On a more mundane note, the launching of commercial satellites has been a steady business for decades, and SpaceX is among the companies already competing for contracts.
Here's a sampler of the videotaped lectures: Heat and Light The Greenhouse Effect Ice and Water Vapor Feedbacks Clouds The Long Thaw As Archer explained on a RealClimate post today noting the launch, he developed the course with his colleague Raymond T. Pierrehumbert in 1995.
As the Financial Times notes, the launch of the government-sponsored VC fund fits into China's efforts at financial reform by increasing investment in private sectors and reducing its economy's reliance on fixed asset investments in infrastructure and property.
Worth noting: the launch of Rightcliq comes shortly after Visa completed its $2 billion acquisition of online fraud prevention and payment gateway provider CyberSource, whose global client base includes 300,000 e-retailers.
Pyongyang issued an alert to the International Maritime Organization, noting the launch would occur between Feb. 8 and Feb. 25.
Sony has ended one of its worst-ever years on a high note, with the launch of its cutting-edge handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, in Japan.
Inside, the Mail has a striking picture of cabinet ministers looking decidedly dejected at a poster launch yesterday, and both it and the Guardian note that the launch literally turned into a car crash event.
In her note about the launch, she admitted, "We also understand that issues about privacy can be complex given the fast-moving nature of technology".
Of particular note was the launch of the Sudan Accelerated Child Survival Initiative (ACSI) in the northern states of Sudan, which reached nearly 5 million children with a range of health interventions at the community level - including measles immunization, provision of de-worming tablets and distribution of bed nets to reduce the risk of malaria.
