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China Launches Yaogan 7 Remote-Sensing SatelliteJiuquan China (XNA) Dec 11, 2009 China launched Wednesday a remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan VII," from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite was successfully launched into the space on a Long March 2D carrier rocket at 4:42 p.m., the center reported. It will be mainly used for scientific experiment, land resources survey, crop yield estimates and disaster prevention and ... read more |
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Madrid (AFP) Dec 9, 2009Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures. The yellow glider, which resembles a rocket with wings on its sides, traveled the 7,400 kilometres (4,600 miles) between New Jersey on the US east coast and Galicia in Spain's northwestern coast in ... more  
Palmdale CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2009The first Block 40 configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight on Nov. 16. Designated AF-18, the advanced capability aircraft flew for approximately two hours from Northrop Grumman's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif., to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. "AF-18, the eleventh of the ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2009The United States issued a new strategy Wednesday for dealing with a rising threat from biological weapons but stopped short of measures to give teeth to an existing international convention. Instead, the White House said it would step up protections against biological attacks by increasing vigilance and global access to information on disease outbreaks and strengthening norms of scientific ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2009As the world's top producer of energy-efficient light bulbs and a potentially massive market for them, China is seen as pivotal to greater worldwide acceptance of environmentally-friendly lighting. While also the largest producer of less-efficient incandescent bulbs, China is moving with the times as the classic light bulb, which produces more heat than light, is slowly being switched off. ... more  
Mojave, California (AFP) Dec 8, 2009British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a commercial rocket plane here that will allow tourists a chance to view the Earth and experience weightlessness from suborbital space. Branson said Monday that he hopes to offer tickets aboard his Virgin Galactic spaceliner for 200,000 dollars each, giving adventurous, well-heeled travellers a chance to experience space for a fraction of the cost ... more  
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Dec 10, 2009Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that it has been chosen by STL Ghana to provide a SkyEdge II broadband satellite network that will serve its customers throughout West Africa. The new network, comprising two SkyEdge II hub stations and close to 1,000 VSATs, will be used by STL Ghana to serve the complex networking requirements of West African enterprises, health care organizations ... more |
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