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 Paris, FRance (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 
Outer space security has become an increasingly important issue over recent years. For example, the global community of spacefaring nations is witnessing a sizeable increase in orbital debris from both deliberate and accidental satellite destructions. A new report has flagged a series of recommendations to help address the orbital debris concern, and other issues that can assure enhanced ... read more 
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 16, 2009President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will prioritize the development of nuclear energy, especially the use of nuclear technology in spacecraft. Medvedev made the announcement Thursday during his annual address to the Federal Assembly. This was not the first time that Russia has suggested the development of nuclear-powered spacecraft. Anatoly Perminov, the head of Federal Space ... 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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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 16, 2009The new Soyuz operating base in French Guiana is entering final preparations for Arianespace's inauguration of commercial missions next year, with the facility's launch pad undergoing final outfitting and acceptance, and assembly now underway for its mobile gantry. This activity is continuing apace as the first two Soyuz 2-1a launchers are en route from Russia to French Guiana for an ... more 
Vandenberg AFB CA (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 Engineers have started cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite to be launched next month in California. WISE, which is to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base Dec. 7, is designed to map the entire sky in infrared light. "To see infrared light from the cosmos, WISE must be chilled to out-of-this-world cold temperatures," NASA said. ... more  
Mumbai, India (PTI) Nov 16, 2009The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has stressed on the need to have a constellation of satellites with multispectral sensors to predict, mitigate and manage disasters. "Exactly how many satellites an effective constellation would need is still open for debate. No single satellite can hope to meet all these needs. Rather, what disaster managers need is a constellation of ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2009As resource-hungry China scours the world for crude oil and natural gas supplies, it has managed to corner the global market for a group of obscure metals used to make iPods, wind farms and electric cars. China supplies at least 95 percent of the world's rare earths -- 17 chemical elements with hard-to-pronounce names such as praseodymium and yttrium -- essential for a wide range of ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Nov 13, 2009Canadians have traded in more than 50,000 high-polluting old clunkers for bus passes, bike discounts or newer and greener cars, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Friday. Canada's Retire Your Ride program, which began in January, has resulted in "approximately 2,250 tonnes of smog-forming pollutants being removed from our atmosphere," he said in a statement. The government-funded ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 12, 2009Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday. Car makers need backing as they respond to the growing consensus among consumers that zero-emission vehicles are necessary to cope with the environmental crisis, Ghosn told an auto forum in Shanghai. ... more |
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