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Space Newsfeed is one of the most comprehensive space news services available, covering between forty and one hundred news items every week in eleven main subject areas:
Applications: covering satcoms, satellite broadcasting, earth observation and earth resources, satellite navigation, satellite tracking and military space. This section focuses on the exploitation of space.
Space Science: including cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, basic research, stars, pulsars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, supernova, extra solar planets and exobiology. This section concentrates on professional astronomy using earth and space based telescopes - it provides news of major discoveries and about the earth and space based facilities themselves.
Solar System: covers all of the major bodies in our solar systems including the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, meteors, asteroids and comets as well the satellites of the major planets including Phobos, Deimos, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Titan. News is provided on discoveries about the bodies themselves using earth and space based facilities, and on the spacecraft which perform the observations, often by visiting the far reaches of the solar system.
Edge of Space: including sub orbital launches, very high altitude balloons and microgravity research.
Human Spaceflight: covers all aspects of flying people in space from infrastructure development and space medicine to the missions flown by NASA and its partners to the International Space Station (ISS), future missions to the Moon and beyond and space tourism.
Space Technology: includes improvements and breakthroughs in the technology used to design and build spacecraft as well as the transfer of this technology to more day to day applications.
Launch Industry: covers the business of launching spacecraft, providing news on launch facilities, launchers, the companies providing launch services and, occasionally, on launch failures. News on future launches as well as spacecraft launched is also provided.
Business: supplies news on the companies involved in the space business, from takeovers to bankruptcies and from name changes to new addresses.
Products and Services: announcements of new products and services from space qualified components to teleport services.
Other: covers much of the news not included elsewhere such as books, reports, standards, events and training.
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7 February 2010Free ContentGlobal Sea Level Rise Monitoring Secured For Next Decade
(2 February 2010) The transatlantic Jason-3 Programme has now been approved by EUMETSAT Member States thus ensuring a continuation of the series of measurements made by the Jason-2 satellite and its predecessors in support of meteorology, operational oceanography and in particular the monitoring of the sea level trend, a key indicator of climate change.
SpaceX Completes Dragon Spacecraft Cargo Loading Milestone In Preparation For Delivery Services To International Space Station
(3 February 2010) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently conducted a three-day long demonstration of cargo loading and unloading procedures for its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has contracted to provide delivery services to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2010.
NASA And GM Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology
(4 February 2010) NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.
New Hubble Maps Of Pluto Show Surface Changes
(4 February 2010) NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto.
Live Long And Prosper, Xanthoria Elegans
(1 February 2010) Space is a hostile environment for living things, but small organisms on the Expose-E experiment unit outside Europe’s Columbus ISS laboratory module have resisted the solar UV radiation, cosmic rays, vacuum and varying temperatures for 18 months.
SatcomsBGAN From Stratos Provides Connectivity For Digital Archaeological Study In Remote Mongolia
(4 February 2010) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it is supplying Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite communications service to University of California San Diego (UCSD) researchers to support their ambitious archaeological survey in remote Mongolia.
CapRock Awarded Navy Contract For Emergency Satellite Communications In Haiti
(2 February 2010) CapRock Government Solutions announced today that it has been awarded a contract with the United States Navy’s Naval Beach Group (NBG) to provide emergency satellite communications services as part of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti.
Eutelsat Confirms Full Restoration Of Services At 16 Degrees East Position
(29 January 2010) Working in close collaboration with clients, Eutelsat Communications confirms that all services affected by the anomaly which occurred in the evening of January 27 on the W2 satellite are now fully restored at 16degrees East.
Intelsat 4 Satellite Experiences Anomaly
(1 February 2010) Intelsat S.A. announced today that its Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4), located at 72° East Longitude, experienced an anomaly on 1 February 2010 at approximately 00:18 GMT.
Italy's Telespazio Renews Multiple Contracts With Eutelsat For Occasional-Use And Outside Broadcasting By RAI Television Channels
(5 February 2010) Telespazio, Italy's leading satellite services company, has renewed leases on two satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications for professional video contribution services and the outside broadcast purposes of RAI, the country's national public broadcaster.
NewSat Limited Committed To Strengthening The Australian Satellite Communication Industry
(2 February 2010) Australia's leading independent Satellite Communications Company, NewSat Limited, wishes to advise the market of its ongoing interest to participate in the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Satmex Reports XIPS Failure On Satmex 5
(28 January 2010) Satelites Mexicanos announced that on January 27, 2010, the primary xenon ion propulsion system (XIPS) on its satellite Satmex 5, which is in geostationary orbit at 116.8° WL, experienced an unexpected shutdown.
SkyDelta Satellite Networks Leverages iDirect Platform To Expand Broadband Internet Services Across The Entire Middle East, Asia And Africa Regions
(1 February 2010) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that SkyDelta Satellite Networks, a subsidiary of Horizon Satellite Services, a renowned provider of satellite communications in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, has purchased and installed three iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hubs to expand the applications and geographical reach of its IP satellite broadband offerings.
BroadcastDISH Network Launches Centroamerica TV Into DishLATINO Packages
(2 February 2010) DISH Network L.L.C., the U.S. leader in Spanish-language programming, today announced the launch of Centroamerica TV, a channel delivering original programming and top-rated soccer content directly from Central America.
EchoStar's ViP-TV Enters Reseller Agreement With Texas Systems Integrator Mega Hertz
(2 February 2010) EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, announced today that Mega Hertz, Inc., has joined the ViP-TV Reseller Program.
International Datacasting Corporation Announces US$ 2.8 Million CDN Contract For Continued Operation Of Canadian Forces Radio And Television Network
(1 February 2010) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in advanced solutions for broadband multimedia content distribution via satellite, announced today that it has received a contract from the Canadian Department of National Defence, (DND), valued at US$ 2.8 million CDN for the continued operation of Canadian Forces Radio and Television, (CFRT).
Earth ObservationBall Aerospace Begins Integration Of VIIRS For NPOESS Preparatory Satellite
(29 January 2010) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has begun integration of the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP).
Global Sea Level Rise Monitoring Secured For Next Decade
(2 February 2010) The transatlantic Jason-3 Programme has now been approved by EUMETSAT Member States thus ensuring a continuation of the series of measurements made by the Jason-2 satellite and its predecessors in support of meteorology, operational oceanography and in particular the monitoring of the sea level trend, a key indicator of climate change.
Next Generation Weather/Environmental Satellite Marks Major Milestone
(29 January 2010) The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery and the beginning of spacecraft integration efforts for a key science instrument.
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract From ITT To Build Long-Life Cryocoolers For Sensors On Two International Weather Satellites
(3 February 2010) Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by ITT Corporation to provide flight cryocoolers for the sensor payloads for two international weather satellites.
RUAG Space Receives Initial Order From General Dynamics
(29 January 2010) RUAG Space in Sweden has received its first order for satellite hardware from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
Weather Satellite Sets New Service Record
(4 February 2010) Europe’s series of Meteosat satellites has been improving the accuracy of weather forecasts for over 30 years.
World Wetlands Day Focuses On Climate Change
(2 February 2010) World Wetlands Day 2010: 'Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change' stresses the fact that caring for wetlands is a part of the solution to climate change with the slogan: 'Caring for wetlands – an answer to climate change.'
Military SpaceAstrium Awarded MILGEM2 Contract By The Turkish Armed Forces
(3 February 2010) Astrium has been awarded a follow-on contract for the delivery of a second set of sub-systems to the Turkish Navy’s MILGEM satcom programme.
EADS North America And Infoterra Awarded U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Contract To Supply Radar Satellite Data For Intelligence, Military And Homeland Security Users
(3 February 2010) EADS North America has received a five-year contract to provide commercial radar satellite data to the U.S. government's National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for use in intelligence, military and homeland security applications.
ViaSat Receives Further Orders Of MD-1366 EBEM Modems Featuring Open-Standard FDMA Waveform
(4 February 2010) ViaSat has received additional orders for its MD-1366 EBEM modems including the Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface.
ScienceTwenty-Fifth Series Of German-Russian Plasma Physics Experiments
(27 January 2010) From 27 to 29 January 2010, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov will be running the 25th series of complex plasma physics experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).
AstronomyNorthrop Grumman-Built James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Design Achieves Significant Landmark, Marks Major Mission Progress
(2 February 2010) The five-layer, tennis court-sized sunshield for the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built James Webb Space Telescope has passed its critical design review, certifying that its design is complete and meets mission requirements.
GalaxiesMerging Galaxies Create A Binary Quasar
(3 February 2010) Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies.
Where Did Today’s Spiral Galaxies Come From?
(4 February 2010) Hubble shows that the beautiful spirals galaxies of the modern Universe were the ugly ducklings of six billion years ago.
SunUS$ 32 Million CU Instrument Package To Study Space Weather Set For Launch By NASA Feb. 9
(4 February 2010) A US$ 32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, power grids, ground communications systems and even astronauts and aircraft crews.
SaturnNASA Extends Cassini's Tour Of Saturn, Continuing International Co-Operation For World Class Science
(3 February 2010) NASA will extend the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons to 2017.
PlutoNew Hubble Maps Of Pluto Show Surface Changes
(4 February 2010) NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto.
Pluto's White, Dark-Orange And Charcoal-Black Terrain Captured By NASA's Hubble
(4 February 2010) NASA has released the most detailed and dramatic images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto.
AsteroidsSuspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Trailing Debris
(2 February 2010)NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids.
Extra-Solar PlanetsA Little Telescope Goes A Long Way
(3 February 2010) NASA astronomers have successfully demonstrated that a David of a telescope can tackle Goliath-size questions in the quest to study Earth-like planets around other stars.
New Technique For Detecting Earth-Like Planets
(3 February 2010) Astronomers have discovered a new ground-based technique to study the atmospheres of planets outside our Solar System, accelerating our search for Earth-like planets with life-related molecules.
ExobiologyLive Long And Prosper, Xanthoria Elegans
(1 February 2010) Space is a hostile environment for living things, but small organisms on the Expose-E experiment unit outside Europe’s Columbus ISS laboratory module have resisted the solar UV radiation, cosmic rays, vacuum and varying temperatures for 18 months.
Manned SpaceA Room With A View: Node Tranquility And The Cupola, Both Supplied By Thales Alenia Space, Are Ready For Launch To Complete The ISS Assembly
(4 February 2010) NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour is undergoing final preparation for the STS-130 mission that will complete the basic assembly for the “non-Russian segment” of the ISS.
Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded NASA Contract For Space Suit Simulator
(1 February 2010) Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it has been awarded a contract by NASA to develop an EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) Space Suit Simulator (S3).
NASA Selects Boeing For American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Award To Study Crew Capsule-based Design
(2 February 2010) The Boeing Company was selected by NASA on Feb. 1 to develop critical technologies and capabilities for the space agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) initiative, which offers an opportunity for the aerospace industry to develop concepts for future crewed space missions.
NASA Selects Commercial Firms To Begin Development Of Crew Transportation Concepts And Technology Demonstrations For Human Spaceflight Using Recovery Act Funds
(1 February 2010) NASA has awarded US$ 50 million through funded agreements to further the commercial sector's capability to support transport of crew to and from low Earth orbit.
NASA Selects United Launch Alliance For Commercial Crew Development Program
(2 February 2010) NASA announced today its selection of United Launch Alliance to participate in its new Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) Program.
SpaceX Completes Dragon Spacecraft Cargo Loading Milestone In Preparation For Delivery Services To International Space Station
(3 February 2010) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently conducted a three-day long demonstration of cargo loading and unloading procedures for its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has contracted to provide delivery services to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2010.
TechnologyDucommun Wins US$ 200 Million IDIQ Contract For Plug-And-Play Spacecraft Technologies
(3 February 2010) Ducommun, Inc., a provider of engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry, announced that its Miltec subsidiary has been awarded a contract for Plug-And-Play (PNP) spacecraft technologies from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
NASA And GM Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology
(4 February 2010) NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.
PowerSafe Announces Signing Of Contracts With NASA For Two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Projects
(1 February 2010) PowerSafe Technology Corporation announced today that contracts for two SBIR projects submitted by its wholly owned subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (ATI) and selected by NASA in November 2009 have been signed.
Launch ServicesLockheed Martin-Built Instruments Ready For Launch On NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
(3 February 2010) Two state-of-the art solar instruments built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto are awaiting launch on Feb. 9, 2010 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
LaunchesProgress M-04M (ISS 36P)
BusinessKVH To Open Singapore Office To Support Growing Asia Region And Commercial Sales
(3 February 2010) In a move designed to support the global rollout of its mini-VSAT Broadband high-speed communications network, KVH Industries, Inc., today announced plans to open its newest office in Singapore.
OM Group Completes Acquisition Of EaglePicher Technologies
(1 February 2010) OM Group, Inc. today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of EaglePicher Technologies, LLC (EaglePicher) from EaglePicher Corporation for US$ 172 million, plus customary post closing adjustments.
Products and ServicesAntenna Research Unveils The 243 Series Of SATCOM And Military Communication Antennas
(2 February 2010) Antenna Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce its new 243 series antenna.
ATCi Releases Next Generation, Low-Cost, Flexible ZMOD-10 Satellite Modulator Family
(2 February 2010) Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems, announced today its newest, most technologically advanced, low cost satellite modulator family - ZMOD-10.
Trimble Introduces The Condor Family Of GPS Modules
(4 February 2010) Trimble introduced today the Condor family of GPS modules.
Vizada Launches New Universal Card Prepaid Crew Communications Service
(2 February 2010) Vizada, the leading independent satellite communications provider, today launches a new generation of its Universal Card.
PeopleBert Vermeire New CTO At Space Micro Inc
(28 January 2010) Space Micro Inc announces the addition of Dr. Bert Vermeire as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to its Management Team.
Colonel Robert F. Wright, Jr. Joins Integral Systems As Vice President, Military And Intelligence
(2 February 2010) Integral Systems, Inc., announced today that it has appointed Colonel Robert F. Wright, Jr., United States Air Force (USAF) as Senior Vice President, Military and Intelligence Group.
NASA Administrator Names Braun NASA Chief Technologist
(3 February 2010) NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden named Robert D. Braun the agency's Chief Technologist, effective Wednesday, Feb. 3.
NASA Administrator Names Woodrow Whitlow Associate Administrator For Mission Support
(3 February 2010) On Wednesday, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden named Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., the associate administrator for Mission Support at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
NSF Announces The Appointment Of James Ulvestad As The New Director Of Its Division Of Astronomical Sciences
(1 February 2010) NSF is pleased to announce the appointment of James S. Ulvestad as division director for Astronomical Sciences in the mathematical and physical sciences (MPS) directorate, effective March 1, 2010.
SkyTrac Systems Announces New Systems Integration Team
(1 February 2010) SkyTrac recognizes that moving various onboard data to multiple locations for multiple purposes without additional onboard hardware is the future of the aviation industry. |
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