Satellite Payload Launch Promise By North Korea Continues To Push Political Buttons
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) last Thursday castigated South Korea's concerns over its impending satellite launch.
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Budget for NASA, Disappointingly Small Step
"The budget proposal for NASA represents a disappointingly small step in the right direction. It is far from what is needed if the U.S. is to stimulate the economy, create more high-tech jobs and hold on to its eroding leadership position in space," said Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham. "
Read MoreHarris’ HNR Has FIPS Features Focus
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS has received Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 certification for the Harris Highband Networking Radio (HNR).
Read MoreLack Of Info Root Cause Of SatSmash — SWF Proposes A Safety Plan!
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 MoreLatest Satellite Collision Anticipated — But Urgency to Communicate Difficult
Satellites 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 MoreTrash Bins In Space to Eliminate the Junk?
SatNews found the following article to be of potential interest to our subscribers, courtesy of Trevor Williams University of Victoria Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate:
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreDisarmament Conference Offers Outer Space Use Code
The 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 MoreTraffic Jams In Outer Space?
Yesterday 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 MoreU.S. Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Patent Claims Assertion Against Aruba
Aruba 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.
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