|
 
On-time preparations continue for Soyuz' milestone mission from French GuianaKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 10, 2011 Preparations for the first Soyuz launch from French Guiana are on track for its historic liftoff later this month with two Galileo navigation satellites. "We're right on the timeline, and everything is proceeding well from all aspects," said Jean-Claude Garreau, Arianespace's Launch Site Operations Manager for the mission. The basic Soyuz has been fully assembled in the Spaceport's MIK Integration Building, with its horizontal build-up process completed ahead of schedule, Garreau said. Three ... read more |
. |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  China should have own ambitions for space development The launch of the Tiangong-1 spacecraft has attracted the attention of the world and some TV viewers in some foreign countries even watched the live broadcast in late September. The public opinion i ... more | .. |
  Russia puts new Rus-M carrier rocket project on hold The Russian space agency has dropped plans to construct a new Rus-M carrier rocket by 2015, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Friday. "We have come to the conclusion that we do not need ... more | .. |
  UN highlights everyday benefits from space science and technology Understanding more about space science and that benefits that such technology has brought to everyday life is essential to helping the world address its most urgent problems, the United Nations said ... more | .. |
 |
|
| .. |
  Russian Space Forces to conduct 14 rocket launches by year end Russia's Space Forces will carry out 14 launches of various carrier rockets until the end of 2011, SF commander Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said. "About 14 launches will be carried out from the Pl ... more | .. |
 Chinese rocket sends French telecom satellite into space China's Long March-III2 rocket carrier sent a French-made telecom satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon, marking the first time for China to provide launch s ... more | .. |
  Eutelsat's W3c Satellite Successfully Launched and on its Way to 16 Degrees East Eutelsat Communications has announced the successful launch of its W3C satellite by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. Partial deployment of the satellit ... more | .. |
  SSTL celebrates 30th anniversary of groundbreaking satellite UoSAT-1 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of Surrey's first satellite, UoSAT-1. Launched into orbit on 6th October 1981, UoSAT-1 was designed and b ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . |
  
Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis | .. |
 Russia to abandon rocket booster work Russia's space agency Roscosmos says it has decided to abandon the development of its Rus-M booster rocket because of inadequate funding. ... more | .. |
 US telecoms satellite reaches designated orbit The U.S. Intelsat 18 telecommunications satellite was put into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for Russian space agency Roscosmos said. "The separation took place according to the schedule. The ... more | .. |
 Cape Canaveral continues cleanup efforts Air Force officials have recently implemented changes to the force's environmental cleanup program to focus on cleaning up more sites more quickly. The environmental management team here is using cu ... more | .. |
  China's first space lab module in good condition China's first space lab module were in good condition and all tests went on "smoothly" during the past week, according to a statement issued by the country's space project authorities Thursday. ... more |
| .. |
  A Race To Space Waste The Space race has managed a significant achievement. In 50 years, humanity has sent tons of waste from Earth to space. "The ocean above" as Victor Hugo called it is a victim of industrial pollution ... more | .. |
 Shot US lawmaker honors astronaut husband US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head earlier this year, honored her NASA astronaut husband Mark Kelly Thursday, at his White House naval retirement ceremony. ... more | .. |
 Dark and bright: ESA chooses next two science missions The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious 'dark energy' motivate ESA's next two science missions. Solar Orbiter and Euclid were selected by ESA's Science Programme Committee ... more | .. |
  Russia's Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket orbits Glonass satellite Russia's Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has put into orbit a Glonass-M navigation satellite, Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said on Monday. He said the satellite separated from th ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and culture
Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patterns
Climate's influence reshapes East African rift dynamics | .. |
  Moller International Seeks Sponsorships for M400X Moller Skycar Moller International has announced that sponsorship packages are available for the first manned, untethered flight of the Moller Skycar M400X. The Company is beginning an eighteen month campaign cel ... more | .. |
 AAS Society Members Win 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Three members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have been named recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that half of the SEK 10 mi ... more | .. |
 EDRS: an independent data-relay system for Europe becoming reality A public-private partnership contract signed with Astrium means that ESA is moving ahead with an independent, European satellite system that will speed up the transmission of large quantities of dat ... more | .. |
  Azeris get Israel UAVs built under license Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 small Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles built under license in the oil-rich former Soviet republic that's moving closer to the Jewish state as the Baku government modernizes its military. ... more |
| .. |
  NATO missile shield 'not targeted at anyone': Spain NATO's planned missile defence system is "not targeted against anyone", Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez said Friday a day after Russia criticised Madrid's decision to join the programme. ... more | .. |
 Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way through video games. ... more | .. |
  US soldiers in midst of equipment revolution Kevlar underwear, enhanced night-vision goggles and portable solar panels: the US military is seeing a gear revolution, thanks to the lessons learned during 10 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Australia grounds its Chinook choppers Australia grounded its fleet of five CH-47D Chinook helicopters, including two in Afghanistan, under a "precautionary suspension of flying operations" note. ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers | .. |
 LockMart's JLTV Meets Mine-Resistant Vehicle Protection Levels at 40 Percent Less Weight Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IED-protected vehicles, while weighing approximately 40 percent l ... more | .. |
  Elbit Establishes Israeli MOD Comms Equipment Supply Upgrade and Maintenance Project Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply, upgrade and provide maintenance under the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) communications ... more | .. |
 AUVSI Cautions FAA to Stay the Course on UAS Integration into the National Airspace System In light of this week's failed plot againt the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (A ... more | .. |
 The Navy and Marine Corps Select Lockheed Martin/Kaman Unmanned K-MAX for Afghanistan Deployment The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment for ... more |
| .. |
 India's upgraded Arjun tank set for trials The Indian army will test an upgraded version of the indigenous Arjun main battle tank, the Mark II, within three months, defense research officials said. ... more | .. |
  Japan starts thyroid tests for Fukushima children Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Sunday began health check-ups of 360,000 children amid worries that radiation from a crippled nuclear plant had exposed them to the risk of thyroid abnormalities. ... more | .. |
 Twelve dead in China construction site accident At least 12 workers who were building an underground parking lot in northeastern China were killed when a concrete ceiling collapsed onto them, local authorities and state media said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Grief of Japan quake laid bare in new documentary Filming grieving survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan often earned producer Takaharu Yasuoka a shocked and angry response. Now he wants audiences to react the same way. ... more |
| Previous Issues | Oct 08 | Oct 07 | Oct 06 | Oct 05 | Oct 04 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights 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 |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
