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Europe's Largest Ground Segment Upgraded Without User Disruption

Energy-daily.com 

Paris, France (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
Over 200 professionals from ESA, EUSPA, and European industry across four Galileo centres and seven external entities have successfully upgraded Galileo's extensive ground segment. This operation involved the deployment of 400 items and five months of rehearsals, culminating in the seamless transition to System Build 2.0. With 30 satellites in orbit, Galileo provides metre-level accuracy t

Bulgaria's nuclear plant starts to replace Russian fuel

Energy-daily.com 

Sofia, Bulgaria (AFP) June 10, 2024
Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant began to use atomic fuel produced by US group Westinghouse in one of its reactors Monday, in the latest effort to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. The state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube river supplies more than a third of the country's electricity and has so far relied on Russian fuel for its two operational Soviet-built 1,000-megawatt reacto

AI on CubeSats Speeds Up Bushfire Detection

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024
Australian scientists are advancing in detecting bushfires quickly, using cube satellites equipped with AI that can identify fires from space 500 times faster than traditional ground-based methods. Researchers have improved the processing and compression of large hyperspectral imagery on cube satellites. This technology, using AI, allows earlier detection of bushfires from space, enabling

NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality

Spacedaily.com 

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2024
Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points. On June 2, the SCOAPE (Satellite Coastal and Oceanic Atmospheric Pollution Experiment) research team, in partnership with the U.S. Interior Department"s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, took to the seas in the Gulf of Mexico for its

Sentinel-5 Air Quality Instrument Ready for Installation

Spacedaily.com 

Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2024
Following months of testing, the Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument has been delivered to Airbus in France for installation on the MetOp Second Generation weather satellite. Sentinel-5, a Copernicus mission, will be carried on MetOp Second Generation A-type weather satellites, with the first launch expected in 2025. The mission aims to measure atmospheric trace gases such as ozone, nit

Earth and space share similar turbulence dynamics

Spacedaily.com 

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 09, 2024
In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have discovered that turbulence in the thermosphere follows the same physical laws as wind in the lower atmosphere. Additionally, wind in the thermosphere rotates cyclonically-counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These findings reveal a new principle for Earth's environmental

Redwire to Develop Solar Arrays for Thales Alenia Space's New GEO Satellites

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced it will develop and deliver Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space's Space Inspire satellites, the newest product line of geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellites. A joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a prime manufacturer providing space solutions for telecommunications, Earth o

DOE Unveils Decadal Strategy for Fusion Energy

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) marked the two-year anniversary of the Biden-Harris Administration's launch of the U.S. Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy by releasing the DOE Fusion Energy Strategy 2024 at an event co-hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. At the initial event, the DOE started a Department-wide initiative to develop a strategy

Ten make the cut for China's fourth batch of astronauts

Spacedaily.com 

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 11, 2024
Ten candidates, including eight space pilots and two payload specialists, have been selected for China's fourth batch of astronauts, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday. Of the two payload specialists, one is from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the other is from the Macao Special Administrative Region, said the CMSA. It added this is the first time it

We need to normalise obsessive work culture: actor-MP Kangana Ranaut

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut called for embracing an "obsessive work culture" in India, arguing against the "western brainwashing" of weekends and Monday complaints. In an Instagram post, she referenced PM Modi’s vow to work tirelessly towards making India a developed nation by 2047, following his swearing-in for a third term. Ranaut emphasized that as India is still developing, it cannot afford laziness.

Brabon counting on Bella

KentOnline (kentonline.co.uk) 

Trainer Dan Brabon is gunning for his first-ever Category One triumph as the £12,500 Kent Silver Salver concludes at Central Park on Saturday.

200 soldiers deployed in search for missing Veep Chilima’s plane

Malawi Voice.com 

The search for the missing plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima, has intensified with neighbouring countries and international partners providing support. Speaking at a press briefing, Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Paul Valentino Phiri said, “The search is ongoing, but the terrain is difficult. We have thick forest in the area, which is […]

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Tauranga Locals Call For Action

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Mount Maunganui residents and business owners want action on an issue that threatens to irrevocably change an iconic part of New Zealand, after the views of an independent panel and ratepayers were set aside by the Tauranga City Council (TCC) Commissioners.