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China's Satellite Destruction Spurs U.S. Policy Debate
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2007
China's confirmation that it tested an anti-satellite weapon is refueling debate in the United States between proponents of space regulation and those who insist on Washington's absolute free rein. Until now, space has remained largely a zone of cooperation but tensions could grow, especially since satellites are vulnerable to attack, said Theresa Hitchens, director of the Center for Defense Information. Hitchens is calling for a code of conduct between nations operating in space, despite the aversion of US President George W. Bush's administration for international treaties.

   
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    Russia's Putin, India Call For 'Weapons Free' Space
    New Delhi (AFP) Jan 25, 2007
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Thursday for a "weapons free outer space", after China staged a satellite-destroying weapons test. "The fundamental position of the Russian Federation is that outer space should be absolutely weapons free," Putin told a joint news conference in New Delhi.

    Singapore Launches Contest To Build 'Urban Warrior' Robots
    Singapore (AFP) Jan 24, 2007
    Singapore Tuesday launched a contest to build a robot that can operate autonomously in urban warfare conditions, moving in and out of buildings to search and destroy targets like a human soldier. The country's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) said on its website it is offering one million Singapore dollars (652,000 US) to the developers of such a robot that completes a stipulated task in the fastest time.

    First Soft-Bodied Robots Planned
    Boston (UPI) Jan 26, 2007
    U.S. scientists say they plan to create a new class of technology designed to produce completely soft-bodied robots. Tufts University researchers say such robots -- based on biological materials and the adaptive mechanisms found in living cells and organisms -- could repair space stations, conduct safer surgical procedures and work in hazardous environments such as landmine fields.

      Russia And India Sign Agreements On Glonass Navigation System
    New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jan 25, 2007
    Russia and India signed two cooperation agreements Thursday on Russia's global space navigation system Glonass, which will be used by Moscow's long-time partner in the military-technical sector. Glonass, a Russian version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both military and civilian purposes, and allows users to identify their positions in real time. It can also be used in geological prospecting.

    South Korea's Port Of Busan To Use Savi Networks SaviTrak
    Mountain View CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    Savi Networks has announced that it has extended the SaviTrak real-time information service to key terminal locations at the Port of Busan, South Korea. As one of the highest-volume shipping hubs for the Asia Pacific region, the Port of Busan is the fourth largest trading partner with the United States by container volume.

    Space On Earth
    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    Must we choose between Heaven and Earth? Space enthusiasts often deride environmentalists as being too inward-looking and focused on the past, with their fight to preserve Earth's ecosystems and natural resources in the face of humanity's push for development.

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    Unexpected Cooling Effect In Saturn's Upper Atmosphere
    London UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    UK researchers from University College London (UCL), along with colleagues from Boston University, have found that the hotter than expected temperature of Saturn's upper atmosphere - and that of the other giant planets - is not due to the same mechanism that heats the atmosphere around the Earth's Northern Lights. Reporting in Nature (25th January) the researchers findings thus rule out a long held theory.

    Space Technology Can Help Ailing Agri Sector: Kasturirangan
    Hyderabad, India (PTI) Jan 26, 2007
    Calling for a national policy to use remote sensing to help agriculture sector, former ISRO Chairman K Kasturirangan said space technology can be used to improve land productivity. There is an alarming situation in agriculture production.

    New Sensor To Be A Boon To Astronomers
    Delft, Holland (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    A sensor developed by a Netherlands Ph.D. candidate is expected to provide astronomers with new information about the birth of star systems and planets. The tiny, super-sensitive, sensor is designed to help solve the mysteries of outer space by detecting the terahertz frequencies contained in cosmic radiation.

      Multimedia Car Radio Of The Future
    Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    Crackling radio stations, signal loss in tunnels and difficulties tuning to the correct frequency - the conventional car radio has had its day. ESA and its partners are developing the multimedia car radio of the future. The prototype is being demonstrated at the Noordwijk Space Expo, in the Netherlands.

    VISTA Camera Takes To The Air
    London, UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    The world's biggest infrared camera for Europe's newest telescope left the UK on January 17 on its flight to Santiago in Chile. The infrared camera will sit at the focal point of VISTA - a UK provided survey telescope being constructed in Chile for ESO, the Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Christer Fuglesang Reflects On His Successful Mission
    Paris, France (SPX) Jan 26, 2007
    "It was a wonderful flight, extremely exciting. I couldn't have asked for more." Ahead of his visit to his home city of Stockholm, in Sweden, which started this week, ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang spoke about his recent Celsius Mission.

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