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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2009 
Adding to the Atlas rocket program's accomplished five decade legacy, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V successfully launched the U.S. Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 (DMSP F18) mission from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. PDT. The DMSP F18 spacecraft was built for the Air Force by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. ... read more 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 20, 2009A conference on 'The Ambitions of Europe in Space' on 15 and 16 October brought together members of the European Parliament, Council, European Commission, agencies, industry, research entities, operators, financing institutions as well as interested people from the media and public. In his opening speech, the newly re-elected president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Dur�o Barroso ... more
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Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2009The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, was launched this morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. at 9:12 am PDT. "After several years of building, integrating, upgrading and testing DMSP F-18, our third Block 5D-3 spacecraft, it was enormously satisfying to see this morning's ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 20, 2009The launch of a Russian Phobos Grunt probe to Mars on October 16 has been delayed until 2011. The delay also affects China's first mission to Mars. The 240-pound Chinese Yinghou-1 spacecraft was to be mounted atop the Russian spacecraft for transport to the Martian orbit, where it was to be released before the Russian spacecraft landed on Phobos. The delay, however, gives us grounds to ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 20, 2009At 14:00 on Saturday, 10 October, the BEXUS 8 research balloon was launched from the Esrange European rocket and balloon launch site near the Swedish town of Kiruna. Its gondola contained experimental equipment assembled by students at the University of Rostock for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence. BEXUS 8 is the first of two balloons in this year's BEXUS Student Campaign linking ... more |
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Manila (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Powerful storms that claimed nearly 1,000 lives in the Philippines have also taken a heavy toll on the nation's economy, with the impoverished Southeast Asian nation expected to take years to recover. The twin storms that pounded the main Luzon island with record rains over the past month caused billions of dollars in damage, and the government has said it will have to go further into debt ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet. "An open Internet fuels a competitive and efficient marketplace, where consumers make the ultimate choices about which products succeed and which fail," the chief executives and founders of two dozen ... more  
Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 20, 2009Parker Hannifin has announced initial commercial commitment for its new series hydraulic hybrid system, which is designed to completely replace the traditional drive train on delivery vehicles and has yielded significantly increased fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. The commitment came as part of a grant under the United States Department of Energy's Clean Cities program and was ... more |
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