| April 03, 2009 |  |
SpaceDaily Advertising Kit |
 Elkton MD (SPX) Apr 03, 2009 
Alliant Techsystems, NASA, and industry partners Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences have successfully performed a ground test firing of a sub-scale attitude control motor thruster system for the launch abort system (LAS) of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV). The test was conducted at ATK's facility in Elkton, Md. This milestone in the development of the Orion spacecraft ... read more 
Muncie IN (SPX) Apr 03, 2009A new study in the The Journal of Applied Physiology, suggests that astronauts need to modify their workouts to avoid extensive muscle loss during missions onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The latest NASA-sponsored research from Ball State University's Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) suggests that changes are needed to optimize the inflight exercise regimen for astronauts ... more |
Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumes
US moves to scrap emissions reporting by polluters US to stop collecting emissions data from polluters 'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered Tuvalu EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban Carmakers to push EU for 2035 combustion-engine ban rethink African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition Press Release from Business Wire: Quectel Wireless Solutions Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island 
|
|
| Previous Issues | Apr 02 | Apr 01 | Mar 31 | Mar 30 | Mar 29 |
 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009The mysterious Tunguska blast in 1908 that flattened millions of trees in Siberia was due to the explosion of a hydrogen-saturated part of a comet in Earth's atmosphere, a Russian scientist said Monday. Eduard Drobyshevsky, a doctor of physical and mathematical science and chief researcher at the Ioffe physics and technology institute of the Russian Academy of Science, said his new theory ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2009The Planetary Society remains committed to flying the first solar sail. Specifically, we aim to fly the first controlled flight of a spacecraft using light pressure to increase the orbit energy. At the beginning of this decade, we designed a mission to accomplish this goal. We launched Cosmos 1 in June 2005, but the Volna rocket that was to place the spacecraft in orbit failed, and we were ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009Russia urges North Korea to show restraint with its upcoming rocket launch and related activities, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman's comments came soon after reports emerged that the North had deployed fighter planes to fend off any attempts to intercept the rocket, which it says will be putting a satellite into orbit. "Restraint in rocket activities wo ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2009A team of astronomers, led by Stefan Kraus and Gerd Weigelt from the Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn, used ESO's Very Large telescope Interferometer (VLTI) to obtain the sharpest ever image of the young double star Theta 1 Ori C in the Orion Trapezium Cluster, the most massive star in the nearest high-mass star-forming region. The new image clearly separates the tw ... more |
       |
  
Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy futureLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Space-based solar power could significantly reshape Europe's energy system by 2050, according to new research in the journal Joule. The study estimates the technology could reduce Europe's reliance ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 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 
SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage RuleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension ... more
  
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion ratesVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more 
Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This CenturyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx ana ... more 
German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteriesAachen, Germany (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy. ... more |
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 03, 2009Raytheon has unveiled Responder, an innovative payload design concept featuring a suite of interchangeable mission-specific sensors that could be deployed rapidly to meet immediate customer needs. Introduced at the National Space Symposium, the Responder concept offers electro-optical and radio frequency payload configurations. Because the basic payload designs employ standard plug-and-pla ... more  
Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 03, 2009SES ASTRA has announced that the German pay-TV channel Premiere has contracted one and a half additional transponders on ASTRA`s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. With the additional bandwidth Premiere plans to extend its HD offer. Premiere launched its HD services on ASTRA in 2005 and currently broadcasts two HD channels, "Premiere HD" and "Discovery HD." ... more 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 03, 2009With its footprint in the sand on virtually every Caribbean island, SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced Gulfcom has signed a five-year distribution agreement to meet the niche programming needs of cable operators serving the tropical region. Gulfcom is leveraging a full transponder (36 megahertz) of capacity aboard the AMC-3 satellite to help cable operators offer a complete entertaining ... more |
      |
  
CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 CerraCap Ventures has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a cleared national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The move aligns with CerraCap's push to speed space defense technologies and bolster the United States strategic edge as space becomes increasingly contested ... 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
  
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian droneMoscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out. The "device detonated" upon imp ... more 
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant failsTaipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more 
Sweden picks mini-reactors for first nuclear expansion in 50 yearsStockholm (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the ne ... more
  
12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CC ... more 
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removalTokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more 
Survivors claw through rubble after deadly Pakistan cloudburstBar Dalori, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through the concrete remains of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani ... more |
| Previous Issues | Apr 02 | Apr 01 | Mar 31 | Mar 30 | Mar 29 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
