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Stars help to track space junkBarcelona, Spain (SPX) May 31, 2011 A team of researchers from the Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy (ROA) in Cadiz (Spain) has developed a method to track the movement of geostationary objects using the position of the stars, which could help to monitor space debris. The technique can be used with small telescopes and in places that are not very dark. Objects or satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) can always be found above the same point on the Equator, meaning that they appear immobile when observed from Earth. By ni ... read more |
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 Starfighters Ready to Launch Research and Satellites F-104 jet fighters just like the ones astronauts trained in for decades will become a more regular part of the skyscape above NASA's Kennedy Space Center as a private company expands its fleet of je ... more | .. |
  NASA is Making Hot, Way Cool The more advanced the electronics, the more power they use. The more power they use, the hotter they get. The hotter they get, the more likely they'll overheat. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to ... more | .. |
  China's Fengyun-3B satellite goes into official operation China's Fengyun-3B (FY-3B) weather satellite will go into official operation on Thursday after finishing a six-month trial period. The transfer of the satellite to the China Meteorological Adm ... more | .. |
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  SES and Wananchi to launch powerful DTH line-up in East Africa Global satellite operator SES S.A. has joined forces with Kenyan television and broadband operator Wananchi to launch a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) line-up called Zuku TV in East Africa. Zuku TV is Eas ... more | .. |
 Building the future at ESA - ESA Bulletin 146 In a first for the Bulletin, we take a wide look at technology development across the whole agency, from Science and Robotic Exploration, to Earth Observation and Telecommunications and Integrated A ... more | .. |
  Payload processing underway for ASTRA 1N The first-arrived satellite passenger for Arianespace's fourth flight of 2011 is undergoing initial checkout in French Guiana, as preparations move forward at the Spaceport for a dual-passenger Aria ... more | .. |
  JPL-Developed Clean Energy Technology Moves Forward A team of scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in partnership with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, developed a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technolo ... more |
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Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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 NASA and Hawaii Partner for Space Exploration NASA and Hawaii have agreed to collaborate on a wide range of activities to promote America's human and robotic exploration of space. The partnership also will contribute to the development of educa ... more | .. |
 Should India Go Suborbital What is happening with India's human spaceflight program? It's hard to be sure. India's space program has experienced mixed results in the past two years, with the success of some missions being ove ... more | .. |
 Paolos wild ride down from ISS onboard Soyuz TMA-20 For the first time since his landing on Tuesday, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli was again in the public eye yesterday at a press conference. A smiling Paolo talked about his ride back to Earth and how ... more | .. |
 UA is Top University Contributing to Global Planetary Exploration Research Thomson Reuters Corporation data shows that only NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the world's top players in spacecraft design, construction, launch and science operations are ahead of UA's p ... more |
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 Cosmica Spacelines And XCOR Aerospace Tout Suborbital Payload Flight Opportunties Garrett Smith, founder and president of Cosmica Spacelines and Khaki McKee from XCOR Aerospace hasrevealed experiment development and integration opportunities for commercial, educational and govern ... more | .. |
 Mitsubishi Electric Puts ST-2 Satellite into Orbit Mitsubishi has announced the successful injection of the ST-2 communications satellite into geostationary orbit. The satellite, built for a joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications L ... more | .. |
  Zapping deadly bacteria using space technology Technology developed with ESA funding and drawing on long-running research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections. Using ... more | .. |
 West Coast Radar Network is World's Largest A network of high-frequency radar systems designed for mapping ocean surface currents now provides detail of coastal ocean dynamics along the U.S. West Coast never before available. The network has ... more |
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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 Tablets, 3D in focus at future-shaping Taiwan IT show The question of how to get 3D technology into every living room and a tablet computer into every hand is set to dominate Asia's largest IT fair which opens in Taiwan next week. ... more | .. |
 Venezuela, China to launch satellite next year Venezuela and China will develop an observation satellite to be built in Asia and launched from South America in 2012, according to Venezuela's science and technology minister. ... more | .. |
  AeroVironment Receives New Orders for Digital Raven Systems AeroVironment has received a firm-fixed-price contract order valued at $8,373,995 under a follow-on contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises new digital Raven small unmanned aircraft systems ... more | .. |
 NMSU stages successful UAV test over Hatch From May 2-4, New Mexico State University's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center supported AAI Corporation's Shadow 200 Tactical UAS in conducting flights over the skies of Hatch, N.M. These ... more |
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  LockMart Delivers AH 1Z Cobra Targeting Systems to US Marines Lockheed Martin recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS units feature upgraded softwar ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Deploys Miniature Air Launched Decoys From C-130 Cargo Aircraft Raytheon launched two Miniature Air Launched Decoy instrumented shapes from the ramp of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the new Raytheon-funded MALD Cargo Air Launched System (MCALS). This test marke ... more | .. |
  Medvedev says Russia, US 'losing time' on missile defense Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday expressed his dissatisfaction with how the negotiations with the United States on the missile defense shield are continuing, saying the sides are losing t ... more | .. |
  Boeing Awarded PAC-3 Seeker Production Contract Boeing has received a $274 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce more than 300 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seekers. The firm fixed price contract is Boeing's ninth ... more |
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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems
Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
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 West to have 80,000 cruise missiles by 2020 Russian military experts forecast that Western nations will have 80,000 cruise missile by 2020, a deputy commander of the Russian General Staff said on Saturday. "We expect Western countries t ... more | .. |
 Obama offers reassurance over anti-missile plans US President Barack Obama on Friday reassured east European allies that cooperation over missile defence with their Soviet-era master Moscow does not mean NATO will cede partial control to Russia. ... more | .. |
 Jakarta signs deal for Korean trainer jets Indonesia has signed a $400 million contract with South Korea for 16 T-50 trainer jets, the first foreign order for the Golden Eagle. ... more | .. |
  High radioactivity found in Japan nuclear workers Two workers from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been contaminated by high levels of radioactive iodine, the operator said Monday, prompting fears over their long-term health. ... more |
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 Japanese unhappy with atomic crisis response: poll Almost three quarters of Japanese voters are unhappy with the centre-left government's handling of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a newspaper poll indicated on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM could face no-confidence motion Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan, under fire for his handling of the response to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, faces the threat of a no-confidence motion this week. ... more | .. |
 Japan detects high radiation levels off coast: report Japan has revealed radiation up to several hundred times normal levels has been detected on the seabed off the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Blast at Japan nuclear plant 'likely gas cylinder' An explosion was heard Tuesday at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, but no rise in radiation levels nor any injuries were reported, the plant operator said. ... more |
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