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| 08.21.2008 |
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Eumetsat Plans Greater Role in Climate Change Issues 
[Satellite Today 08-21-08] The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) is set to play a key role in the battle against climate change. Through new satellites and partnerships with similar organizations around the...
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| 06.27.2008 |
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France: ‘We Want the EU to Become a Space Power’
[Satellite News – 6-27-08] With France set to assume the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July, there could be major changes in European space policy in the immediate future. France’s laid out its space strategy in a...
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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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| 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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| 12.06.2007 |
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FAA Official: Private Sector Key To Commercial Space Growth
[12-06-07 – Satellite News] The business of space is heating up, particularly in the area commercial private human spaceflight, Patricia Grace Smith, associate administrator in the Office of Commercial Space Transportation for the U.S. Federal Aviation...
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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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| 10.09.2007 |
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ViaSat Technology Helps Predict Weather For Australian BOM
[10-09-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. and Smart Digital Communications Bhd. recently collected real-time data to validate Australian Bureau of...
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| 09.01.2007 |
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State Of U.K. Space Activities
The United Kingdom House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has issued a review of the country’s space policy. The 158-page report, released in July, assesses the space sector and recommends that the government take a “strategic...
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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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| 08.01.2007 |
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Satellite Latency No Problem For Surgeons
Recent advances in minimally invasive robotic telesurgery — now being performed via satellite — are taking on greater significance now that space agencies are planning flights to the moon and perhaps Mars that will last considerably longer than...
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| 05.28.2007 |
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SPOTLIGHT: China Launches Yaogan-2 Remote Sensing Satellite
China launched a remote-sensing satellite named Yaogan-2 on May 25 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the state-run newspaper Xinhua. The satellite, launched by...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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New Generation Of Satellites Poised To Change Imagery Market
Dozens of new imagery satellites are scheduled to be placed into orbit throughout the next several years. With a wide array of capabilities, resolutions and owners, these spacecraft could spur a major expansion of the imagery market. While U.S. companies...
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| 04.23.2007 |
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ISRO Chairman: PSLV Mission Will Mark New Era For Space Agency
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is counting down to the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that will begin a new era for the agency, according to ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair. The April 23 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Center...
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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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| 01.22.2007 |
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Webb Telescope Component Passes Space Readiness Tests
A prototype structure that holds the primary mirrors for the optical element of the James Webb Space Telescope passed a series of cryogenic tests, Webb prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced. The tests, conducted at NASA's...
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| 01.18.2007 |
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Integral Systems To Upgrade GOES Ground System
Integral Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract modification to upgrade several command and control subsystems...
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| 01.18.2007 |
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Swedish Space Names New CEO
Lars Persson has been appointed president and CEO of Swedish Space Corp...
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