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Russia Wants No More ISS Tourists After 2009
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009
The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday. Roscosmos director Anatoly Perminov said in an interview with the daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta that the last commercial flights would be made in March 2009 by Charles Simoniy (his second trip) and by a Kazakh national in the ... read more

SSC Agrees To Acquire Universal Space Network
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2009
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Universal Space Network (USN) have reached an agreement in which SSC will acquire all the shares of US-based USN. The two companies have been working in close cooperation for the last ten years, providing satellite owners with access to a cohesive network of ground stations that provide near-global coverage of any spacecraft orbit. PrioraNet, the tra ... more

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Frantic Activity Revealed In Dusty Stellar Factories
La Silla, Chile (ESO) Jan 22, 2009
Thanks to the Very Large Telescope's acute and powerful near-infrared eye, astronomers have uncovered a host of new young, massive and dusty stellar nurseries in nearby galaxy NGC 253. The centre of this galaxy appears to harbour a twin of our own Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Astronomers from the Instituto de Astrof�sica de Canarias (Spain) used NACO, a sharp-eyed adaptive optics i ... more

Saving Lives With Satellite Data
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 22, 2009
Rescuing crew that have fallen overboard in bad weather is fraught with difficulty. Handling the boat and returning to a position close enough to the person is not always easy, especially when operating under stressful conditions. A new system proposes to use satellite navigation to locate the precise position of casualties, and ultimately save lives. Peter Hall and Christine Edwards, both ... more

Researchers Cooking Up New Gelled Rocket Fuels
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 22, 2009
Engineers and food scientists are teaming up to develop a new type of gelled fuel the consistency of orange marmalade designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets for space and military applications. "This is a very multidisciplinary project," said Stephen Heister, the Purdue University professor of aeronautics and astronautics who is leading one of two teams on the pro ... more

Shuttle Crew Complete Rehearsal And More For STS-119 Launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 22, 2009
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the seven STS-119 astronauts have wrapped up their Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, and related training. After climbing into their orange flight suits - the same ones they'll wear on launch day - the crew was driven to Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A. The highlight of TCDT day is a simulated launch countdown, which includes climbing ... 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
     
    Training, UAVs, Key To Army Aviation In The Field
    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 22, 2009
    Army aviation commanders discussed the importance of continual training and the value of unmanned aerial vehicles in the field at the Association of the United States Army's Aviation Symposium and Exposition Jan. 8. Col. Daniel Ball, chief of G-3 aviation, United States Armed Forces Command, led a panel discussion on the commander's perspective of Army aviation in the field. Training, both ... more

    India admits failed cruise missile test
    New Delhi (AFP) Jan 21, 2009
    A supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India failed to hit its target in a test previously reported as successful, Indian military scientists said Wednesday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, which Tuesday claimed the test of the BrahMos missile had been a "total success," said the missile had flown only in the general direction of its target. ... more

    Nasty worm wriggles into millions of computers
    San Francisco (AFP) Jan 20, 2009
    A nasty worm has wriggled into millions of computers and continues to spread, leaving security experts on Tuesday wondering whether the attack is a harbinger of evil deeds to come. US software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as "Conficker" or "Downadup" had infected more than nine million computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a rate of one million machines daily. ... 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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  • The Ongoing Erosion Of The US Space Industrial Base
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  • UF Alumnus Works On New NASA Spacecraft Orion
  • USAF Remains Committed To Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • India test-fires supersonic cruise missile
  • British hacker fights extradition to US
  • Ice Melt Increases Coastal Erosion
  • Slight Changes In Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses
  • Swings In North Atlantic Oscillation Variability Linked To Climate Warming
  • Satellite Antenna Enables Discovery Of Buried Glaciers On Mars



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