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space applications today |
 Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to begin concept development for Space Fence, a system of land-based S-Band radars and supporting operations centers that will detect and report on objects and debris orbiting the Earth. Lockheed Martin was one of three industry teams to receive contracts. The Air Force Materiel Command's Electronic Systems Center at Han ... read more 
Jakarta (AFP) July 2, 2009Indonesia successfully launched a home-grown rocket into space on Thursday as part of plans to send a satellite into orbit by 2014, officials said. The RX-420 rocket took off from a launch pad in Garut regency, West Java province, around 8:00am (0100 GMT). "The RX-420 rocket was successfully launched this morning. We're very happy," Aeronautics and Space Agency spokeswoman Elly Kuntjahyo ... 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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New Delhi, India (PTI) Jul 03, 2009ISRO has had a long standing and successful co-operation with the erstwhile USSR in Space with the active participation of USSR in setting up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in early Sixties, Joint meteorological studies using more than 1000 meteorological sounding rockets launched from Thumba supplied ... more 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the satellite it built for TerreStar Networks is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers. The world's largest commercial satellite deployed its solar arrays Wednesday evening, following its launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite's first thruster firing will begin later today, ... more  
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Three Montana State University instructors who want to help future scientists and engineers develop experiments for space recently launched experiments of their own. During a weeklong RockOn/RockSat workshop in Virginia, Ross Snider, Randy Larimer and Angela Des Jardins joined nearly 100 university instructors and students from 21 states who prepared experiments for flight. A rocket ... more 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009The first International Space University (ISU) Opening Ceremony held at a NASA center drew more than 500 guests for a multimedia celebration of exploration at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, June 29, 2009. The celebration welcomed more than 170 students, along with dozens of faculty and guest lecturers from more than 40 countries to ISU's 22nd annual Space Studi ... 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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Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Offering adventure seekers and fitness enthusiasts another reason to love the great outdoors, Trimble has announced that its Trimble Outdoors family of lifestyle applications are now available for customers of T-Mobile USA, Inc. on their selection of GPS-enabled phones. With the AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator and Trimble Outdoors applications, T-Mobile USA customers have an easy-to-use ... more 
Pontiac MI (SPX) Jul 03, 2009GuidePoint Systems has announced the launch of two new GPS-based products aimed at helping car dealerships protect their loaner cars and unsold vehicle inventory - but also increase their profitability. The Pontiac, Mich.-based supplier of GPS tracking and convenience products said it has begun marketing a new LOANER CAR PROTECTION PLAN to help protect vehicles loaned out by dealerships. ... more 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 03, 2009This month, a start-up company from ESA's Business Incubation Centre launched a new mobile phone service which provides, with the help of satellite and telecommunication technology, location-based information on shopping, entertainment, tourism, and public transportation. Dutch start-up company Mobzili combines the precise location of a person with information on events, activities, public ... more  
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. It is the first MQ-8B to fly without flight test instrumentation normally installed for developmental flights ... 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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