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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 |
North Carolina braces for flooding from 'Enormous' Erin
Threat from massive western Canada wildfire eases North Carolina coasts prepare for flooding as Erin churns offshore Antarctic climate shifts threaten 'catastrophic' impacts globally Nestle unveils method to boost cocoa yields as climate change hits Torrential Pakistan monsoon rains kill more than 20 More than 20 dead in fresh Pakistan monsoon rains From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in Afghanistan Hurricane Erin weakens but still threatens US coast Spanish PM says 'difficult hours' left in wildfire fight 
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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 |
  
Macquarie licenses precision silver recovery tech for solar panel recyclingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Macquarie University has licensed a breakthrough silver extraction method to ASX-listed Lithium Universe under an exclusive global deal worth more than A$500,000 over 20 years, aiming to reshape how ... more  
Neighbour to neighbour solar trading lifts returns and eases strain on the gridSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Australian researchers report that households can earn more by selling excess rooftop PV directly to nearby buyers through peer to peer energy sharing, striking prices between feed in tariffs and re ... more 
Dual-level hybrid storage design boosts solar efficiency and reduces costsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 In an era when renewable energy is reshaping electricity grids, solar photovoltaic (PV) power still faces a core challenge: the sun rarely delivers energy exactly when demand peaks. Aalborg Universi ... more
  
Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AIPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A public-private partnership between Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to ... more 
New perovskite solar cells achieve record indoor light efficiencyLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 An international research team led by University College London has developed durable perovskite-based solar cells that efficiently harvest energy from indoor light, opening the way for battery-free ... more 
New transmitter could make wireless devices more energy-efficientBoston MA (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a novel transmitter chip that significantly improves the energy efficiency of wireless communications, which could boost the range and battery life o ... 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 |
  
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to UkraineBerlin (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. ... more 
Israel military intercepts Huthi missile fired from Yemen; Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 30Jerusalem (AFP) July 29, 2025 Sirens sounded in several Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, on Tuesday as the military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with Huthi rebels later claiming the attack. ... more 
Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to UkraineBerlin (AFP) July 23, 2025 Germany needs firm US assurances that it will quickly receive replacement Patriot anti-missile systems if it sends two of its own units to Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday. ... more
  
New nuclear program will boost UK energy security through sustainable graphite innovationManchester UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 A consortium of UK universities has been awarded a major grant to lead a new programme that will transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy - an essential material for the future deployme ... more 
PNNL to assess GNF high burnup fuel rods after reactor serviceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 High burnup fuel rods manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel, a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd., have arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory fo ... more 
Diatoms shown to absorb and store uranium inside cellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 Uranium, a toxic heavy metal, is present in soils, dissolves in mining water, and can enter farmland via phosphate fertilizers. In Germany, it is especially prevalent in Saxony and Thuringia, though ... more
  
4.4 million Somalis face severe hunger: disaster agencyNairobi (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> More than four million people in Somalia face "acute food insecurity", while over 100,000 have been displaced by conflict since June, its disaster authorities said Thursday. Somalia is grapp ... more 
Swiss Re profit jumps despite Los Angeles firesZurich (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> Reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported Thursday a sharp jump in net profit for the first half of the year despite the costly wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. The group, which serves as an in ... more 
U.N. Security Council condemns Gaza war plans, 'inadequate' aidWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2025 The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Gaza and the Middle East, specifically Israel's plan announced Friday to seize control of Gaza City. ... more |
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