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Reality Glooms High Over Russian GLONASS GPS Plans Part One Moscow (UPI) Mar 04, 2008 
The development of Russia's high-tech sector, primarily the national space program, resembles a Camel Trophy race, while official reports do not always reflect the real situation.
In late February, Anatoly Perminov, director of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) told the respected Novosti Kosmonavtiki magazine he positively assessed the results of Russia's space exploration in ... read more |
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Space X Falcon 9 Facing More Delays As Shuttle Replacement Looms
Cape Canaveral, FL (UPI) Mar 04, 2008The first launch in the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Service has been postponed until June 2009. SpaceX announced the delay of the Falcon 9 launch Friday, saying it was putting off the launch for nine months, Florida Today reported. Roger Gilbertson, a spokesman for the company, said the postponement was at SpaceX's request. But he said there are no technical glitches ... more Satellite And WiMax Spectrum Sharing Not Compatible Report Finds 
Punta Gorda, FL (SPX) Mar 05, 2008The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has released the formal findings of a field test on the compatibility of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and WiMAX services sharing the C-band spectrum. The test, conducted in the latter quarter of 2007, conclusively demonstrated that WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the C-band ... more Ariane 5 Star One C2 Satellite Launch Campaign Underway 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Thales Alenia Space's Star One C2 telecommunications platform is undergoing processing in the Spaceport's clean room facilities, where it completed the fit-check process this week with an adapter unit that serves as the satellite/launch vehicle interface. To be used by Brazil's Star One telecommunications operator, Star One C2 carries a payload of 28 C-band transponders, 16 Ku-band transponders, ... more Breaking The Silence On Shenzhou 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 04, 2008In less than nine months, China will probably take the next step in its human spaceflight program. The mission of Shenzhou 7 will produce China's first spacewalk, along with an extended mission involving three astronauts on the spacecraft. Shenzhou 7 promises to be China's greatest achievement in human spaceflight to date, aside from the historical significance of China's first human space ... more Siberian Shepherd Seeks A Million Rubles Over Rocket Fragment Fall 
Novosibirsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2008A shepherd in Russia's southwestern Siberian Altai Republic is to seek over $40,000 in damages from the Russian space agency Roscosmos over a fragment of rocket that fell into his yard on February 5. "Boris Urmatov [the shepherd] is preparing to file a lawsuit demanding compensation to the sum of about 1 million rubles [over $40,000]," a local administration official told RIA Novosti. ... more |
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McLean VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008International Launch Services has announced a contract for the launch of two SIRIUS Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton Breeze M vehicle. SIRIUS expects to launch SIRIUS FM-6 under the contract. SIRIUS FM-6 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral and is anticipated to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. SIRIUS has not announced plans to utilize the second launc ... more NAVIGON Unveils Fresh Approach To Map Updates 
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2008NAVIGON has announced a bold solution to a conundrum that is as old as the consumer GPS category itself: how to provide consumers regular, easy access to quality map updates. NAVIGON's convincing response to the dilemma is FreshMaps, a new service that ensures NAVIGON GPS devices stay accurate and viable over the long haul by allowing users to download up to 12 map updates in three years. ... more Positiontracer - A Bodyguard On Your Mobile Phone 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2008To contribute to the protection of people and property, the IT security specialist SecurStar has now developed PositionTracer for GPS-enabled mobile phones. With this brand-new product, it is now possible to determine the location of people as well as valuables using live position tracking. According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), over 1,800 children and youths are cur ... more Northrop Grumman Delivers Payload Module For Second Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Northrop Grumman delivered the payload module for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite ahead of schedule to the Sunnyvale, Calif., facilities of Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Advanced EHF program. Delivery of this second payload module follows one year after the first payload module delivery, which was also delivered ahead of schedule. ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) March 4, 2008Henry Ford once quipped that buyers could have a car any colour they wanted as long as it was black. This week at the Geneva Auto Show, all the manufacturers are expected to be "green." With the price of oil topping 100 dollars a barrel, and growing regulation against so-called gas-guzzlers in western Europe, vehicles that boast energy efficiency and environmental credentials are seen as the ... more Coming soon to Japan: remote control with a wink 
Tokyo (AFP) March 3, 2008Don't read to much into someone winking at you in Japan -- a researcher says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye. The system, comprising a single-chip computer and a couple of infrared sensors, monitors movements of the temple and is so tiny that it can be built into the side of a pair of eyeglasses. Closing both eyes for one second ... more China to follow WTO rules in EU, US news financial spat: commerce ministry 
Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2008China said Tuesday it will comply with World Trade Organisation rules after the US and the EU filed a complaint at the global trade body over restrictions on foreign news providers. "We have taken note the US and EU have requested consultations at the WTO over the financial information service issue... China respects the choices of other members," the commerce ministry said in a statement on ... more Faster Than A Speeding Bullet: Why We Track The Trash 
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 04, 2008"Near-Earth objects can travel up to 17,000 miles per hour, so a collision with a launching or orbiting satellite or with a manned space craft, could be catastrophic," said Terje Turner of AFSPC Air, Space and Nuclear Operations directorate. "Every space launch requires that these objects be tracked closely in order to avoid accidental collisions." Air Force Space Command is always busy with ... more
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