December 02, 2008 Space News from SpaceDaily.com SpaceDaily Advertising Kit
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
    Industrial TOPCon silicon cell sets new efficiency benchmark
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
    Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic industry, and tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) architectures are rapidly gaining market share because they offer strong perf ... more
    Hybrid perovskite device taps power from sun and rain
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
    A team from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Seville, has developed a hybrid energy harvesting device that ... more
    Defect networks boost performance of next generation perovskite solar cells
    Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
    Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching ... more


    ENERGY TECH
    US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma power
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
    To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more
    US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plants
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026
    A national strategy for research on liquid metals in fusion energy systems is taking shape in the United States following a two day meeting at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab ... more
    Simulations reveal how plasma flow steers fusion reactor exhaust
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
    Scientists using advanced computer models have solved a long-standing puzzle about how hot plasma exhaust behaves inside tokamak fusion devices, a finding that could help future reactors withstand d ... 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
    Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to China
    Tokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026
    Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. ... more
    NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspace
    Ankara (AFP) Mar 9, 2026
    NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran not to take 'provocative steps'. ... more
    Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries; France allowing US aircraft on some Mideast bases
    Rome (AFP) Mar 5, 2026
    Italy will send air-defence assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes launched in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday. ... more

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear waste
    Tokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for burying nuclear waste, officials said. ... more
    US opposes UN nuclear watchdog resolution on Ukraine power grid strikes
    Vienna (AFP) Mar 5, 2026
    The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body passed a resolution on Thursday - overcoming US opposition - expressing concern over 'repeated and intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure' posing a 'threat to nuclear safety', according to diplomatic sources. ... more
    Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
    Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floods
    Sydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
    Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more
    Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rockets
    Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
    What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more
    Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN experts
    Geneva (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. ... more
     

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