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Finances may threaten Soyuz construction Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2008 
The Russian builder of the Soyuz spacecraft said construction of new spacecraft may be halted by a lack of funding. "If they do not give us either advances or credit in the next two or three weeks, as we foresaw in the federal program, we will probably be unable to be responsible for the preparation of the Soyuz," Vitaly Lapota, president and chief designer of Energy Corp., told radio ... read moreTalking About National Security Space 
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2008What is "national security space?" Everyone is talking about it, but no one seems to know what it is. We know it is hot and the government is concerned about it, but what is it? Everyone we ask has a different opinion and there is no official definition. Let's summarize what we do know. Over the past three decades space-based applications have become increasingly important to the country's ... more |
Brazil flooding death toll surpasses 100
2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UN High hopes for carbon capture, underground storage New Iceland plant scales up CO2 removal from air Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100 Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100: official Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protests Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jamming April temperatures in Indonesia hottest for more than four decades Indonesia April temperatures hottest in four decades: weather agency 
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Successful First Test For Vega's Zefiro 9-A Solid-Fuel Rocket Motor
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 27, 2008Yesterday, the Zefiro 9-A motor successfully completed its first firing test at the Salto di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia (Italy). This was the penultimate firing test for the engine prior to the Vega launcher's qualification flight, scheduled to take place by the end of 2009. The Zefiro 9-A (Z9-A) solid-fuel rocket motor, which will power the Vega launch vehicle's third stage ... more ProtoStar's First Satellite Operating Within Regulatory Guidelines 
Hamilton, Bermuda (SPX) Oct 27, 2008Executives of ProtoStar have praised the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) Radiocommunication Bureau for issuing a Circular Telegram on 8 October 2008 to all 113 member nations confirming that ProtoStar I is, and has been, operating fully within applicable ITU rules and regulations since its successful launch on 7 July 2008. In its Circular Telegram, the ITU acknowledged that ... more NASA Tests Rover Concepts In Arizona 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 27, 2008NASA's newest lunar rover prototype has now gone farther than it ever has before. A collection of engineers, astronauts and geologists have spent the past week testing out the Small Pressurized Rover in the 11th annual Desert RATS - or Research and Technology Studies -- field tests. Two teams of one astronaut and one geologist each have been driving the rover through the Arizona desert ... more Endeavour Crew Arrives For Practice Countdown 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2008STS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson and his crew flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday afternoon for three days of intense training known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. During the training, the astronauts will check over the equipment they will use in space during the STS-126 mission and will practice several emergency procedures. Ferguson and Pilot ... more |
  
Today at the CPUC: Legislative Lifeline for Ratepayers as AB 1999 Amends Utility TaxLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 In a rapid response to public outcry and mounting pressure, California lawmakers have taken decisive action to amend Assembly Bill 1999 (AB 1999), aiming to cap the controversial Big Utility Tax. Th ... more  
Today at the CPUC: PG and E Enhances Net Billing Programs for Solar and Storage SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) has taken a significant step forward in enhancing its solar and storage system policies by submitting the Third Substitute Sheets for Advice Letter 7149-E ... more 
Today at the CPUC: SDG&E's Revised Tariff Plans Under ScrutinyLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2024 In a recent submission to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) presented amendments to its energy tariffs through Advice Letter 4361-E-A. This filing ... more
  
Quantum advances enhance understanding of high-temperature superconductorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Technological advancements like superfast levitating trains, long-range lossless power transmission, and faster MRI machines hinge on the development of materials that superconduct electricity at ro ... more 
Private investment fuels race for nuclear fusion power in USNew York (AFP) May 6, 2024 Spurred on by major technological advances and huge private investment, the United States' nuclear fusion sector could be producing electricity within ten years, industry players say. ... more 
US forges new 'battery belt' in hopes of electric futureGreensboro, United States (AFP) May 9, 2024 Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put. ... more |
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GOCE Launch Delayed Until 2009
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2008The Russian authorities responsible for the Rockot launcher that shall carry ESA's GOCE Earth Explorer satellite into orbit have completed the investigation of a failure in the guidance and navigation system of the launcher's Upper Stage (Breeze KM). The anomaly was discovered during the spacecraft's launch preparation tests on 7 September 2008 in Plesetsk, which subsequently led to the ... more CoRoT Finds Other Stars With Sun-Like Vibrations 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2008CoRoT has unambiguously detected solar-like oscillations in three main sequence stars. All three stars are of main spectral type F, with a significantly higher effective temperature than our Sun. These results are a milestone for the CNES/ESA CoRoT mission and in general for studies of stellar interiors through asteroseismology. The CoRoT (Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits) space ... more Chandrayaan-1 Enters Deep Space 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 27, 2008Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has entered deep space after crossing the 150,000 km (one and a half lakh km) distance mark from the Earth. This happened after the successful completion of the spacecraft's third orbit raising manoeuvre. During this manoeuvre which was initiated at 07:08 IST, the spacecraft's 440 Newton liquid engine was fired for about nine and a half minutes. With this, Chandray ... more |
  
Canada tops up German fund for Ukraine air defensesOttawa (AFP) May 10, 2024 Canada's defense minister announced Friday Can$76 million (US$56 million) for Germany's ramp-up of air defense equipment procurements for Ukraine. ... more 
RTX launches space-based missile detection systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Raytheon, a business of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has launched an advanced ground system, now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). The ... more 
Pentagon chief pushes for donation of more Patriot systems to KyivWashington (AFP) April 30, 2024 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which has appealed for more of the air defense batteries. ... more
  
Fuel rods from GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuels are under evaluation at Oak RidgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), has delivered high burnup fuel rods to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for post-commercial operati ... more 
Sam Altman-backed nuclear start-up crashes after Wall Street debutNew York (AFP) May 10, 2024 The share price of nuclear energy start-up Oklo, chaired by OpenAI boss Sam Altman, fell sharply Friday on its first day of trading on Wall Street. ... more 
France's next-gen nuclear reactor gets green lightParis (AFP) May 7, 2024 France's nuclear safety regulator on Tuesday gave the green light for a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy to be put into service, some 12 years later than initially planned. ... more
  
In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new stormsPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2024 Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. ... more 
Rescue operations continue in flooded southern Brazil despite new rainPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 12, 2024 Rain continued to soak waterlogged southern Brazil on Saturday, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far. ... more 
School's out: how climate change threatens educationBangkok (AFP) May 9, 2024 Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children. ... more |
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