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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Aug 21, 2009 
The United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally in the Gulf locked in a territorial dispute with Iran, is working on developing an indigenous surveillance satellite program that will have strategic implications for the seven-state federation. The U.A.E., a regional leader in the telecommunications sector, launched its first remote-sensing satellite, DubaiSat-1, on July 29 from the Baikonur ... read more 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2009Wow! Launchspace received a large number of emails regarding last week's commentary by George Jeffs. Most were in agreement with some or all elements of Launchspace's suggested solar system architecture approach. Many said it was a common sense way to structure affordable exploration while maintaining a continuous human space flight capability. There was considerable concern about the over ... more
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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 24, 2009Arianespace is keeping up its mission pace as three Ariane 5s are now in process at French Guiana - including the vehicle for tomorrow night's flight (August 21), which has rolled out to the launch pad with a payload of two telecommunications satellites. A total of seven Ariane 5 missions are targeted for 2009 - making it the busiest year of activity since Arianespace's commercial ... more 
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2009 In an unprecedented move, the U.S. space program may turn to private contractors for much of the work now handled by government workers, officials say. Proposals under consideration the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would outsource everything from ferrying cargo into orbit to transporting astronauts, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. A switch to private ... more 
Seoul, South Korea (Yonhap) Aug 24, 2009South Korea's first space rocket has been moved to its launch pad from the assembly complex in preparation for the historic launch scheduled for this week, the state-run aerospace institute said Sunday. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), responsible for the launch, said the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), also called Naro-1, reached the launch pad earlier in the day with ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2009Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Friday demanded that Google immediately withdraw the "Street View" facility it has started offering on its map of Switzerland. Federal data protection and transparency officer Hanspeter Thuer released a statement warning that the US-based Internet giant was not respecting conditions he set to respect personal privacy in Switzerland. Thuer said ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 23, 2009A group of sightseers were swept into the Atlantic Ocean off Maine on Sunday by a rogue wave that hit the scenic cliff overlook where they were watching high surf thrown up by Hurricane Bill. Rescue operations recovered all of the 20 tourists who were washed into the sea from the Acadia National Park site, and several were evacuated to a local hospital suffering from broken bones and back in ... more 
Colombo (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Tamil civilians who lived through the vicious final battle of Sri Lanka's separatist war are now locked in another struggle for survival with heavy rains bringing misery to the camps they call home. Nearly 300,000 people displaced by the fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels are held in what the government calls "welfare villages" which are off-limits to independent media ... more |
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