http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:09:54 EDT [Satellite News 08-20-08] The platforms of both Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain use the same language to discuss the future of the U.S. space program.     The details of Obama’s program, released Aug. 19, mirror McCain’s... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/24170.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-12-08] The satellite industry should be innovative, exciting and most importantly, fun, according to Theresa Beech, vice president of business development for GMV.     GMV, based in Spain with offices in Portugal and the United States, is trying to keep things fun while... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/23995.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 published report on European Union-funding shows a... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/23878.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT [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 June 17 white paper on defence and national security... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/23508.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT [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 Administration (FAA) said in a Dec. 6 speech to... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/21682.html Thu, 6 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST 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 approach” to a limited set of space activities. The... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/18877.html Sat, 1 Sep 2007 0:00:00 EDT NASA wants to have astronauts back on the moon by 2020, and this expensive effort is in addition to everything else the agency has on its plate. A debate is raging over NASA’s priorities as the agency strains under a lack of budgetary resources and must balance the cost of its human exploration plans... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/18650.html Wed, 1 Aug 2007 0:00:00 EDT In May, NASA and 13 other space agencies released "The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination,”  which is designed to spur sharing of space exploration-related information. Along with NASA, signatories include the European Space Agency (ESA) and agencies from Australia... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/18686.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EDT When President Bush unveiled his Vision for Space Exploration in early 2004, he declared that the United States would return to the moon, with a series of robotic missions paving the way for future human exploration by 2020. Not all of these planned lunar projects will make it off the drawing board, but... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/18414.html Sun, 1 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EDT NASA astronomers using the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite and ground-based telescopes, have discovered the properties of a rare, extremely massive, and young binary star system at sizes dwarfing the Sun, NASA announced May 28. Known as LH54-425, the system is located in the Large... http://www.viasatellite.com/civilspace/exploration/18226.html Mon, 4 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT