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First Firing Of European Staged-Combustion Demonstration Engine Lampoldshausen, Germany (ESA) Feb 28, 2008 
The first hot firing test of a reduced-scale demonstration version of a staged-combustion rocket engine has recently been achieved at the Lampoldshausen test facility of DLR. This development work is part of ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Program. One of the developments that will be necessary for Europe's Next Generation Launcher is a new design of main engine. The V ... read more |
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Jules Verne ATV Atop Launcher
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 28, 2008Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been encapsulated in its huge fairing on top of the Ariane 5 launcher. With a total mass of about 19 360 kg, Jules Verne is the largest payload ever launched by Ariane 5. This historical mission with the first European space supplier for the ISS is scheduled for a night time launch on 8 March at 04.23 UT. In mid-February, Jules Verne A ... more Loral Selected To Provide Largest, Most Powerful Satellite In SES Fleet 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2008Space Systems Loral has announced that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES NEW SKIES, a subsidiary of SES. Designed as the largest most powerful satellite in the SES fleet, NSS-14 expands and enhances the company's ability to provide Fixed Satellite Services to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NSS-14 is the second satellite contrac ... more Russia's Proton-M To Orbit Another UAE Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 28, 2008A Russian-American joint venture has signed a contract to orbit another satellite for the United Arab Emirates by a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said on Tuesday. Proton-M launch services are provided by Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS), owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm ... more Sunstar EMS Deploys High-Performance Wireless Technology 
Pinellas County FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2008In Motion Technology has announced that Sunstar EMS has deployed In Motion's onBoard Mobile Gateway to improve emergency operations and service to the residents of Pinellas County, Florida. Sunstar is a High Performance EMS organization that provides ambulance and emergency response services under a contract to the County. "We offer the residents of Pinellas County an all 'advanced life ... more Galileo Satellite GIOVE-B Presented At ESA/ESTEC 
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Europe is building its own satellite navigation system, Galileo, which will deliver a new, advanced global civil positioning service for the benefit of citizens in Europe and throughout the world. On Wednesday 5 March, media representatives will have the unique opportunity to attend an in-depth Galileo background briefing at ESTEC. It will be the last opportunity to see GIOVE-B before it ... more |
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Warsaw (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Washington on Wednesday made Poland a new military cooperation proposal in line with a condition set by Warsaw for hosting a controversial US missile shield, the Polish foreign ministry said. "The American side has given Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski a document related to military cooperation," ministry spokesman Piotr Paszkowski told AFP. Paszkowski said the document was a ... more US, Czech on cusp of missile shield deal 
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2008US President George W. Bush and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Wednesday they were on the cusp of reaching agreement on a radar for a planned US missile shield that has angered Russia. "There are only three words remaining to resolve," Topolanek said through an interpreter as they met in the Oval Office. He later explained the hold-up related to environmental guidelines for any US ... more Pakistan says Indian missile test to trigger arms race: report 
Karachi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Pakistan's military chief on Wednesday said that a test by India of a sea-based nuclear-capable missile would start a new arms race between the South Asian arch rivals, state media reported. India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems. "This is going to start a new arms ... more DRS To Demonstrate Advanced EO/IR Sensors And Systems 
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Feb 28, 2008As industry leaders in the development of electro-optical infrared sensors and systems for military applications, the Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition business segment of DRS Technologies will present its capabilities at the upcoming Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Defense and Security Symposium annual convention, March 17-20 in Orlando ... more |
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New York (AFP) Feb 27, 2008New York unveiled plans Wednesday to make the city's fleet of 10,000 hired limousines twice as fuel efficient, as part of proposals to reduce carbon emissions and reduce air pollution. The plans would require the city's so-called black cars to meet fuel efficiency standards of 9.4 liters per 100 kilometers (25 miles per gallon) in 2009 and 7.8 l/100 km (30 mpg) in 2010. Unveiling the new ... more Toyota expects to produce 11.3 mln cars by 2012: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday. Toyota forecasts that its annual output, excluding affiliates Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., will continue to grow by 600,000 vehicles a year, the Nikkei business daily reported ... more Google stock price sinks on Internet ad-slump fears 
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Google's stock price sank Tuesday in the wake of a report hinting that boom times may be over for the Internet darling's money-making online advertising. The number of click ads in January was essentially the same as it was in the same month a year earlier, and dipped seven percent from December, a month known for major holiday shopping, according to industry-tracker comScore. Google's ... more ILS Proton To Launch S2M Satellite For Mobile TV Service In Middle East And North Africa 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) have announced a contract with S2M to use a Proton Breeze M vehicle to launch the first dedicated mobile television satellite for the MENA region. The companies made the announcement during the Satellite 2008 industry conference in Washington, D.C. The Proton Breeze M is Russia's leading heavy-lift vehicle, which launches from facilities at the Baikonur ... more
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