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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2009 
The European space telescope Herschel captured its first image of an object in the Universe. Scientists are talking about the comparatively high quality of the picture taken by Herschel's PACS instrument. The image shows the galaxy M51, known as the 'Whirlpool Galaxy'. Although at this early stage all the settings of the telescope are not fully calibrated, its performance already exceeds expecta ... read more 
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Astrium and JSC National Company "Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary" has announced the signing of a first contract to build a major satellite integration centre that will be part of the future Kazakhstan national space centre in Astana. This contract is the first step of a major cooperation agreement between Kazakhstan space entities and Astrium that will lead to the construction of a satellite ... more
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Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2009The next generation of instruments for ground-based telescopes took a leap forward with the development of a new ultra-fast camera that can take 1500 finely exposed images per second even when observing extremely faint objects. The first 240x240 pixel images with the world's fastest high precision faint light camera were obtained through a collaborative effort between ESO and three French ... more  
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Jun 22, 2009As part of rolling out its cutting edge services and products in the Asia Pacific region, Thuraya has appointed Teknikkom Electronic as a National Service Provider in Malaysia. According to the agreement, Teknikkom will be distributing Thuraya's world best satellite phones, allowing the Malaysian market to enjoy the availability of satellite mobile handhelds as a complementary solution to ... more  
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 22, 2009In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots. The resulting visuals capture both scientific detail and remarkable beauty. The high-resolution simulations of sunspot pairs open ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 22, 2009On 14 July, a crew of six will leave their Mars mission simulator and see the Sun once again. The crew, which includes a French pilot and a German engineer selected by the European Space Agency, will have completed 105 days of confinement and numerous scientific experiment runs inside the isolation facility at the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow. Their simulated ... more |
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Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Space Systems/Loral has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide two new satellites to Intelsat, the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide. The two satellites, Intelsat-19 and Intelsat-20, will be among the most powerful FSS satellites ever built with unprecedented capacity to provide services for broadband, video and voice applications. ... more 
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Astrium and Eutelsat Communications have announced at the Paris Airshow the signature of a five-year contract for 36MHz of capacity on the new W2A satellite. Astrium Services will provide coverage for their existing and future customers across Africa. Eutelsat's new W2A satellite entered commercial service in May 2009 and provides Ku-band capacity across Europe, North Africa, the Middle ... more  
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Boeing has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments, of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force. Completion of these milestones confirms that the space vehicle and ground segments meet requirements for the first SBSS mission. When launched, the SBSS system will ... more  
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Citrix Systems has announced that the company's Government Systems team has partnered with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) on its Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) program for the U.S. Army. Specifically, Citrix WANScaler technologies are integrated into TCS SNAP Network Packages which support ongoing military operations ... more |
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