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January 03, 2013

Mission Accomplished for Landsat 5
Reston, VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2013
Today the U.S. Geological Survey announced that Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission in history. By any measure, the Landsat 5 mission has been an extraordinary success, providing unprecedented contributions to the global record of land change. The USGS has brought the aging satellite back from the brink of failure on several occasions, but the recent failure of a gyroscope has left no option but to end ... read more

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PhoneSat: Smart, Small and Sassy The fast-paced proliferation and popularity of mobile devices here on Earth, like smartphones loaded with powerful operating systems, will find a new niche marketa euros " this time in space, thanks ... more		Researchers told to ward off navigation system interference A high-ranking military official on Friday urged researchers to properly maintain China's home-grown navigation system so it can provide steady and reliable services for the country's economic devel ... more		China eyes greater market share for its GPS rival China's domestically-produced navigation system aims to take 70 to 80 percent of the now GPS-dominated domestic market by 2020, a spokesman for the system said Thursday. We hope industries based on ... more
				Beidou's unique services attractive to Chinese companies Although Beidou is a latecomer in the world's navigation market, Chinese companies have set their eyes on the unique services provided by the system. Beidou's hybrid orbit increases the number ... more		Beidou helps put region on the map The Beidou navigation system began providing services for civilians in the Asia-Pacific region on Thursday. After going through a one-year trial operation and adding six more satellites in 201 ... more

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China launches rival GPS satellite system China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system. ... more		Hyundai, Kia to go with Google Maps South Korean car makers Kia and Hyundai have announced partnerships with Google to feature the U.S. search giant's Google Maps in new vehicles. ... more		US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness		Entrepreneur launches first Africa-designed smartphone A Congolese inventor has unveiled what he says is the first African-designed smartphone. ... more
				General Dynamics Delivers Digital Video Exploitation System to Australian Army for Operations in Afghanistan General Dynamics Mediaware has delivered two video capture and exploitation D-VEX systems to the Australian Army, enhancing the distribution of mission-critical, actionable intelligence among Austra ... more		China launches Beidou as rival to GPS China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system. ... more

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Russian Rocket will launch Scotland's First Satellite Scotland's first satellite will be launched from a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket in March 2013. UKube-1, built by Clyde Space in Glasgow, is now completing final testing at the company's headquarters befor ... more		Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020 Russia will spend 2.1 trillion rubles (about $70 billion) under a state program for the development of the national space industry in 2013-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. ... more		Volcanoes Cause Climate Gas Concentrations to Vary Allosaurus fed more like a falcon than a crocodile Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales Research offers promising new approach to treatment of lung cancer A Local Footprint's Global Footprint A Roadmap for the Future of Astrobiology Small but speedy: Short plants live in the evolutionary fast lane		UKube-1 Signs up for Launch and Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing UKube-1 - the UK's first CubeSat mission and Scotland's first satellite - has 'booked' its journey into space on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan is ex ... more
				China opens its version of GPS to public China has opened its domestic satellite navigation network - previously restricted to the military and government - to commercial use, officials say. ... more		Cellphone, GPS data suggest new strategy for alleviating traffic tie-ups Asking all commuters to cut back on rush-hour driving reduces traffic congestion somewhat, but asking specific groups of drivers to stay off the road may work even better. The conclusion comes from ... more

Even in same vineyard, different microbes may create variations in wine grapes

Chinese trigger Australian baby milk run

Poland bans cultivation of GM maize, potatoes

Marvell hit with billion-dollar verdict in patent case

Physicists take photonic topological insulators to the next level

China shows electronic circuit advance

NASA Is With You When You Fly

Russian Air Force Gets First Six Su-35S Fighter Jets

Taiwan upgrades dozens of fighter jets

Sweden's second city introduces road toll to cut traffic

System will let smartphone control car

Avis locks up Zipcar for $500 million

	China's Beidou system starts service in Asian-Pacific China's indigenous Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Thursday began providing services to users in the Asian-Pacific region, according to a spokesman of the system. The services incl ... more		NASA's Operation IceBridge Data Brings New Twist to Sea Ice Forecasting Shrinking Arctic sea ice grabbed the world's attention again earlier this year with a new record low minimum. Growing economic activity in the Arctic, such as fishing, mineral exploration and shippi ... more		Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones. The ... more		Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant Scientists say satellites are helping map the spread of an invasive plant that rapidly grows into dense stands seen as a threat to Great Lakes coastal wetlands. ... more

Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013

Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays

More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries

Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields

Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership

Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger

Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3

Turkey Steps up Collaboration with Astrium Services For SPOT 6 And SPOT 7 Data		Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives At Launch Site		Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Launch Site		Spatial FOG Released		Boeing Delivers 2 Nanosatellites to US Air Force
China launches Turkish EO satellite		Brazil invests in rocket technology		Google Maps driving Apple iOS upgrades		Insurance Industry Paying Increasing Attention to Climate Change		KAIST announced a major breakthrough in indoor positioning research

Researchers use SUASs to reproduce the flight paths of birds

Insurance industry paying increasing attention to climate change

Shadows on ice: Proba-1 images Concordia south polar base

Google Maps returns to iPhone after Apple fiasco

Wildfires Light Up Western Australia

Apocalypse... but not as we know it

Environmental satellite produces first photo of Earth

NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night

Skybox Imaging Completes Significant Testing Milestone Preceding its First Satellite and Product Launch

First-ever hyperspectral images of Earth's auroras

DuPont Microcircuit Materials Introduces New Low Cost Conductive Inks for Printed Electronics

Seeing stars, finding nukes: Radio telescopes can spot clandestine nuclear tests

USAF Hopes Bulk Rocket Purchase Will Save Billions

Putin Urges CIS Countries to Join Glonass

Third Boeing GPS IIF Begins Operation After Early Handover to USAF

Raytheon technology instrumental in creating "Black Marble" image

Carnegie debuts revolutionary biosphere mapping capability at AGU

New test adds to scientists' understanding of Earth's history, resources

URI oceanography student uses crashing waves on shorelines to study Earth's interior

Third Galileo satellite begins transmitting navigation signal

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