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European freighter set to leave space station on Friday: PARIS AFP — A robot freighter that docked with the International Space Station ISS in April will detach this week prior to be being destroyed in a controlled operation over the Pacific, the European Space Agency ESA said on Tuesday. ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV brought 7.5 tonnes of...; Tags: European Space Agency, Manufacturing, Robots; Research articles 2008-09-02
U.S. Air Force Looks At European Space: Greater commercial and military cooperation is taking place across national borders. As aerospace operations increasingly beckon, the U.S. Air Force is looking across the Atlantic as well as skyward. It has created a new liaison office designed to coordinate and boost space cooperation with Europe. This comes as...; Tags: Air Force, Europe, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, U.S.; Research articles 2008-09-01
Monster galactic cluster seen in deep Universe: European agency: PARIS AFP — An orbiting observatory has spotted a massive cluster of galaxies in deep space that can only be explained by the exotic phenomenon known as dark energy, the European Space Agency ESA said on Monday. Spotted in a scan by ESA's orbiting X-ray telescope XMM-Newton, the cluster's...; Tags: agency, European Space Agency, MARKETING, Monster; Research articles 2008-08-25
S2 Licensing Formally Launches DVB-S2 Patent Licensing Campaign: DVB-S2 Patent License Offered Under Essential DVB-S2 Patents Owned by DTVG Licensing, Inc. and RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana; European Space Agency ESA Expected to Join Initiative Soon EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- S2 Licensing announced today the launch of a licensing campaign under the combined patent rights in DVB S2 standardized...; Tags: DirecTV Group Inc., European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite, TVs; Research articles 2008-08-25
In communicating science, Europe envies the U.S: On July 21, at the Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, members of the European astronomy community participated in a discussion about why their space program has failed to engage public interest in a manner comparable to programs in the United States. Organized by Dirk Lorenzen, a physicist turned journalist...; Tags: CAREER, Europe, European Space Agency, journalist, MARKETING, media, NASA, scientist; Research articles 2008-08-16

Inmarsat to handle Galileo in-orbit tests: TELECOMWORLDWIRE-28 July 2008-Inmarsat to handle Galileo in-orbit testsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT), a provider of mobile satellite communications, has been awarded a contract to deploy and operate a Payload In-Orbit Test IOT facility at the European Space Agency ground station in Redu, Belgium for the Galileo system....; Tags: European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-07-28
Bidding starts to put EU's Galileo navigation system into space: Satellite network, designed to give Europe independence, has been delayed by Brussels rows The European Commission kicked off plans yesterday for a rival to the United States' global positioning system GPS with calls for suppliers for 3.4bn-worth (2.7bn) of hi-tech space-technology deals. The Galileo programme's network...; Tags: EADS Astrium, European Space Agency, Logica; Research articles 2008-07-02
Space probe Ulysses reaches end of odyssey: PARIS AFP — European and US scientists will bid a fond farewell on July 1 to the space probe Ulysses, which has circled the Sun gathering data for 17 years, almost four times its expected lifetime. The first major collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency ESA, launched...; Tags: European Space Agency, NETWORKING, scientist, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Research articles 2008-06-13
Fifty for Fun: Byline: Phil Brown 1 Which ancient Greek city-state had five annually-elected ephors, whose powers included the right to arrest their kings for misconduct in war? 2 Which leading composer and equally eminent poet collaborated for the well-known 1936 short film Night Mail? 3 Hej, Gamle Man (Hello,...; Tags: European Space Agency, France, Government, Leadership; Research articles 2008-06-07
NASA chief backs proposal for European spaceship: PARIS AFP — NASA chief Mike Griffin on Thursday threw his weight behind calls for Europe to build its own manned spacecraft. The experience of the US shuttle, to be retired in 2010, highlighted the need for multiple systems to provide backup for the International Space Station ISS, Griffin...; Tags: asset, Europe, European Space Agency, FINANCE, Griffin, NASA, Paris, Robots, spacecraft; Research articles 2008-06-05
Galileo's GIOVE-B broadcasting new MBOC signal: Following its April 27 launch, GIOVE-B the second Galileo satellite, began transmitting navigation data on May 7, the European Space Agency ESA reported. GIOVE-B is now transmitting the Galileo L1 signal using a specific optimized wave-form, multiplexed binary offset carrier MBOC, the signal that will be interoperable with the L1C...; Tags: broadcasting, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-06-01
Science stats: the lowdown on space junk: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Debris litters the space around Earth. Dots represent pieces left when rockets and the things they carry explode, collide or weather over time.Total number of pieces China 2750...; Tags: debris, European Space Agency, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-05-24
Russia, Europe ink deal on new manned spacecraft: MOSCOW AFP — The Russian and European space agencies have signed a deal to build a six-seat manned spacecraft to travel to the Moon, a Russian space official said Wednesday. Russian space agency Roskosmos and the European Space Agency "on Tuesday signed an accord on the creation of a...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, European Space Agency, MARKETING, spacecraft; Research articles 2008-05-14
Space oddity: European probe finds missing matter: PARIS AFP — An orbital X-ray telescope has found a chunk of matter in the universe whose existence had long been theorised but evidence for which had been lacking, the European Space Agency ESA said on Wednesday. The discovery made by ESA's XMM-Newton telescope is part of so-called baryonic...; Tags: European Space Agency, MARKETING; Research articles 2008-05-07
Galileo serves second course: The European GNSS rapidly gathered momentum in April, with a second satellite launched on April 27 (the scheduled date, not yet arrived as this magazine goes to press), a second interface control document ICD issued for comment, and a new governing directorate and director. Earlier in the month, European transport...; Tags: director, directorate, European Space Agency, NETWORKING; Research articles 2008-05-01
Second test satellite for Galileo launched, reaches orbit: BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan AFP — A second experimental Giove-B satellite for the EU's Galileo satellite navigation project was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Sunday. The Soyuz rocket carrying the satellite was launched at 4:16 a.m. local time (2216 GMT Saturday) and placed the Giove-B into its projected...; Tags: European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-04-26
Arianespace plans bid to launch Galileo satellites: CEO: BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan AFP — The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace said Saturday it would make a bid to launch 26 satellites from French Guyana to kickstart the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation programme. The European Parliament on Wednesday signalled its green light for the deployment of Galileo, seen by...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, European Parliament, European Space Agency, Kazakhstan, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-04-26
Milky Way's monster black hole awoke 300 years ago: PARIS AFP — A black hole slumbering at the centre of our galaxy went into a "feeding frenzy" three centuries ago, the European Space Agency ESA said on Tuesday. Located around 26,000 light years from Earth, the black hole, known as Sagittarius A-star (Sgr A*), is a monster with...; Tags: European Space Agency; Research articles 2008-04-15
Magnificent Cassini mission to Saturn gets two-year extension: PARIS AFP — A US-European exploration of Saturn that has already been lauded as one of the shining achievements in space history is to be extended by two years, the European Space Agency ESA said on Tuesday. Quoting sources at NASA, which is the principal funder of the Cassini...; Tags: European Space Agency, Robots, Saturn; Research articles 2008-04-15
In maiden voyage, European space freighter docks with ISS: TOULOUSE, France AFP — Europe's robot freighter successfully docked on its maiden voyage Thursday with the International Space Station, the European Space Agency ESA announced. The Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV hooked up with mankind's orbiting outpost at 1445 GMT, prompting cheers and applause to erupt at mission control in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Europe, European Space Agency, France, ISS, Robots; Research articles 2008-04-03