International Business News - GUF http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The first communications satellite made completely in Japan for commercial use was successfully launched into orbit Friday, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/mitsubishi-successfully-launches-satellite.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:05:11 EDT The commercial arm of the European Space Agency says a rocket loaded with two satellites has blasted off from a launch pad in South America. Arianespace says the Ariane-5 rocket took off Monday from the Kourou launch center and cruised through clear skies powered by two boosters and its cryogenic main engine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/rocket-launched-from-french-guiana.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:15:36 EDT Officials faced the grim task Friday of identifying the victims of a plane crash in a remote Surinamese jungle that killed all 19 aboard. Experts from the Netherlands were expected to arrive to help... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38061-suriname-plane-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/remote-suriname-plane-crash-kills-19.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/remote-suriname-plane-crash-kills-19.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:02:58 EDT A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut. The unmanned cargo ship, called Jules ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/european-ship-docks-at-space-station.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:01:18 EDT A French-led mission headed to Colombia's jungle Thursday to try to give medical help to a rebel hostage who is believed to be gravely ill after more than six years in captivity, officials said. In... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/37816-france-colombia-hostage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/french-hostage-mission-heads-to-colombia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/french-hostage-mission-heads-to-colombia.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:10:05 EDT Shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts glided through the darkness and made a rare nighttime landing, completing an exceptionally long space station mission that had NASA and other countries' space managers rejoicing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/endeavour-astronauts-back-on-earth.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:27:15 EDT Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Wednesday, making a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. The shuttle swooped through the darkness and landed on NASA's illuminated runway at 8:39 p.m., an hour after sunset. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36597-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/space-shuttle-endeavour-returns-to-earth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/space-shuttle-endeavour-returns-to-earth.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:37:22 EDT The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Wednesday, making a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36564-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-returns-to-earth-at-night.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-returns-to-earth-at-night.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:44:05 EDT The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven are back on Earth. The shuttle swooped through the darkness to the illuminated runway at Kennedy Space Center in a rare nighttime touchdown Wednesday. The landing was a bit delayed because clouds had moved in at virtually the last minute. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-returns-to-earth.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:39:51 EDT Shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven streaked toward Earth on Wednesday, aiming for a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36558-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-streaks-toward-earth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-streaks-toward-earth.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:36:51 EDT Clouds moved in and threatened NASA's plans to bring the shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven back to Earth on Wednesday to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36544-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/clouds-move-in-threaten-shuttle-return.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/clouds-move-in-threaten-shuttle-return.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:22:11 EDT With fine weather expected for landing, the shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven aimed for a touchdown right before sunset Wednesday to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36522-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-aims-for-evening-touchdown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/endeavour-aims-for-evening-touchdown.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:01:09 EDT A European rocket lifted off from French Guiana early Sunday on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080308/rocket-launches-from-french-guiana.htm Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:58:30 EST A European rocket has been scheduled to launch Sunday from French Guiana on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/rocket-launch-set-in-french-guiana.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:18:22 EST NASA on Friday cleared space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff in less than two weeks on the longest space station visit ever. Endeavour is scheduled to blast off March 11 on a 16-day mission that could end up stretching by another day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080229/nasa-endeavour-ready-to-fly-march-11.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:43:28 EST Henri Salvador, the velvet-voiced French musician credited with inspiring the bossa nova, bringing rock 'n' roll to France and helping create the music video, died Wednesday, his record label said. He was 90. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/french-crooner-henri-salvador-dies-at-90.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:11:27 EST France will send 1,000 troops to rid French Guiana of illegal gold diggers, the president announced Monday, saying they were endangering both the environment and the food chain in the South American territory. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/france-fights-french-guiana-gold-diggers.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:11:12 EST After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted off Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/shuttle-atlantis-blasts-off.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:46:13 EST NASA began fueling shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Thursday, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/bad-weather-threatens-launch.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:27:07 EST NASA pressed ahead with Thursday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/19592-space-shuttle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/bad-weather-threatens-shuttle-launch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/bad-weather-threatens-shuttle-launch.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:00:28 EST