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Co-hosted by Nilesat and supported by CASBAA, the 2008 Satellite Interference Conference organized by the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group, will bring together leading satellite industry executives from over a dozen countries for three days of candid and informative problem solving discussions on satellite interference. Held at the Nile Hilton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, this annual event is a working meeting.
Read MoreThe Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's ISS logistics spacecraft, was used to perform its first debris avoidance maneuver for the International Space Station (SS). The maneuver was started last Wednesday at 18:11 CEST (16:11 UT) and finished 5 minutes 2 seconds later.
Read MoreFrom a blog at the OrlandoSentinel.com, we learn the Senator John McCain, joined by Republican colleagues Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas and David Vitter of New Orleans, sent a letter to President Bush this week, saying that in light of tensions with Russia, the White House should tell NASA to halt any further dismantling of the shuttle infrastructure for at least a year to keep open the possibility of more shuttle flights beyond 2010.
Read MoreLockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airspace Management System (UAMS) solved one of the more difficult challenges facing military services and their industry partners — the Company has successfully demonstrated the ability to deconflict groups of in-flight UAVs during a test near Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania.
Read MoreFor those who will be involved in the TV converter realm now there is a new offer from DISH Network(R), which is offering a $9.99 programming package and $40 coupon-eligible converter box. The TR-40 CRA by DISH Network, an entry-level, digital-to-analog converter box, is now available for sale nationwide.
Read MoreFCC Chairman Kevin Martin has announced a nationwide initiative to increase awareness about the upcoming transition to digital television. The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those markets in which more than 100,000 households, or at least 15 percent of the households, rely solely on over-the-air signals for television.
Read MoreA court in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, shortly after 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning local time issued a verdict holding Telenor liable for USD 2,824,125,677 in damages, plus RUR 460,000 in costs, for allegedly having delayed VimpelCom's acquisition of Ukrainian Radio Systems, a small Ukrainian mobile operator.
Read MoreAnother acronym to add to your list is ASAP which represents the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. The ASAP has released its 2007 Annual Report that examines NASA's safety performance, and advises the agency on ways to better their performance.
Read MoreAir Force Space Command has proposed an action to make Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, available for operational use by the State of Florida, subject to completion of the environmental impact analysis. The proposed action would grant the state access to the property under a real-estate license for an initial term of five years.
Read MoreA landmark announcement by the U.S. Air Force and the state of Florida today states that they will fundamentally expand the state’s position and prominence in aerospace and the space industry in all three key sectors: civil, military and commercial, thereby broadening participation in space-related activities.
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