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ISRO-Assisted Development Project For Haryana Chandigarh, India (PTI) Jan 27, 2010 Haryana is among five states selected for the implementation of a project designed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for carrying out developmental activities through local bodies. The major Remote Sensing and GIS Application project entitled 'Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP)" of ISRO will be implemented in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala and West Bengal as well. Director, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad V Jayaraman told a meet ... read more |
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Satellites - One Size Fits All Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 27, 2010 Over the past few decades NASA and other organizations have attempted to design satellites that would be capable of carrying out multiple missions. The fundamental idea is to create a single spacecraft design that could be duplicated over and over in order to reduce unit costs while satisfying several space missions and applications. To date, the results have been disappointing. The spacecraft bus tends to become overly complicated, excessively heavy and too costly for most applications. The under ... read more |
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Russia Set To Launch Manned Spacecraft In 2017 Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jan 27, 2010 Russia intends to keep up with the U.S. in the space race and launch a new manned spacecraft by 2017, a senior Russian space official said on Tuesday. "We plan to enter the market in 2015 with an unmanned spacecraft and are likely to launch it from the new Vostochny space center. In 2017, a piloted spacecraft should also be developed," Vitaly Lopota, the head of Russia's Energia space corp ... more SES ASTRA Signs Capacity Agreement With RAI Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 27, 2010 SES ASTRA has announced that it has signed a capacity agreement with Rai. The Italian public broadcaster will use capacity on SES ASTRA's 19.2 degrees East orbital position to broadcast its new international channel Yes Italia to a European audience. The agreement follows successful test broadcasts in 2009 and also includes the delivery of uplink services from SES ASTRA's broadcasting cent ... more 'Space Tourists' highlighted in Sundance film Park City, Utah (AFP) Jan 24, 2010 The elite band of super-rich tourists willing to pay millions of dollars to voyage into outer space are spotlighted in a documentary vying for honors at the Sundance Film Festival. Swiss director Christian Frei's latest film, "Space Tourists," explores the phenomenon of wealthy individuals who have capitalized on the fading glory of the former Soviet Union's space program to fulfill the jour ... more |
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USA And Japan Convene On GNSS Status Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2010 The U.S. and Japan convened a plenary meeting at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 13 to review and discuss cooperation in the civil use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS augmentations, including Japan's Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Satellite-based Augmentation System (MSAS) and Quasi-Zenith Satellite Systems (QZSS). The GPS consultations are held regularly pursuant to the "Joint Statement on Cooperation in the Use of the Global Positioning System ... read more |
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