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Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just As Bad As Abrupt
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 A painstakingly detailed investigation shows that mass extinctions need not be sudden events. The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Earth's marine life, and it killed in stages, ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Iran to launch new generation of satellites
Tehran (IANS) Feb 08, 2012 Iran is planning to send a new generation of satellites into orbit to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic republic's establishment, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said. On Friday, Iran annou... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Mars radar finds possible ocean sediments
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 08, 2012 The MARSIS radar instrument on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter has discovered a subsurface blanket of low density material around the north polar cap, supporting theories that the northern lowlands of Mars were on... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Devas deal cancelled for national security
Chennai (IANS) Feb 08, 2012 The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
IAI and Boeing drive to active Arrow-3
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Feb 6, 2012 Israel Aerospace Industries and the Boeing Co. are driving to complete development of Israel's Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptor amid the Persian Gulf confrontation between Iran and the West. If that s... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Ex-ISRO chief slams Antrix-Devas probe
Bangalore, India (IANS) Feb 08, 2012 Former Indian space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair Sunday slammed the twin probe reports on the multi-billion dollar Antrix-Devas spectrum deal, saying they were "one-sided and without all facts". "Though I am y... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 08, 2012 ESA's Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
NBN Co selects Space Systems Loral for communications satellites
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 The delivery of high-speed internet to some of the most remote communities in Australia has taken a leap forward following NBN Co's selection of Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading manufacturer of commercia... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Land-cover changes do not impact glacier loss
Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 The composition of land surface - such as vegetation type and land use - regulates the interaction of radiation, sensible heat and humidity between the land surface and the atmosphere and, thus, influences groun... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Raytheon Awarded Contract for Missile Defense System
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 Raytheon has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency. Under the subcontract w... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Satellite Industry Growth To Continue Despite Challenging Environment
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 Euroconsult has announced that it expects prospects for the satellite industry to remain favorable over the decade in a variety of areas. The next ten years should see continued growth for commercial markets, while... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
High Planetary Tilt Lowers Odds for Life?
Moffet Field CA (NASA) Feb 08, 2012 If you think summer is too hot or winter unbearably cold, take solace that in the distant past seasons on our planet might have been much harsher. However, the advent of milder seasons did more than offer comfor... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Mobile Launcher Tests Confirm Designs
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 The 355-foot-tall Mobile Launcher, or ML, behaved as expected during its move to Launch Pad 39B in November 2011, an analysis of multiple sensors showed. The top of the tower swayed less than an inch each way. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
SES-4 Satellite Launch Re-Scheduled For February 14-15
Luxembourg (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 SES S.A. announces that ILS has re-scheduled the SES-4 satellite launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket for 1:36 am local time on February 15th, 2012 (February 14th, 2012 at 20:36 p... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
ULA Completes Critical Milestones Toward Certifying Atlas V for Human Spaceflight
Centennial CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the completion of two key milestones leading toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight. ULA has successfully completed the third and... more
Feb 8 2012
12:01pm
SES' broadband service ASTRA2Connect and Nordnet expand their offerings
Luxembourg (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 SES and NordNet, the French internet service provider and a subsidiary of France-Telecom-Orange, has announced that they have expanded their service offering of SES' successful satellite broadband service ASTRA2Connec... more
Feb 7 2012
9:29pm
Project NEOShield: Asteroid defence systems
Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 It is not entirely clear when exactly the last major asteroid impact on Earth occurred. But there are plenty of examples of impact craters, such as the Nordlinger Ries in Bavaria. That there will be other collisi... more
Feb 7 2012
9:29pm
Heavy Ions Killed Mars Probe
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2012 Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was lost because space radiation disrupted its computer system, a commission investigating the incident said on Friday. The investigation found no faults with the spacecraft... more
Feb 7 2012
9:29pm
Surface of Mars an unlikely place for life after 600 million year drought
London, UK (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, according to researchers who have been carrying out the painstaking task of analysing ind... more
Feb 7 2012
9:29pm
Mission to Land on a Comet
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is en route to intercept a comet- and to make history. In 2014, Rosetta will enter orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenkoand land a probe on it, two firsts. Rosetta's goal is t... more