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May 10, 2013

ESA's next Earth Explorer satellite Will Map The Tropics
Paris (ESA) May 10, 2013
ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board has selected 'Biomass' to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth's most precious resources. Following the review of three candidate concepts at the Board's meeting, the Biomass mission concept is set to become the next in a series of satellites developed to further our understanding of Earth. The satellite will be designed to provide, for the first time from space, P-band radar measureme ... read more

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Orbcomm Signs Seven New Customers In Transportation And Logistics Industry ORBCOMM Inc. reports that its state-of-the-art ReeferTrak platform has been selected by seven new domestic and international transportation and logistics companies. ReeferTrak is an industry-leading ... more		Scaling up gyroscopes: From navigation to measuring the Earth's rotation Accurately sensing rotation is important to a variety of technologies, from today's smartphones to navigational instruments that help keep submarines, planes, and satellites on course. In a pa ... more		Landsat Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcano's Heat As the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite flew over Indonesia's Flores Sea April 29, it captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the air. The satellite's Operational Land Imager ... more
				Raytheon completes first international delivery of Enhanced Paveway II GBU-50 Raytheon has completed delivery of more than 200 Paveway GBU-50 guidance kits to a European partner. The GBU-50 provides the 2,000-pound MK-84 or the BLU-109 penetrator with all-weather GPS navigati ... more		Turn your satnav idea into business Ready to take the next step with your satnav idea? ESA's business incubation centres are offering help through this year's European Satellite Navigation Competition. For the tenth time, the competit ... more

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NIST demonstrates transfer of ultraprecise time signals over a wireless optical channel By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred ultraprecise time signals through open air wit ... more		Outside View: Pakistani politics: Perils and paradoxes This weekend, many tens of millions of some 200 million Pakistanis will elect new national and four provincial governments. The elections are a remarkable milestone due in large measure to President Asif Zardari's political navigational skills in the most roiled of waters. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		China Successfully Sends First Gaofen Satellite Into Space China has launched its first Gaofen-1 high-resolution remote sensing satellite into orbit, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The satellite was carried by a Long March 2D (Chang Zheng 2D) ... more
				AFSPC Vice Commander: Innovation desperately needed for tomorrow's challenges The kind of dramatic innovation that brought the world the Global Positioning System is desperately needed today in military space and cyberspace, according to Air Force Space Command's Vice Command ... more		NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western US Snowpack A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how muc ... more

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Satellite instrument package to assess space weather ready for delivery by CU-Boulder A multimillion dollar University of Colorado Boulder instrument package to study space weather has passed its pre-installation testing and is ready to be incorporated onto a National Oceanic and Atm ... more		Vietnam, with French help, set to launch remote sensing satellite Vietnam says French investment is helping it prepare to launch its first remote sensing satellite into orbit from the Kourou launch center in Guyana. ... more		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		Spatial Dual Offers Dual Antenna For GNSS/INS Advanced Navigation has announced the release of Spatial Dual, their new dual antenna GNSS/INS. Spatial Dual is a ruggedized miniature GPS aided inertial navigation system and AHRS that provides acc ... more
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Zeal to ensure clean leafy greens takes bite out of riverside habitat in California

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Taiwan wavers on F-16 deal

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Japan automakers step on profit accelerator

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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

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Sat-nav warns London lorry drivers of cyclists

TomTom says sales fall, turning from navigation market

NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites

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CU-Boulder to receive $36 million from NASA for space weather mission

Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping

Smithsonian dedicates new exhibition to navigation

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