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Shuttle Repair Mission To Hubble Delayed Indefinitely Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2008 
US space agency NASA said Thursday it had indefinitely delayed a February shuttle mission to repair the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, which was back in business after a four-week break to fix transmission problems. NASA also announced the next shuttle launch for November 14, when an Endeavour mission will deliver more equipment to the ISS ... read moreSatellite Capacity Shortages Confirmed In Middle East And North Africa 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Nov 03, 2008Euroconsult and The London Satellite Exchange have announce that fill rates remain extremely high, providing a degree of protection from the economic downturn, in particular in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) where capacity shortages are currently readily apparent. In a joint report the companies have outlined and analyzed the results of a campaign to measure Ku-band satellite tran ... more |
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought in mid-May
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean bassin hit by drought in mid-May Smoke from Canadian fires reaches Europe: EU climate monitor EU climate investments lagging 'well below' target: report Schwarzenegger surprises Vienna metro users with climate message Saudi readies for 'worst case scenario' in sweltering hajj Year after exodus, silence fills Panama island threatened by sea In Canada lake, robot learns to mine without disrupting marine life Coral-rich Greek archipelago hopes to gain from trawler ban Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up after all 
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Technical Issues, More Tests Delay Tactical Satellite-3's Liftoff
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 03, 2008The timeless saying every gray cloud has a silver lining aptly fits the Tactical Satellite-3 program during the past 60 days. Initially scheduled to launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va., in October, TacSat-3's liftoff is now scheduled for January 2009 after the project team discovered, and then fixed, problems with the spacecraft's Star Tracker apparatus. ... more The Historic Beginnings Of The Space Arms Race 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008On November 1, 1963, the Polyot-1 spacecraft, the first satellite capable of maneuvering in orbit, was launched from the Tyura-Tam firing range, now called the Baikonur Space Center, in Kazakhstan. Polyot-1, which was also capable of changing its altitude and orbital inclination, was, in fact, a prototype anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) system called Istrebitel Sputnikov (interceptor of satellites) ... more Two US astronauts to cast votes from space 
Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2008Two US astronauts who are soaring in orbit hundreds of kilometers from Earth will be able to vote in the US election on November 4, the US space agency NASA said. Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff, who are working aboard the International Space Station, are to vote by secure electronic ballot uplinked by Johnson Space Center in Houston, according to NASA. ... more Russia Starts Preparations To Launch US Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008Russian space technicians have started preparations for the launch of a Zenit carrier rocket with a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite on board, Russia's space agency said on Friday. A Zenith-3SLB carrier rocket equipped with a DM-SLB booster is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at the end of December. "A preliminary assessment of the launch facilities at ... more |
  
Rice engineers develop resonant energy system for more efficient solar desalinationLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 Rice University researchers have introduced a novel desalination technology designed to enhance the efficiency and adaptability of solar-powered water purification. The new system, described in a st ... more  
Solestial Secures $17M Series A to Accelerate Space Solar ManufacturingLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 Solestial has closed a $17 million Series A funding round led by AE Ventures, with participation from Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's ME Innovation Fund, mana ... more 
Agrivoltaic systems gain public favor over conventional solar parksBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2025 Photovoltaic systems are becoming more common in open landscapes, but public approval often lags. A recent study by the University of Bonn reveals that agrivoltaics-solar panels installed on farmlan ... more
  
SwRI sets new benchmark in high temperature pressure testing for sCO2 turbinesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has established a new high mark in materials testing by reaching 1,150 degrees Celsius at 300 bar pressure during supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) turbine deve ... more 
Battery giant CATL ends up more than 16% on Hong Kong debutHong Kong (AFP) May 20, 2025 Chinese battery giant CATL ended its first day on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange more than 16 percent higher Tuesday, having raised US$4.6 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering this year. ... more 
Dongguk University Researchers Develop Scalable Zinc-Ion Battery Technology for Industrial UseTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2025 A research team from Dongguk University, led by Associate Professor Geon-Hyoung An from the Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, has introduced a promising alternative to traditional lith ... more |
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Molten Magnetic Meteorites
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2008Meteorites that are among the oldest rocks ever found have provided new clues about the conditions that existed at the beginning of the solar system, solving a longstanding mystery and overturning some accepted ideas about the way planets form. The ancient meteorites, like disk drives salvaged from an ancient computer, still contain magnetic records about the very early history of planets, ... more Aspiring lunar entrepreneurs contract for help from NASA 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 30, 2008In a cosmic case of role reversal, aspiring lunar entrepreneurs based on the Isle of Man have hired NASA to build them a robotic rover to send to the moon. While it has historically been the US space exploration agency dishing out work to private contractors, Odyssey Moon said Thursday that it has contracted NASA as part of its mission to turn lunar travel into a money-making business. ... more India's Lunar Probe Sends Its First Pictures From Space 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008India has received the first space photographs from its unmanned spacecraft on a mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organization said on Saturday. Chandrayaan-1 was launched into space by the Indian-built PSLV-C11 rocket on October 22, and is set to enter the Moon's orbit on November 8. Chandrayaan means "Moon Craft" in ancient Sanskrit. On-board cameras took pictures of ... more |
  
Trump's 'Golden Dome' US missile defense plan faces major challengesWashington (AFP) May 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump's plan for a nationwide missile defense system - dubbed "Golden Dome" - faces significant technical and political challenges, and it could cost far more than he has estimated to achieve its goals. ... more 
Israel military says intercepted missile fired from YemenJerusalem (AFP) May 22, 2025 Israel's military said Thursday it had downed a missile fired from Yemen, from where Huthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. ... more 
Canada discussing joining US 'Golden Dome' as Putin signals no issuesOttawa (AFP) May 21, 2025 Canada has been holding "high level" talks with its southern neighbor about joining US President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. ... more
  
Iran says open to regional nuclear fuel consortiumTehran (AFP) May 19, 2025 Iran on Monday said it was open to establishing a regional nuclear fuel consortium, reiterating that it would not stop enriching uranium. ... more 
Tennessee Valley Authority applies to build first US BWRX-300 reactorLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has formally submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in O ... more 
Investment risk for energy infrastructure construction is highest for nuclear power plants, lowest for solarBoston MA (SPX) May 20, 2025 Between now and 2050, the International Energy Agency projects that more than $100 trillion will be spent on building net-zero energy infrastructure globally. Yet every single one of these projects ... more
  
Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia's east kills six, 14 missingJakarta (AFP) May 19, 2025 A flood and landslide near a gold mine in remote eastern Indonesia killed at least six people and rescuers were searching for more than a dozen missing, officials said on Monday. ... more 
Syria gives holdout armed groups deadline to join state forcesDamascus (AFP) May 17, 2025 Syria's defence minister on Saturday gave holdout armed groups a 10-day deadline to join the war-torn country's forces, in the latest push to unify ranks following Bashar al-Assad's ouster. ... more 
Reports of Indian navy forcing Rohingyas into sea 'unconscionable': UN expertGeneva (AFP) May 15, 2025 A UN expert said on Thursday he was investigating "credible reports" that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian navy vessel into the Andaman Sea, in what would be an "unconscionable" act. ... more |
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