Daily Archives: April 21, 2009

Atmospheric engineering scheme to combat global warming could diminish solar power

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A widely discussed “atmospheric engineering” scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth, a new study has concluded. It is appears in the current issue … Continue reading →

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China open 2009 schedule with BeiDou-2 (COMPASS-G2) launch

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Beidou II (COMPASS-G2), China’s second geostationary navigation satellite, was launched on April 15th from the Xichang satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province, via a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (CZ3C-2) launch vehicle. The launch is the first in a series of launches … Continue reading →