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From the EuroNews online information site comes the information that Galileo is a finally a confirmed GO… the European Union (EU) reached agreement on the funding for the Global Positioning System (GPS) that will become a rival to the U.S.-based system.
Read MoreThe first hyperspectral imager in space was built by Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] in just over 12 months. The space vehicle is marking its seventh anniversary on-orbit.
Read MoreAccording to the Japanese Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan is making plans to launch a satellite that would provide observation data without a “proper” communication network on the ground.
Read MoreThe head of Belarusian company Geoinformational Systems has said Belarus' second satellite will be launched from Russia's Plesetsk space center in late 2009. Belarus launched its first satellite, Belka, in July 2006.
Read MoreAccording to RIA Novosti (the Russian News & Information Agency), a new, yet-to-be-built space center located in the far eastern section of the country will be the site of a series of manned spacecraft launches, starting in 2018.
Read MorePosted at the TeleGeography online site is a story reporting another comsat player is joining the worldwide throng… this time, it’s Angola. The country has ordered its own comsat with Russian firms building the satellite.
Read MoreAccording to the South Korean government, the country will launch a lunar probe using an indigenous rocket in 2020. A development plan is being implemented in order for South Korea to become fully independent in building boosters and the unmanned probe itself.
Read MoreAstrium is to develop and build the latest imaging radar for an ESA satellite. The development and delivery contract signed last week in Friedrichshafen by Massimo Di Lazzaro, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Thales Alenia Space BU Observation Systems & Radar, and Uwe Minne, Director of Earth observation and Science at Astrium Germany. The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded the main contact for the Sentinel-1 satellite in February to Thales Alenia Space. Astrium is now to supply the C-band radar for the Sentinel-1 satellite.
Read MoreFrom January 13th through the 16th, PTC ’08 is an event to note, especially as It occurs at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Space in Honolulu. The theme is Telecom With Vision.
Read MoreThe Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has reported that industry and government efforts to bridge huge differences in the estimated costs of military space programs resulted in the formation of a permanent council tasked with improving future efforts.
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