant 
Livermore CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2006The all-new total station series from Topcon offers the ultimate solution for demanding tasks on the job site. Designed as complete robotic systems, the GTS-900A and GPT-9000A series include Topcon's new FC-200 field controller and RC-3 tracking system. The GPT-9000A robotic total station provides precise reflectorless measurement up to 2,000 meters - more than 6,500 feet (1 1/4 miles) - and can easily focus on small objects like power lines. |
Atlantis Crew Set For Major Space Station Work
Houston (AFP) Sept 12, 2006Two Atlantis astronauts embarked on a spacewalk Tuesday to install the first new elements added to the orbiting International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster. Mission specialists Joe Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ventured outside the ISS at 4:17 am New Hamilton Sundstrand Electrical Hardware Adds More Power To Space Station 
Windsor Locks CT (SPX) Sep 12, 200The second of four major segments of the Electric Power System components built by Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Saturday, Sept. 9 and soon will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS). Once connected and operational, the new power system components will boost the ISS electric power by 19,000 watts, enough to power a dozen homes. Intelsat Partners With Telenor To Expand The Reach Of Its Fiber Network In Europe 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Sep 11, 2006Intelsat and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS (TSBc) today jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement to interconnect the two companies' fiber networks in London, providing customers of both Intelsat and Telenor with expanded, seamless access to new regions and services through each provider. |
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European Astrolab Mission Will Help Make Space a Safer Place
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 12, 2006On 6th July 2006, European astronaut Thomas Reiter joined the International Space Station Expedition 13 crew. His mission: Astrolab, Europe's first long-duration mission to the ISS. Astrolab is deeply embedded in the effort to prepare humans for safe long-duration space travel in the future. Boston University Awarded NASA Contract To Study Space Radiation 
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 11, 2006Boston University today announced it has received an eight-year, $42.5 million contract from NASA to study Earth's radiation belts, a region which can be dangerous to astronauts and orbiting satellites. The project, called the Radiation Belt Storm Probes - Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (RBSP-ECT), will place several science instruments into Earth's orbit on a pair of satellites designed to measure the behavior of charged particles which cause space radiation. SES ASTRA Names New Digital Satellite Infrastructure - Entavio 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 11, 2006The name of the new digital satellite infrastructure of SES ASTRA is entavio. "With the brand entavio, we will offer an infrastructure providing high-performance TV for everyone", said CEO Wolfgang Keuntje at the start of the international Consumer Electronics trade fair IFA in Berlin. |
Probing Energetic Explosions In The Solar System
London UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2006Solar flares are tremendous explosions on the surface of our Sun, releasing as much energy as a billion megatons of TNT in the form of radiation, high energy particles and magnetic fields. The Sun's magnetic fields are known to be an extremely important factor in producing the energy for flaring and when these magnetic fields lines clash together, dragging hot gas with them, an enormous maelstrom of energy is released. Russian Space Control Center Could Be Created In South Africa 
Moscow (RIAN) Sep 12, 2006A command and control center for Russia's Federal Space Agency could be established in the South African Republic, the head of the agency said Monday. "An agreement signed in Cape Town provides a legal framework for further work in the field of civilian space exploration," Anatoly Perminov told journalists. Telesat Names New President And CEO 
Ottawa, Ontario (SPX) Sep 12, 2006Telesat Canada and its shareholder BCE Inc. today announced that Daniel S. Goldberg has been named President and CEO of Canada's leading satellite services provider. Goldberg, formerly President and CEO of SES New Skies, succeeds Larry Boisvert who has decided to retire after nearly 34 years of service, the last 13 years as President and CEO. |
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Japan Launches Spy Satellite To Watch NKorea Tokyo (AFP) Sep 11, 2006 
Japan on Monday successfully put into orbit its third satellite to monitor North Korea, its first launch of a spy craft since an embarrassing failure in 2003. The H-2A satellite can zoom in on objects on the ground as small as cars.Agency Performs First Autonomous Refueling Op. 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2006The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in a joint effort with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, performed the first-ever autonomous probe-and-drogue airborne refueling operation August 30, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. India-Pakistan Talks, Iran Lobbying Expected At Havana Summit 
Havana (AFP) Sep 11, 2006Representatives from most of the globe's developing nations Monday began talks at a Havana summit that Iran was likely to use to bolster support for its controversial nuclear program. Australia Signs Contract For JASSM Follow On Standoff Weapon 
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 10, 2006The Australian Defence Material Organisation has selected the Lockheed Martin JASSM, a stealthy, air-to-surface missile, as the preferred solution for its AIR 5418 Follow-on Standoff Weapon (FOSOW) requirement. This marks the first international sale of JASSM, developed for the U.S. Air Force. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Human Activities Are Boosting Ocean Temperatures In Areas Where Hurricanes Form Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2006 
Rising ocean temperatures in key hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are due primarily to human-caused increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, according to a study published online in the September 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Oil Prices Slide To Near Six-Month Lows 
New York (AFP) Sep 11, 2006World oil prices fell to their lowest points since late March on Monday amid easing concerns over Iran's nuclear program and after the OPEC oil-producing cartel pledged to keep output steady. Cloud Formation Affected By Human Activity 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Sep 12, 2006University of Toronto researchers and their collaborators have discovered that solid ammonium sulphate aerosol - an airborne particle more prevalent in continental areas - can act as a catalyst to the formation of ice clouds, suggesting that cloud formation is another aspect of the global climate system that can be affected by human presence. Iran Denies Uranium Suspension Reports 
Vienna (AFP) Sep 10, 2006Iran has not proposed suspending uranium enrichment for up to two months, the Iranian ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog agency in Vienna told AFP Sunday in response to press reports. "Such a thing has not been discussed" in the two days of meetings between European foreign policy chief Javier Solana and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, at the talks. |
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