Space Business News
March 29, 2010
SPACEMART
Russia Eyes Bigger Slice Of Global Space Market
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010
Russia wants to increase its share in the global space market by building a new space center, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation said on Friday. "More than 80% of the space market is controlled by the United States. It has unquestionable supremacy in space. Russia only has 0.5% of the market, but when the Vostochny space center is built, we would like to have at least 10% of the market. That's in the region of $30 billion, which is realistic," Vitaly Lopota said. Russia will spen ... read more

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Ariane 5's Launch With ASTRA 3B And COMSATBw-2 Is Postponed
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SPACEMART

UK Space Agency Announced
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Awards Space Propulsion Research Contracts To Five Firms
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TECH SPACE

Russian Silicon Valley To Be Profitable Within Seven Year
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Study Finds Atlantic Conveyor Belt Not Slowing
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Russian Tanks: Today And Tomorrow
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Treaty satisfies Russia's wish for parity with US: analysts
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Merchants start from scratch in tsunami-hit Chilean town
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AEROSPACE

Court ruling checks London airport expansion plans
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TRADE WARS

Sinopec admits ex-employee took bribes from Daimler
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ENERGY TECH
S and C Electric Company Unveils Third-Gen Self-Healing Smart Grid Solutions
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 29, 2010
S and C Electric Company has announced an enhanced product and software suite for the intelligent distribution grid featuring IntelliTEAM SG, S and C's 3rd generation Automatic Restoration System. This advanced solution performs fault isolation and rapid self-healing of the distribution system, restoring power in seconds. IntelliTEAM SG also reduces the complexity of deploying advanced dis ... more

CAR TECH
China's Geely set to sign Volvo takeover
Stockholm (AFP) March 27, 2010
Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding is set to imminently seal a deal to buy troubled Volvo from US auto giant as Volvo unions Saturday gave a thumbs up following earlier fears of job losses. If there are no 11th-hour glitches, the signing will take place on Sunday afternoon when a press conference is scheduled or on Monday, a Volvo spokesman told AFP. "A press conference has been sch ... more

TRADE WARS
China to deliver Rio Tinto verdict Monday
Shanghai (AFP) March 28, 2010
A Chinese court will deliver its verdict Monday in the sensitive trial of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, concluding a case that reflects the murkiness of China's steel industry. Australian executive Stern Hu and three Chinese staff were tried last week in a Shanghai court on charges of accepting bribes totalling around 13 million dollars and stealing trade secrets. The defenda ... more

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Foreign firms ponder China future

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Russia tasks tycoon Vekselberg with modernisation drive


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EARTH OBSERVATION
Russian Tanks: Today And Tomorrow

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Treaty satisfies Russia's wish for parity with US: analysts

Russia hails nuclear pact, but warns on US missile defence

Iran anti-missile launch succeeds

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Riyadh mulls big Russian missile buy

India tests hi-tech new cruise missile: report

Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

EARTH OBSERVATION
Australia inks deal for CH-47F helicopters

Brazil to announce winner of huge jet fighter deal

Britain Bans Cluster Bombs

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Metal Storm Packs A Punch In UGV Live-Fire

Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first

Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016

EARTH OBSERVATION
Suspected new bird flu outbreak in Romania

Latin America braces for deadly dengue epidemic

1918 and 2009 flu similarity could help yield vaccine: study

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Athena To Offer Affordable launchers From 2012
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems have entered into a strategic teaming agreement to offer launch services utilizing upgraded and modernized Athena rockets. These vehicles, based on the flight-proven Athena I and II, are designed to provide reliable access to space for small payloads to a wide range of orbits. Lockheed Martin will provide mission management, payload integration, and launch operations, and ATK will provide integrated vehicle propulsion, launch vehicle structures, booster inte ... read more

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Ariane 5's Launch With ASTRA 3B And COMSATBw-2 Is Postponed

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Athena To Offer Affordable launchers From 2012

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Court ruling checks London airport expansion plans

NASA selects student teams for Balloonsat

Russian state firm to bid for US tanker contract: lawyer

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First EHF Satcom Hardware Installed On B-2s

ASTRA 3B And COMSATBw-2 Ready For Lift-Off

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract For Command, Control And Communications System For ADF

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