News tagged with globalstar
Space: The final frontier for cell phones?
(AP) -- The vast, thinly populated expanses of the country that still lack cell phone coverage could be getting an interesting option next year: ordinary-looking cell phones that connect to a satellite when ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Russia delays commercial space launches after crash
Russia will have to delay the upcoming launch of six US satellites and two commercial European craft due to last month's Soyuz carrier rocket mishap, Russian industry sources said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Russia launches US satellites in third attempt
A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully carried six US Globalstar satellites into orbit on Wednesday after postponing the launch twice earlier this week, Russia's space agency said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Arianespace says it plans 12 launches in 2011
Arianespace said on Tuesday that it planned 10 launches in 2011, including six of its Ariane 5 rockets and the first Russian Soyuz rockets from the European space base in French Guiana beginning in August.
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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AT&T selling satellite-enabled smart phone (Update)
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. has weathered plenty of complaints about spotty cell phone coverage. On Tuesday, it began selling its first phone that includes a backstop for AT&T's own network, over a satellite. That ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 21, 2010 |
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AT&T to sell satellite phone from TerreStar
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday.
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Researchers and students to develop small CubeSat satellites
A satellite about the size of a loaf of bread will be designed and built at the University of Michigan and deployed to study space weather, thanks to a new grant from the National Science Foundation.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Wireless technologies used today based on decades of work at Virginia Tech
Technologies used today by companies, such as Direct TV, Iridium Satellite, Bluetooth, and Globalstar, are based on satellite communications efforts started at Virginia Tech four decades ago in its Bradley ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Wireless World: Never lost at sea
Your wireless Internet connection -- dear workaholic -- will never be lost at sea. Whether you are sailing the Caribbean, the Mediterranean or the open ocean, your wireless broadband will continually be connected to the office, ...
May 19, 2006 |
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Low cost Internet access at sea
Through a project supported by the European Space Agency, the UK-based company Wired Ocean Ltd can now provide enhanced Internet access for ships at sea at a much lower cost than was previously possible. Although ...
Apr 19, 2006 |
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Use Your Personal Mobile During Flight in 2006
Airbus has successfully completed the first in-flight trial of GSM personal mobile- telephones aboard an airliner, paving the way for their future widespread use. The trial, which took place aboard an Airbus ...
Sep 16, 2004 |
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