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Russia Should Promote Hi-Tech, Not Just Space Services - Putin
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 14, 2008Russia should not only be involved in orbiting foreign-made satellites and payloads but promote its hi-tech developments and services, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. "We need to significantly expand our presence on the global market for space products and services," he said. He said an effective space program could become a significant factor in innovative economic development, calling fo ... more Scrap unlucky 13th mission: Russian space chief 
Moscow (AFP) April 14, 2008The next Russian spacecraft should be renamed to avoid the traditionally unlucky number 13, believes the head of Russia's space agency. "In Russia, many people have superstitious beliefs -- black cats, Mondays, the number 13. That's why I think that it is a good idea to change the number of the next space ship," said Anatoly Perminov, head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, according to ... more Space Research Can Improve Life On Earth 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 14, 2008Countries sending their citizens into space for the first time proudly call them their Gagarins, with good reason. Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961. Since then, many countries joined space exploration, and Russia has recently sent its 101st and 102nd cosmonauts to the International Space Station (ISS). They will work together with South Korea's Yi So-y ... more Statue To Pioneering Russian Space Dog Unveiled In Moscow 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 14, 2008A bronze monument to a former street dog called Laika, which was the first living creature in space and paved the way for manned flights, was unveiled in northwest Moscow on Friday. The monument, erected a day before Russia's Cosmonautics Day celebrated on April 12, is a two-meter (6.5 feet) high space rocket with Laika proudly standing on top. The three-year-old mongrel, originally named ... more Vizada And SatComms Australia Provide IriTrack Satellite Communications Solution 
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Vizada and partner SatComms Australia have joined forces to package Vizada's IriTrack communications solution to multinationals and government institutions operating in remote locations in Australia. IriTrack - developed by TDCom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vizada specializing in customized events communications solutions - is a lightweight device combining two-way voice and a tracking tool wi ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Millions of clustered stars glisten like an iridescent opal in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Called Omega Centauri, this sparkling orb of stars is like a miniature galaxy. It is the biggest and brightest of the more than 150 similar objects, called globular clusters, that orbit around the outside of our Milky Way galaxy. Stargazers at southern latitudes can spot the stellar ge ... more PLB Usage Grows In USA 
Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Apr 15, 2008During a three-day span last month, two separate outdoors enthusiasts ran into life-threatening situations in the wilderness and used Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) in order to survive. Even though the circumstances of each rescue were different, one involved a hiker and the other an ATV rider, their outcomes were very similar - two lives saved. PLBs are proving to be valuable emergency ... more Intelsat Provides New Capacity Into Brazil 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Intelsat has announced that its IS 10-02 satellite has been authorized for the provision of satellite capacity to Brazil. Launched in 2004, the EADS Astrium-built Intelsat 10-02 has been providing a full range of services on its C- and Ku-band transponders, with coverage of Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East from its 359 degrees East orbital location. Through this transmissio ... more Tourist Information Wherever You Are 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Would you like instant access to information on the buildings and scenery you see on your travels? A novel mobile phone programme, able to provide information on what you see when you see it, was a regional winner in the European Satellite Navigation Competition, sponsored by ESA's Technology Transfer Programme. This novel use of satellite technology, created by Ernst Pechtl and Hans Geiger ... more GSA Releases New Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Apr 15, 2008The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) has just released a new version of the Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document, the 'Galileo OS SIS ICD'. This document will enable developers to create products and applications which make the most of Galileo system and signals. This document is open for public consultation. Galileo satellites will communicate with ... more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Northrop Grumman this week submitted its bid for the prime role in the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition. Due to be awarded in August 2008, the contract is considered the first step towards an integrated air and missile defense capability for the Army, and a joint capability for the nation. Under IBCS, the winning team will establish ... more Israel says will connect to US missile early warning system 
Jerusalem (AFP) April 14, 2008The United States has agreed to connect Israel to its ballistic missile early warning system to warn of any missile attack from archfoe Iran, a senior Israeli defence official said on Monday. "Israel asked the US to connect to its ballistic missile early warning system as part of its efforts to defend itself from missile attacks, first of all from Iran," the official told AFP on condition of ... more Japan Reassures Russia Over ABM Plans As Czechs Demand Cash For Radar Deal 
Moscow (AFP) April 14, 2008Japan on Monday reassured Moscow that an anti-missile shield planned with the US military was no threat to Russia and was aimed only at North Korea. Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow that the missile shield was needed in response to communist North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. "Concerning cooperation with the United ... more Blinded By The High-Tech Lights At The Miplex Shows Part One 
Washington (UPI) April 14, 2008High-tech military systems are vital, but very often policymakers and politicians are blind to the inevitable weak points or limitations in the programs they commission. The most obvious example is America's magnificent nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers. As we have documented in our series earlier this month, they give the United States capabilities of flexible force projection ... more Spanish Temperature Data Compiled As Evidence Of Climatic Change 
Granada, Spain (SPX) Apr 15, 2008This research work is the first step to confirm the existence of a temperature change. Their main goal has been "to detect the signs of the Climatic Change through the temperatures in Spain", explained to SINC the researcher of the department of Applied Physics of the Universidad de Granada and main author, Matthias Staudt. The compilation of maximum and minimum temperature series of every ... more
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