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 Seoul (AFP) June 10, 2009 
South Korea has completed a space centre which will be used to send a satellite into orbit from its own territory for the first time, officials said Wednesday. Education, Science and Technology Minister Ahn Byong-Man said the government would hold a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the opening of the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 475 kilometres (300 miles) south of Seoul. The centre, wh ... read more 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 11, 2009The GOES-O spacecraft, encapsulated in the Delta IV fairing, was rolled out of the Astrotech Facility, Titusville, Fla. and transported to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) on June 7, 2009. GOES is an acronym for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOES-O was removed from the Astrotech facility and shipped in the silent of the night, as to minimize the impact ... 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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Lusaka, Zambia (XNA) Jun 11, 2009A top Zambian government official warns the southern African country risks lagging behind in technology advancement if there is no investment in space science, the Zambia Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. Gabriel Namulambe, the minister of science, technology and vocational training, said there was need to promote and exploit science and technology as an instrument for development, adding ... more  
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 11, 2009In an initial step toward the first successful rendezvous and docking of very small satellites without human control, a pair of miniature "picosatellites" built by University of Texas at Austin and Texas A and M University engineering students will be launched into orbit this month from Space Shuttle Endeavour. In the process, the students will try to accomplish what only multi-million-dollar ... more  
La Jolla CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2009Blue Sky Network (BSN) and Iridium Satellite (Iridium) have announced that they have agreed to supply the Open Passage Expedition with voice communications and GPS mapping technology for its upcoming four month-long Arctic journey. Equipped with the BSN D2000 device, and the Iridium 9555 satellite phone, the crew of Open Passage's vessel will not only have a constant link to its home base ... more 
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 11, 2009BorgSolutions has announced they will be offering a free version of its flagship fleet maintenance management software Borg Fleet - Borg Fleet Starter Edition. The edition allows customers to manage the maintenance and repair schedules of their fleet, as well as plan their fleet resources from a simple to use web-based platform. Previously, BorgSolutions had offered only commercial license ... more |
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Floating solar panels could advance US energy goalsLos 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  
Biophotovoltaics: a step forward in sustainable energy technologyLos 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 
Light flexible and radiation resistant organic solar cells for spaceLos 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 plasmaUpton 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 
Researchers make wearable materials that generate power and improve comfortLos 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 
US Department of Energy invests $107 million in fusion energy innovationLos 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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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Jun 9, 2009 The greatest threats to Navy ships in the years ahead come from missile proliferation and submarines, but the best defense starts in the sky with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. "State actors and non-state actors who, in the past, have only posed limited threats in the littoral are expanding their reach beyond their own shores with improved capabilities in blue water submarine operations, advanced ... more  
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2009One of the last British bi-planes to have seen active service, the Fairey Swordfish, which helped sink the Bismarck and the Italian battle fleet in WW2, is to be restored to her former glory thanks to the specialist skills of engineers at BAE Systems in this, the Royal Navy's centenary year of naval aviation. The Swordfish Mk I, a torpedo bomber first flown in 1934, is due to undergo GBP1 ... more 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 11, 2009Boeing P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T2 takes off from Renton Field today to begin its successful first flight. T2 took off at 10:32 a.m. Pacific time and landed two hours and 56 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle at 1:28 p.m. The flight plan for T2, painted in its new U.S. Navy livery, included a flyby of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to give Navy personnel a close-up look ... more 
Williton, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2009Ballista-Tek has developed Blast Attenuating Vehicle Seating and Floor Matting designed to increase survivability and reduce injury to Troops in Armoured and Light vehicles. Vehicle Seating - Purpose built seating which features heavy duty seat frame with GRP/Kevlar double shell with integrated 'Blast-Guard' Tiles to reduce the effects of both Blast and Shock waves, offering improved ... more |
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Pakistani satellite joins two others in successful launch
SpaceX set to launch Hisdesat's SpainSat NG I satellite on January 28
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