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24/7 Space News China's Military Missiles Take Centre Stage At Airshow
Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 02, 2004
Chinese military missiles took centre stage at the Zhuhai airshow Tuesday with the debut showing of some 100 weapons and aerospace products, showcasing the country's economic and military might.
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Night Of The Two Moons
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2004
There was a silver lining to the clouds that blocked Martin Ratcliffe's view of the Oct. 27 lunar eclipse, so the director of Exploration Place, in Wichita, KS, tuned into an eclipse Internet broadcast from Olso, Norway, instead- while also viewing a steady stream of images beamed back from the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, as it flew by Saturn's moon Titan, on October 27.

Dark Echoes From Titan
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2004
The first radar images of Saturn's moon Titan show a very complex geological surface that may be relatively young. "Unveiling Titan is like reading a mystery novel," said Dr. Charles Elachi, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and team leader for the radar instrument on Cassini.
LockMart To Build MUOS Using Latest Cellular Technology
Monterey CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
A Lockheed Martin-led team will employ third-generation commercial cellular technology to build the Mobile User Objective System, an advanced narrowband tactical satellite communications system that will provide significantly improved and assured communications for U.S. warfighters.

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Key Technologies For Army UCAR Program
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Northrop Grumman recently used two company-funded test flights of an unmanned helicopter surrogate to demonstrate key technologies for its proposed concept for a new U.S. Army unmanned armed rotorcraft program.
Lessons Learnt By Expedition Crews After Station's Fourth Year
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Each crew aboard the International Space Station discovers more and more about what it takes to live and work in space for long periods of time. This year, the fourth for humans continuously staffing the Station since the arrival of Expedition 1 on November 2, 2000, has proven to be an exceptional example.

So Easy Even A Child Can Do It
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
If you've ever struggled to thread a nut onto a bolt in an awkward spot, you know how frustrating and time consuming it can be. But imagine trying the same task wearing heavy work gloves and the ultimate in "coveralls" - a space suit - while you and your tools float weightlessly. Working in space isn't easy.
BT Broadcast Services Signs First BT Satnet Customer In The United States
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
BT Broadcast Services, the Americas, the media and satellite solutions arm of BT, Monday announced that WVEN-TV, owned and operated by Entravision Communications, has purchased a BT Satnet unit, BT's fully automated satellite network system. WVEN-TV, serving the Orlando, Florida market, has purchased the BT Satnet unit to manage all their live news gathering needs.

Summer Ice Could Open Arctic Sea Lanes
Oslo (AFP) Nov 02, 2004
The Arctic ice cover will completely disappear in summer by the end of this century unless carbon dioxide emissions are significantly reduced, according to a scientific study to be released next week.
SEDS-USA Revives Its National Student Space Conference
Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) announces the revival of its national conference, to be held at MIT on November 11-14. This year�s event � SpaceVision2004 � focuses on forging bonds between student and professional space pioneers.

Marketing To The Mothership
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
It is sometimes said that the best form of advertising is education. But what products would our global marketplace tolerate at the borders of an encounter with another, perhaps far different civilization? To get some perspective, an expert, Douglas Ryan, entertains the question of how to advertise our presence to a more universal demographic.
MSG-4 Contract Means Sunny Outlook For European Weather Forecasting
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 03, 2004
ESA PR 58-2004. The contract for a fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) spacecraft was signed today, ensuring continuity of European meteorological satellite services with the delivery of data for weather forecasting, climate and the environment for many years into the future.

Ball Aerospace Proud Of ERBS Spacecraft That Keeps Going And Going
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Ball Aerospace & Technologies recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of the longest-running space mission to date. The Earth Radiation Budget satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 as the first spacecraft specifically designed to be launched by a space shuttle.
Globecomm Introduces New Satellite Terminal For Government Applications
Hauppauge NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Globecomm Systems Tuesday announced that the Company has introduced a new auto-explorer flyaway terminal for a broad range of Government applications.

IDirect Launches New Broadband IDirect Infiniti Series
Herndon VA (SPX) Oct 28, 2004
iDirect Technologies last Tuesday (October 26) announced at the 2004 SatCon Exhibit and Conference in the Jacob Javits Center in New York that they are broadening their product offering to better support their customers and the industry.
FAA And Raytheon To Modify WAAS Deal
Marlboro MA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
The Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon have completed negotiations on a contract modification for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) to deploy what is termed "Full Lateral Precision with Vertical Guidance (LPV) Performance."

StarBand High-Speed Internet Hits Haiti
Mclean VA (SPX) Oct 28, 2004
Compusat will sell and install StarBand's entire family of high-speed Internet services to their customers on the Island of Haiti including the recently introduced StarBand 481 Residential and StarBand 481 Telecommuter.
The Left-Handed Lobster
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Did that lobster on your dinner plate inherit its big crusher claw .. or did it evolve through need, without the help of genes?

Climate: A Turning Point For Kyoto?
Boulder CO (UPI) Nov 01, 2004
There was a giddy alcoholic theme to the announcement the Russian Duma has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. Margot Wallstrom, the European Union's commissioner for the environment broke out the champagne. In tribute to the Russian national beverage, Greenpeace headlined its news release on the topic, Vodka today, for Monday we go to work on the climate.

Spellbinding Planets
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 03, 2004
Two bright planets on opposite sides of the sky - that's nice. Two bright planets together in the same constellation - even better. Two bright planets less than one degree apart - that's spellbinding. On Thursday morning, November 4th, just before sunrise, you can see Venus and Jupiter side by side.
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