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The 2nd APRSAF Water Rocket Event |
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As the joint educational
activities for primary and secondary school students
and teachers, the series of APRSAF-13 side events
(APRSAF Poster Contest, APRSAF Water Rocket Event,
and APRSAF Space Education Seminar) were successfully
held, initiated by APRSAF Space Education Working
Group.(Jakarta, 5-12 December)
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Snow leopard project involving, fitted GPS collars using
the Argos satellite system, Pakistan |
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Dr. Tom
McCarthy (Conservation Director of the Snow Leopard
Trust), and the Wildlife Department of Pakistan, initiated
a project in Chitral Gol National Park (CGNP), located
in northern Pakistan, collect critical data on snow
leopard home-range size, movement and activity patterns,
use of travel corridors, intra-specific distances,
and human-snow leopard interactions.
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| #004
Thailand's Top Water Rocket Championship #1 |
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Thailand
PET-Bottled Rocket Club, Saraburiwitthayakhom School
Water Rocket Club and the Geo-Informatics and Space
Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) organized the
first Thailand's Top Water Rocket Championship on March
18, 2007 at the Cavalry Center's tank's firing range
in Saraburi Province.
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Vietnam establishes Space Technology Institute - April
3, 2007 |
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under Government's decision, the Space Technology Institute
(STI) was inaugurated on April 3, 2007. The institute,
belonging to the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology
(VAST), was made to become the nation's leading research
center for space technology, especially for developing
satellite technology, researching and manufacturing space-related
equipment, remote sensing technology, remote sensing applications
and space dynamics. |
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Launch of INSAT-4B, India - March 12, 2007 |
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ISRO's
latest communication satellite, INSAT-4B, was successfully
launched on March 12, 2007, by the European Ariane-5 ECA
launch vehicle of Arianespace. Weighing 3,025 kg at the
time of launch, INSAT-4B is the second satellite in the
INSAT-4 series.
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| #007
Satellite Monitoring of Active Volcanoes in East Asia |
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Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) of the University of
Tokyo developed a near real-time monitoring system for
147 active volcanoes in East Asia in cooperation with the
Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) of the University
of Tokyo and the University of London.
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Indonesian First Micro Remote Sensing Satellite Performs
Well |
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Indonesian first micro remote sensing satellite, LAPAN-TUBSAT,
which was jointly developed by Indonesian Aerospace Institute
(LAPAN) and the Technical University of Berlin (TUB), launched
into orbit at an altitude of approximately 630 km in January
2007, is now performing well.
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The US Earth's Surface Observing Satellite, Landsat Data
Continuity Mission (LDCM) |
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Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is the next in a
series of Landsat satellites which have collected data
of the Earth's continental surface to support global change
research and application for more than 30 years. It will
continue to obtain valuable data and imagery to be used
in agriculture, education, business, science, and government. |
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Latest News of THEOS - Thailand Earth Observation System |
Based
on the cooperation agreement between both the Governments
of Thailand and France, the Thailand Earth Observation
System (THEOS) program has been established. The THEOS
satellite is the first high-resolution Earth observation
satellite for Thailand to be operated by a Thai public
organization, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development
Agency (GISTDA).
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RIVF'07 Hanoi Vietnam-March 5-9 |
The
5th International Conference on Research, Innovation
and Vision for the Future (RIVF'07) was held at Hanoi
University of Technology, Vietnam from March 5 - 9, 2007.
This conference provided an interactive, professional, and friendly forum
for sharing results of research, and progress had made towards future
innovative applications of information and communication sciences & technologies.
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| #013
The 5th Annual Mekong Flood Forum, Vietnam - May 17 -
18, 2007 |
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2002, the Mekong Flood Forum has been conducted every year
by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). The forum provides
opportunities for managers, planners, practitioners and
scientists from riparian states, international organizations,
and civil society organizations to meet and share experiences
and information regarding flood issues and identify ways
to improve flood management taking a balanced regional
and holistic approach. |
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Bangladeshi Student Selected for Zero-Gravity Flight |
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One Bangladeshi student has been selected for Zero Gravity
Flight 2007 by the World Space Week Association based
in Houston, USA, an affiliated organization of the United
Nations engaged in creating Space awareness among the
students among the world.
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CubeSat Project in College of Science and Technology,
Nihon University, Japan |
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The students in Nihon University have developed a type
of nanosatellite called a CubeSat, which measures 10
cubic centimeters and weighs 1 kg. The satellite is called
SEEDS (Space Engineering Education Satellite). As its
name implies, the purpose of developing SEEDS was to
give the students a practical education in space engineering. |
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The Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2007,
Japan |
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The
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2007, was
held in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan from June 25 to
27, 2007.
The conference presented and reviewed significant accomplishments,
noteworthy achievements, and good practices in disaster
risk reduction at local, regional, national, and international
levels, and concluded to address further concerns and challenges.
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The 6 small satellites will be launched onboard the H-IIA
rocket in summer 2008, Japan |
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2008, JAXA will use the opportunity of the H-IIA launch
to give commercial industries, universities and other
organizations a chance to launch small satellites (between
1 kg and 50 kg). JAXA will share the experiences and
technologies relating to orbit demonstration that will
be gathered by the commercial industries and universities.
JAXA aims to expand future applications of space development
by using small satellites in Japan, and contribute to
education in universities and nurture talented persons. |
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INSAT-4CR, a communications satellite successfully launched
in India |
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India's Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F04)
successfully launched the INSAT-4CR satellite on September
2, 2007 at 6:20 p.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
SHAR (SDSC SHAR), in Sriharikota. GSLV-F04 placed India's
INSAT-4CR into a geo-synchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
This was the fifth time GSLV has flown and was the fourth
successful flight. |
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Selecting students in India to participate in Water Rocket
Competition in APRSAF-14 |
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be
hosting the 14th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
(APRSAF-14) in Bangalore in November 2007. On the eve
of this forum and also as part of celebrations of the
50th Anniversary of the Space Age, a 'Water Rocket Making
and Launching Event' will be held in Bangalore for students
from the Asia-Pacific countries. |
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Snow Leopard Update from Dr. Tom McCarthy: Discovering
the cause of the previous difficulties |
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According to Dr. Tom McCarthy, the Director of the Snow
Leopard Trust, the attenuation of the original collar
of Ms Bayed has been measured (at an average of 9-10
db), and this attenuation arose simply from the collar
being placed on a living organism. The attenuation was
measured using a container the size of a snow leopard's
neck, filling it with tissue equivalent liquid (TEL)
(47% sugar, 2% salt, 51% water), and placing it in an
anechoic test chamber. |
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Malaysia's first astronaut goes into space, October 10,
Malaysia |
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Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Mustapha, Malaysia's first
astronaut, lifted off on board a Russian Soyuz 15-S
rocket with American astronaut Peggy Whitson, the ISS7S
new commander, and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 9.21
pm Malaysia time on October 10.He is the first Muslim
to go into the space during the fasting month of Ramadan
and he will observe the dawn-to-dusk fasting rules
during Ramadan, before Aidilfitri (the Malay term for
the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr).
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Activities in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(JAXA) Space Education Center |
In
May 2005, JAXA established a space education center in
Japan to assist young people in their development as human
beings. To reach out to a large number of children, the
center works closely with school teachers by providing
some of them with direct, customized support and others
with indirect support. The center is gradually expanding
its partnership with entities outside Japan, making the
maximum use of the existing cooperation frameworks for
space activities. The recent efforts of the center to promote
water rockets and CanSat activities offer good examples
of creating such synergies and supporting the objectives
set by multiple mechanisms for cooperation in space education.
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| #030
Probabilistic Forecast of Killer Electron Alert in Geosynchronous
Orbit |
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"Killer electrons" are high-energy electrons
in the Van Allen radiation belts and they can damage
satellites in a geostationary orbit or cause them to
malfunction. Forecasting fluctuations in the volume of
killer electrons is therefore scientifically very important.
Dr. Yoshizumi Miyoshi, assistant professor at Nagoya
University, and Dr. Ryuho Kataoka, a special postdoctoral
researcher at RIKEN, have developed the world's first
space weather forecast which forecasts the fluctuation
in the volume of killer electrons using a probability
method. |
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58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), India,
September 24-28 |
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The IAC is an annual forum designed to offer space professionals
from around the world the opportunity to meet and share
information on current and future projects. The 58th
session of the IAC, with the theme "Touching Humanity:
Space for Improving the Quality of Life," was hosted
by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and
the
Astronautical Society of India (ASI) at Hyderabad, India
from September 24 to 28. More than 2,000 space professionals,
journalists and students engaged in space activities
from all over the world participated in this session. |
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The 3rd APRSAF Water Rocket Event |
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As the joint educational activities for primary and
secondary school students and teachers, the series of
APRSAF-14 side events (APRSAF Poster Contest and APRSAF
Water Rocket Event) were successfully held, initiated
by APRSAF Space Education Working Group.(India, 21-24
November. |
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| #035
Introduction of Malaysia Space Center and status of RazakSAT |
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The Malaysia Space Center, under the National Space Agency
of Malaysia (ANGKASA), is a complex built on 400 acres
of land in Banting, about 40 km south-west of Kuala
Lumpur. Currently, two facilities have been completed,
the Mission Operation Centre (MOC) and the Optical
Calibration Lab.
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Lunar explorer KAGUYA: Initial Check of Mission Instruments
With First Light Images |
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KAGUYA (SELENE) is a lunar explorer that was launched
on September 14, 2007 from Japan. On October 18, 2007,
it was injected into a lunar orbit about 100 km above
the surface of the Moon (Japan Standard Time). After
successfully being injected into its observation orbit,
the functions of KAGUYA's 15 observation missions were
verified as part of the initial checks that are to be
performed until the middle of December 2007.
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Naro Space Center in South Korea |
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The Naro Space Center, started as part of a national
space development program, is now beginning to take
shape on Oenaro Island off the southwestern part of
the Korean Peninsula. Korea's first space center will
cover almost five million square meters (53,375,000
sq. ft) of land.
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Start of the delivery mission for Japanese Experiment
Module Kibo |
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Space Shuttle Endeavour, with JAXA astronaut Takao
Doi onboard, was successfully launched at 3:28 p.m.
(Japan Standard Time) on March 11.
The 1J/A (STS-123) is the first Kibo delivery mission
to the International Space Station (ISS), and the Experiment
Logistics Module Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) of Kibo
was attached to the ISS on March 14.
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| #052
JAXA GOSAT Project Team |
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Greenhouse gas Observing SATellite (GOSAT) is designed
to observe the global distribution of greenhouse gases
from space, and is expected to contribute to international
efforts for the prevention of global warming by acquiring
the current absorption and emission levels of greenhouse
gases. |
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VINASAT-1 Successful Launch, April 18, 2008 - Vietnam |
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Vietnam's first communications satellite, VINSAT-1, was successfully launched at 22:17 GMT on April 18, 2008, aboard an Ariane 5 carrier rocket from Kourou, French Guiana.
Comment from the vice director of the Space Technology Institute (STI) and the head of the Mechatronics Department of the Institute of Mechanics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Dr. Pham Anh Tuan.
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| #057 Asia-Pacific Workshop on Carbon Cycle Observations |
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The Asia-Pacific Workshop on Carbon Cycle Observations (APWSCCO) was held from March 17 to March 19, 2008 at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Tsukuba, Japan.
This workshop aimed to discuss how to develop a comprehensive and integrated climate change observation system in the Asia-Pacific region that takes user needs into consideration.
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