|
 
Twitter buys geolocation startup Mixer LabsWashington (AFP) Dec 24, 2009 Twitter not only wants to know what you're doing it wants to know where you are. The micro-blogging service announced Wednesday that it has purchased Mixer Labs, a California-based startup that builds location-tracking tools. "We want to know What's happening?, and more precisely, Where is it happening?" Twitter co-founder Evan Williams said in a blog post. "As a dramatic example, tw ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| .. |
 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 16, 2009The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. At first glance, this may not appear to be connected to space technology, but large development projects and the state of Earth's environment are intrinsically linked. Global climate change is also an increasingly important challenge in overcoming poverty and advancing ... more  
Seoul (UPI) Dec 15, 2009 South Korea is in talks with the United States for plans to rent or buy 10 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles. "A final decision will be made as late as next month," Lt. Gen. Jang Kwang-il, the deputy minister for policy, told reporters at a news conference. The announcement was made as South Korea vowed to press ahead with plans to redeploy combat forces in Afghanistan ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 15, 2009A Proton-M carrier vehicle on Monday orbited three new Glonass-M navigation satellites, a spokesman for Russia's space agency said. He said the satellites, launched from the Baikonur space center on Monday at 13:38 Moscow time [10:38 GMT], detached from the rocket at 17:10 Moscow time [14:10 GMT]. This was this year's final launch, bringing the total number of Glonass satellites in ... more |
.. |
 Fighting IED Attacks With SCARE Technology   US military looks at supplying troops with drones   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| .. |
Erlangen, Germany (UPI) Dec 8, 2009 German researchers say they've developed intelligent radio nodes that can perform many tasks that radio frequency identification systems cannot. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, the Fraunhofer Working Group and colleagues at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and other facilities developed the radio nodes mainly for hospital uses. For example ... more 
London, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2009Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has delivered eighteen SGR-10 GPS receivers to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of the USA to provide on-board orbit determination for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites. SSTL's SGR-10 is a spacecraft orbit determination sub-system designed for small and large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite applications. The SGR-10 provides GPS standard ... more 
Rome, Italy (ESA) Dec 07, 2009The engineering model of the first Galileo satellites has completed platform integration tests at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome. The platform is now undergoing functional testing. Delivery of the engineering model payload from Astrium UK is expected in December. These tests are an important step towards building and launching the first four Galileo satellites. Integration ... more |
.. |
 IContain And InSeT Systems Deploy Hyper-Accurate Tracking Technologies   Young Arabs Can Be The Next Generation Of Space Engineers   Rafael Releases New Member of Spike Family - Spike NLOS |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 | Dec 18 |
