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2 International Leaders Receive Caltech Aerospace Award.
Relevance Score: 5.537 2009-09-29 18:07:51
Two distinguished aerospace leaders are the recipients of the 25th annual International von Kármán Wings Award. Receiving the honor this year are Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India and distinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, and Yannick d'Escatha, chairman and chief executive officer of the Centre National ...
Satellite to monitor climate change.
Relevance Score: 4.768 2009-11-24 16:40:51
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite launched this month will monitor climate change. SMOS is the first satellite crafted to map sea surface salinity and to survey soil moisture on a global scale. The SMOS mission was conceived in 1988 and developed by the Centre d'Études Spatiales de la ...
List of satellite operators
Relevance Score: 4.153 2000-04-06 01:21:43
ACeS - ASIA Cellular Satellite Air Force Space and Missile System Center Air Force Space Command AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation APT Satellite - APT Group Holding Arabsat Asia Broadcast Satellite Asia Cellular Satellite Asia Satellite Communications Asiasat Assuresat Astrolink AstroVision Avanti Communications Binariang Satellite Systems BQT Solutions Broadcasting Satellite ...
Two Billion Served.
Relevance Score: 4.129 2009-10-28 17:44:19
An Earth observing satellite that delivers new insight into the role that clouds and atmospheric aerosols play in regulating weather, climate, and air quality has hit its target two billion times. The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission, developed by NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, and ...
Skybridge: Downtown St. Louis Eyesore Set To Come Down.
Relevance Score: 3.932 2009-10-29 01:53:12
It has been called an eyesore and a blight on downtown’s streetscape. Soon the pedestrian skybridge that crosses over Washington Avenue near Sixth Street will be a distant memory. The skybridge that connects the former Dillard’s Building to the vacant and shuttered St. Louis Centre mall will be torn down ...
Megha-Tropiques Mission Launch Next Year.
Relevance Score: 3.453 2009-07-13 22:24:20
The Megha-Tropiques Mission (MTM), a joint venture of Indian and French space agencies to study tropical weather, is planned to be launched during March-April 2010, Pascale Ultre-Guerard, head of Earth Observation Programme at Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES - French Space Agency), has said. Officials of the CNES and the Indian ...
SES ASTRA TECHCOM TO DELIVER VIETNAMESE SATELLITE NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE
Relevance Score: 3.367 2008-09-15 19:03:53
Betzdorf, Luxembourg, 24 July 2008 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that its subsidiary SES ASTRA TechCom has been selected to deliver the Network Operations Centre for the new Vietnamese satellite system VINASAT. SES ASTRA TechCom shall deliver the Network Operations ...
Hackers Infiltrate US Army Web Servers
Relevance Score: 3.250 2009-06-09 19:28:13
A computer hacking organisation known for its anti-US sentiments successfully broke into at least two US Army web servers, InformationWeek reports. On 29 May, President Barack Obama announced that the nation's computer network would now be defended as a national strategic asset. The White House has also announced that a cyber ...
First interactive showroom allows visitors to 'touch the green'
Relevance Score: 2.803 2009-05-03 11:34:13
In order to keep up with the savvy, techno-minded youth of today, we have opened our first interactive 'showroom' in London, where members of the public are invited to step off the street and into our world. Known as a Contact Point, this showroom in the Kingsland shopping centre Dalston, London, ...
New Antenna Improves Cyclone Warnings In Indian Ocean.
Relevance Score: 2.679 2009-10-14 18:13:18
The Météo-France Centre on La Réunion, which is in charge of cyclone warnings for the south-western part of the Indian Ocean, recently installed a new antenna allowing it to receive signal from EUMETSAT’s Metop-A and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NOAA-17, -18 and -19 polar-orbiting satellites. During their ...
EO And U Seminar In The U.K. Upcoming.
Relevance Score: 2.679 2009-09-09 16:11:13
The IET seminar on Earth Observation Satellites will be conducted on November 30, 2009, at the Savoy Place in the United Kingdom. With initiatives such as Google Earth showing increased use among the home computer user, public awareness of, and interest in, the capabilities of Earth Observation satellites is increasing. ...
Spacerom Cooperates With National Geographic In Romania.
Relevance Score: 2.582 2009-06-23 23:08:58
Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has informed that National Geographic has selected to launch its newest channel, National Geographic Wild, in Romania over the AMOS-3 satellite, the newest addition to the Spacecom fleet that was launched in April 2008. Broadcast is uplinked via the INTV Teleport in ...
Abu Dhabi Takes Centre Stage As Spotlight Falls On Regional Space Race.
Relevance Score: 2.530 2009-11-18 01:42:30
Abu Dhabi's position as an emerging hub of the developing Arab space industry will be highlighted when a distinguished international line-up of experts and key decision makers gather in the UAE capital for next month's Global Space Technology Forum. The second edition of the event is being staged ...
Raytheon Has A New Director Of The Company.
Relevance Score: 2.496 2009-08-19 13:27:43
The Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] Board of Directors has elected Stephen J. Hadley as a director of the Company effective immediately. Hadley, 62, is currently a senior advisor for International Affairs at the U.S. Institute of Peace. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Assistant to the President for National ...
Towards self-reliance in launch vehicle technology
Relevance Score: 2.476 2010-01-24 12:16:56
GSLV Mk-III, is the most powerful rocket to be built by ISRO, will make India totally self-reliant in launch vehicle technology for launching INSAT class of communication satellites which are now being put in orbit for India by the European launcher Ariane-5. The GSLV Mk-III will make India totally self-reliant in ...
SES and University of Luxembourg Sign Long Term Partnership Agreement
Relevance Score: 2.432 2010-03-10 23:26:05
Global satellite operator SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LUxX:SESG) and the University of Luxembourg, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement to jointly develop Luxembourg as a European centre of excellence and innovation for advanced information communications technology (ICT) in satellite systems, and to create a chair in satellite, ...
PCI Geomatics Initiates Crucial Conversations In Denmark.
Relevance Score: 2.425 2009-11-20 19:46:21
PCI Geomatics informed that the National Survey and Cadastre in Denmark (KMS), has selected GeoConference software to assist with the planning, monitoring, and coordination of land security and environmental activities. GeoConference is a live geospatial meeting system that operates via the internet, and allows users to share maps, imagery ...
Biofuel And Crop Research Grows
Relevance Score: 2.300 2009-07-24 13:16:45
CSIRO and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers, have been awarded a A$1.6 million grant to increase the understanding of genes responsible for growth and yield in grasses for use as bio-energy and food crops. The research team will identify the genes associated with key plant properties responsible for growth, flowering ...
VSAT Seismic Telemetry Network in Mokokchung soon
Relevance Score: 2.284 2010-02-16 11:27:06
Director, Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre, (EREC) New Delhi, Rajesh Kumar had a meeting with Mokokchung district administration and other officials in the Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall on February 15, 2010 to discuss matters relating to setting up of VSAT Seismic Telemetry Network at Mokokchung. The infrastructure development for setting up the ...
Oceansat-2 Prepped For ISRO Launch Next Month.
Relevance Score: 2.208 2009-09-01 20:41:37
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Oceansat-2, a unique integrated satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones in September. This was disclosed by Y V N Krishnamurthy, Director of ISRO's Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre on Monday. The integration of the satellite, crafted to identify ...
Opportunities For ISRO
Relevance Score: 2.174 2009-10-13 17:20:17
Although the PSLV-C14 mission on Wednesday was a success, there are challenges ahead for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), according to K. Radhaakrishnan, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. These include launching a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) with an indigenous cryogenic stage from Sriharikota in December ...
APT Satellite
Relevance Score: 2.170 2009-04-09 00:37:13
APT Satellite HOLDINGS LIMITED ("APT Group") is a listed company on both The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Starting from 1992, APT Group has been providing high quality transponder utilization service, satellite communication service and satellite TV broadcasting service to the broadcasting and ...
National and International Satellite Network Project in Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 2.166 2008-06-29 12:32:02
As the top priority project, the Ministry of Communications in Afghanistan plans to install national and international satellite network to provide immediate coverage to all 32 provinces, where it will provide high capacity communications (voice, data and internet) to all areas equipped with earth station facilities. The new network will provide ...
Spaceway Co-Project Manage Fit Out Of New Distribution Centre For Aurora UK.
Relevance Score: 2.150 2009-09-29 18:19:17
The Spaceway Group's ability to deliver a complete turnkey operation has resulted in the company winning the contract to fit out a prestigious and functional UK headquarters for Aurora World Ltd, one of the leading suppliers for end-end, soft and huggable toy designs for the global gift industry. Its superior ...
2009 Space Symposium Announced By AMSAT.
Relevance Score: 2.106 2009-05-25 21:24:54
2009 Space Symposium is announced by AMSAT and ARISS Operations Team Meeting will be held from October 9th to 11th. The ARISS Operations Team Meeting will take place on 11th and 12th October. This year the Four Points Sheraton hotel that is on the Baltimore-Washington Airport property has been selected. There ...
ORS-1 satellite for military leaders overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 2.021 2009-12-09 16:41:10
Goodrich and ATK are beginning to manufacture a one-of-a-kind reconnaissance satellite that will be launched by the end of next year to support urgent needs from military leaders overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Called Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1), the spacecraft is needed to provide a new layer of electro-optical ...
GeoEye Signs NextView Service Level Agreement Extension With the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Relevance Score: 1.993 2009-09-16 13:36:16
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information and services, informed that it has signed a contract to extend its Service Level Agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) through March 31, 2010. The contract extension gives the NGA continued access to high-quality color imagery ...
MDA contracted to deliver the national communications satellite system of Ukraine
Relevance Score: 1.990 2009-12-15 16:29:33
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a $254 million dollar (US) contract to provide a communication satellite system to the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU). The financing for this project is provided by Export Development Canada ...
Thuraya Sponsors Global Space Technology Forum 2009
Relevance Score: 1.930 2009-12-08 15:52:30
To support the development of the UAE and Middle East as a hub for space related industries, Thuraya Telecommunications Company is actively supporting an international specialised forum on space technology to be held in Abu Dhabi 7th December. Held for the second year at Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre, the Global ...
Seamless HD Transmissions Studied By SatOpsGroup Of The WBU.
Relevance Score: 1.926 2009-10-28 17:32:34
The World Broadcasting Unions International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) released the results of an 18-month interoperability testing program, with participation by 12 leading HD encoder/decoder vendors, to ensure that HD video feeds are transmitted seamlessly. The test results were revealed by Tom Gibbon, WBU-ISOG Chair of the project, at the ...
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