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 Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 10, 2009 
The fifth Ariane 5 for launch this year has completed its initial build-up as preparations move forward for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions. During activity in the Launcher Integration Building at Europe's Spaceport, this heavy-lift Ariane 5 was fitted with its ESC-A upper stage and vehicle equipment bay - which were installed as a single unit. ... read more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2009Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system. Asteroid 1994 CC encountered Earth within 2.52 million kilometers (1.56 million miles) on June 10. Prior to the flyby, very little was known about this celestial body. 1994 CC is only the second triple system known in the near-Earth population. A team ... 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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Redlands CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2009The State of Nevada is taking proactive steps to maximize broadband availability to Nevadans in its decision to use geographic information system (GIS) technology to create detailed maps of state broadband coverage. The maps will be created by Connected Nation, a nonprofit organization, using ESRI GIS software, and will provide a platform for prioritizing new broadband projects in the state. ... more  
Noordwijk, Holland (ESA) Aug 10, 2009Today, freight transport by lorries and containers is a highly automated and optimised business. However, even with the best planning possible, useful space is often left empty. Two German inventors have come up with an idea on how to use satellites to improve the allocation of truck capacity. At the 2008 European Satellite Navigation Competition, backed by ESA's Technology Transfer ... more  
New Delhi, India (SPX) Aug 10, 2009The Union Cabinet has approved undertaking design and development of GSAT-10 spacecraft at a cost of Rs.735.00 crores with a Foreign Exchange component of Rs.634.00 crores. GSAT-10 satellite with 12 high power Ku-band transponders, 12 C-band and 12 Extended C band India coverage transponders and a navigation payload, will replace the ageing INSAT-2E and INSAT-3B satellites, create addition ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2009 Defense officials in Jordan and Bahrain have requested U.S. government permission to buy advanced air-to-air missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense that oversees transfer of military materiel to U.S. allies, issued releases this week that the U.S. Congress had been notified of the proposals. The deals, however, are not completed. ... more  
Rome (AFP) Aug 7, 2009The last few hundred victims of April's earthquake whose homes were never seriously damaged may no longer stay for free in hotels, Italian officials said Friday. "These people no longer have the right to be housed at the state's expense" since their homes could accommodate them, a civil defence official based in L'Aquila told AFP. About 100 people have already left the hotels and officia ... more 
Dehradun, India (AFP) Aug 9, 2009At least 45 people have been killed in a landslide that swamped three villages after heavy rain in India's northern Uttarakhand state, an official said Sunday. The landslide swept down a steep slope in Pithoragarh district, 500 kilometres (300 miles) from the capital New Delhi, in the early hours of Saturday. "We can confirm 45 deaths," senior administration official N.S. Negi told AFP b ... more |
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