An Astronaut + More Satellites On Iran’s “Must Do” Agenda
Iran has initiated a 12-year project to send an astronaut into space, mere days after conducting its first domestic satellite launch.
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Roscosmos Proposes To Build A Russian Space Station
Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency, is going to propose to the government the construction of a low-orbit space station to support future exploration of the Moon and Mars, an agency official said Thursday.
Read MoreUrgent — Volatile Atmosphere Make Dissemination of Israel’s Elections Critical
With the world watching in the wake of Israel's recent war against Hamas, Israel's upcoming elections take on added importance for the region and the world.
Read MoreNATO Wishes EU To Commit More Resources To Defense + Security
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer identified European governments' unwillingness to devote more resources to defense and called for a real show of political will to defense spending.
Read MoreSpace, Aeronautics Committee Members Selected By House Of Representatives
The Democratic Caucus of the Committee on Science and Technology met to elect Subcommittee Chairs and select Subcommittee assignments.
Read MoreAn Act Of Spatial Magnitude In South Africa
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe has signed a bill into law that will create South Africa’s own space agency later this year.
Read MoreUAE’s UAV/UAS Development
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will possibly emerge as an exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during 2009. This is according to the Riad Kahwaji, CEO of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (Inegma).
Read MoreObama May Tear Down to Speed Up Space Program
President-elect Barack Obama will probably tear down long-standing barriers between the U.S.’s civilian and military space programs to speed up a mission to the moon amid the prospect of a new space race with China.
Read MoreRavens Receive OK For Flights In Italy
Italy has certified the U.S. Raven UAV (RQ-11B) for use by military and civilian operators in Italian air space.
Read MoreHalt! Who GOES-R?
All ready to go and then — no go. Lockheed Martin was told by NASA to stop work on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) satellite, due to a protest filed by Boeing with the U.S. Government Accountability Office over the December 2, $1.09 billion satellite award.
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