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Experts Urge Reformulation Of US Space Policy Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2009
The Obama Administration has an opportunity to fundamentally reformulate United States space policies that are anchored in Cold War-era mindsets, according to the director of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences study. At a Capitol Hill briefing in conjunction with the release of three new policy monographs, experts outlined the current state of U.S. and foreign space policy and ... read moreSES Astra Signs Capacity Agreement For 31.5 Degrees East
Luxembourg, (SPX) Jul 31, 2009SES ASTRA has announced that it has signed a new capacity agreement for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. The German satellite service provider InSat will use one transponder on ASTRA 2C to provide IP backbone services to small and medium sized enterprises in the Middle East and Caucasus region. In addition to the satellite capacity, SES ASTRA will also provide uplink services from ... more
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Another Two Surrey Satellites Launched
Guildford, UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2009With the successful launch last night of the UK-DMC2 and Deimos-1 satellites, SSTL has expanded the capability of the world's only spaced-based disaster monitoring system, the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). The British built satellites were launched onboard a Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 18:45 UTC on Wednesday, 29th July 2009. Following confirmation ... more Spinning Now Helps Standing Later
Galveston TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2009When the Apollo 11 crew got back from the moon, 40 years ago this week, they showed no ill effects from seven days spent in weightlessness. But as American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts began conducting longer-duration space flights, scientists noticed a disturbing trend: the longer humans stay in zero gravity, the more muscle they lose. Space travelers exposed to weightlessness for a ... more SpaceX Completes Qualification Of Falcon 9 First Stage Tank And Interstage
McGregor, TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful completion of qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first stage tank and interstage. Testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300 acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas. The first stage tank and interstage hardware were subjected to a proof test of 1.1 ... more |
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Russia launches six foreign satellites
Moscow (AFP) July 29, 2009Russia fired six foreign satellite into orbit Wednesday, from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Russian military spokesman Alexander Vovk said, according to the Interfax news agency. "Six satellites, namely the DubaiSat-1, Deimos 1, UK-DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat 3, AprizeSat 4 were put in orbit by the Russian launcher Dnepr," Vovk said. The rocket was launched at 10:46 pm Moscow ... more Largest US Landscaper Tracks Roots With Sprint GPS Solutions
Overland Park KS (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Sprint and ValleyCrest Landscape Companies have announced an agreement for Sprint to add GPS services to ValleyCrest's communications toolkit at select branch locations. The location-based services (LBS) will help ValleyCrest better track employee job location and company assets for these field branches. The tool also helps the landscape and lawn maintenance giant handle payroll and route ... more NASA Ares I First Stage Motor To Be Tested August 25
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 30, 2009NASA and ATK unveil the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster today in Promontory, Utah. The completed solid rocket booster is now installed horizontally in a test stand that was modified from the space shuttle's four-segment configuration to fit the new five-segment Ares I booster. Instrumentation will be installed over the next month in preparation for the first ... more |
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