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| 09.01.2008 |
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Satellite-Based Air Traffic Management Keeping the Airline Industry Aloft 
The airline industry is a major economic driver around the globe, but the system is reaching the limits of its capacity. How will the satellite industry play a key role in keeping airlines flying and the economy growing? For more than 50 years, the United...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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European Space Research Funding
Europe funds a substantial number of space-related research projects, with the vast bulk of money in recent years directed to the Galileo navigation satellite system and to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program. A recently...
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| 04.29.2008 |
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USGS To Make 36 Years Of Landsat Data Available On Web
[Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28. By February, users will be able to access any Landsat scene held in...
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| 04.21.2008 |
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ESA: Europe Leads Way In Earth Observation
[Satellite News – 4-21-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) is prepared to take the lead in Earth observation after awarding a pair of satellites for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program, ESA’s director of Earth...
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| 03.20.2008 |
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GOES-R Contract On Schedule For December Award
[Satellite News – 3-18-08] The deadline for proposals to build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) program passed March 11, with Northrop Grumman, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin submitting bids to...
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| 01.15.2008 |
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Satellite Imaging Business Robust, Growing
[Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe's capacity has been increased five fold, and the company's biggest problem with its previous satellite has been...
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| 11.21.2007 |
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GeoEye Foundation Donates Gorilla Habitat Images
[11-21-07 – Satellite News] The GeoEye Foundation has donated nine high-quality satellite images to wildlife conservation groups including the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, to aid in gorilla preservation efforts. The...
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| 10.31.2007 |
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Raytheon, Northrup Grumman Turn Over NPOESS Command
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co., Northrup Grumman Corp. and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) turned over NPOESS command, control and communications segment to...
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| 10.29.2007 |
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INPE Renews DMC Contract
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has renewed a contract with DMC International Imaging Ltd. for a third year of acquiring high-resolution satellite images of the Amazon rainforest, DMC...
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| 10.26.2007 |
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CSA Ready For Radarsat Launch
[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Canada is ready to launch Radarsat-2 in December, the Canadian Space Agency announced Oct. 25. The satellite, scheduled to be launched Dec. 8 from the...
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| 08.02.2007 |
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Restructured NPOESS Program Looking 'Back To Basics'
Northrop Grumman Corp. and three U.S. government agencies have completed a restructuring of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the organizations announced July 30. As part of the restructuring, Northrop Grumman...
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| 07.01.2007 |
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Galileo At A Crossroad
A few months ago this column predicted an agreement would be reached on a formal European Space Policy in 2007. This prediction came true with a decision reached in Brussels May 22 by the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA)...
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| 04.23.2007 |
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SPOTLIGHT: 'Granny'-Positioning Satellite Suggestion Draws Mixed Reviews In Great Britain
A British government official suggested to Parliament last week that satellite geolocation technology might be used to help monitor the elderly and those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's Disease, but the concept was met with ethical concerns and some...
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| 04.16.2007 |
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Australian Government Uses Satellite Imagery To Assess Damage Inflicted On Banana Crops By Cyclone Larry
Officers from the department were working with the Australian Banana Growers Council and the University of Queensland to produce a detailed snapshot of banana plantations in the wake of the cyclone, which hit the area in March 2006. "Queensland's climate...
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| 04.09.2007 |
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Recent Solar Eruption Sends A Warning Shot Over Earth's Technological Bow, Scientists Warn
Recent solar activity has proven a previously unrealized weakness of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, scientists warned last week during the first Space Weather Enterprise Forum, held in Washington, D.C.. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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| 04.01.2007 |
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Critical Year For European Space Programs
2007 will be a key year for Europe, with major programs such as the Galileo satellite navigation system and Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative scheduled to take crucial steps forward and the European Space Agency preparing to shape the...
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| 03.26.2007 |
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Key Players Sign On For Europe's Galileo Project
While not out of the woods yet, the Galileo project took significant steps forward last week with signatures being attained from all the companies for the setting up of the Galileo Operating Company (Concessionaire). A leading satellite executive familiar...
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| 12.04.2006 |
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African TIGER Initiative Tries To Squeeze Water Via Satellites
European scientists are finding that Earth observation satellites not only can lead policymakers to water but can also make them think. Four years after the European Space Agency's (ESA) Committee on Earth Observation Satellites launched a Technology...
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| 11.01.2006 |
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Precision Business Building Via Satellite
Someone once described drilling for oil as standing on a 6-foot ladder, holding a fishing line with a needle attached to the end, and trying to drill through a 2-by-4 piece of wood. Given this challenge that drilling companies face, there is no doubt that any...
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| 11.01.2006 |
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Noble Drilling Services: Satellite Provides Communications Pipelines
Keeping a global company’s information technology infrastructure efficient, up to date and secure while adhering to a fixed budget is a constant struggle. Simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. Pause for a deep breath and the competition...
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