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New Research Contributes To Defense Of Earth's Technologies Leicester, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2009
University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth's technologies - from the constant threat of space weather. They have implemented a "double pulse" radar-operating mode on two radars, which form part of a global network of ground based coherent scatter radars called SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network). These radars allow ... read moreSatellite Technology for the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) Program Begins
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 04, 2009The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is inviting members from six space agencies in the Asia-Pacific Region to participate in the Satellite Technology for the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) Program, which JAXA introduced at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) held in 2007. The STAR Program will be conducted from 1 June 2009 (TBD), and activity at JAXA's Sagamihara ca ... more
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TerraSAR-X Views L'Aquila After The Earthquake
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2009The image from the German TerraSAR-X radar satellite shows the area around the Italian town of L'Aquila after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on 6 April 2009. Two images from the satellite were combined for the picture, taken before and after the earthquake, to create an interferogram. The 'coloured rings' around L'Aquila stand out. These rings represent, in colour coding, the ground m ... more Fake Astronaut Gets Hit By Artificial Solar Flare
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 04, 2009In 1972, Apollo astronauts narrowly escaped a potential catastrophe. On August 2nd of that year, a large and angry sunspot appeared and began to erupt, over and over again for more than a week, producing a record-setting fusillade of solar proton radiation. Only pure luck saved the day. The eruptions took place during the gap between Apollo 16 and 17 missions, so astronauts missed the storm. ... more DMCii Satellite Imaging Monitors Indonesian Forests
Guildford, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2009DMC International Imaging has won a 100,000 euro contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to demonstrate the value of its coordinated multi-satellite optical imagery for tropical forest monitoring in Indonesia. There is an urgent need for the monitoring of global forests with varying spatial resolutions and regularity, and Earth Observation techniques can make a major contribution. Up ... more NASA Selects Four Proposals To Study Space Radiation Risks
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 04, 2009NASA has selected four proposals for research to help understand space radiation's effects on humans living in space. NASA selected proposals from the New York University School of Medicine in New York, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Houston, Loma Linda University in California and Georgetown University in Washington. The universities will work with collaborating organizations around ... more |
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The Entrepreneur Has The Answer To Space Debris
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 03, 2009Every entrepreneur pursuing the space debris opportunity seems to have the single answer to removing space debris. It is cost-effective, simple, quick, safe, reliable, user-friendly, non-polluting, non-interfering and almost ready to go. There is simply nothing like it and it is wonderful. Why doesn't the government grab it up and make the entrepreneur rich? In fact, why doesn't the govern ... more Russian defences can't reach N Korean missiles: expert
Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2009Russian anti-aircraft defences would be incapable of reaching North Korean ballistic missiles, a former Russian air force commander told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. "If North Korean missiles enter Russian air space, the S-300 anti-aircraft defence systems in the Russian Far East could not destroy them," General Anatolyi Kornukov said. "This system is not designed to destroy bal ... more North Korea starts assembling long-range missile: report
Panmunjom, South Korea (AFP) June 3, 2009North Korea appears to have begun assembling a missile believed capable of striking US soil, a report said Wednesday as tensions rose along the land and sea border with the South. The communist regime of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has defied international criticism of its second nuclear test by firing a volley of short-range missiles and threatening to attack the capitalist South ... more GPS-Guided Mortar Rounds Demonstrate Tactical Capability
Yuma Proving Grounds AZ (SPX) Jun 04, 2009A new type of 120 mm precision-guided mortar round hit eight out of nine target areas during a recent U.S. Army-Raytheon cooperative research and development agreement demonstration. The rounds made by an Israel Military Industries-Raytheon team hit short- and long-range targets, demonstrating greater range than current unguided 120 mm high-explosive mortar rounds in the U.S. Army's ... more |
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