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European satellite 'blinded' by radio interferenceParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2010 The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that it had launched a behind-the-scenes campaign to shut down illicit radio and TV transmissions interfering with a major climate satellite. The 315-million-euro (434-million-dollar) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe "has been bugged by patches of interference from radar, TV and radio transmissions in what should be a protected band," ESA complained. "Painstaking efforts to reduce these unwanted signals are now paying off," the Paris ... read more |
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Linthicum MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2010Northrop Grumman recently hosted key representatives from the U.S. Marine Corps, as the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR (Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar) multi role radar enters its final stages of development. When deployed, G/ATOR will replace five legacy Marine Corps ground-based radars with advanced operational capabilities and enhanced mobility and reliability, while also providing large reductions i ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 24, 2010We all sort our rubbish by category, allowing recycling to take place. It's easy to understand why. Different items require different processes for disposal. For years, we have been growing increasingly aware of the trash problem in low Earth orbit. Debris from whole satellites to tiny flecks of paint poses a hazard to anything we launch. It can damage spacecraft or even claim lives. With ... more  
Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2010A swarm of small earthquakes that struck western Saudi Arabia last year was the rumbling of a volcano, geologists reported on Sunday. More than 30,000 minor quakes occurred between April and June 2009 within an ancient solidified lava field called Harrat Lunayyir, damaging some buildings in the nearby town of Al Ays and prompting the authorities to evacuate 40,000 people from the region. ... more |
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Russia missiles to Syria spark Israeli ireTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 20, 2010 Israel has lashed out at Russia's sale of cruise missiles to Syria, stoking fears that the weapons could end up in the hands of militant Islamists. The condemnation came shortly after Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told reporters that Moscow would proceed with a contentious 2007 contract to supply Damascus with P-800 Yakhout anti-ship cruise missiles. On the same day, a leading newspaper in Israel, Haaretz reported that Syria had already received shipments of the missiles. / ... read more |
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