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Use Of Commercial Earth Observation Data To TripleParis, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2010 Euroconsult has released a comprehensive study analyzing the mechanisms defense and security agencies will use to satisfy their image intelligence (IMINT) requirements over the coming decade. In its new report "Earth Observation: Defense and Security, World Prospects to 2019," Euroconsult forecasts government procurement of commercial satellite Earth observation (EO) data will reach $2.6 billion by 2019, up from only $735 million in 2009. As governments try to reconcile their increasingly sophisti ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) June 16, 2010The orbiting Hubble telescope may have explained a mystery streak of light that occurred on the face of Jupiter on June 3, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday. Astronomers around the world have been abuzz about the flash, with some speculating the Solar System's biggest planet was whacked by a rogue space rock. The US-European telescope was turned towards Jupiter on June 7, ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2010US-based Iridium Communications Wednesday announced plans to launch a new fleet of satellites for global voice and data communications with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). The 492-million-dollar contract is the largest single commercial launch deal ever signed, the companies said, and will allow the telecoms firm to put up a new generation of low-orbit satellites with more capacity. ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 16, 2010In a technical feat, astronomers measured the size of a small rock six billion kilometers (3.75 billion miles) away to an accuracy of a few kilometers and found its surface to be a mysterious ice-like white. Years of planning combined with a network of telescopes to grab the first pictures of the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) through a method of celestial alignment, they reported on Wednesday in ... more |
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Khatami calls for unity against Iran sanctions: websiteTehran (AFP) June 16, 2010 Former president turned opposition backer Mohammad Khatami called Wednesday for Iranian unity against the UN sanctions, which he said were the latest "hostilities" against the Islamic republic. "We must be united in the face of the animosity (sanctions) against us, otherwise how are we to stand against this animosity?" Khatami was quoted as saying on the reformist website Parlemannews.ir. "These hostilities against Iran will only hurt the people and no one can accept these acts against Iran and ... read more |
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