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June 13, 2012
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Indra Incorporates Rapideye Satellite Capacity Into Its Earth Observation Service
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 13, 2012
Indra has signed an agreement making it the only company in Spain to market images from RapidEye's constellation of five satellites. This will strengthen the Earth observation service it provides for domestic and international public administrations, companies and organisations that require precise monitoring of a territory. With this alliance, Indra has improved its range of specific remote sensing products and services for entities that manage natural resources (forest zones, water resources), e ... read more

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Delving inside Earth from space
ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers is running experiments on the International Space Station that are shedding light on conditions deep inside Earth. Orbiting some 400 km above us, Geoflow is offering insi ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite Sees Smoke from Siberian Fires Reach the U.S. Coast
Fires burning in Siberia recently sent smoke across the Pacific Ocean and into the U.S. and Canada. Images of data taken by the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite tracked aerosols from the fi ... more
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NASA's Ocean Salinity Pathfinder Celebrates its First Year in Orbit
It's been a busy first year in space for Aquarius, NASA's pioneering instrument to measure ocean surface salinity from orbit. Designed to advance our understanding of what changes in the saltiness o ... more
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GPS NEWS

Apple fends off Android challenge with maps, Siri
Apple said Monday it was revving up the software running its coveted gadgets, training its sights on the China market - and tossing Google Maps aside in the process. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Israel encrypts UAVs as cyberwar widens
Israel's military is expected shortly to take delivery of an advanced model of the Skylark 1 unmanned aerial vehicle that will be equipped with electronic jammers that will block efforts to intercept surveillance data. ... more
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MILTECH

US Marines fire Excalibur from record range in Afghanistan
The U.S. Marine Corps successfully fired two Raytheon Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a range of 36 kilometers (22.3 statute miles) in theater. These shots mark the longe ... more
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NUKEWARS

South Korean paper hit by major cyber attack
A conservative South Korean newspaper said Monday it had been the victim of a major cyber attack, less than a week after North Korea threatened the paper and other Seoul media over their reports. ... more
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge
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EARTH OBSERVATION

UH research team uses airborne LiDAR to unveil Honduran archaeological ruins
A field team from the University of Houston and the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) has mapped a remote region of Honduras that may contain the l ... more
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WOOD PILE

Teaching tree-thinking through touch
A pair of new studies by computer scientists, biologists, and cognitive psychologists at Harvard, Northwestern, Wellesley, and Tufts suggest that collaborative touch-screen games have value beyond j ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Apple unveils maps program, challenging Google
Apple unveiled its own mapping program Monday, challenging Google for the popular software application and opening up a new front in the war with the maker of the Android operating system. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Obama backs Philippines on sea freedom
The United States and the Philippines on Friday called for freedom of navigation in the tense South China Sea as the White House offered a robust show of support for President Benigno Aquino. ... more
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GPS NEWS

Boeing, Raytheon and Harris to Pursue GPS Control Segment Sustainment Contract
Boeing, Raytheon and Harris Corporation will work together to pursue future development and sustainment work on the Air Force GPS Control Segment Sustainment (GCSS) contract. The control segment is ... more
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NUKEWARS

S. Korea military accuses North of stealing secrets
South Korea's military security chief accused North Korea Thursday of training elite hackers to steal military secrets and stir up public disorder. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Taking action for GMES
Representatives from the areas of economy, health, energy, agriculture, climate change, disaster management and key decision makers gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, this week to show their support f ... more
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GPS NEWS

Revamped Google maps goes offline for mobile
Google unveiled a revamped maps program Wednesday that allows mobile users to use the service without an Internet connection as the Internet giant geared up for a possible competing service. ... more
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
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GPS NEWS

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS III ... more
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VENUSIAN HEAT

James Cook and the Transit of Venus
Every ~120 years a dark spot glides across the Sun. Small, inky-black, almost perfectly circular, it's no ordinary sunspot. Not everyone can see it, but some who do get the strangest feeling, of sta ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

What role will Russia play in the space century?
As technology develops and private companies expand into intergalactic travel, vacationing and working in space seems to be less and less far-fetched. Elena Shipilova of Russia Beyond the Headlines ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

CryoSat goes to sea
CryoSat was launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, but data from the Earth-observing satellite have also been exploited for other studies. High-resolution mapping of the topogr ... more
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SPACEWAR

Iran's Fajr 1 Delayed...... Again
Fajr 1 was originally mentioned by Iran as "ready to launch" early in August 2010 when an Iranian government minister said the lift off was scheduled for the period Aug 24-30. Then, on Aug 16, came ... more
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GPS NEWS

Lockheed Martin Completes Navigation Payload Milestone For GPS III Prototype
Lockheed Martin is helping develop the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the program's satellite pathfinder, known as the G ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

S Korea to develop geostationary satellite for environmental monitoring
South Korea has fully embarked on the development of a geostationary environmental satellite with the goal of launching it in 2018, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Environment said ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

LiDAR Technology Reveals Faults Near Lake Tahoe
Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard a ... more
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department
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GPS NEWS

TomTom eyes expanding S. American market
In-vehicle location and navigation expert TomTom has spotted a major business opportunity in Latin America where it is teaming with Digibase to expand operations from consumer, corporate sector to government and security services. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Commentary: Alarm bells in the U.S.
Gen. David Richards, the British chief of staff, in the understatement of the week, says the strategic landscape is "worrying" and the outlook "bleak." ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite maps ocean floor
A European satellite launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the arctic is also yielding high-resolution mapping of the ocean floor, scientists say. ... more
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TECH SPACE

DeLorme inReach Two-Way Satellite Communicator Now Connects With iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
DeLorme has announced that its award-winning inReach is now compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This innovation makes it possible for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to access an array of two-w ... more
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GPS NEWS

Spirent Launches New Entry-Level Multi-GNSS Simulator
Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new GSS6300M Multi-GNSS simulator designed for integration, verification and production testing where a quick and accurate functional test is n ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX makes final approach to space station
SpaceX's Dragon capsule on Friday made its final approach toward the International Space Station, edging closer to the climax of its landmark mission to latch on to the orbiting research lab. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Nea Kameni volcano movement captured by Envisat
Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to be exp ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

My American Landscape Contest: A Space Chronicle of Change
To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the United States' Landsat Earth-observing program - which first rocketed into space on July 23, 1972 - NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey are giving someth ... more
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