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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.
People: provides news on new apointments in the space industry |
25 July 2010Free ContentVSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight
(15 July 2010) 15th July was a significant milestone for Scaled Composites as the team march towards the first solo flights of VSS Enterprise (SpaceShipTwo).
Introducing Lightsquared: Revolutionizing The U.S. Wireless Industry
(20 July 2010) Today marks the launch of LightSquared, a new nationwide 4G-LTE wireless broadband network integrated with satellite coverage that will revolutionize communications in the United States.
Challenging Einstein On The ISS: ACES Takes A Step Ahead
(20 July 2010) A fascinating new experiment that will expand the range of research on the International Space Station was given the green light last Friday with the signature of the ACES atomic clock contract.
ViaSat Selected By U.S. Army To Supply Next Generation Blue Force Tracking
(21 July 2010) ViaSat Inc. has received a US$ 477 million IDIQ contract to supply the next generation of high speed, high capacity, low latency Blue Force Tracking (BFT) equipment to the U.S. Army as part of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) Program.
TanDEM-X Delivers First 3D Images
(22 July 2010) On 22 July 2010, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) facility in Oberpfaffenhofen published the first 3D images from the TanDEM-X satellite mission.
SatcomsBT Upgrades EMEA Satellite Network With iDirect's Evolution Platform
(20 July 2010) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that BT, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries, is upgrading its EMEA satellite network infrastructure to iDirect's Evolution platform.
Globalstar Encouraged By FCC Proceedings To Spur Wireless Broadband Investment Using Mobile Satellite Spectrum
(19 July 2010) Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and consumers, is encouraged by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiation of proceedings to make wireless spectrum available for mobile broadband networks using mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum.
Hughes Powers New Chevron Franchise Broadband Network
(19 July 2010) Chevron gas and convenience store owners can now get faster broadband performance, better data security, and cool new Internet services to help attract customers and simplify store operations, thanks to a new provider relationship between Chevron and Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
Iridium Extends Long-Term Relationship With Boeing For Satellite Network Operations And Support
(21 July 2010) Iridium Communications Inc. announced that it has entered into two comprehensive, long-term agreements with The Boeing Company that redefine the relationship between the companies for maintenance, operations and support of Iridium's satellite network.
MDA To Provide Advanced Technology Solution For Astra Satellites
(20 July 2010) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract in excess of US$ 13 million (CAD) to provide EADS Astrium with four advanced technology solutions that will be integrated into the Astra satellites.
SES Astra Adds Hungary To The Astra2Connect Distribution Map
(22 July 2010) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Hungarian IT services provider RG Networks to market its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect to business and private customers in Hungary.
Stratos Reaches New Milestone With Its AmosConnect Maritime Email Service: 250 Million Messages Sent
(21 July 2010) Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has reached a milestone of 250 million messages sent via its AmosConnect maritime satellite communications service.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Issued U.S. Patent On Secure Satellite Communications
(22 July 2010) TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced the issuance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of patent number 7,761,095 titled, "Secure Transmission Over Satellite Phone Network."
Tiscali Selects Eutelsat's Tooway Satellite Broadband Service To Extend Broadband In Italy
(22 July 2010) Tiscali, one of Italy's main independent telecommunications companies, and Eutelsat Communications today announced the signature of an agreement that will allow Tiscali to expand its range of broadband products with the launch of a satellite service targeting homes across Italy beyond range of high-speed terrestrial networks.
BroadcastBBC Uses Arqiva SNG For Crimewatch Roadshow
(22 July 2010) The BBC chose Arqiva’s Occasional Use services to support their live ‘Crimewatch Roadshow’ series.
China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. Renews Its Agreement With Hunan Satellite Television Station To Obtain Free Entertainment Content
(21 July 2010) China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., China's largest television advertising operator on inter-city and airport express buses, today announced that it has renewed its existing agreement with Hunan Satellite Television (operated by Hunan Satellite Programming Company Limited), to obtain free entertainment content.
DualFlow Gives vtm’s DSNG Vans New Versatility In Tour De France Coverage
(23 July 2010) Belgian commercial broadcaster vtm − owned by Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) − is providing live coverage of its interview and analysis show “In het wiel van de Tour” during the 2010 Tour de France with DSNG units equipped for multi-camera operation and remote office functionality using Newtec’s DualFlow modulator technology.
Earth ObservationAstrium Wins €7.5 Million Contract From The European Space Agency For Satellite Image Processing Until 2013
(20 July 2010) Astrium Services wholly owned subsidiary, Infoterra Ltd, has secured a further three year contract from the Farnborough Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility (UK-MM-PAF) on behalf of the European Space Agency.
Ball Aerospace Completes Integration Of CrIS Sensor On NPP Weather Satellite
(22 July 2010) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed integration and performance testing of the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) that will fly aboard NASA's National Preparatory Project (NPP) weather satellite.
Final Instruments On NASA Climate/Weather Satellite Integrated
(22 July 2010) The last of five instruments slated to fly on the upcoming NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite have been successfully integrated, according to NASA officials.
First Map Of Global Forest Heights Created From NASA Data
(20 July 2010) Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three NASA satellites.
Harris Corporation Awarded US$ 130 Million Antenna Contract For Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series Program
(20 July 2010) Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been selected to provide the ground antenna system for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program that will enable receipt and processing of weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as delivery of weather images directly to end users.
MDA Geospatial Services Inc.: RapidEye's Canadian Data Distributor
(22 July 2010) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that MDA Geospatial Services Inc. (MDA GSI), a subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a contractual agreement with RapidEye to be one of its data distributors in Canada.
NASA Selects Universities For Climate Science Mission Support
(21 July 2010) NASA's Langley Research Center has selected three universities to provide the agency with support for a climate science mission called CLARREO, short for Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Mission.
SSTL Kicks Off Small Satellite For Kazakhstan
(20 July 2010) SSTL has commenced building a small satellite for the Republic of Kazakhstan that will provide medium resolution multi-spectral earth observation capability to complement the high resolution satellite that is being provided by EADS Astrium as part of the contract awarded to the company in October 2009.
TanDEM-X Delivers First 3D Images
(22 July 2010) On 22 July 2010, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) facility in Oberpfaffenhofen published the first 3D images from the TanDEM-X satellite mission.
UK’s International Space Centre Becoming A Reality With New Earth Observation Hub
(21 July 2010) The £40 million International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) in Oxfordshire is transforming ambition into action today (21st July 2010) with the first contract awarded to create a new capability in Earth Observation for the UK, paving the way for a better understanding of our planet and growth in the industrial sector underpinning this work.
TrackingNorway's Satellite - AISSat-1 Has Started Its Mission
(15 July 2010) With a payload developed by Kongsberg Seatex AS, the AISSat-1 was successfully launched from India on July 12th.
Military SpaceCisco's Space Router Improves Performance And Enhances Operational Efficiency Of Dept. Of Defense Demonstration
(20 July 2010) Cisco announced today that its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology has achieved another major milestone with the successful completion of in-orbit testing for the United States Department of Defense.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives Unsuccessful Offeror Letter For Blue Force Tracking-2 Program
(21 July 2010) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, has been advised by the U.S. Army Contracting Command-CECOM Contracting Center that it was not selected as the program manager and vendor for the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below, Blue Force Tracking 2 (FBCB2-BFT-2) program.
Space Tracking And Surveillance System Demonstration Satellites Observe June 28 THAAD Intercept Flight Test
(19 July 2010) The Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Company built Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellites participated in a test of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on June 28 in the most thorough indication yet of the space-based sensor's capabilities.
ViaSat Selected By U.S. Army To Supply Next Generation Blue Force Tracking
(21 July 2010) ViaSat Inc. has received a US$ 477 million IDIQ contract to supply the next generation of high speed, high capacity, low latency Blue Force Tracking (BFT) equipment to the U.S. Army as part of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) Program.
ScienceAstrium Will Develop The Atomic Clock Ensemble In Space (ACES) For The European Space Agency
(19 July 2010) Alain Charmeau, CEO of Astrium Space Transportation, Michael Menking, Director of Orbital Systems at Astrium Space Transportation and Simonetta di Pippo, ESA Director for Human Space Flight, have signed a €35M contract for the full development of the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) for the International Space Station (ISS).
Challenging Einstein On The ISS: ACES Takes A Step Ahead
(20 July 2010) A fascinating new experiment that will expand the range of research on the International Space Station was given the green light last Friday with the signature of the ACES atomic clock contract.
AstrophysicsGreen Bank Telescope Enables "Intensity Mapping" To Shed Light On Mysteries Of Dark Energy
(21 July 2010) Using the world's largest, fully steerable radio telescope--the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in W.Va.--an international team of researchers has given astronomers the promise of a new tool for mapping the universe and gaining valuable clues about the nature of the mysterious "dark energy" believed to constitute nearly three-fourths of the universe's mass and energy.
NASA Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs In Space For First Time
(22 July 2010) Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space for the first time.
Radio Astronomers Develop New Technique For Studying Dark Energy
(21 July 2010) Pioneering observations made by researchers from Academia Sinica in Taiwan, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Toronto with the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have validated a new tool for mapping large cosmic structures.
Astronomye2v Reaches Key Milestone, Delivering Over 150 Imaging Sensors For ESA’s Galaxy Mapping Mission, Gaia, Designed To Be The Largest Focal Plane Ever Flown In Space
(22 July 2010) e2v, a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of high performance imaging sensors has delivered over 150 Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) imaging sensors for Gaia, a European Space Agency (ESA) cornerstone mission.
European Southern Observatory Selects RTI Middleware For World’s Most Advanced Visible-Light Astronomical Observatory
(20 July 2010) Real-Time Innovations (RTI), The Global Leader in DDS, today announced that European Southern Observatory (ESO) has selected RTI Data Distribution Service middleware for its Very Large Telescope (VLT).
NASA's WISE Mission To Complete Extensive Sky Survey
(16 July 2010) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, will complete its first survey of the entire sky on July 17, 2010.
Scientists Receive First CryoSat-2 Data
(20 July 2010) A better understanding of how Earth's ice fields are changing has come another step closer as the first data from ESA's ice mission are released to selected scientists around the world for fine-tuning.
UChicago Commits US$ 50 Million To Giant Magellan Telescope
(19 July 2010) The University of Chicago has joined the effort to build the world's largest telescope in Chile, which will eclipse the image quality even of the Hubble Space Telescope, as the quest continues for answers to some the deepest mysteries of modern cosmology.
StarsHyperfast Star Was Booted From Milky Way
(22 July 2010) A hundred million years ago, a triple-star system was travelling through the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy when it made a life-changing misstep.
NASA'S Hubble Shows Hyperfast Star Was Booted From Milky Way
(22 July 2010) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected a hypervelocity star, a rare phenomenon moving three times faster than our sun.
Stars Just Got Bigger
(21 July 2010) Using a combination of instruments on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most massive stars to date, one weighing at birth more than 300 times the mass of the Sun, or twice as much as the currently accepted limit of 150 solar masses.
Black HolesBlack Hole Gets Jerked Around -- Twice
(21 July 2010) This image shows the effects of a giant black hole that has been flipped around twice, causing its spin axis to point in a different direction from before.
QuasarsAstrophysicists Discover A Quasar That Acts As A Cosmic Lens
(20 July 2010) The EPFL's Laboratory of Astrophysics has for the first time observed a quasar that is located between the earth and a more distant galaxy and acts as a gravitational lens.
MoonCaltech Team Finds Evidence Of Water In Moon Minerals
(21 July 2010) That dry, dusty moon overhead?
MarsNASA Spacecraft Camera Yields Most Accurate Mars Map
(23 July 2010) A camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever.
Orbiter Puts Itself Into Standby Safe Mode
(20 July 2010) NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Wednesday, July 14, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey's science and relay operations this week.
Video Camera Will Show Mars Rover's Touchdown
(19 July 2010) A downward-pointing camera on the front-left side of NASA's Curiosity rover will give adventure fans worldwide an unprecedented sense of riding a spacecraft to a landing on Mars.
SaturnCassini Sees Moon Building Giant Snowballs In Saturn Ring
(20 July 2010) While orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings.
MeteorsResearch Yields Greater Precision In Determining Age Of Meteorites
(22 July 2010) Researchers have age dated a very important group of meteorites with far greater precision than previously possible by using a different type of radioactive dating on a particularly difficult type of specimen to study.
Manned SpaceBoeing CST-100 Spacecraft To Provide Commercial Crew Transportation Services
(19 July 2010) Boeing released artist's renderings of its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft during a media briefing with Bigelow Aerospace today at the Farnborough Airshow.
NASA Tests Launch Abort System At Supersonic Speeds
(20 July 2010) Aerospace engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center are conducting a series of wind tunnel tests to develop technology for future human space exploration.
Space TourismVSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight
(15 July 2010) 15th July was a significant milestone for Scaled Composites as the team march towards the first solo flights of VSS Enterprise (SpaceShipTwo).
TechnologyAndrews Space And Honeybee Robotics Team To Develop Spacecraft Control Moment Gyroscopes
(19 July 2010) Andrews Space and Honeybee Robotics jointly announced today that they have entered into an exclusive teaming arrangement to provide control moment gyros for a range of spacecraft sizes.
UK Space Agency To Launch Britain’s First CubeSat
(21 July 2010) The UK Space Agency has today (Wednesday 21st July) announced a one year pilot programme to design and launch a CubeSat – a miniature, cube-shaped satellite that will allow the UK to test new space technologies and carry out new space research ‘cheaply’ and quickly.
In OrbitESA Develops Radar To Watch For Space Hazards
(23 July 2010) As part of ESA's Space Situational Awareness activities, a new radar system will be developed to help safeguard space missions.
BusinessAstrium Expands Its Geo-Information Services In Greece
(22 July 2010) Astrium has strengthened its presence in Greece by creating the company Spot Infoterra Hellas, a provider of geo-information products and services.
Historic Space Deal Between UK And Russia
(21 July 2010) Today, the UK has concluded an historic agreement with Russia leading the way to greater collaboration in space between the two nations.
Introducing Lightsquared: Revolutionizing The U.S. Wireless Industry
(20 July 2010) Today marks the launch of LightSquared, a new nationwide 4G-LTE wireless broadband network integrated with satellite coverage that will revolutionize communications in the United States.
Products and ServicesAstrium Launches The Next Generation Airborne Satcom Terminal – AirPatrol
(20 July 2010) Astrium has today launched an innovative airborne terminal – AirPatrol – designed to provide end users with a light-weight, high performance communications module capable of operating in the most demanding conditions.
IR’s RAD-Hard Ultra-Low Drop Out Voltage Regulators Provide High Density Solution For Power-Restricted High Reliability Applications
(20 July 2010) International Rectifier, IR, a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the first in a series of high current, ultra-low dropout (ULDO) RAD-Hard hybrid linear voltage regulators for space applications including satellites and launch vehicles.
Xilinx Launches First High-Density, Rad-Hard Reconfigurable FPGA For Space Applications
(19 July 2010) Xilinx, Inc. today launched the industry's first high-density, rad-hard reconfigurable FPGA for withstanding radiation environments encountered by applications ranging from low earth-orbiting satellites to systems supporting inter-planetary missions.
PeopleEutelsat Announces Appointment Of David Bair As Chief Technical Officer
(20 July 2010) Eutelsat Communications today announced the appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer.
NASA Names New Director For Lunar Science Institute
(19 July 2010) Yvonne Pendleton has been named director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) headquartered at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
TeleCommunication Systems Appoints Jude Panetta As Vice President of Government Systems
(19 July 2010) TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced Jude Panetta as vice president of government systems. |
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