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August 20, 2012
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India's GSAT-10 satellite continues its checkout for the upcoming Arianespace Ariane 5 mission
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 20, 2012
Test deployments of the antenna reflectors on India's GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite have been performed as part of pre-flight preparations for this payload, which is one of two spacecraft on Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana. GSAT-10's two reflectors, located on the "east" and "west" side of its rectangular-shaped body, were opened in the S5C high bay area of the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation center - where the satellite's solar panels previously w ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Selects Combined Data Services Contract For Polar Satellites
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A GPS in Your DNA
While your DNA is unique, it also tells the tale of your family line. It carries the genetic history of your ancestors down through the generations. Now, says a Tel Aviv University researcher, it's ... more
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Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood
This Olympics has been watched from all over the world - and beyond. Benefiting from a cloudless sky, this view of London's Olympic Park was captured by the smallest imager aboard ESA's smallest mis ... more
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CAR TECH

UC Research Promises Quiet Cars - Even When Hitting Unexpected Bumps in the Road
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Sparse microwave imaging: A new concept in microwave imaging technology
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UAV NEWS

Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
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GSAT-10 "spreads its wings" in preparation for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch
India's GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite - which is one of two passengers for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission in September - has been put through its paces during pre-flight preparations ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Finalizes Contracts for NOAA's JPSS-1 Mission
NASA has completed negotiations and finalized the contracts for the spacecraft and instruments that comprise the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) Satellite, NOAA's second next generation oper ... more
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The Spaceport moves into action for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission to orbit two Galileo satellites
The first of two Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) navigation satellites for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission from the Spaceport has arrived in French Guiana, stepping up the activity involving this ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

MSG-3, Europe's latest weather satellite, delivers first image
Today, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on MSG-3 captured its first image of the Earth. This demonstrates that Europe's latest geostationary weather satellite, l ... more
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GPS NEWS

Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
The next Galileo navigation satellite has touched down at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to begin preparations for its launch in October. Cocooned within its protective, air-conditioned contai ... more
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Raytheon completes GPS OCX iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia, UK Discussing Space Projects - Putin
Russia and Britain are discussing a number of space projects, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "We plan to launch several British satellites," Putin said while summing up his short visit t ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Interview With Scott Braun About NASA's Upcoming Hurricane Campaign
Scott Braun is the Hurricane Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission principal investigator and a research meteorologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Scott studies hurricanes ... more
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Test flight over Peru ruins could revolutionize archaeological mapping
Archaeological sites that currently take years to map will be completed in minutes if tests underway in Peru of a new system being developed at Vanderbilt University go well. The Aurora Flight Scien ... 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
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The Indian GSAT-10 satellite is prepared for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 flight of 2012
One of the two satellites for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 flight of 2012 is undergoing checkout in French Guiana, as preparations move forward for a dual-passenger heavy-lift mission, scheduled for ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

1 in 5 streams damaged by mine pollution in southern West Virginia
Water pollution from surface coal mining has degraded more than 22 percent of streams and rivers in southern West Virginia to the point they may now qualify as impaired under state criteria, accordi ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

European data center for GMES Sentinel satellites at DLR
The ground segment for GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is starting to take shape: The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffe ... more
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Initial assembly is completed for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 to be launched in 2012
Arianespace's fifth heavy-lift Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 has completed its initial build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in preparations for a September mission to or ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Chinese mapping satellite handed over to surveying authority
The company responsible for designing the Ziyuan III, China's first high-resolution remote-sensing satellite for civilian use, has officially transferred its use to the National Administration of Su ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Space Technologies Tackle Human and Environmental Security Problems
Secure World Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the Summer 2012 issue of Imaging Notes magazine dedicated to highlighting the urgent, interrelated issues of Earth remote sensing for se ... more
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SPACEWAR

Report Calls NASA Essential for National Security
Maintaining and advancing an international leadership role in space is an essential component of national security for the United States, according to a new report published by TASC, Inc. The report ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Superbird stuns researchers
A team of researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the National Research Council of Argentina recently fitted a South American sea bird called an imperial cormorant with a small ... more
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France orders Google to hand over Street View data
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AEROSPACE

In mock air war, US pilots face wily 'aggressor'
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CYBER WARS

Hackers build mobile phone network for Def Con
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EARTH OBSERVATION

exactView-1 satellite operational in orbit
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has announced the successful separation from the Soyuz launcher and subsequent operation of mission-critical systems onboard the exactView-1 satellite, which w ... more
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GPS NEWS

Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement
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Boeing Ships 3rd GPS IIF Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Launch
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Digitalglobe And Geoeye Combine To Create A Global Leader
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IGARSS begins in Munich
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