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NKorea releases footage of rocket launch
Seoul (AFP) April 7, 2009
North Korea Tuesday released film footage of its rocket launch, two days after a blast-off which sparked international condemnation. The footage seen on South Korean TV showed a three-stage white rocket, bearing the word "Chosun" (Korea), soaring away from the launch site and into the sky. Yonhap news agency, which monitors the North's media, said the same footage was shown on the North' ... read more

China says NKorea has right to peaceful use of space
Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2009
China said Tuesday that North Korea had the right to peaceful use of space, as it refused to condemn its ally's weekend rocket launch. In its clearest comments yet since the blast off, China's foreign ministry said the United Nations should not overreact and that the most pressing concern was to restart stalled nuclear disarmament talks. "We hope relevant parties can maintain restraint a ... more

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The Next Space Age
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
Just last week, at the 25th National Space Symposium, the theme was "The Next Space Age." This raises the question: What happened to the first Space Age? We know the first one started on October 4, 1957, when the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. That single event not only birthed the Space Age, but also injected a shot of adrenaline into America's bloodstream. Withi ... more

The Extended Region Around the Planetary Nebula NGC 3242
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
This ultraviolet image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows NGC 3242, a planetary nebula frequently referred to as "Jupiter's Ghost." The unfortunate name of "planetary nebula" for this class of celestial object is a historical legacy credited to William Herschel during the 18th century - a time when telescopes where small and objects like these, at least the central region, looked ... more

Security Up, Movements Restricted For Top ISRO Scientists
Chennai, India (PTI) Apr 07, 2009
Sprucing up the security for top scientists in the country following a reported threat to kidnap or assassinate them by militants, the government on Monday increased their security cover, a top ISRO official said. A pilot vehicle, accompanied by both CISF and state police personnel will be part of the additional security measures for these scientists, whose movements have also been restric ... more

SATLYNX Secures Pan-African Capacity On Arabsat-5A
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
Satlynx has announced a milestone agreement for the purchase of a significant volume of capacity on the Arabsat-5A satellite available for commercial service early in 2010. The satellite will deliver much needed capacity over the entire Africa and Middle East (MEA) regions, as well as most of Central Asia. This action aims to strengthen Satlynx's market position over these key region ... more

 

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    SOLAR DAILY
    Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy future
    London, 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 Satellites
    Tokyo, 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 Rule
    Los 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


    ENERGY TECH
    Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion rates
    Vancouver, 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 Century
    Los 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 batteries
    Aachen, 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
     
    Most Detailed Map Of Nearby Universe Completed
    Washington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
    Researchers from Australia, the UK and the USA have just completed the most detailed survey of galaxies in the nearby Universe, which will reveal not only where the galaxies are but also where they are heading, how fast, and why. Galaxies are tugged around by each other's gravity. By measuring the galaxies' movements, the researchers can map the gravitational forces at work in the local Un ... more

    Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
    Suita, Japan (AFP) April 5, 2009
    A bald, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall with rythmic breathing and its black eyes follow movements across the room. It's not human - but it is paying attention. Below the soft silicon skin of one of Japan's most sophisticated robots, processors record and evaluate information. The 130-cm (four-foot, four-inch) humanoid is designed to lear ... more

    Tense minutes as NKorea rocket flew over Japan
    Tokyo (AFP) April 5, 2009
    For several tense minutes North Korea's rocket sped through the skies over Japan, but the Japanese did not try to shoot it down - a move Pyongyang had warned would amount to an act of war. Japan had taken the unusual step of authorising its military in advance to intercept any bit of the rocket that threatened to hit its territory, but those few moments of drama came and went with no confro ... more

     

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    MISSILE DEFENSE
    CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defense
    Los 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 Ukraine
    Berlin (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 30
    Jerusalem (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

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian drone
    Moscow (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 fails
    Taipei (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 years
    Stockholm (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

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
    Beijing (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 removal
    Tokyo (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 cloudburst
    Bar 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
     

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