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Khrunichev And ILS Announce Quality Initiative Moscow (SPX) Apr 30, 2008 
Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services have announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors. "This will reinforce our dedication to quality across the board, ensure we improve our performance and enhance our position as a leading space company," said Vladimir Nesterov, Khrunichev General Director. Key elements of the ... read more |
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COM DEV Launches Advanced Space-Based AIS Validation Nanosatellite
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Apr 30, 2008COM DEV International has announced that a nanosatellite carrying an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver built by COM DEV has successfully been deployed by the Antrix PSLV-C9 launch conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India on April 28, 2008. This activity is part of COM DEV's technology validation process intended to verify the performance of key elements ... more SKorea's first astronaut suffers back injury: doctor 
Seoul (AFP) April 30, 2008South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-Yeon is suffering from back injuries after a gruelling descent to Earth, a doctor said Wednesday. Yi's Russian-designed Soyuz capsule landed hundreds of kilometres off target on April 19 in an irregular landing that subjected the crew to huge gravitational forces. She was admitted to an air force hospital Tuesday after cancelling television interviews ... more UAE To Launch Joint Remote-Sensing Satellite With GCC Countries 
Abu Dhabi, UAE (XNA) Apr 30, 2008A senior official of the Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the ministry plans to launch a joint remote-sensing satellite with other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), local newspaper Gulf News reported on Tuesday. The plan was revealed by Brigadier Khalifa Mohammad Al Rumaithi, Chief of Military Works of the UAE Armed Forces, at the Defense ... more Design Begins On Twin Probes That Will Study Radiation Belts 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 30, 2008NASA will launch two identical probes into the radiation belts to provide unprecedented insight into the physical dynamics of near-Earth space, where violent space weather can affect astronauts, satellites and even ground-based technologies. Researchers and engineers at Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory and a number of other institutions have begun detailed design of NASA's ... more GIOVE-B Spacecraft In Good Health 
Paris, France (ESA) Apr 30, 2008After its successful launch by a Soyuz Rocket from Baiknour on 27 April and accurate insertion into its target orbit by the Fregat autonomous upper stage, GIOVE-B is now completing its Launch and Early Operations Phase (LEOP), which will shortly give way to the platform commissioning phase. Platform commissioning includes the on-board verification of all primary and redundant platform ... more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Apr 30, 2008The launch of 10 satellites at one go by Indian space scientists on Monday got a thumbs-up from former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who dubbed it a triumph of "beautiful and creative minds. This achievement depicts the innovation taking place in the country. India has created history with this launch," Kalam said delivering the 36th Shri Ram Memorial lecture on Innovation in Industry here. ... more Spirent Communications Leads In Certification Testing Of Assisted GPS Devices 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 01, 2008Spirent Communications has announced that the Spirent UMTS Location Test System (ULTS) now supports full certification testing of 3G Partnership Project's (3GPP) Assisted GPS (A-GPS) RF Minimum Performance test cases for both W-CDMA and GSM devices. With this latest capability, Spirent is the first test equipment vendor to support all A-GPS testing standards including RF performance, signaling ... more Zenit Rocket Puts Israeli Satellite Into Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 30, 2008A Ukrainian-Russian carrier rocket has successfully put an Israeli communications satellite into orbit, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Monday. The Zenit-3SLB rocket was launched earlier on Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan for the first time under the Land Launch program and after a number of delays. "The separation of the foreign spacecraft from a ... more Loral Spins A Giant Web In Space As First ICO Bird Comes Alive 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2008Space 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 ... more |
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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 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 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 Protonex Receives Contract To Extend UAV Propulsion Systems 
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
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