SPACE WAR - Newsphiles.org intercept this specific news feed since it implies an on-going development concerning all of us in one way or another.

Now when Europe and specifically China openly contend the previous American and Russian space ‘monopoly’. Here we intercept news as published worldwide, chronologically, covering this specific subject.

Space and China - headlines daily

China to send scientists into space - The Associated Press -

China to send scientists into space The Associated Press - 9 hours ago China's space program is staffed mainly by military officers. The six astronauts that have traveled aboard China's three manned missions have all been air ... China's future astronauts will be scientists, not pilots, official ... Xinhua all 78 news articles

Today: Climate talks, undersea noise pollution, CNN cuts, dirty phones - Los Angeles Times -

Today: Climate talks, undersea noise pollution, CNN cuts, dirty phones Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago CNN REDUCES FOOTPRINT: CNN is eliminating its science and technology unit, costing seven people their jobs, including veteran space reporter Miles O’Brien. ...

Museum and Gallery Listings - New York Times -

Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times, United States - 25 minutes ago Accompanied by relevant examples of furniture, decorative objects and books, they also reveal that rooms seen whole, with light and space as well as décor ...

Obama's Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space - Toward Freedom -

New Zealand Herald

Obama's Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space Toward Freedom, VT - 6 hours ago The decision rattled Russia and China , igniting what some experts contend is a race to put weapons in space. Six years later, this past summer, ... The Case for Keeping Gates Center For American Progress all 2,040 news articles

China winning cyber war, Congress warned - guardian.co.uk -

DailyTech

China winning cyber war, Congress warned guardian.co.uk, UK - Nov 20, 2008 So far this year, 15 rockets and 17 satellites have been put into space. China became the third country to explore space in 2003, after the Soviet Union and ... China Stealing US Computer Data, Says Commission BusinessWeek To Work With or Against China? New York Times US warned of rising China 'threat' Aljazeera.net The Associated Press - PRESS TV all 492 news articles

New tower to 'pierce China's clouds' - The Move Channel -

Xinhua

New tower to 'pierce China's clouds' The Move Channel, UK - 10 hours ago ... Center in China, which will be completed in 2009. The new Shanghai Tower will feature office space, luxury residences, a high-end hotel, retail space, ... Gensler Design Will be China's Tallest Building Interior Design Houston architect’s Shanghai building starts construction Bizjournals.com Shanghai defies slump with tallest building plan Reuters BusinessWeek - International Business Times all 127 news articles

Chinese Space Officials Meeting with NASA Today - Space Com -

Chinese Space Officials Meeting with NASA Today Space Com - Dec 2, 2008 By Leonard David NASA is hosting Earth and space science working group meetings with officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) in ... The Societal Impact of Space Flight Space Ref (press release) all 2 news articles

The gift of nookie: 4 tips for holiday harmony - MSNBC -

MSNBC

The gift of nookie: 4 tips for holiday harmony MSNBC - 2 hours ago And then it lurks like Bigfoot in our apartment, taking up space and shedding needles. The DustBuster becomes permanently attached to my arm. ...

No worries by US leaders on China's 'little [cyber] fishes' - World Tribune -

No worries by US leaders on China's 'little [cyber] fishes' World Tribune - 5 hours ago 17, I received an e-mail from Elizabeth Clark (IL), who said: "You seem to be the only one interested in the growing power of China." China is well on its ...

Richland lab will get grant to help China go green - TheNewsTribune.com -

Richland lab will get grant to help China go green TheNewsTribune.com, WA - 15 hours ago Over the next 20 years, China will build 430 billion square feet of floor space, or the equivalent of 20000 to 50000 skyscrapers, according to the McKinsey ...

Space and E.S.A.- headlines daily

ESF's Space Sciences Committee presents its statement at the ESA's ... - Space Ref (press release) -

ESF's Space Sciences Committee presents its statement at the ESA's ... Space Ref (press release) - Dec 3, 2008 The European Space Agency (ESA) Council at ministerial level has been held this week in Den Haag, The Netherlands. The European Space Sciences Committee of ...

ESA Tests Laser To Measure Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - Science Daily (press release) -

ESA Tests Laser To Measure Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Science Daily (press release) - 22 hours ago 3, 2008) — A recent ESA campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ...

NASA delays Mars Science Laboratory launch to 2011 - Spaceflight Now -

CBC.ca

NASA delays Mars Science Laboratory launch to 2011 Spaceflight Now, FL - 3 hours ago "In the future, NASA and ESA are going to work together to come up with a European-US Mars architecture," Weiler said. "That is, missions won't be NASA ... Over-budget Mars rover mission delayed until 2011 New Scientist (subscription) NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011 CBC.ca all 306 news articles

UPDATE 1-Europe to spend $13 bln on Mars rover, space plans - Reuters -

BBC News

UPDATE 1-Europe to spend $13 bln on Mars rover, space plans Reuters - Nov 26, 2008 ESA ministers capped their contribution to ExoMars at 1 billion euros, leaving another 200 million euros to be funded through co-operation with NASA of the ... Space robot research station to land in Oxfordshire Register ESA wants International Space Station to live longer Space Daily ESA Ministers Agree to Fund Space Programs DefenseNews.com (subscription) DailyNewsOnline - UK Trade & Investment all 304 news articles

A Summer Crack-up In The Antarctic Captured By ESA - SatNews Publishers -

A Summer Crack-up In The Antarctic Captured By ESA SatNews Publishers, CA - 15 hours ago As Southern Hemisphere summer approached, imagery from the European Space Agency’s Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar revealed that new cracks were ...

Trash Bags Not Included with ESA's Space Situational Awareness - SatNews Publishers -

Trash Bags Not Included with ESA's Space Situational Awareness SatNews Publishers, CA - Dec 2, 2008 Yesterday we reported about one of the meetings the European Space Agency (ESA) conducted in The Hague, and another matter that was addressed was that outer ...

US satellite failure revives tracking concerns - guardian.co.uk -

US satellite failure revives tracking concerns guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The failure of a Northrop Grumman Corp missile-tracking satellite has sparked concerns that Washington's ...

Mars rover's debut delayed - Nature.com (subscription) -

Mars rover's debut delayed Nature.com (subscription), UK - 6 minutes ago The increasing cost of Mars exploration has also prompted NASA to partner with the European Space Agency (ESA) on all future major missions. ...

GNSS in Space: Part 1 - Inside GNSS -

Inside GNSS

GNSS in Space: Part 1 Inside GNSS, Eugene - Dec 2, 2008 The goal of this continuous effort is to prepare for future FF missions of which the CNES Simbol-X project and ESA’s PROBA-3, Darwin, and Xeus projects are ...

ESA Satellites Scout the Arctic Region Measurements of the ice are ... - Softpedia -

ESA Satellites Scout the Arctic Region Measurements of the ice are ... Softpedia, Romania - 17 hours ago By Tudor Vieru, Science Editor Since 30 years ago, when the European Space Agency (ESA) began measuring the thickness and spread of the ice sheets covering ...

SPACE WAR - headlines daily

Boeing Airborne Laser Successfully Activates High-Energy Laser - Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2008 - The company said the test was the final stage of the first full ground test of the entire weapon system integrated aboard the aircraft. From Raytheon's perspective, all visual indications and initial data readings support a successful mission, said Dan Smith, president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. The results of this annual service practice are indicative of the system's reliability and the high readiness of Japanese Patriot crews.

Some 100 countries sign ban on cluster bombs - Oslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - Some 100 nations put their names Wednesday to a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs, amid calls for major arms producers such as China, Russia and the United States to join them.

US panel presents sobering report on WMD threat - Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - The authors of a report warning that a nuclear or biological attack is likely within five years present their sobering findings Wednesday to vice-president-elect Joseph Biden.

US moves to contain regional fallout from Mumbai attack - Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008 - Senior US officials are moving swiftly to try to keep the fallout from the Mumbai terror attacks from further unraveling security in an unstable, nuclear armed South Asia, officials and analysts said.

SKorea braces for provocation by NKorea: defence ministry - Seoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - South Korean troops are on guard against any military provocation by North Korea after the communist state ordered a border clampdown amid worsening ties, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

Outside View: Pakistan's Mumbai alibi - Manipal, India (UPI) Dec 1, 2008 - Since the terror attacks on Mumbai five days ago, Indian security sources have promoted evidence that the attackers were trained by elements of the Pakistani military. (Copyright 2008 M.D. Nalapat)

China Set To Buy Up Big Before The Cash Runs Out - Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 2, 2008 - Ukraine and China have been engaged in negotiations on the joint design of a large military transport aircraft, according to sources in Ukraine's Antonov Aircraft Co. The agreement was expected to be signed this month, with the aircraft project to begin soon afterward.

LockMart And ITT Team For US Navy Electronic Warfare Competition - Syracuse NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has teamed with ITT to compete for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 Upgrade (SEWIP BLK 2). This program will lay the groundwork for the upcoming competition for the Navy's next-generation electronic warfare system.

Submarine Search And Rescue Exercise - Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2008 - The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have tested their response to a potential Submarine accident by exercising search and rescue protocols in the Western Australian Exercise Area (WAXA) in Western Australia.

NATO hopes Pakistan can focus on Afghan border security - Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - NATO expressed hope Wednesday that Pakistan would keep up the fight against extremists on the Afghan border, amid Indian accusations that Islamabad had a hand in the Mumbai attacks.

Pakistani air strikes kill 30 Taliban militants: security official - Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - At least 30 Taliban militants were killed Wednesday during military air strikes in a restive Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan, security officials said.

NATO, Russia agree return to top level talks - Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - NATO and Russia agreed Wednesday to gradually resume high-level talks, frozen over Moscow's war against Georgia in August, even though a litany of differences remain to be settled.

Commentary: Unholy war culture - Washington (UPI) Dec 3, 2008 - The Mumbai massacre postmortem is wide of the mark. Of course, it's Pakistan. And of course, it's Pakistani extremists. We knew that before the siege was over by talking to Pakistani sources in Islamabad and Peshawar. But it's not one group; it's a culture that the United States helped create during the Cold War.