Kalam asks for using
Kalam asks for using satellite technology for quake prediction (Outlook India)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said information technology, including satellite communication should be used for prediction of earthquakes and asked Iceland to take help of Indian satellites for disaster management for both countries.
China's 1st recoverable experiment satellite to be launched next year (People's Daily)
China's first recoverable experiment satellite, specially designed for scientific experiment, will be launched in the fall next year, it is learned by reporter Wu Weizheng from China Academy of Sciences on May 29. It is named as "2006 Recoverable Scientific Experiment Satellite''. With the exception of the re-entry module for the experiment of agricultural breeding the orbital module will be used
Cholayil Sanjeevanam to start satellite centres in Chennai (PharmaBiz)
Cholayil Sanjeevanam, a modern nature cure multiplex, set up by the Chennai-based Cholayil group, is setting up satellite centres in Chennai to augment its services and products. Cholayil Group is the manufacturer of the well-known ayurvedic soap, Medimix.
Mobile Satellite Firm Satcom Plans June IPO In London (Cellular-News.com)
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Mobile satellite services operator Satcom Group Holdings PLC said Monday it is seeking a listing on London's Alternative Investment Market in June and is planning to complete at least one acquisition before the end of 2005.
Gambling Via Satellite Proposed (Rolling Good Times)
INDIANAPOLIS — As reported by the Kentucky Courier-Journal: "A company that has patented a way to make casino-style gambling available via satellite is courting Indiana and its riverboats as the hosts of its games, promising millions of dollars in state revenue.
INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Sky Network Television Ltd. (SKY.NZ) hopes to this week announce a deal which will ensure that its service faces minimal disruption if its current satellite, which is now running on a back-up processor, fully fails.
INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite By Paula Oliver Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Sky Network Television Ltd. ((NZX: SKY.nz) ) hopes to this week announce a deal which will ensure that its service faces minimal disruption if its current satellite, which is now running on a back-up processor, fully fails. The New Zealand-based pay television operator has been