Payerne (Switzerland)

Type: City

Name: Payerne (Switzerland)

Latitude: 46.82

Longitude: 6.92

population: 7,758

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Papers rue failings of house arrest system

Following the killing of a 19-year-old girl by a convicted murderer who was under home surveillance, Swiss newspapers on Thursday said the use of electronic tags for criminals needed to be re-examined.“It is rare to see the judicial authorities admit ... [Published Swiss Info - May 16 2013]

Entities: House Arrest, Murderer, Surveillance, Basel (Switzerland)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Saab AB

Saab meeting Geneva industry

in NewsOn 15 May Defence and security company Saab met industrial companies in Geneva in order to present and discuss business opportunities in the Gripen E programme. $ We had our first contact with Saab in 2007 and have now signed a contract that will ... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]

Entities: Saab AB, Saab JAS-39 Gripen, Geneva

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Solar Impulse Project

Solar Impulse Plans U.S. Flights, Builds Bigger Airplane

Switzerland-based Solar Impulse is planning “Across America” flights this spring to showcase its sun-powered aircraft to the U.S. public and demonstrate and develop the possibilities of solar energy. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, the company is developing ... [Published Aviation International News - May 02 2013]

Entities: Solar Impulse Project, United States, Solar Cell

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Virgin Galactic

Spaceflight and the Swiss? Role

‘In Italy,’ Harry Lime pointed out in The Third Man, ‘for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they ... [Published Kensington & Chelsea Today - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Space Travel, Switzerland, Payerne (Switzerland), Virgin Galactic, Space Systems

First reported Apr 06 2013 - Updated Apr 06 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss Company to Launch Robotic Mini-Shuttle i...

The Switzerland-based Swiss Space Systems announced plans to launch a privately built SOAR unmanned space plane from an Airbus A300 jetliner by 2017 for small satellite launches.CREDIT: Swiss Space SystemsLONDON — A Swiss company has unveiled an ambitious ... [Published Space.com - Apr 06 2013]

Entities: Space Systems, Payerne (Switzerland), Rocket Engine

First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Feb 28 2013 - 1 reports

Solar-powered flight: Its moment in the sun

A REVOLUTIONARY solar-powered aircraft touched down recently at Moffett Airfield, in the heart of Silicon Valley. No champagne corks were popped, however, for it arrived disassembled in the belly of a 747 cargo jet. The aircraft will be reassembled ... [Published The Economist - Science & Technology - Feb 28 2013]

Entities: Solar Power, Payerne (Switzerland), Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse Project

Quotes

...more democratic thanks to an original system with launching costs up to four times less than at present," the company announced in a statement. "The first test launches will be carried out by the end of 2017."

Swiss Company to Launch Robotic Mini-Shuttle i... [Published Space.com - Apr 06 2013]

...our involvement as we go from materials supplier to system leader for the new cockpit," said Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience. "The Bayer Cross will be displayed on the aircraft in the future as a visible symbol of our commitment to this excellent partnership." Bayer MaterialScience is contributing a variety of products to ensure that the second, larger model of the aircraft will be lightweight while retaining...

Light touch for solar plane construction [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - Oct 04 2012]