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 September 17, 2007 |
| NUKEWARS + World should brace for possible war over Iran: France  Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - The world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian nuclear crisis but seeking a solution through talks should take priority, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday. "We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," he said in an interview broadcast on French television and radio. "We must negotiate right to the end," with Iran, he said, but underlined ... moreIRAQ WARS + US military likely to be in Iraq for years after drawdown  Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2007 - The US military will be tied down in Iraq with 100,000 troops at least through the presidency of George W. Bush, and a modest size residual force will be there for years to come. And that is a best-case scenario, as articulated by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday after Bush announced plans for more modest troop cuts by mid-July. "One of the sad aspects of war is there is no ... moreMILTECH + Raytheon Awarded 5 Million Dollar Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment Contract Option  Tewksbury MA (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Raytheon Company has been awarded a $5 million U.S. Army contract option to provide Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) Mobile Eagle Eye tower systems to protect U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. The contract calls for nine Mobile Eagle Eye elevated sensor systems with deliveries beginning in February 2008. Work will be performed at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' Integrated Air ... moreNUKEWARS + Reports of NKorea-Syria nuclear links of major concern: Gates  Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - The United States would have a "real problem" if Syria and North Korea are collaborating on a nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. Gates refused to confirm the veracity of leaked intelligence reports suggesting that North Korea may be helping Syria build a nuclear weapons facility. "But all I will say is we are watching the North Koreans very carefully. We ... moreMISSILE DEFENSE + US military team set to inspect Russian radar in Azerbaijan  Baku (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - A US military team will visit ex-Soviet Azerbaijan on Tuesday to inspect Russia's Gabala radar station, touted by Moscow as a potential alternative to controversial missile defence sites in central Europe. The Pentagon delegation will visit the station, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the Azerbaijani capital Baku, in the company of Azerbaijani and Russian military experts. ... more | THE STANS:  MILTECH:  MILPLEX:  NUKEWARS:  |
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| SOLAR DAILY + Analysis: Solar energy in Uzbekistan  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2007 - An era of record-high oil prices topping $80 a barrel has left investors and nations scrambling to develop alternative sources of energy. The theoretical annual potential of solar power is estimated to exceed all fossil fuels reserves by more than 10-20 times. In Central Asia, solar power is receiving renewed attention, particularly in Uzbekistan, with a population of 26 ... moreSOLAR DAILY + 135 Million Dollars For Innovative Solar Technology  Newington CT (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Schuco International KG, German parent company of Schuco USA L.P., and German energy giant E.ON AG are jointly investing $135 million to develop new photovoltaic (PV) modules based on thin-film technology for metal and glass facades. Production begins in mid 2008. The modules will be produced in Germany using technology supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., global market leader in ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Analysis: Mideast turns to nukes for water  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2007 - The idea of using nuclear-powered desalination plants is becoming popular in the Middle East and North Africa, where tension over water rights has gone on for millennia, but it is controversial, and without significant foreign assistance it may turn out to be a mirage. During a visit to Libya by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in late July, the leaders signed a memorandum of ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Constellation Energy To Construct Large-Scale Solar Power System For GM  Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Constellation Energy has announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy Projects and Services Group (CEPS), has signed an agreement with General Motors Corporation to construct a solar power system that will generate approximately 870 kw of power and supply nearly half of the power requirements at GM's 300,000-square-foot Service and Parts Operations warehouse in Fontana, Calif. ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Iran sees progress in Russia nuclear talks  Tehran (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said talks with Russia over the much delayed completion of Iran's first nuclear power station are making progress, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. "The question of the Bushehr nuclear power station was raised and we see progress in the negotiations," said Mottaki, referring to his visit last week to Moscow for talks on the atomic plant ... more | CIVIL NUCLEAR:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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| MARSDAILY + New Theory Explains Ice On Mars  Honolulu HI (SPX) Sep 14, 2007 - Wobbles on Mars cause ice ages that are much more dramatic than those on Earth, says astronomer Norbert Schorghofer of the University of Hawaii. Thanks to our large, stabilizing Moon, Earth's rotation axis is always tilted by about 23 degrees. The tilt of Mars, however, can wobble by as much as 10 degrees from its current 25 degrees. Wobbles cause big changes in the amount of sunlight reaching ... moreMOON DAILY + Google offers reward to land robot on moon  New York (AFP) Sept 13, 2007 - Internet search giant Google on Thursday offered 30 million dollars in prize money for companies to land a robot camera to roam on the moon and send back high-resolution snaps and data. Google launched Google Moon, a page on its site with images mapping out stretches of the orb's pock-marked surface. They are compiled from photographs taken by previous moon missions including the historic ... moreLAUNCH PAD + Arianespace To Launch ELISA Satellites  Paris, France (SPX) Sep 14, 2007 - The four ELISA satellites will be placed in heliosynchronous orbit by a Soyuz rocket to be launched from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. They will be auxiliary passengers on the launch of the first Pleiades satellite in late 2009. Astrium is lead manager for the program, working with co-contractor Thales for French MoD procurement agency DGA. Astrium is prime contractor for ... moreOZONE NEWS + NASA Keeps Eye On Ozone Layer Amid Montreal Protocol's Success  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2007 - NASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer. The United Nations Environment Programme will host the meeting from Sept. 23 to 26 in Athens, Greece. NASA scientists study climate change and research the timing of the recovery of the ... moreLAUNCH PAD + Foton-M3 On Schedule For Launch  Paris, France (ESA) Sep 14, 2007 - An unmanned Foton capsule, carrying a payload of over 40 European experiments, is on schedule for launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 13:00 CEST (11:00 UT) tomorrow. The Soyuz-U launcher, which will carry the Foton-M3 spacecraft into orbit, was transferred to the launch pad this morning. The Foton-M3 assembly and test work was completed at Baikonur on Tuesday evening. ... more | SOLAR SCIENCE:  MARSDAILY:  ROCKET SCIENCE:  EXO WORLDS:  |
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