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The February 10th collision of the two satellites resulted in the generation of space junk that now circles Earth and threatens spacecraft from a host of nations. A proposal has been made during the 46th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) for a space traffic control system.
Read MoreSatellites provide fast technology and faster communications — except when one agency needs to communicate to another of the potential collision, such as occurred this last week.
Read MoreSatNews found the following article to be of potential interest to our subscribers, courtesy of Trevor Williams University of Victoria Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate:
Read MoreIran has initiated a 12-year project to send an astronaut into space, mere days after conducting its first domestic satellite launch.
Read MoreThe European Union on Thursday, February 12, presented a proposal for a voluntary international code on the use of outer space to the Conference on Disarmament, just days after a Russian and U.S. satellite collided.
Read MoreYesterday SatNews reported about the commercial satellite that collided with a Russian satellite over Siberia on February 10th, which yielded a cloud of fragments, according to a NASA scientist tracking space debris.
Read MoreAruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) has announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a preliminary re-examination report rejecting all claims of Patent No. 6,973,622, which was asserted against Aruba Networks by Motorola in 2007.
Read MoreA commercial satellite collided with a Russian satellite over Siberia on February 10th. This yielded a cloud of fragments, according to a NASA scientist tracking space debris.
Read MoreRoscosmos, 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 MoreFor companies interested in, contemplating the use of, or actually incorporating touch screen technology into their products, perhaps the "feely feeling" will fade when learning that the U.S. Patent Office has enabled Apple to grab the rights to multifunction touchscreens.
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