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December 15, 2011
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Glonass satnav system targets Latin America and India
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 14, 2011
The Latin American and Indian markets will be a priority for Glonass, Russia's global satellite navigation system, Russian Space Systems Deputy General Director Grigory Stupak said on Tuesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian uses. "Priority markets today are Latin America and India," Stupak said. A group of 31 Glonass satellites are currently in orbit with 24 needed to provide global coverage. ... read more

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Galileo in tune as first navigation signal transmitted to Earth
Europe's Galileo system has passed its latest milestone, transmitting its very first test navigation signal back to Earth. The first two Galileo satellites, launched on 21 October, are in the midst ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Gears Up for Airborne Study of Earth's Radiation Balance
NASA scientists have successfully completed flight tests in preparation for deployment of a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tr ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Study Shows More Shrubbery in a Warming World
Scientists have used satellite data from NASA-built Landsat missions to confirm that more than 20 years of warming temperatures in northern Quebec, Canada, have resulted in an increase in the amount ... more
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SPACEMART

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Deliver Jabiru-1 for NewSat Limited of Australia
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Astrium awarded Sentinel 5 Precursor contract
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CAR TECH

US panel seeks ban on all phone use while driving
The top US transportation safety body recommended Tuesday that all 50 US states impose a strict ban on the use of cellphones - both hand-held and hands-free - while driving. ... more
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ICE WORLD

Antarctic expedition checks CryoSat down-under
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ICE WORLD

GPS Reveals 2010 Spike In Greenland Ice Loss Lifted Bedrock
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CAR TECH

US safety body urges cellphone ban while driving
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Lightweight GPS tags help research track animals of all sizes
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Russia to put two more Glonass satellites into operation
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MISSILE NEWS

Seoul shopping for cruise missiles
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EARTH OBSERVATION

GIS Cloud Featured at Eye on Earth Summit
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Landsat satellites Track Yellowstone Underground Heat
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Jason-1 Achieves a One-Decade Landmark
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EARTH OBSERVATION

ESA selects Astrium to build Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite
Furthering Europe's capacity to monitor atmospheric pollution, ESA has awarded a contract worth 45.5 million euro to Astrium UK to act as prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite syst ... more
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CHIP TECH

Researchers develop one of the smallest electronic circuits ever built
A team of scientists, led by Guillaume Gervais from McGill's Physics Department and Mike Lilly from Sandia National Laboratories, has engineered one of the world's smallest electronic circuits. It i ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Merging Tsunami Doubled Japan Destruction
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GPS NEWS

Germans join probe of mobile phone tracker
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite Data Shows that Kirtland's Warblers Prefer Forests After Fire
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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MILTECH

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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Satellite Confirms Sharp Decline in Pollution from US Coal Power Plants
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EARTH OBSERVATION

APL Proposes First Global Orbital Observation Program
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EARTH OBSERVATION

China launches remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XIII
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Texas Drought Visible in New National Groundwater Maps
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