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Swedish Space Completes Acquisition Of Universal Space Network
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) May 04, 2009The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has received all necessary approvals from the U.S. Government and has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based Universal Space Network (USN), a leader in space operations for telemetry, tracking and control (TT and C) services. USN will operate as a U.S. Corporation and subsidiary of SSC with no change to its operation or organization. With the comp ... more NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Celebrates 50 Years Of Scientific Excellence 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2009On a clear March day in 1926, in the middle of a snow-covered field in Auburn, Mass., Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard changed exploration forever. Launching from a modified music stand, Goddard's liquid fuel rocket lifted itself 41 feet into the winter sky, flew for two and a half seconds, and landed in the space age. Goddard's dream had become reality. To honor Goddard's achievement an ... more Northern Ice Front Of Wilkins Ice Shelf Is Becoming Unstable 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2009Following the loss of an ice bridge on the Antarctic Wilkins Ice Shelf, the northern ice front is now becoming unstable. The first icebergs broke off at this point on 20 April 2009. This was observed by scientists using the TerraSAR-X Earth observation satellite operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). "We anticipate that, over the nex ... more Making The Space Environment Safer For Civil And Commercial Users 
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2009The House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing to examine the challenges faced by civil and commercial space users as space traffic and space debris in Earth orbit continue to increase. Subcommittee Members questioned witnesses about potential measures to improve the information available to civil and commercial users to avoid in-space ... more Ducommun Announces Delivery Of Nanosats To USASMDC 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 04, 2009Ducommun has announced that its Miltec Corporation (Miltec) subsidiary delivered flight-ready nanosatellites to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) in Huntsville, Alabama on April 28, 2009. This delivery marks the completion of the first U.S. Army satellite development program since the Courier 1B communications satellite in 1960. ... more |
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Whiteman AFB MO (SPX) May 01, 2009Northrop Grumman has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to be equipped with a newly modernized radar. The aircraft was officially handed off to the Air Force on March 17 at Whiteman Air Force Base, the operational home of the B-2 fleet and the 509th Bomb Wing. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the ... more Boeing-IAI Missile Defense Interceptor Shoots Down Target 
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 01, 2009Boeing built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel's national missile defense system. The operationally realistic test, conducted in Israel by the Israel Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, used an interceptor co-produced by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and equipped with new c ... more Blue Flag Enhances Ability To Protect US 
Tyndall AFB FL (SPX) May 01, 2009More than 500 Air Force personnel along with Army, Navy and Marine representatives completed a two-week training exercise April 24 here to improve how to monitor and intercept hostile military aircraft and to respond to potential terrorist attacks. Part of a series of military defense training exercises referred to as Blue Flag, the event was held at the 601st Air and Space Operations Cent ... more Turkey Buys 36 LEGUAN Bridge Laying Armoured Vehicles 
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2009The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Turkey agreed in November 2008 that the Turkish Armed Forces will buy 36 bridge laying armoured vehicles of the LEGUAN type, which is based on the LEOPARD 1. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will supply the systems as part of an engagement letter. The final negotiations are currently under way between KMW and the Federal Office of Defenc ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 30, 2009China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday. China has the world's largest foreign reserves, believed to be mostly in dollars, along with around 800 billion dollars in US Treasury bonds, more than any other country. But Treasury Department data shows that investors in China have sha ... more China says manufacturing expanding 
Beijing (AFP) May 1, 2009China's manufacturing activity expanded in April to its highest level for a year, according to data released Friday, in an indication that the nation's economy might be showing signs of recovery. The official Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, for the manufacturing sector rose to 53.5 in April, up from 52.4 in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement on it ... more Rio, Chinalco promote tie-up to Australian government 
Sydney (AFP) May 2, 2009Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and its Chinese state-owned suitor, Chinalco, have promoted their 19.5 billion US dollar tie-up to the Australian government as beneficial for both nations. Canberra is reviewing the deal, which would see Chinalco double its stake in Rio to 18 percent, taking two seats on the Rio board and stakes in its aluminium, bauxite, copper and iron ore projects. ... more Second Firing Test For Vega's Zefiro 9A Solid Rocket Motor 
Sardinia, Italy (ESA) May 01, 2009On 28 April, the final qualification test firing of the third stage solid propellant motor for Europe's new small launch vehicle took place at the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range in Sardinia, Italy. At 15:30, the peace and quiet of the Sardinian coast was suddenly interrupted by a powerful, deep roar as a Zefiro 9A motor ignited for its final qualification-firing test. The moto ... more
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