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STS-126 Focuses On ISS Crew Expansion Preparations Cape Canveral FL (SPX) Nov 04, 2008 
For years, STS-126 has been planned as the mission that will give the International Space Station the ability to support twice the crew currently living there. But since the most recent inspection of the station's solar alpha rotary joint, it's also become the mission that will ensure the station can generate the power those extra crew members will require. All together - and with a few ... read moreRussia To Aid India On Second Mission To Moon 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Nov 04, 2008With Chandrayaan-1 well on its way to moon without any glitch, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now initiated a dialogue with its Russian counterpart of work-sharing of Chandrayaan-2 which features a lander and a rover. "Conceptual studies are in place. Overall configuration is finalised but the scientific experiments are yet to be finalised. It may take six months ... more |
Five dead in China after tornado rips through Guangzhou
'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief Production of minerals for clean energy is insufficient: UN Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for traction Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana The Indian villagers who lost their homes to the sea US astronauts prep for first crewed flight on Boeing's Starliner 'Extreme' climate blamed for world's worst wine harvest in 62 years BHP bid for Anglo American spotlights surge in copper demand Basel Committee adds climate risks to banking supervision standards 
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Microspace Contracts Additional NSS-7 Satellite Capacity
The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 04, 2008SES NEW SKIES announces that Microspace has contracted an additional 5.5 Mbps of capacity on the NSS-7 satellite at the orbital location of 338 degrees East. Microspace signed a five year agreement to provide uplink and bandwidth on NSS-7 from the Washington Mediaport to Europe for "Next Generation Retail Digital Signage Applications." Digital signage is a 1billion USD industry ... more Intelsat Retires The Oldest Commercial CommSat 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2008After 32 years of serving ships at sea and scientists at the South Pole, an aging communications satellite owned by Intelsat has been retired. The Marisat-F2 satellite, manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Inc. and launched in 1976, had only a five-year design life, yet until the end, the communications payload continued operating within its original specifications, Intelsat engineers said. ... more Economic Impact Of Arms Race In Space 
Superior CO (SPX) Nov 04, 2008The present U.S. policy of space dominance could transform outer space into a military battleground points out a just-issued report from Economists for Peace and Security. The report, Space, Security and the Economy, focuses on the Bush administration's outer space policy that asserts the right to deny any nation access to space if its actions are "perceived" to be hostile. This policy ... more Student Experiments On Board REXUS 4 Launched 
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Nov 04, 2008The technicians and engineers of the German Aerospace Center announce the successful launch of the REXUS 4 sounding rocket (Rocket-borne EXperiments for University Students). After a three-hour countdown, the two-stage rocket lifted off at 14:30 on Wednesday 22 October 2008 from the Swedish launch site in Esrange near Kiruna. The REXUS programme is an annual sounding rocket programme for ... more |
  
Chinese astronauts repair space station's solar wings after debris impactSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 The crew of the Shenzhou XVII, stationed on China's space station, successfully repaired damage to the core module's solar wings caused by space debris. This repair was accomplished during the count ... more  
Super grids could stabilize Caribbean power during hurricanes, study findsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 The potential for "super grids" to stabilize energy supply during hurricanes is being explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Caribbean islands ... more
Survey reveals broad support for solar projects among nearby residentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 A national survey conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan reveals that Americans living close to large-scale solar (LSS) farms g ... more
  
Enhancing fusion reactor control through combined plasma management techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2024 Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are advancing fusion technology by integrating two established plasma control methods-electron cyclotron cur ... more 
Zap Energy reaches new heights in fusion technology with 37-million-degree plasmaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Over the past ninety years, humanity has explored various fusion technologies, yet only a select few have managed to generate a thermal fusion plasma with electron temperatures surpassing 10M C. ... more 
Salt battery enhances osmotic energy capture from river-sea convergenceSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 Estuaries, where freshwater rivers meet the sea, are not only ideal for birdwatching and kayaking but also serve as potential sources of renewable, "blue" osmotic energy. A recent study published in ... more |
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NASA: Endeavour to launch Nov. 14
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 3, 2008 The U.S. space agency has set Nov. 14 as the launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. NASA managers who reviewed Endeavour's readiness for flight set the launch of Cmdr. Chris Ferguson and his six crewmates for 7:55 p.m. EST from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary focus of ... more Hubble servicing mission is delayed 
Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2008 The U.S. Space Agency says it will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA engineers said the decision came after an assessment of the work needed to get a second data-handling unit for the telescope ready to fly. The unit will replace one that failed on Hubble in late Septe ... 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 |
  
Lockheed Martin hands over advanced radar system to Missile Defense AgencyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station in Clear, Alaska, has completed its final acceptance stage, known as DD250, and was officially transferred to the Missile Defe ... more 
EU disappoints Ukraine by failing to agree air defence deliveriesLuxembourg (AFP) April 22, 2024 The European Union on Monday frustrated Ukraine's urgent plea for more air defence capabilities by failing to come up with concrete commitments at a meeting of foreign and defence ministers. ... more 
Ukraine has 'critical need' for air defence: NATO chiefCapri, Italy (AFP) April 18, 2024 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Ukraine had an "urgent, critical need for more air defence", at a G7 foreign ministers' meeting on the Italian island of Capri. ... more
  
IDTechEx Discusses the Role of Small Modular Reactors in Future Energy SystemsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 Small modular reactors (SMRs) are set to revolutionize the nuclear industry by leveraging assembly line production to minimize costs and shorten construction times compared to traditional large reac ... more 
'Everyone's afraid': Ukraine power plant workers fear fresh strikesUndisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2024 The clocks had stopped at the exact moment Russian missiles recently ripped into the Ukrainian power plant, where workers were clearing scorched debris under a gaping hole in the roof. ... more 
Framatome advances industrial production of new high-density nuclear fuel in EuropeParis, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 Framatome, in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is initiating the industrial production of Europe's first molybdenum-uranium (U-Mo) monolithic fuel, a low-enriched but hig ... more
  
UAE announces $544 mn for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned'Dubai (AFP) April 24, 2024 The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week's record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. ... more 
France's Macron blasts 'ineffective' UK Rwanda deportation lawParis (AFP) April 25, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was "ineffective" and showed "cynicism", while praising the two countries' cooperation on defence. ... more 
Post-WWII order on 'brink of collapse': Amnesty headLondon (AFP) April 24, 2024 Amnesty International said Wednesday that the post-World War II order was on the "brink of collapse", threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts to the rapid and unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. ... more |
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