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Guessing Games For Japan's "Information Gathering Satellite" Program Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 11, 2006 
In September this year, Japan launched its latest "Information Gathering Satellite", a somewhat neutral term for what is, realistically, a spy satellite. The launch of this spacecraft in such a volatile geopolitical climate in North-East Asia attracted surprisingly little media coverage, apart from a series of short reports from syndicated news agencies. Not much was said in the aerospace media, either. Concerns over related events such as North Korea's recent salvo of ballistic missile tests, and North Korea's apparent preparations for a nuclear test were mentioned occasionally, but the world seems to have let this rather interesting event slip by unnoticed. |
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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Globalstar And Alcatel To Study New LEO Constellation Of 48-Satellites
Milpitas CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2006Globalstar has announced it has signed a EURO 7.7 million Authorization to Proceed (ATP) agreement with Alcatel Alenia Space for the company's second generation satellite constellation. In addition to engaging Alcatel to conduct a program readiness review and to develop program milestones, the ATP provides that Globalstar and Alcatel Alenia Space will negotiate a definitive contract for Alcatel Alenia Space to construct 48 low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites for Globalstar's second-generation satellite constellation. Full Service Restored On Eutelsat W3A Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Eutelsat confirms that operations of its W3A satellite have been fully restored with normal operational mode following an anomaly occurring earlier today which caused an interruption of service. From 17.45 today Paris time (15.45 UTC) clients using W3A were able to reestablish full commercial service. NASA Announces Aeronautics Competition 
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2006NASA has announced a new aeronautics competition for U.S. high school and college students looking at the future of flight. The competition, sponsored by the agency's Fundamental Aeronautics Program, is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's mission is to inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists and explorers. |
ATK Completes Pathfinder For New Launch Vehicle
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Alliant Techsystems recently completed a successful on-pad assembly, or pathfinder operation, of an ATK-designed launch vehicle, the ALV. This significant milestone keeps the company on schedule to fly its first mission -- designated ALV X-1 -- in 2007. Next year's ALV X-1 flight is part of ATK's plan to develop a low-cost launch vehicle for the operational responsive space (ORS) market. NASA Engineer Dan Dumbacher Helps Lead Development Of Next-Gen Launch Vehicles 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 11, 2006While growing up in Indianapolis, NASA senior engineer Dan Dumbacher never missed a chance to watch a space launch on television. Today, he is doing more than just watching spacecraft lift off - he's helping build the next generation of launch vehicles. These vehicles will play an integral part in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration, returning humans to the moon and traveling to Mars and beyond. ISS Crew Completes Soyuz Repositioning 
Houston TX (UPI) (SPX) Oct 10, 2006The International Space Station crew successfully repositioned the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the rear of the Zvezda living quarters Tuesday. The move was in preparation for the arrival later this month of a Russian cargo spacecraft. With Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin at the controls, the Soyuz undocked from the Zvezda port on schedule, backing at one-tenth of a meter per second from the ISS. |
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Are Asteroids/Comets/Planets Cut From Same Cloth
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2006After analyzing the dust particles of a variety of comets with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the Deep Impact spacecraft and the internationally funded Infrared Space Observatory, Dr. Carey Lisse, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., suspects that the answer is yes. "Comets are the stepping stones to planets," said Lisse. "With these missions, astronomers know more about comets today than ever before, and we're still only beginning to scratch the surface." Jovian Junior Red Spot Growing Stronger 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 11, 2006The highest wind speeds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot have increased and are now equal to those in its older and larger sibling, the Great Red Spot, according to observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The Little Red Spot's winds, now raging up to approximately 400 miles per hour, signal that the storm is growing stronger, according to the NASA-led team that made the Hubble observations. The increased intensity of the storm probably caused it to change color from its original white in late 2005, according to the team. Rosetta Performs Second Deep Space Manoeuvre 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 11, 2006This report covers a three week peroid of active cruise and was dedicated to the preparation and execution of the second Deep Space Manoeuvre (DSM2). The manoeuvre was executed on 29 September at 02:00 UTC. Its planned magnitude was 31.791 ms-1, which corresponds to an overall burn duration of about 52 minutes. |
Deimos And Surrey Satellite Technology Contract For Spanish Imaging Mission
Surrey UK (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Deimos Imaging SL, a subsidiary of Deimos Space SL, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have announced a contract for an Earth imaging satellite, DEIMOS. The satellite will be built by SSTL to be ready for launch early in 2008 and will form part of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). The satellite will provide imagery for commercial applications, for government use and for rapid-response following disasters. GAO Report On Progress Of Implementing Aerospace Recommendations 
Arlington VA (SPX) Oct 11, 2006The following is a statement by AIA President and CEO John W. Douglass: AIA appreciates the GAO's review of the status of the recommendations made in the Final Report of the Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry. The Final Report was a roadmap for the future of the defense, civil, and space sectors of the aerospace industry. In the nearly four years since the bipartisan commission issued its report some solid progress has been made, however, significant challenges remain. Chinese Scientists Improve "Cooking Robot" 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 11, 2006China's first cooking robot, named AIC-AI Cooking robot, has been invented by scientists in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province. The robot, developed by Fanxing Science and Technology Co. Ltd in Shenzhen, is capable of Sichuan, Shandong and Canton cuisines and can cook thousands of Chinese dishes, according to a report in the Shenzhen Economic Daily. |
US May Miss Out Of Mega India Jet Fighter Deal
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2006The United States, seeking to enter India's lucrative arms market, is dropping behind on a $6.5-billion Indian Air Force contract for acquiring 126 multi-role fighters. Raytheon Awarded US Army Contract For Wireless Precision Assault Missiles 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Raytheon has received a contract with five one-year options that has an initial value of $163.2 million to provide heavy anti-tank, precision assault missiles for the U.S. military. The New Nuke Game 
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2006The worst that could happen is that North Korea decides, for some lunatic reason, to use the nuclear weapon it now claims to have, whether on Tokyo, Beijing, Vladivostok or the American military bases in South Korea. Russian Export Blend Could Replace Urals Crude As Main Index Setter 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2006REBCO, Russia's new export blend crude oil, should replace Urals blend as the basis for calculating supply prices, export duties and mineral extraction tax, a deputy economics minister said Monday. O'Reilly Flies High At Missile Defense Agency Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2006 The U.S. Department of Defense is promoting Brig. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly to be Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering's deputy at the Missile Defense Agency. MarketWatch reported on Oct. 3 that Gen. O'Reilly would take up his new post as No. 2 at the MDA in January 2007. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Meteorologists Predict Mild Winter For US Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2006 
US meteorologists on Tuesday predicted that the coming winter will be a mild one for much of the United States, with above-average temperatures spurred by a weather trend in the Pacific known as El Nino. The higher temperatures should also mean a reduced demand for fuel and natural gas.Teenager Moves Video Icons Just By Imagination 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Teenage boys and computer games go hand-in-hand. Now, a St. Louis-area teenage boy and a computer game have gone hands-off, thanks to a unique experiment conducted by a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, and engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. Monitoring Of Contaminants In Water Systems In Real Time 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 11, 2006Sandia National Laboratories researchers are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Cincinnati and Argonne National Laboratory to develop contaminant warning systems that can monitor municipal water systems to determine quickly when and where a contamination occurs. Central American Fires Impact US Air Quality/Climate 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 11, 2006A NASA-funded study published in the July 26, 2006 Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres found that during April-May 2003, large amounts of smoke, which include aerosols -- tiny particles suspended in the air -- from biomass burning in the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Mexico reached Texas, Oklahoma, and other areas in the southeastern United States. Inter-Korean Projects In Jeopardy 
Seoul (UPI) Oct 10, 2006South Korea's 15-year-long efforts to engage North Korea by pushing for cross-border economic projects are facing a critical challenge in the wake of the communist partner's alleged nuclear bomb test. Inter-Korean economic cooperation projects have served as the main channel to build mutual confidence and ease military tensions on the divided peninsula. |
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