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January 15, 2013

China Voice: Cold War mentality fuels US satellite export prejudice
Beijing (XNA) Jan 14, 2013
Despite counting itself among China's "partners," the United States has failed to follow through on its promises. Last week, the U.S. decided to maintain its controls on satellite exports to China, a decision that came less than a month after it pledged to export more high-tech products for civilian use to the Asian nation. While relaxing satellite export restrictions for other countries, the White House upheld its controls for China. The move runs counter to the pledge the U.S. made at the 23rd C ... read more

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MDA awarded contract to build three radar satellites MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, a provider of essential information solutions, has announced the signing of a $706 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency to build, launch and provide i ... more		Canada Launches Final Stage of RADARSAT Project The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), has launched the next and final stage of Canada's RADARSAT Constellation project. ... more		Nerve centre at heart of Australian fires As dozens of unpredictable bushfires break out in Australia's extreme heat, military-style operations are in full swing at a "nerve centre" that harnesses state-of-the-art technology allied to the power of social media. ... more
				Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool Team Up for Electric Energy Initiative Ford Motor Company has announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home ... more		High fashion, high tech intersect at CES confab The folks who brought you laptop trackpads, voice-activated smartphones and touch-screen tablets are dreaming up new ways for users to interact with technology through wearable, fashionable gadgets. ... more

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TerraSAR-X image of the month - the coastal cliffs of Christmas Island Captain William Mynors was not particularly creative as he sailed past a remote island in the Indian Ocean on the 'Royal Mary', a ship belonging to the British East India Company, on 25 December 164 ... more		China no longer reliant on satellite image imports China's first high-resolution, stereo mapping satellite Ziyuan III meets international standards, ridding the country of its reliance on imports of satellite images. It was announced at a semi ... more		Outside View: Win wars not battles US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media US missile test delayed for a day US, Oman talk $2.1 bln defense deal Japan mulls resuming talks with N. Korea: official Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall N. Korea sends military leader as 'special envoy' to China		Testing Einstein's E=mc2 in Outer Space UA physicist Andrei Lebed has stirred the physics community with an intriguing idea yet to be tested experimentally: The world's most iconic equation, Albert Einstein's E=mc2, may be correct or not ... more
				LEON: the space chip that Europe built Just like home computers, the sophisticated capabilities of today's space missions are made possible by the power of their processor chips. ESA's coming Alphasat telecom satellite, the Proba-V micro ... more		Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission Raytheon Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) recently added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its growing lis ... more

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Lockheed Martin Delivered Core Structure For First GOES-R Satellite Lockheed Martin delivered the core structure for the first in a series of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s next-generation geostationary weather satellites to the company ... more		Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales Two robots equipped with instruments designed to "listen" for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the ... more		Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics Shifts in global water systems markers of The Anthropocene epoch How should geophysics contribute to disaster planning Scientists explore roots of future tropical rainfall Do salamanders hold the solution to regeneration Morton Arboretum Partners with NASA to Understand why Trees Fail		Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission Raytheon Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) recently added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its growing lis ... more
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Farmland Opportunity Includes 17,687 Great Plains Acres

EU releases all data on GM corn linked to cancer

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New biochip technology uses tiny whirlpools to corral microbes

Power spintronics: Producing AC voltages by manipulating magnetic fields

Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor

Turkey postpones order for its first two F-35 fighters

Taiwan expecting US-made Apaches: report

China approves second Beijing airport: state media

VW hits global sales record, still trails Toyota

Daimler could take stake in China's BAIC

Toyota regains global auto sales crown

	Using data from traffic app to identify high frequency accident locations Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers reveal that data culled from geosocial networks like the GPS traffic app Waze can help prevent traffic incidents with better deployment of police ... more		New location system could compete with GPS A positioning technology that could compete with satellite-based global positioning systems can work indoors as well as out, its Australian developers say. ... more		Mission Accomplished for Landsat 5 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. ... more		Google maps New Year's resolutions around the world Google is letting people peg their New Year's resolutions to an online map and see what promises others around the world have set out to keep in 2013. ... more

Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage

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Westinghouse and State Nuclear Power Technology Form Joint Venture To Better Serve Global Market

DuPont Solamet Photovoltaic Metallizations Boost Power in New JA Solar Cypress Panels

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Hyundai, Kia to go with Google Maps		PhoneSat: Smart, Small and Sassy		Researchers told to ward off navigation system interference		China eyes greater market share for its GPS rival		Beidou's unique services attractive to Chinese companies
Satellite highs, suspension lows for Indian space sector in 2012		Beidou helps put region on the map		China launches rival GPS satellite system		General Dynamics Delivers Digital Video Exploitation System to Australian Army for Operations in Afghanistan		Entrepreneur launches first Africa-designed smartphone

China launches Beidou as rival to GPS

Russian Rocket will launch Scotland's First Satellite

Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020

UKube-1 Signs up for Launch and Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing

China opens its version of GPS to public

Cellphone, GPS data suggest new strategy for alleviating traffic tie-ups

China's Beidou system starts service in Asian-Pacific

NASA's Operation IceBridge Data Brings New Twist to Sea Ice Forecasting

Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones

Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant

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

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