June 30, 2009 | space applications today |
EU satnav project ill-conceived: auditors court Brussels (AFP) June 29, 2009 The EU's much delayed satellite navigation network project Galileo has been ill-prepared and badly managed, the European Court of Auditors charged Monday. "The programme lacked a strong strategic sponsor and supervisor: the (European) Commission did not proactively direct the programme, leaving it without a helmsman," the auditors' court opined after carrying out an audit of the ill-starred ... read more China unveils fund to finance aerospace industry: state media Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2009 China has unveiled the country's first national fund aimed at investing in aerospace, state media reported, as the country tries to compete with the industry's heavyweights. Investors in the fund, which expects to raise 30 billion yuan (4.4 billion dollars), include state-run operations such as Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-Tech Industrial Base, the Xinhua news agency said Sunday. ... 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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NASA Selects New Astronauts For Future Space Exploration Houston TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 After reviewing more than 3500 applications, NASA has selected nine men and women for the 2009 astronaut candidate class. They will begin training at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, in August. "This is a very talented and diverse group we've selected," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations. "They will join our current astronauts and play very ... more NASA Debuts The 2008 Hurricane Season In New Online Video Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 Imagine watching all of the tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes of 2008 as they formed in the Atlantic Ocean Basin and either faded at sea or made landfall. Thanks to NASA technology and satellite data coupled with data from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operated satellite, you can see the tracks of storms from Arthur to Paloma from birth to death. There ... more Most Complete Topographic Map Of Earth Released Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft. The new global digital elevation model of Earth was created from nearly 1. 3 million individual stereo-pair images collected by the Japanese Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection ... more SatGate Resumes Services Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 SES ASTRA has announced that the Lithuanian satellite service provider SatGate resumes its transmissions from SES ASTRA's orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. SatGate uses four transponders to provide broadband and internet connectivity to Internet Service Providers (ISP), households and end customers in Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, its neighbouring countries and the Middle East. ... more |
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Global green energy push likely to continue despite Trump climate retreat: UN
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement should not slow the global momentum towards renewable energy investments that the deal created, the UN said Wednesday. ... more Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday. ... more Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition. ... 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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China's "artificial sun," has achieved a significant scientific achievement by maintaining high-confinement plasma oper ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Extracting and reusing CO2 from flue gases is a challenging task, particularly because carbon dioxide typically constitutes only a small percentage of these gas mixtures. Achieving this under realis ... more |
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ESA To Build Its Third Deep Space Ground Station In Argentina Paris, France (ESA) Jun 29, 2009 On 22 June, ESA informed Argentinean authorities that an area 30 km south of the town of Malargue in Mendoza province, about 1000 km west of Buenos Aires, has been chosen as the best option to build a new 35-metre antenna in support of its programmes. It is the first infrastructure to be built in Argentina by ESA. "The site offers all the features that are required for a long-term ... more Zoombak Launches Vehicle Tracking For Mainstream Consumers New York NY (SPX) Jun 29, 2009 Zoombak has announced the release of the first speed and directional tracking features for all Zoombak devices. Beginning today, all new and existing Zoombak customers can easily monitor the speed and driving direction of any vehicle. Speed tracking comes at no additional cost from Zoombak. "Statistics around teen driving accidents are staggering, and studies have shown that teens' driving ... more AT And T Navigator App To Apple App Store Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 29, 2009 You have arrived at your destination. For the first time, millions of iPhone customers can now experience one of the most popular turn-by-turn GPS navigation applications. AT and T has announced the availability of its award-winning location based services app - AT and T Navigator - on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Using the latest iPhone OS 3.0 software the app brings full audible and visual ... more Huawei Selected 'amAze' As Nav App On Its New GPS Handsets London, UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2009 LocatioNet Systems has announced their collaboration with Huawei to include LocatioNet's "amAze" GPS navigation service on Huawei's new GPS-enabled mobile handsets. According to the agreement, the amAze application will be pre-installed by Huawei on its new GPS-enabled handsets. Users of the Huawei handsets will gain immediate access to the amAze navigation service with a wide coverage of ... more |
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