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 Paris, France (ESA) Nov 11, 2009 
The European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), has announced the release of the 2009 edition of the CEOS Missions, Instruments and Measurements (MIM) database. The CEOS database is the only official, consolidated statement of the Earth observation programmes and plans of all the world's civil space agencies. The database features ... read more 
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 11, 2009When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation. The butterfly payload was designed and built by BioServe Space Technologies in CU-Boulder's aerospace engineering department and will carry two butterfly ... 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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Aachen, Germany (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 German scientists say they have developed a way of automating the polishing work required by injection molds, now done exclusively by hand. The researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen, Germany, said polishing injection molds is time-consuming and requires concentration since any blemish can render a mold useless. Up to now it has been impossible to use mac ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2009Total investment in the commercial human spaceflight sector has risen by 20% since January 2008, reaching a cumulative total of $1.46 billion, according to a new extensive study performed by the Tauri Group and commissioned by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Revenues and deposits for commercial human spaceflight services, hardware, and support services has also grown, reaching a ... more 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 11, 2009Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate change models. ESA's GlobAerosol project has been making the most of European satellite capabilities to monitor them. Using data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer-2 on the ERS-2 ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2009Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle, declared himself a happy man with few regrets as he celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday. "Age is not significant. I have plenty of life left in me. But still, this is a special date and it needs to be celebrated," the white-haired inventor said in remarks broadcast on Russian television. ... more 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2009Northrop Grumman has submitted its proposal for the Technology Maturation phase in the U.S. Navy's competition to develop and field the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). The jammer will complete the Navy's fielding of a flexible, adaptable weapon that will help defeat enemies on the electronic battlefield, whose weapons can range from those developed in defense laboratories to weapons procured ... more  
Manila (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The Philippines said Tuesday it is considering lifting price controls on oil products after energy officials warned the typhoon-ravaged country could end up running out of petrol within weeks. President Gloria Arroyo last month froze petrol prices on the main island of Luzon to their pre-September 26 levels to help the country recover from the deadly storms. Some companies have since ... more |
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