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China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 02, 2008
China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan IV" on Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief, according to its chief developer, China Academy of Space Technology. The satellite was launched on a Long March-2 ... read more

ATK Awarded Contract For Space Threat Assessment Testbed System
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
Alliant Techsystems has announced that it has been awarded a $26.1 million contract by the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center for the design, fabrication, installation and testing of the Space Threat Assessment Testbed System. STAT will create a realistic space environment to perform developmental and early operational testing of space hardware for the Dep ... more

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Goodrich To Supply Integrated Imaging Satellite For Operationally Responsive Space
Charlotte NC (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
Goodrich has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for the first operational satellite system in support of Operationally Responsive Space (ORS). The satellite, designated ORS Sat-1, is to be manufactured and integrated by Goodrich's ISR Systems team in Danbury, Conn. ORS is focused on the ability to quickly and affordably implement space capabilities that benefit t ... more

ORBITEC Forms Of Five Strategic Business Units
Madison WI (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
Orbital Technologies has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to issue new common stock to accredited investors for selected near-term growth opportunities from its product and technology portfolio. In this connection, ORBITEC has formed five strategic business units with specific technical and financial objectives to enable further investment and enhancements to the c ... more

SES ASTRA To Broadcast MTVNHD In France
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
SES ASTRA has announced the signature of a long term contract for the broadcast of MTVNHD, MTV Networks High Definition, in France. MTVNHD is the first international high definition service dedicated to music and children in France. It will be broadcast 24-hours from ASTRA's prime orbital position at 19.2 degrees East, and allows the TV viewers who subscribe to the HD option of CanalSat to ... more

SkyTrac Systems Adds Another Helicopter Fleet
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
SkyTrac Systems has been selected to provide satellite communication and flight following systems for the helicopter fleet operated by the Ontario-based electrical utility company Hydro One. Hydro One will equip its fleet of AS320 B2, AS350 B3 and B206 L3 helicopters with SkyTrac's Iridium-based systems for voice, data and AFF. Hydro One, through its Helicopter Services Group, conduc ... more

 

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    SOLAR DAILY
    Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more
    Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more
    Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
    London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
    An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more


    ENERGY TECH
    First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more
    AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performance
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
    A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more
    Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
    Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
    Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more
     
    Thuraya To Exhibit At OSEA 2008
    Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
    Thuraya is participating in OSEA 2008, Asia's largest oil and gas event. Thuraya has numerous voice and data solutions catering to the high value asset oil and gas industry that is normally located in remote areas. As such, during OSEA the Company will be promoting its latest innovative solutions, ThurayaIP and ThurayaMarine, as well as marketing its "smallest" and "smartest" satellite pho ... more

    USRA Research Institute For Advanced Computer Science Celebrates 25th Anniversary
    Columbia MD (SPX) Dec 02, 2008
    The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is proud to announce the 25th anniversary of its Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS). Since its inception in June, 1983, RIACS has conducted basic and applied research in computer science in support of NASA Ames Research Center in particular and of the nation's aeronautics and space-related programs in general. ... more

    Obama vows US will maintain "strongest military on the planet"
    Chicago (AFP) Dec 1, 2008
    US President-elect Barack Obama vowed Monday to ensure the US military remains the strongest force "on the planet" despite the economic challenges facing the country. "To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on the planet," Obama said as he unveiled a heavyweight national security team to serve when he takes office ... more

     

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    MISSILE DEFENSE
    France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles
    Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
    France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more
    Israel says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
    Israel intercepts Yemen missiles after Huthis vow revenge for attack
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen, after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
    Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
    Top EU court upholds nuclear green label
    Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
    The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more
    Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victims
    Madrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more
    Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver
    Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025
    The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more
    Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aid
    Rabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more
     

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  • No friction with Obama at climate talks, says chief delegate
  • Sanyo to launch new electric hybrid bicycle
  • NASA studies pilot cognition
  • EU nations agree on car emission cuts
  • Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely in California
  • A New Sun Spells New Trouble
  • New Russian Space Freighter Docks With World Orbital Station

  • PolyU Gears Up For Sino-Russian Interplanetary Space Mission
  • Researchers Say Tides Can Cut Life Short On Planets Orbiting Smaller Stars
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  • MIP Provided Very Good Images
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  • European Ministers Ensure Space's Role As Key Asset In Facing Global Challenges
  • India Can Send Manned Mission To Moon By 2020
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