Scientists with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have combined satellite data with various ocean circulation and wave propagation models, along with seismic information, to create a simulation of the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami that closely matches up with the real thing.
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S atellite fleet operators have generally avoided competing with their customers, but the changing nature of the business has forced some to start diversifying into areas like teleports, industry officials said during a March 23 forum here.
Bullish on Broadband, Telesat Plans To Order New Satellite
Telesat Canada is so confident that its consumer satellite broadband service will be commercially successful when it is introduced in Canada this year that it is ordering a broadband-dedicated satellite to keep pace with the expected market.
Preparations Progressing for Launch of Europe’s Delayed ATV
Preparations on the ground and aboard the international space station for the launch of Europe’s billion-dollar Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) are expected to be completed this autumn. The launch is likely to occur in the spring of 2006.
Lockheed, Northrop Grumman-Boeing Teams To Compete for CEV
Lockheed Martin and a Northrop Grumman-Boeing team are expected to land three-year, billion-dollar contracts this August to develop competing concepts for NASA’s next manned spacecraft and prepare for a 2008 fly-off of prototypes that will decide who gets to build it.
Centennial Challenges Announces First Two Prizes
NASA announced March 23 the first two cash prizes offered under the Centennial Challenges program, the U.S. space agency’s effort to stimulate innovation in space exploration technologies.
The Go-To Guy for Space Acquisition
Profile: Maj. Gen. Craig Cooning, Director of Space Acquisition, Office of the Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force
Air Force Space Strategy is Prudent, Not Trigger Happy
OPED: Air Force Space Strategy is Prudent, Not Trigger Happy