| SPACE MART | SPACE DAILY | SPACE WAR | TERRA DAILY | MARS DAILY | SPACE TRAVEL | GPS DAILY | ENERGY DAILY |
 |
Beijing - Nov 12, 2003 The world's first constellation consisting of eight satellites will be in place within the next eight years to monitor natural disaster and help environmental protection, an official from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Monday. Luo Ge, director of CNSA's foreign affairs department, made the announcement at the Drafting Meeting on the Convention of Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization. China will, together with some other countries, develop and launch three or four satellites in two to three years and the rest of the eight satellites in five to eight years from now to set up the constellation, Luo said. Circling over 700 kilometers above the earth, the eight satellites will monitor the natural condition of the planet and the images and data they send back will be first used by Asia-Pacific countries for peaceful purposes. Luo said other countries interested in the program would be welcomed as partners. "China adopts an open policy on space technology cooperation and is willing to make peaceful use of the technology by cooperating with other countries on an equal footing to realize common development on space exploration," said Luo. Source: Xinhua News Agency. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
New Legislation Initiated To Support Commercial Remote Sensing Industry
New York NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2006The importance of remotely sensed data and technologies to support natural disasters has prompted attention and action in Washington. New initiatives and legislation authorizing appropriations to the remote sensing industry will be discussed at Strategic Research Institute's U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry conference, scheduled for February 9-10, 2006 in Washington D.C. |
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
