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• Nine tops Satellites with 11 noms (Variety)

  
  micropsia — Authority: 141
  The Weinstein Co.s "Nine" scored a leading 11 Satellite Award nominations, including best picture in the comedy or musical category. Directed by Rob Marshall, the bigscreen adaptation of the Broadway tuner also scored acting nods for stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Daniel Day-Lewis, as well as best ensemble. ...
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• ISRO to launch 8 satellites, also commenced totaling Hylas spacecraft

  
  Ub News — Authority: 496
  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has 8 satellites in its pipeline for launch and is reconnoitering to acquire such spacecraft from abroad to enlarge capability in the field of communication transponder.KR Sridhara Murthi, Managing Director of Antrix Corporation, marketing arm of Bangalore headquartered Indian ...
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• Golden Sats Nominees

  
  Awards Daily — Authority: 146
  The Golden Satellite Nominees come out earlier than any other awards group.  This makes their choices mostly off where Oscar is concerned.  A robust Oscar contender will often make the cut, though, and will be the only common link between these and every other award on down the road to Oscar.  They have so many ...
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• Spy Agency Changes Spark Mistrust

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair should sign by Dec. 1 a document laying out new responsibilities for the National Reconnaissance Office, builder and operator of America’s spy satellites. This will set in motion the first substantial changes to the NRO charter since ...
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• Space Shuttle Replacements

  
  dailywireless.org — Authority: 481
  Space shuttle Atlantis ( STS-129 ) landed safely in Florida early Friday, gliding in under sunny skies to wrap up a successful 11-day delivery mission to the International Space Station . NASA currently plans to fly only five more shuttle missions. The final mission for Atlantis (STS-132), is scheduled for May 2010. ...
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• News Release: Thick Arctic Sea Ice Goes Missing

  
  University of Manitoba News Blog — Authority: 129
  Arctic sea ice has duped satellites into reporting thick multiyear sea ice where in fact none exists, a new study by University of Manitoba researcher David Barber has found. In 2008 and 2009 satellite data showed a growth in Arctic sea ice extension leaving some to reckon global warming was reversing. But after ...
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• How GPS Tracking Vehicles Works

  
  GPSReviewsBlog.com — Authority: 144
  Using anywhere from 24 to 32 satellites, the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) can track the location of any device that uses GPS tracking. Vehicles are particularly easy to track when this system is in place. With Christmas just around the corner GPS tracking device makes and excellent Christmas present.
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• International Launch Services Proton Successfully Launches W7 Satellite for Eutelsat

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 451
  International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the W7 satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton. The Proton vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 8:19 p.m. local time (9:19 a.m. EST, 3:19 p.m. in Paris, 14:19 GMT). After a 9 hour 12 minute mission, the ...
  5 days ago

• City of Satellites

  
  speed of dark — Authority: 411
  Say you like stuff like the Dead Weather and Them Crooked Vultures, but you need a current-year example of near-ambient beauty for that perfect gift for a friend or relative with gentler tastes. Look no further than Australian City of Satellites’ new album Machine Is My Animal . I listed “Victor” among my ...
  6 days ago

• New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists (Science Daily / Univ. Colorado, Boulder))

  
  Desertification — Authority: 148
  Read at : Science Dailyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091120135212.htmNew Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, MeteorologistsScienceDaily (Nov. 23, 2009) — A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS ...
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• Space DIY – How to Launch Personal Satellites!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 628
  Here’s a rather interesting way to launch your own personal satellite into orbit using Interorbital System’s TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit.  For a price of $8,000, you get a basketball-sized tube and launch to 192 miles above earth into “low orbit”.  You could easily do space imaginary of earth, videos, and ...
  1 week ago

• Solar Winds Triggered by Magnetic Fields

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 553
  XRT Full Sun (Synoptic).Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the latest observations from the Hinode satellite.Scientists have long speculated on the source of solar ...
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• Hidden Shoal Free Label Sampler Volume 5

  
  Hidden Shoal Recordings — Authority: 131
  Hidden Shoal Recordings is pleased to announce the official release of compilation album Crushed and Reminded , the fifth installment in its free sampler album series. Whilst the keen eyed amongst you may have already noted that this has has been available for a few weeks now, we thought we’d allow some breathing ...
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• Photo of the Day

  
  A Blog For All — Authority: 509
  If you look real carefully at the bottom right corner of the photo, you can see a satellite trail. This photo was taken with a 30 second exposure using my Canon Rebel XTi.
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• City of Satellites “Machine is My Animal” - Rave Magazine

  
  Hidden Shoal Recordings — Authority: 131
  Excerpt: “ City of Satellites venture beyond the troposphere on their debut CD Machine Is My Animal. Hazy, ethereal vocals and magisterial synth soundscapes wrap the sensors like rich ice cream upon pressing play…multi-tracked vocals are angelic for the lack of a better description. Closing with the levitating Sky ...
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• City of Satellites reviewed in Rave Magazine

  
  Hidden Shoal Recordings — Authority: 131
  The latest City of Satellites album, Machine is My Animal , has been reviewed in Brisbane street-press Rave Magazine. Check out that review here , or check the artist’s reviews section for an excerpt. Machine is My Animal is now available in all digital formats- stream and purchase the album at the Hidden ...
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• Soyuz rocket launches military payload to orbit

  
  Milcom Monitoring Post — Authority: 432
  Russia launched a military spy satellite into space Friday on a Soyuz-U rocket from the countrys Plesetsk Cosmodrome, according to the defense ministry. The secret payload lifted off at 1044 GMT (5:44 a.m. EST). The three-stage Soyuz rocket delivered the Kosmos 2455 spacecraft into an elliptical orbit 905 x 199 km, ...
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• Indian students design satelite set for launch

  
  Rashid's Blog — Authority: 124
  A team of engineering students from southern India have been designing a small light-weight satellite that is set to be sent into space soon. The Indian Space Research Organisation is supporting the project in the hope that it will encourage more students to be more interested in space technology.About 40 students, ...
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• Cruise ship technology - staying in touch with the mainland

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Gadling Gear Review There is no denying that we live in a connected world - and cruise ships are no exception. What used to be an opportunity to get away from everything and just sit back and relax, has changed into yet another place where you can keep up with the latest in your Facebook account or ...
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• NROL Launch 49 - Better the devil you know…

  
  Milcom Monitoring Post — Authority: 432
  Like previous patches for classified missions, the one for the upcoming NROL-49 mission offers some hints as to its purpose. The link below is for a very interesting article on a future NRO launch no. 49. If you are interested in military space missions, this one is worth the look. Better the devil you know… by ...
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