Pentagon researches new life for dead satellites Jan 22nd, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Call it space grave robbery for a cause: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build brand new ones for cheap. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pentagon, researches, life, dead, satellites, Top Keywords

NASA's Phonesat Project Turns Smartphones Into Satellites Nov 30th, 2012 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) NASA engineers are chipping away at how best to lower the cost of their satellites - and one off-the-shelf answer is by using smartphone electronics. (Source: SPACE.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasa's, phonesat, project, turns, smartphones, satellites, Top Keywords

India launches satellites in 100th space mission Sep 9th, 2012 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) India's national space organization has marked its 100th mission by launching French and Japanese satellites. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, launches, satellites, 100th, space, mission, Top Keywords

NASA launches twin satellites to radiation belts Aug 30th, 2012 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) Twin satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on a quest to explore Earth's treacherous radiation belts and protect the planet from solar outbursts. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasa, launches, twin, satellites, radiation, belts, Top Keywords

Storms spoil NASA's 2nd launch bid for satellites Aug 25th, 2012 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) Thunderstorms have ruined NASA's second attempt to launch a pair of science satellites. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : storms, spoil, nasa's, launch, satellites, belts, Top Keywords

Ariane rocket launches two Asian satellites May 16th, 2012 - 04:30h (CET +01.00) An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two Asian telecoms satellites into orbit from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana, European operator Arianespace announced. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ariane, rocket, launches, asian, satellites, belts, Top Keywords

Satellites said to show Syria not abiding by truce Apr 24th, 2012 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) Satellite imagery and other credible reports show that, despite its claims, Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, international envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : satellites, said, show, syria, abiding, truce, Top Keywords

N. Korea to launch satellites 'one after another' Apr 20th, 2012 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) North Korea has vowed to launch satellites "one after another", vigorously rejecting international condemnation of an April 13 launch that was seen overseas as a disguised ballistic missile test. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : korea, launch, satellites, 'one, another', truce, Top Keywords

The Russian Soyuz VS01 rocket, carrying the first two satellites ... Oct 21st, 2011 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The Russian Soyuz VS01 rocket, carrying the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system, blasts off from its launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in Sinnamary October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRENCH GUIANA - T... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, soyuz, vs01, rocket, carrying, first, satellites, Top Keywords

India launched a rocket carrying three satellites into orbit ... Apr 20th, 2011 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - India launched a rocket carrying three satellites into orbit on Wednesday in its latest effort to gain a share of the global commercial space market.(AFP/File/STRDEL)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, launched, rocket, carrying, satellites, orbit, satellites, Top Keywords