May 27, 2009 | space applications today |
Space Debris: An Entrepreneur's Nightmare Bethesda MD (SPX) May 27, 2009 Last week's editorial was dedicated to the spirit of entrepreneurism. Hope springs eternal and entrepreneurs have to have unlimited amounts of optimism and hope in order to survive. Sadly, the truth of the matter is that most entrepreneurs do not succeed. It is only the few, the lucky, the persistent ones that do have a chance. The search for profit and wealth in the growth industry of spa ... read more In Control Of The TerraSAR-X Radar Satellite Wessling, Germany (SPX) May 27, 2009 Dr Edith Maurer and Alessandro Codazzi are young, at ease and laugh a lot. They do a job which carries a great deal of responsibility: as a team, the two control the German TerraSAR-X radar satellite from the German Space Operations Centre (GSOC) located at the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen. No signal leaves the control room an ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director
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SES ASTRA And Eurosat Sign Cooperation Agreement Luxembourg (SPX) May 27, 2009 SES ASTRA has signed a cooperation agreement with Eurosat and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), the membership organisation for owners of land, property and businesses in rural England and Wales, to provide its members with SES ASTRA's satellite-based interactive broadband service ASTRA2Connect. ASTRA2Connect will be sold to members of the CLA throughout rural England and ... more Raytheon To Build More AESA Radars For US Navy Super Hornets El Segundo CA (SPX) May 27, 2009 Raytheon has been awarded a $54 million U.S. Navy contract to retrofit Super Hornet block II aircraft with APG-79 active electronically scanned array radars. The award by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., calls for APG-79 AESA radars to be retrofitted into lots 26 to 29 of the F/A-18E/F aircraft. The units will replace the APG-73 radars currently installed in the ... more PEO Soldier Unveils Light And Lethal Weapons Systems Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2009 Two weapons in development are expected to be more precision-oriented, lighter and lethal: the laser-sighted XM-25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System and the Lightweight .50-Caliber Machine Gun. The XM-25 will undergo field-testing this summer while the LW50MG is already being tested by Soldiers. Program Executive Office Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Va., opened its doors earlier ... more Raytheon Team Selected For US Army Battle Command Development Contract Fort Monmouth NJ (SPX) May 27, 2009 A team led by Raytheon has received an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity award for the U.S. Army Battle Command Development contract. The Battle Command Development contract, managed by the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command, is a five-year, multi-award vehicle worth up to $777.4 million. The award enables the Raytheon team to compete for task orders that will ... more |
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Floating solar panels could advance US energy goals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Federal reservoirs have the potential to significantly contribute to meeting the country's solar energy needs, according to a recent study published in Solar Energy. Geospatial scientists Evan ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 In an important study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers have unveiled new insights into biophotovoltaic (BPV) systems. These advanced systems integrate photosynthetic ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 Radiation tests suggest that carbon-based organic solar cells could surpass traditional silicon and gallium arsenide cells in efficiency and durability for space applications, according to a Univers ... more
Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasma Upton NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny spe ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Researchers have developed innovative wearable materials that not only generate electricity through human movement but also enhance user comfort. This advancement stems from an in-depth study of mat ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $107 million to support six projects under its Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. This initiative, alongside progress in the M ... more |
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Hong Kong exports down 18.2 pct Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2009 Hong Kong's exports plunged again last month, dropping 18.2 percent year-on-year for April and nearly 21 percent over the first four months compared with 2008, the government said Tuesday. But a spokesman for the southern Chinese city pointed out that the rate of decline had slowed from March, when exports year-on-year were off 21.1 percent. "It will take several more months of data to ... more China's Ji'en says bid for Canada nickel deal gets go ahead Shanghai (AFP) May 26, 2009 China's Ji'en Nickel Industry said Tuesday Chinese regulators had approved a partnership with Canadian mining company Goldbrook Ventures for nickel exploration in Canada. The Chinese miner said it planned to invest 248 million yuan (36 million dollars) in mining projects at Goldbrooks' Raglan property in northern Quebec, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. ... more China, Taiwan to start economic pact talks: state media Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009 Chinese President Hu Jintao said Tuesday talks with Taiwan on an economic pact were likely to start in the second half of the year, state media reported, in yet another sign of warming ties. "Both sides should push forward the preparation work for signing the agreement," said Hu at a meeting here with Wu Poh-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan's ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT), according to the Xi ... more Commentary: Capitalism: Whither or wither? Washington (UPI) May 26, 2009 Confusion reigns on all fronts about the business and financial worlds the business school graduate is about to enter. Democratic capitalism is questioned, redrawn, drawn and quartered in everything from the Financial Times and The Economist to Chicken Little books about the sky falling. Kevin Phillips' "Bad Money" saw the perfect economic storm coming, and he has updated his best-seller with ... more |
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