Space Business News
August 05, 2010
LAUNCH PAD
Arianespace Launches Two Satellites
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 05, 2010
This latest successful launch of Ariane 5, the third in 2010, once again proves the launcher's operational capabilities. Ariane 5 is the only commercial satellite launcher now on the market capable of simultaneously launching two payloads and handling a complete range of missions, from commercial launches into geostationary orbit to scientific satellites boosted into special orbits. The 52nd launch of an Ariane 5, and the 38th successful mission in a row, clearly confirms the launcher's reliabilit ... read more

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SPACEMART

Ukraine Postpones Delivery Of Taurus-II Launch Vehicle's First Stage To US
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GPS NEWS

adidas Turns Your Smartphone Into A Personal Coach
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TECH SPACE

Acoustic Tests On New Glonass-K Satellite Completed
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SPACE TRAVEL

This Month In Exploration - August
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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EARTH OBSERVATION

TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Tracking The Catastrophic Oil Spill
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MILTECH

Textron Awarded Contract Option For 73 Additional Armored Vehicles
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CAR TECH

Study: Cars warm climate more than planes
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ENERGY TECH

Generating Energy From Ocean Waters Off Hawaii
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review
CAR TECH

China to invest 15 billion dollars in green cars
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ENERGY TECH

Promising Results From Wind-to-Battery Project
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AEROSPACE

Hong Kong's Cathay expands as demand returns
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TRADE WARS

China moves to further liberalise gold market
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TRADE WARS

Taiwan expects big leap in procurements by China: report
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TRADE WARS
Mercosur inches closer to customs union
San Juan, Argentina (UPI) Aug 4, 2010
South America's Mercosur trade bloc appears closer to becoming a customs union on the European model after leaders of the member countries met behind closed doors to clinch a deal. Despite the optimism, however, severe difficulties remain. Some member countries remain suspicious of neighbors' export ambitions and, despite public rhetoric of friendship and warmth, barriers either remain ... more

INTERNET SPACE
Indonesian Internet use booming
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 4, 2010
So you've looked up sexy spy Anna Chapman's Facebook photos and you've cried along with Lindsay Lohan as she was sent to the slammer, but what about Peterporn, Sinta and Jovita? Ever heard of them? If you're one of those people who lets computer algorithms set your news agenda you might have come across them in Twitter, where they dominated the chatter on the popular microblogging site for s ... more

NANO TECH
New Catalyst Of Platinum Nanoparticles Could Lead To Conk-Out Free, Stable Fuel Cells
Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 04, 2010
In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more stable, conk-out free, inexpensive and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. The research, "Highly Stable and CO-Tolerant Pt/Ti0.7W0.3O2 Electrocatalyst fo ... more

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TRADE WARS

News Corp sees black ink with profit in fiscal year

TECH SPACE

MetOp-B Module Passes Crucial Vacuum Test


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NUKEWARS
Planets In Unusually Intimate Dance Around Dying Star

Detector Technology Could Help NASA Find Earth-Like Exoplanets

NASA Finds Super-Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail

NUKEWARS
Acoustic Tests On New Glonass-K Satellite Completed

China Leads In Outer Space Pollution

MetOp-B Module Passes Crucial Vacuum Test

NUKEWARS
adidas Turns Your Smartphone Into A Personal Coach

Russia To Launch 3 Glonass Satellites In September

Soap maker creates unease over Brazil GPS spying stunt

NUKEWARS
China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

China eyes Argentina for space antenna

NUKEWARS
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Might Collide With The Earth In 2182

Research Yields Greater Precision In Determining Age of Meteorites

'Pristine' Earth impact crater discovered

NUKEWARS
WISE Discovers Over 90 Near-Earth Objects

'Sample return' space missions examined

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TECH SPACE
Safe And Efficient De-Orbit Of Space Junk Without Making The Problem Worse
Altadena CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2010
Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC) announced that Dr. Kristin L. Gates will present a paper on de-orbiting space junk at the August 2 Artificial and Natural Space Debris session of the AIAA Astrodynamics Specialists Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Gates will describe GAC's Gossamer Orbit Lowering Device (GOLD) for safe and efficient removal from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of dangerous space objects. The patented GOLD system concept uses a very large ultra thin balloon envelope to increase t ... read more

TECH SPACE
Acoustic Tests On New Glonass-K Satellite Completed

China Leads In Outer Space Pollution

MetOp-B Module Passes Crucial Vacuum Test

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TECH SPACE
Mexican navy aircraft to use Telephonics

Raytheon's ASTOR Saving Lives In The Counterinsurgency Battle

Testing Of Australia's Network Centric Command And Control System Completed

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TECH SPACE
Arianespace Launches Two Satellites

New Rocket Launch Period In And Around Tanegashima

Kourou Spaceport Welcomes New Liquid Oxygen And Liquid Nitrogen Production Facility

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TECH SPACE
adidas Turns Your Smartphone Into A Personal Coach

Russia To Launch 3 Glonass Satellites In September

Soap maker creates unease over Brazil GPS spying stunt

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TECH SPACE
Hong Kong's Cathay expands as demand returns

Spanish military may replace absent air traffic controllers

China jumbo jet maker picks GE, Eaton as suppliers

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