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Loral Spins A Giant Web In Space As First ICO Bird Comes Alive Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2008 
Space Systems/Loral and ICO Global Communications have successfully deployed the ICO G1 satellite's large antenna reflector on Saturday, April 26. ICO G1 is a Loral designed spacecraft that incorporates a 12 meter antenna reflector designed and built by Harris Corporation. The reflector utilizes a gold-plated mesh reflective surface and a unique new Harris design that allows a very large a ... read more |
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SKorea's first astronaut in hospital with back pain
Seoul (AFP) April 29, 2008South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-Yeon has been admitted to hospital with severe back pains caused by her rough return voyage to Earth, officials said Tuesday. The state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute said Yi is undergoing MRI and other scans at an air force hospital to determine the exact cause of her discomfort. "She has complained of considerable back pains and will have to ... more SSC Contracted To Control SES ASTRA's Telecom Satellite ASTRA 5 
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Apr 30, 2008SES ASTRA has chosen the Swedish Space Corporation to control their telecommunication satellite ASTRA 5A, formerly known as SIRIUS 2 and operated by SES SIRIUS at the 5 degrees east orbital position. The satellite has recently been handed over to SES ASTRA and moved to 31.5 degrees east where it serves audiences in Eastern Europe and Middle East with DTH services. Since 1986, SSC has ... more Florida National Guard Selects SkyPort and AGT For Satellite Communications Solutions 
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 30, 2008SkyPort Global Communications and Applied Global Technologies (AGT) have been selected by the Florida National Guard to provide satellite communications services and solutions in emergencies. AGT and SkyPort will be providing the Florida National Guard with teleport services, bandwidth, hardware, MPLS backhaul to the Florida National Guard's network and iDirect Hub services for the provision of ... more High-Accuracy Location-Based Services Key To Offsetting Federally Mandated E911 Costs For Carriers 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008The U.S. Federal Government has mandated automatic location identification for cell phones as a means for emergency responders to quickly locate 911 dialers. Fortunately, the billions of dollars required to implement this mandate can be leveraged by U.S. carriers to produce commercial Location-Based Services (LBS). LBS promises a lucrative revenue stream and presents carriers with a way to diffe ... more Military And Civilian Telecom Satellites Are Readied For Third Ariane 5 Mission Of 2008 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Apr 30, 2008The two payloads for Ariane 5's third mission of 2008 are undergoing pre-flight checkout at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana as Arianespace maintains the accelerated launch rate for its heavy-lift workhorse vehicle this year. These satellites - Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A - are being readied for liftoff on May 23, which will be five weeks to the day after Arianespace's most recent on-target ... more |
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Bangalore, India (AFP) April 28, 2008An Indian rocket launched a record 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission Monday, underlining the nation's emergence as a major competitor in the multi-billion-dollar space market. The PSLV rocket ejected all the satellites within minutes of each other after liftoff at 9:20 a.m. (0350 GMT) in clear weather from the Sriharikota space station in southern India, the Indian Space Research ... more Tele Atlas Logistics To Power Micronet Commercial Routing And Navigation 
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Tele Atlas and Micronet have announced that Micronet will utilize Tele Atlas Logistics in its fully autonomous mobile based routing and navigation system providing a commercial navigation solution specifically designed for the trucking and transportation industries. Micronet's enhanced WinCE based Net960-CE series of MDTs are available in multiple configurations and are all designed to sup ... more Garmin Navigation Standard Equipment In Suzuki SX4 
Olathe KS (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Garmin International has announced that it would provide an integrated navigation system for the new 2009 Suzuki SX4 as standard equipment. The program marks the first time in America that a vehicle under $16,000 will include GPS navigation as a standard feature. "We're delighted to work with Suzuki to make Garmin navigation standard equipment on the Suzuki SX4," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's ... more Atheros Provides Advanced Navigation And Low Power In Handsets, PNDs And PMPs 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Atheros Communications has announced a new member of its Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) family of GPS solutions -- a hardware and software GPS combination that targets mobile phones, Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) and Personal Media Players (PMPs). Atheros' new solution consists of its second-generation, single-chip GPS receiver, the AR1511, and companion ORION 3.0 software suite. Thi ... more |
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Southborough MA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Protonex Technology has announced that it has received a $1.62 million contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for advanced development of high power fuel cell systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This program expands upon Protonex' portfolio of UAV power system initiatives. Protonex' work to date has proven the capabilities of the technology and the team has ... more NGC Receives Multiple Contracts For F-22 Program 
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Northrop Grumman has received multiple contracts totaling $252 million from Lockheed Martin since Jan. 1, 2008 for the communications, navigation and identification (CNI) subsystem of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter program. The awards include F-22 Production Lots 7, 8, 9 and spares, and modernization efforts for the CNI systems. Northrop Grumman's integrated CNI system provides ... more Boeing Delivers Proposal To Equip Indian AF With Super Hornet Fighters 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Boeing has delivered a detailed, 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition. "Our proposal team worked diligently to fully understand and meet the requirements set out by the Indian Ministry of Defense (MOD). We are offering India the best-value, most advanced and proven ... more NASA's Polar satellite ends its mission 
Greenbelt, Md., April 29, 2008 The U.S. space agency says its Polar satellite has concluded its 12-year mission to study the Northern and Southern lights. When the Polar satellite was launched in February 1996, the plan was for a two-year mission to study the lights that form a ring around Earth's north and south magnetic poles. Polar exceeded expectations by a decade. "We've gone well beyond our original ... more
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