Satellite News

The European Commission announced it was financing the Alphasat telecommunications satellite, which is expected to launch in 2012, with up to EUR225 million (US$299 million) from the EU’s Risk-sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), jointly created by the European Commission and European Investment Bank.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it was issued the Authorised Return of Overseas Launch Space Object (AROLSO) for the Sample Recovery Capsule aboard the Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa from the Space Licensing and Safety Office (SLASO) of the Australian Government.
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST), built and integrated at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, was launched 20 years ago aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, on 24 April 1990.
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“England’s new prototype SpeedSpike satellite system can pinpoint speeders on the ground from outer space. Then send them a ticket,” claims the Digital Trends web site. Not just sloppy reporting but also a fine example of how urban myths can get started.
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It used to be that television, or at least fictional television, was designed to be an escape from the more difficult components of everyday life. And there is certainly nothing wrong with that approach to programming: after all, if you’re dealing with enough stress in a difficult relationship, trying work environment, or generally stressful current state of events, you don’t want to be reminded of all of the more difficult things in life, necessarily.