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 September 17, 2007 |
| SPACEWAR + Security, life threatened by space junk, weapons: report  Vancouver, Canada (AFP) Sept 14, 2007 - Human security and technologies from cell phones to weather forecasts are more at risk than ever from anti-satellite weapons and space junk, said a research report released Friday. An anti-satellite test by China in January, and increased US opposition to restrictions on space weapons, were cited as two main global threats by "Space Security 2007," the fourth annual report by the Space ... moreROCKET SCIENCE + ATK wins USAF space propulsion contract  Minneapolis (UPI) Sep 14, 2007 - Alliant Techsystems has won a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a propulsion system for small spacecraft. Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, said in a statement Tuesday that the USAF Research Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., had given it a $3.3 million contract, with options worth an additional $4.7 million, "to develop a multi-mode propulsion system for small spacecraft ... moreSOLAR SCIENCE + New Film Opening In Boston Gives First 3D Look At The Sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - NASA's STEREO Mission, the scientists involved and the vital information that they gather and study, is being presented in a new digital 3D film titled "3D Sun." 3D Sun will bring these images to the world in a way that has only been imagined before. 3D Sun opened at the Boston Museum of Science the first week of September. "3D SUN" audiences will experience the Sun in a breath-taking 3D High ... moreSPACEMART + Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology (IIST) Inaugurated  Thiruvananthapuram, India (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), an institute of excellence being established with the objective of offering high quality education in space science and technology to meet the demands of Indian Space Programme, was inaugurated by Dr G Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO, today (September 14, 2007) at Thiruvananthapuram. Dr B N Suresh, Director, IIST, Prof D Samchandran ... moreMOON DAILY + Japan says lunar orbiter launch a success  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2007 - Japan's first lunar orbiter successfully blasted into space Friday on the most extensive mission to investigate the moon since the US Apollo programme began nearly four decades ago, officials said. A domestically developed rocket launched with no glitches from a small island in southern Japan at 10:31 am (0131 GMT) carrying the country's hopes of restoring pride in its troubled space ... more | SPACE TRAVEL:  MARSDAILY:  SPACE TRAVEL:  LAUNCH PAD:  |
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| 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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| TERRADAILY + Urban chic: green, ethical T-shirts with a message  Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Once cheap and often nasty, T-shirts are back on the streets as ethical message-carrying PC wear that comes with a sizeable price tag for the high-end urban chic. "Absolutely everyone is making T-shirts nowadays," said Guillaume Salmon, a spokesman for Paris' trend-setting Colette concept store. "You can wear them anywhere with anything nowadays, at work or at night, like jeans -- and they ... moreFLORA AND FAUNA + DNA barcoding: from fruit-flies to puffer fish  Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2007 - Hundreds of experts in DNA barcoding meet in Taiwan next week for a major conference on this young, cutting-edge science which could have wide-ranging implications for health and the environment. Major advances in this field could be used to improve public health, consumer protection and food safety and will be discussed by some 350 experts from 46 countries at the seminar in Taipei from ... moreFARM NEWS + HARDY Rice: Less Water, More Food  Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - An international team of scientists has produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Professor Andy Pereira at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) has been working with colleagues in India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Mexico and The Netherlands to identify, characterize and make use of a gene known as HARDY that improves key features ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Typhoon kills at least one, strands 15,000 in South Korea  Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - A powerful typhoon killed at least one person in South Korea on Sunday, grounded 280 flights and stranded 15,000 passengers on its southern resort island of Jeju, officials said. The anti-disaster agency reported one dead and two missing on Jeju. South Korea's Yonhap news agency put the total typhoon death toll at six -- on Jeju and elsewhere. The agency said Typhoon Nari, expected to ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Relief on way to quake-ravaged Indonesian islands  Jakarta (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Indonesian disaster relief officials waited for word Sunday that aid had finally reached an isolated island group hit hard by a series of quakes and aftershocks. Three boats carrying relief aid set sail for ports in the Mentawai islands Saturday off the west coast of Sumatra. "They are likely to have arrived there as the trip would need between eight to 12 hours," said Ade Edward, an ... more | FROTH AND BUBBLE:  WATER WORLD:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  ICE WORLD:  |
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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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