The tsunami that devastated a number of Indian Ocean coastal areas in December 2004 showed how important satellite imagery can be in disaster situations, according to remote sensing industry officials. But they also believe it demonstrated that their technology can be better used and better coordinated in the event of future disasters.
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Satellite Providers Look To Expand Role in Booming Wi-Fi Market
Satellite service providers are moving into the booming market for wireless communications by offering satellite links for Wi-Fi (short for wireless fidelity) hot spots.
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Atlantis Crew Gearing Up for Their September Return to Flight
While NASA’s Discovery astronauts prepare for the agency’s first shuttle flight in more than two years, another orbiter crew also is training hard for its own launch — now less than three months away.
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Spacehab, NASA Designing Compact Air-Monitoring Systems
Every manned space mission comes with an absolute necessity: an ample supply of breathable air. To make sure that air is clean, whether for a mission to the space station or a future expedition to another planet, a team of NASA researchers and Spacehab engineers is developing miniaturized detectors which they hope will lead to a compact, real-time air-monitoring system for future spacecraft.
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Data From NASA’s Aura Spacecraft Data Poses, Helps Resolve Arctic Ozone Riddle
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After Missteps, Canceled IPO, Eutelsat Waits for a New Day
Eutelsat’s decision to cancel its planned billion-dollar initial public offering (IPO) of stock followed a series of missteps and misunderstandings that clouded what should have been the straightforward sale of a healthy and growing company, banking and satellite industry officials said.
