False Advertising? Nov 18, 2009
I have been in the cable TV biz and sold satellites, cable, Uverse door to door for over 20 years. All that does is confuse customers. (Multichannel News)
Going high-tech to track Alzheimers patients Nov 17, 2009
The accuracy of GPS, for instance, depends on clear access to satellites powering the navigation tool, meaning a tunnel or tall buildings can block signals. Today's "network-assisted GPS" can pair GPS with nearby cell phone towers to improve reliability, Kautz said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Click to read:Atlantis Lifts Off on Supply Mission Nov 17, 2009
Since SkyLab came crashing down, it became a good platform to launch special packages into space and provide service to satellites. like the hubble missions, and of course the ISS.. (CBS News)
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Review Nov 17, 2009
The same diminished importance can be said about the game's Ship sections, where you fly through space, blasting asteroids and satellites. Not only do you not receive anything for participating in these segments, but you're automatically given the option to skip these transitional moments to get right back into the action, which makes them seem useless. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
One giant sip for mankind Nov 15, 2009
At the time the crash seemed to be disappointing as the "plume of debris" was not visible to Earth-based satellites. But analysis of the data the spacecraft collected provided definitive evidence about the presence of water. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
How we are being watched Nov 15, 2009
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New breed of choppers may mean more jobs Nov 15, 2009
Business: Manufactures commercial and military aircraft, weapons systems, satellites and other aerospace technology. In Mesa, Boeing produces the Apache Longbow helicopter. (AZCentral -- Business)
Welcome home, war Nov 14, 2009
Homeland security While those running US combat operations overseas were experimenting with intercepts, satellites, drones and biometrics, inside Washington the plodding civil servants of internal security at the FBI and the NSA initially began expanding domestic surveillance through thoroughly conventional data sweeps, legal and extra-legal, and - with White House help - several abortive attempts to revive a tradition that dates back to World War I of citizens spying on suspected subversives.... (Asia Times Online)
Medvedev on Russia's 'survival' Nov 14, 2009
The president named several areas in need of breakthroughs to make his country a post-industrial one: the facilitation of Internet broadband and 4G communications, a new cluster of orbital satellites, space technologies, new-generation nuclear reactors and sophisticated medicine ... He also announced plans for the deployment of missiles in western Russia as a military response to U.S. plans to deploy missile-defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic, former Soviet satellites that are... (CNN -- World)
Small satellites present big opportunities for small business Nov 14, 2009
It s a good analogy to what is happening in the world of satellites, said Col. Bradley Smith, commander of the and director of the s Space Vehicles Directorate at in Albuquerque. Smith was part of a small gathering of officials from Kirtland, state and local economic development organizations and small business owners that was convened recently in Albuquerque by Lt. Gov. Diane Denish to explore the economic development potential of small satellite development projects. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Squashing Malaria: Advances in Research and Prevention [Slide Show] Nov 14, 2009
From satellites to bacteria, researchers are searching high and low for the best tools to eradicate malaria. By. (Scientific American)
The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 Nov 14, 2009
Troublingly for Ares partisans, the same commission that called for such creative uses for the new rockets also called into question how affordable they are, arguing that it might be better simply to modify boosters now used to carry satellites and put a capsule on top. Maybe but there's the question of safety too. (Time.com)
Surveillance State, U.S.A. Nov 13, 2009
While those running U.S. combat operations overseas were experimenting with intercepts, satellites, drones, and biometrics, inside Washington the plodding civil servants of internal security at the FBI and the NSA initially began expanding domestic surveillance through thoroughly conventional data sweeps, legal and extra-legal, and -- with White House help -- several abortive attempts to revive a tradition that dates back to World War I of citizens spying on suspected subversives. "If people see... (CBS News)
Strong signal Nov 13, 2009
In an industrial cleanroom in southern England, engineers are reaching key milestones in their preparation of four satellites ... Galileo will eventually comprise some 30 satellites, to inform and guide users the world over ... "Even with just a few Galileo spacecraft in orbit - if you had a GPS and Galileo-compatible receiver, you would begin to see a difference, simply by virtue of having more satellites in the sky," explained Dr Mike Healy from EADS Astrium. (BBC News -- Technology)
Hemisphere GPS Reports Q3 2009 Results Nov 13, 2009
CALGARY, Nov. 13 /CNW/ - (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. This has generated a negative impact on revenues relative to 2008. (Canada Newswire)
Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns Nov 13, 2009
A series of Pentagon doctrinal papers, released over the past year, have emphasized that the U.S. military is increasingly dependent on space satellites for offensive and defensive operations, and must be able to protect them in times of war ... It also is developing systems that could attack potential enemy satellites, destroying them or temporarily preventing them from sending signals ... 9 million for an experimental XXS spacecraft whose "microsatellite payloads" could attack enemy... (Yahoo News -- Missile Defense System)
Eddy W. Hartenstein to Serve as Non-Executive Chairman of SIRIUS XM Board of Directors Nov 13, 2009
Mel Karmazin, SIRIUS XM's Chief Executive Officer, said, "As Chairman of the Board, Gary has very effectively steered our company in the right direction, through our merger and beyond. He is a true pioneer; he believed in the promise of satellite radio before there were subscribers, programming or even satellites. I want to thank Gary for his vision, expertise and tireless commitment to SIRIUS XM. We greatly appreciate his many contributions and wish him all the best in all his future endeavors.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Space fan has key role in launches Nov 13, 2009
Nestled in the rocket's nosecone: the Intelsat-14 spacecraft, which will join the world's largest constellation of commercial communications satellites. Established in 1964, Intelsat operates more than 50 satellites that provide service to 1,800 customers in 200 countries. (Florida Today)
WWIL to gain from HITS system; stock up Nov 13, 2009
HITS technology enables the broadcast of numerous TV channels from a single satellite system after aggregating them on ground from different satellites. The aggregated signals are uplinked to a single satellite for further distribution to cable operators directly or through multi-system operators. (India Times)
Boeing Expected to Dump Its Stake in Sea Launch Nov 13, 2009
Sea Launch uses a self-propelled rocket platform and command ship to launch heavy satellites into geostationary orbit from the equatorial Pacific, where the physics of the location maximize a booster's lift capacity. The company also has begun conducting land launches from Kazakhstan for medium-weight satellites. (ABC News -- Wire)
Efforts underway to extend satellites' lifespan Nov 12, 2009
Spacecraft have used ion drives to explore the moon and deep space, but a new study aims to boost the electric propulsion idea to keep satellites around Earth alive longer ... Less wasted propellant means that satellites can launch on smaller rockets, carry bigger payloads or stay in orbit for longer ... Hall effect thrustersThe researchers are focusing their effort on so-called Hall effect thrusters, which are used today in at least a dozen U.S. satellites and many Russian satellites. (MSNBC -- Technology)
* Mas cross-strait policy misguided Nov 12, 2009
This has severely damaged Taiwanese harbors and shipping firms and turned Taiwans airports into Chinese satellites. It now insists on squeezing Taiwan through unequal bank entry thresholds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The principles of contract killers Nov 12, 2009
Sullivan is possibly helping the receivers analyse the web of related party transactions between City Pacific and its mothballed property developments and satellites. One possible incentive Sullivan has in helping out could be to show City Pacific investors (aka victims) that he does have a compassionate side. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games Nov 11, 2009
Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles (kilometers) up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. LaserMotive was presented the check by Andy Petro, program manager of 's Centennial Challenges, in a ceremony at on in the. (USA Today -- Tech)
International Launch Services and SIRIUS XM Radio Announce Contract for Launch of the XM-5 Satellite in 2010 Nov 11, 2009
Built on the flight proven Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform, the XM-5 satellite will provide high-power, digital audio radio service (DARS) and will have an end-of-life power capability of nearly 20 kilowatts, making it one of the world's most powerful communications satellites. ILS/Proton has launched all of the SIRIUS satellites; that is a strong vote of confidence in the demonstrated abilities of ILS/Proton. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Satellite Operators Call for More Spectrum Nov 11, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission has had conversations with Qualcomm and Skyterra in the past few weeks about an effort to use a combination of satellites and a terrestrial network known as ancillary terrestrial component (ATC), which could make 100 MHz of spectrum available for mobile broadband ... However, the cost of launching a satellite, and a lack of partners to help offset the price of a network, means that for now, there are satellites but no terrestrial component. (BusinessWeek)
After the Soviet collapse: A globe redrawn Nov 10, 2009
Abroad, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, Comecon, a trading block melded from the Soviet Union, seven European satellites, Mongolia, Cuba and eventually Vietnam, functioned only with massive Soviet subsidy and in worthless soft currencies. Imperial overstretch financing guerrilla movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America and supporting cash-strapped and unloved regimes from Angola to Afghanistan increased the strain. (The Economist)
As oceans fall ill, storm brews over solutions Nov 10, 2009
It operates two geostational satellites that monitor the Earth and a fleet of research ships that monitor the oceans. Instead of being a freestanding agency like NASA or the EPA, however, NOAA is part of the Commerce Department. (Juneau Empire)
NASA satellites make a movie and get rainfall, wind info on Ida Nov 10, 2009
NASA satellites are amazing examples of technology ... The GOES-12 satellite, operated by NOAA, produces stunning visuals that are now made into movies by NASA. Both of these satellites have provided the latest views of Tropical Storm Ida today ... NASA satellites have helped forecasters see that much of the rainfall and cloud cover are north of the storm's center. (EurekAlert!)
Research at UH offers extreme solar makeover Nov 10, 2009
"One of the reasons I decided to stay in Houston was the opportunity to work with NASA and to continue my research in high efficiency solar energy materials and devices. Since the early days of the space program solar cells have been the workhorse of space exploration and the need of satellites with more onboard power has fueled high risk research in solar cells. In the past few decades, most major advances in the area of high efficiency solar cells came from space development and exploration.".... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
* The seeds of the next economic crisis are being sown now Nov 10, 2009
The reach of the market grew longer for two decades, encompassing China and India as well as the former Soviet Union and its satellites. Rapid growth brought impressive poverty reduction in China and India, and there are few Poles or Czechs who hanker after the days when Moscow pulled the strings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
NASA's GOES Project offers real-time hurricane alley movies Nov 10, 2009
MODIS is an instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites to provide color imagery of the Earth's surface ... Hurricanes develop far from land in wide areas of the sub-tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans, where only satellites can provide up-to-date weather data. (EurekAlert!)
China to launch French-made communications satellite Nov 9, 2009
As the only Chinese company engaged in international commercial satellite launching services, CGWIC, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has launched 36 foreign satellites. Source:Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
Burkina Faso: Country Has Lowest Internet Usage [editorial] Nov 9, 2009
Now, the people who control access to the World Wide Web i.e. internet service providers (isps), computer hardware and software manufacturers, owners of satellites and fiber optic cables, are making a financial killing. In East Africa, this greed is the major cause of the low internet connectivity. (allAfrica.com)
AfDB President Set to Discuss Cooperation and It During Official Visit Nov 9, 2009
Some of them are through direct interventions in the form of loans to projects such as the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), an undersea optic fiber cable running from South Africa to Sudan, and two pan-African satellites, RASCOM and New Dawn. The AfDB also works through partnerships with organizations such as the World Bank, the African Union and the Indian government to help the continent achieve its infrastructure development goals. (allAfrica.com)
Football Scoreboard - Nov. 7, 2009 Nov 9, 2009
Wants Satellites, Too. 5/30/07 - Albuquerque Tribune. (Themwc.com)
Report: NKorea's Kim Rides On Tricked Out Trains Nov 9, 2009
It said the intelligence was obtained by U.S. spy satellites and U-2 reconnaissance planes and the testimonies of North Korean defectors. The National Intelligence Service - South Korea's main spy agency - and the U.S. military command in Seoul said they couldn't confirm the report. (CBS News -- World)
Northrop to Sell $1.65 Bln Unit to Private Equity Nov 9, 2009
For example, Northrop makes satellites while also advising the government on the next generation of satellites. That conflict prompted the U.S. Congress to pass a law in May that requires the Department of Defense to tighten rules on potential conflicts at such companies. (ABC News -- Wire)
Next Stop, the Moon: Space Elevator Competition Has Winner Nov 8, 2009
Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. LaserMotive LLC was presented the check by Andy Petro, progam manager of NASA's Centennial Challenges, in a ceremony at Dryden Flight Research Facility on Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. (Fox News)
Click to read:Team wins $900K in Space Elevator Games Nov 7, 2009
Theoretically, such an elevator would provide access to space by climbing up a tether anchored in the ground and extending out to a mass orbiting in a fixed spot over the Earth, just as communications satellites do now. The fourth Space Elevator Games addressed a baby step in the engineering challenging of the concept, not the larger debates of whether physics, materials technology and economics would ever allow one to be built. (CBS News)
Welcome move Nov 7, 2009
Satellites, however, continue to be. The decision to use divestment proceeds for capital expenditure, rather than to accumulate in the so-called National Investment Fund is welcome, although there is no valid reason to restrict such investment to the social sectors. (India Times)
The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence Nov 7, 2009
Trey Brown, a DNI press officer, told Salon that the 70 percent figure disclosed by Everett refers to everything that U.S. intelligence agencies buy, from pencils to buildings to "whatever devices we use to collect intelligence." Asked how much of the money doled out goes toward big-ticket items like military spy satellites, he replied, "We can't really talk about those kinds of things." ... For example, private contractors analyze much of the intelligence collected by satellites and low-flying... (Salon)
Sweating the Space-Junk Problem Nov 7, 2009
Life online today exists thanks to satellites, but outer space is getting dangerously crowded, putting those satellites at risk. More than 20,000 pieces of space junk are orbiting planet Earth, putting our communications satellites in serious danger ... At last, The Pentagon is taking it seriously, with the military finally tracking hundreds of satellites to watch for collisions. (Fox News)
Space Tourism a Reality by 2012 Nov 7, 2009
As NASA retires its space shuttle fleet in the coming years, these next-generation ships will also launch science experiments and satellites into space, or to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's just a sampling of cutting-edge spacecraft. (Fox News)
Lightning's 'NOx-ious' Impact On Pollution, Climate Nov 7, 2009
With satellites, they have discovered that more than 1 ... Using data gleaned from aircraft observations and satellites, Pickering and Goddard colleague Lesley Ott recently took steps toward a better global estimate of lightning-produced NOx and found that lightning may have a considerably stronger impact on the climate in the mid-latitudes and subtropics -- and less on surface air quality -- than previously thought. (Science Daily)
Wi-Fi in the sky Nov 6, 2009
International access is on the horizonUnlike Gogo's land-based network, Row 44 uses satellites. That means its service could easily extend beyond U.S. borders once the technology is installed on carriers that fly overseas, that is. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Arlington officials can't get their stories straight Nov 6, 2009
Some cemeteries of similar size began tracking grave locations and burials years ago via electronic records and satellites ... The Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, for example, is a similar age and size to Arlington and has used computer systems and satellites to track graves for years ... (Other companies can computerize burial operations using satellites and have done so successfully at other cemeteries. (Salon)
750,000 dollar package for Satellites Nov 6, 2009
Accra, Nov. 5, GNA - Government has begun disbursing a 750,000 dollar package to Ghana's Under-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites and its management team for their brilliant victory at the FIFA U-20 World Cup soccer tournament in Egypt last month ... President Mills in making the presentation said he was aware of heavy criticism against him and government from a section of Ghanaians for not instantly announcing a package when the Satellites presented the trophy to him at the Castle on their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
China Says Space Plans Peaceful Nov 6, 2009
China now launches its own and other countries' telecommunications and other satellites, and its taikonauts have conducted a spacewalk ... In January 2007, China alarmed regional powers by shooting down one of its obsolete satellites with a ballistic missile. (Newsmax)
Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes; Repercussions Of 1811 And 1812 New Madrid Quakes Continue To Be Felt Nov 6, 2009
"But we now know the big earthquakes can pop up somewhere else. Instead of just focusing on where small earthquakes happen, we need to use methods like GPS satellites and computer modeling to look for places where the earth is storing up energy for a large future earthquake. We don't see that in the Midwest today, but we want to keep looking.". Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Good evening, live from the Berlin Wall Nov 6, 2009
Ominously for the go 00003854 vernments of the Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe, there were signs that the Kremlin was no longer interested in propping them up. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News Nov 6, 2009
The service provider also expects to spend $170 million this year, $220 million in 2010, and another $125 million in 2011 to launch new satellites to improve and continue its service coverage. Other expenses may follow. (BusinessWeek)
Space junk storm will be costly, experts predict Nov 5, 2009
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is tracking 800 satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to be able to track 500 more by the year's end ... Collision threatsSpace junk or "orbital debris" can take many forms, ranging from used-up parts and defunct satellites, to fragments of space vehicles, particles from explosions and even flakes of paint and dust ... In 2007, China destroyed one of its own defunct satellites with a missile spewing a shower of debris. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Success in 'space elevator' competition Nov 5, 2009
The day's competition began late after hours of testing the cable system, refueling the helicopter and waits for specific time windows in which the lasers can be fired without harming satellites passing overhead ... Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles (kilometers) up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit _ the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. (India Times, India)
Major quakes could be aftershocks Nov 5, 2009
He recommended that, instead of just focusing on the regions where small, regular earthquakes happen, scientists should use methods like GPS satellites and computer modelling to look for places where the earth is "storing up energy for a large future earthquake". Tom Parsons, a scientist from the US Geological Survey (USGS) in California was not involved in this study, but wrote an accompanying article in the same issue of Nature, explaining its significance. (BBC News)
Tags Reveal White Sharks Have Neighborhoods In The North Pacific Nov 5, 2009
29, 2004) Scientists are using satellites to follow the movements of four white sharks that were fitted with tracking tags at North Neptune Island near Port Lincoln, South Australia, in. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Indias space ambitions take off Nov 5, 2009
For years, the country has focused its efforts in space on practical applications using satellites to collect information on natural disasters, for instance ... Last year, India reached a milestone, launching 10 satellites into space on a single rocket ... Officials are positioning the country to become a leader in the business of launching satellites for others, having found paying clients in countries such as Israel and Italy. (MSNBC -- International)
Eutelsat Communications Reports Record Revenue Growth in the First Quarter 2009-2010: +11.6% Nov 5, 2009
Commenting on performance during the first quarter 2009-2010, Giuliano Berretta, Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications said: "Eutelsat Communications' double digit revenue growth for our first quarter testifies to the success of our in-orbit expansion programme, which in combination with excellent commercial performance, has enabled us to leverage new capacity for markets recording the most buoyant growth. Following the entry into service in the second half of the 2008-2009 financial year... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Space Junk Storm Will Up Mission Costs Nov 5, 2009
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is tracking 800 satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to be able to track 500 more by the year's end ... Space junk -- or "orbital debris" -- can take many forms, ranging from used-up parts and defunct satellites, to fragments of space vehicles, particles from explosions and even flakes of paint and dust ... In 2007, China destroyed one of its own defunct satellites with a missile -- spewing a shower of debris. (Newsmax)
Headed to Space? Take the Elevator Nov 5, 2009
Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit - the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. Electricity would be supplied through a concept known as "power beaming," ground-based lasers pointing up to photo voltaic cells on the bottom of the climbing vehicle - something like an upside-down solar power system. (CBS News)
Deep space objects guide Earths GPS system Nov 4, 2009
Quasars help lock in positions of satellites so GPS can send accurate signals ... GPS satellites send signals to a receiver in down on Earth ... These in turn calculate your position based on the location of the satellites and your distance to them. (MSNBC -- Technology)
SMOS forms three-pointed star in the sky Nov 4, 2009
So far, however, all the signs are good that this second of ESA's Earth Explorer satellites in orbit is fit and healthy following launch and will be able to deliver the data to advance our understanding of Earth's water cycle. . (Scientific American)
Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns Nov 4, 2009
A series of Pentagon doctrinal papers, released over the past year, have emphasized that the U.S. military is increasingly dependent on space satellites for offensive and defensive operations, and must be able to protect them in times of war ... It also is developing systems that could attack potential enemy satellites, destroying them or temporarily preventing them from sending signals ... 9 million for an experimental XXS spacecraft whose "microsatellite payloads" could attack enemy... (Yahoo News -- Missile Defense System)
Links Between City Walkability And Air Pollution Exposure Revealed Nov 3, 2009
Spectroscopic images from remote-sensing satellites of the Ohio River Valley over 10 years have revealed a decreasing concentration of nitrogen. . (Science Daily)
MediaScape Launches Cignal HD on SES WORLD SKIES' NSS-11 Satellite Nov 3, 2009
SES WORLD SKIES is the new global division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 25 satellites - part of the 40 spacecraft of the SES group - delivering services as diverse as television distribution and broadcast, internet access, data transmission and business and government communications to customers worldwide. SES WORLD SKIES currently has five additional satellites under construction ... SES... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
