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September 15, 2009
China Begins New Space Center Construction
Wenchang, China (XNA) Sep 15, 2009
China on Monday began construction of its new space launch center in Wenchang City, on the northeast coast of the tropical island province of Hainan, which is scheduled to be completed by 2013. The Hainan Space Satellite Launch Center, the fourth and the lowest latitude one in China, only 19 degrees north of the equator, would allow China to take part in more international commercial space ... read more

Water Quality In Orbit
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Sep 14, 2009
Space is not a fun place to get a stomach bug. To ensure drinking water is adequately disinfected, University of Utah chemists developed a two-minute water quality monitoring method that just started six months of tests aboard the International Space Station. "Now they bring water back on the space shuttle and analyze it on the ground. The problem is there is a big delay. You'd like to be ... more

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Thunderstorm on Saturn is a record-buster
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2009
A tempest that erupted on Saturn in January has become the Solar System's longest continuously observed lightning storm, astronomers reported on Tuesday. The storm broke out in "Storm Alley," a region 35 degrees south of the ringed giant's equator, researchers told the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam, near Berlin. Thunderstorms there can be as big as 3,000 kilometers ... more

Space shuttle artifact screening to begin
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2009
NASA says it is inviting eligible educational institutions, museums and other organizations to begin registering to screen potential space shuttle artifacts. Space agency officials said the artifacts represent significant spaceflight technologies, processes and accomplishments of the shuttle program. NASA officials said there are partnering with the General Services ... more

Artel Signs Major Capacity Agreement With SES WORLD SKIES
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2009
Delivering connectivity where it's needed most, SES WORLD SKIES has announced it has signed a multi-transponder deal with Artel to help the leading integrator meet growing U.S. government demand for end-to-end communications networks throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Artel will use four full Ku-band transponders (144 megahertz) on the ASTRA 3B satellite, set to launch early next ... more

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    Intelsat General Selected For Paradigm's X-band, UHF Services
    Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2009
    Intelsat General has been selected as the first preferred distributor in the United States of X-band and UHF communications services on satellites operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. UK-based Paradigm was established specifically to provide satellite communication services to the UK Ministry of Defence and its allied military forces around the world. Paradigm operates the Skynet ... more

    February Launch For ESA's CryoSat Ice Mission
    Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2009
    As members of the media visit IABG's spacecraft test centre in Germany to learn more about ESA's CryoSat mission and view the satellite, a new target launch date of 28 February 2010 has been announced. The slip, from the planned launch date of December this year, is due to the limited availability of facilities at the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, which is particularly busy at the ... more

    China breaks ground on new space launch centre: state media
    Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2009
    China began the construction of its fourth space launch centre Monday as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media reported. Work started on the Wenchang Space Satellite Launch Centre on southern Hainan island, which will become China's first coastal launching pad when completed in 2013, the Hainan Daily reported. ... more

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  • NASA Selects Target Crater For Lunar Impact

  • Japan sends first cargo spacecraft to ISS

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  • NSS Statement On HSF Executive Summary

  • USAF Strengthens Nuclear Deterrence Operations

  • US warns Iran must discuss 'illicit nuclear weapons' program
  • Northrop Grumman Submarine Nav System Upgrade Approved By US Navy
  • LockMart Airborne Lab Demonstrates Advanced Intelligence Collection Capabilities
  • EU's Solana to meet Iran nuclear envoy October 1
  • Iran agrees date for nuclear talks in move welcomed by US
  • US, allies to present 'united front' in Iran talks: official
  • South America meeting to scrutinize US-Colombia pact
  • Australia leads world in carbon emissions

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  • Microsoft testing 'Visual Search'
  • German campaign focusing on nuclear

  • UAE delays 41 bln dlr nuclear plants contract: report
  • IAEA formally appoints Japan's Amano as new chief
  • US shuttle Discovery lifts off on the way to space station
  • US And Europe Agree On Civil Space Transportation Cooperation
  • Space shuttle Discovery lands safely in California
  • French SIA Integrates GIS Into Aeronautical System
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