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Europe's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Program ExaminedBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 02, 2012 Collecting environmental information about the present and future of home planet Earth is of critical importance. Space-based systems can help to appreciate how our planet and its climate are changing, the role played by human activities in spurring any global variations, and how such changes might influence our daily well-being. Now under active discussion is the European Union's (EU) Global Monitoring for Environment and Security - or GMES program. It is a project to establish a European capacit ... read more |
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 Sciamachy - 10 years monitoring climate in space How has our ozone layer changed in the last 10 years? How do trace gases like nitrous oxides, carbon dioxide and methane influence our climate? How do environmental protection measures work? T ... more | .. |
  LightSquared Undertakes Search for New CEO LightSquared has announced that Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned his position as chief executive officer. He will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Doug Smith, currently chief network officer, an ... more | .. |
  ISRO bets on satellite navigation for aviation services The Indian space agency Thursday stressed on the use of satellite-based navigation signals to provide real-time and efficient aviation services in the country. "We have identified satellite na ... more | .. |
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 Galileo on the ground reaches some of Earth's loneliest places A worldwide chain of Galileo ground stations on some of the remotest sites on Earth is nearing completion ahead of this year's launch of two more satellites. Engineers spent a hectic Christmas ... more | .. |
 NASA Finds Sea Ice Driving Arctic Air Pollutants Drastic reductions in Arctic sea ice in the last decade may be intensifying the chemical release of bromine into the atmosphere, resulting in ground-level ozone depletion and the deposit of toxic me ... more | .. |
 Watching the planet breathe Scientists have come up with an entirely new way to monitor the health of Earth's plants from space. In work published in Geophysical Research Letters [1], researchers working at NASA's Jet Propulsi ... more | .. |
 GPM Microwave Imager Instrument for NASA and JAXA Mission Arrives at Goddard The Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument has arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for integration into NASA's upcoming Earth science spacecra ... 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
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 China's advanced remote sensing satellite operating soundly China's first high-resolution remote sensing satellite ZY-1-02C has carried out orbit tests, and images delivered from it reach international levels, China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Ap ... more | .. |
 Facility for Climate and Environmental Monitoring from Space The International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) has welcomed the recent announcement from the Technology Strategy Board, UK Space Agency (UKSA) and South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) tha ... more | .. |
 Chinese province school buses to have GPS All school buses in China's Gansu province will have satellite-based tracking system installed in them by the end of this year, authorities said. The move comes following an accident last year ... more | .. |
 NASA Pinning Down "Here" Better Than Ever Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can tell us where we are, the satellites that make up the GPS need to know exactly where they are. For that, they rely on a network of s ... more |
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 China launches 11th satellite for independent navigation system China successfully launched a satellite into space at 12:12 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday, the 11th one of its indigenous global navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, t ... more | .. |
  Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. ESA is developing the sensor as a navigation aid for exploring deep space. Lidar stands ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Completes First Test of JSOW-ER Warhead Raytheon has completed the first test of the warhead and fuze for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range. "JSOW-ER's design will enable the warfighter to attack land-based and moving maritim ... more | .. |
 Peru tests Green Skies fuel-saving project Peru has tested new U.S. technology that saves aviation fuel, reduces pollution and ensures smooth navigation for civilian airliners. ... 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 | .. |
 Global permafrost zones in high-resolution images on Google Earth Thawing permafrost will have far-reaching ramifications for populated areas, infrastructure and ecosystems. A geographer from the University of Zurich reveals where it is important to confront the i ... more | .. |
 NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees In A New Light A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the height of Earth's forests. The map will help scientists better understand the role forests play in climate change and how ... more | .. |
 Russia to Launch 2 Glonass Satellites in 2012 Russia will launch two Glonass satellites in 2012 to expand its global satellite navigation network in orbit, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's ... more | .. |
 NASA Satellite Finds Earth's Clouds are Getting Lower Earth's clouds got a little lower - about one percent on average - during the first decade of this century, finds a new NASA-funded university study based on NASA satellite data. The results have po ... more |
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 US Army Fires Raytheon Griffin Missile During Forward Operating Base Protection Test The U.S. Army precisely engaged targets using the Raytheon Griffin B missile as part of a test to protect forward operating bases (FOBs) and small combat outposts. "Griffin enables ground forc ... more | .. |
 From Bass Strait to the Indian Ocean - tracking a current Deep-diving ocean "gliders" have revealed the journey of Bass Strait water from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean. Deployed in 2010 and 2011, the gliders have also profiled a 200-metre tall wall of ... more | .. |
 Google Street View to launch in Botswana Botswana will be the second African country to launch Google Street View, officials announced Thursday, saying the technology would boost the nation as a diamond exporter and safari destination. ... more | .. |
  Report: N. Korea develops new long-range artillery North Korea has developed new multiple rocket-launchers with an effective range of 170 kilometres (100 miles), based on Chinese and Russian technology, a report said Wednesday. ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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 Space solutions for the Arctic Policy, solutions and funding for new initiatives: ESA is joining forces at two events with decision-makers, universities, industry and users to map how space services can contribute to emerging cha ... more | .. |
LightSquared Response to FCC Public Notice For more than a decade, LightSquared and its predecessor companies have worked to bring a private sector solution to a public problem - expanding wireless broadband connectivity to every corner of t ... more | .. |
 Cell phone hackers can track your physical location without your knowledge Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user's knowledge, according to new research by comput ... more | .. |
  Rocket to be launched from Poker Flat Research Range Scientists are now at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks waiting for acceptable conditions for the launch of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration sounding rocket. The rock ... more |
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Interference worries may scuttle cell plan An attempt by U.S. company LightSquared to set up a 4G broadband service in the frequency band next to one used by GPS satellites may be over, experts say. ... more | .. |
Google bypassed Apple privacy settings: researcher Google was under fire Friday after it was revealed the Internet giant's ad-targeting "cookies" bypassed track-blocking software on Apple's web browser for iPhones and computers. ... more | .. |
  Virtual Communities Tap Satellite Technologies for Disaster Response Matching the power of satellite technology to disaster risk reduction and emergency response here on Earth is the subject of a new publication issued by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Aff ... more | .. |
 Lasers and GPS technology improve snow measurements Equipped with specialized lasers and GPS technology, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are working with colleagues to solve a critical wintertime weather mystery: how ... more |
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