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November 20, 2012

Supersonic Decelerator Project 'On Track' for Success
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 20, 2012
NASA has completed three key milestones in its development of new atmospheric deceleration technologies to support exploration missions across the solar system. The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator project, which is developing technologies to use atmospheric drag to dramatically slow a vehicle as it penetrates the skies over worlds beyond our own, completed three successful rocket sled tests of the "SIAD-R," a Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, the first of three innovative decelerat ... read more

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Europe, U.S. talk space program link European plans to join the United States in building a manned spaceship could see a British astronaut in space before the end of the decade, officials said. ... more		Israel's Iron Dome plays growing role in Gaza conflict Iron Dome, Israel's much vaunted anti-missile defence system, is playing an increasingly important role in the growing confrontation between the Jewish state and Gaza-based militants. ... more		New Israeli anti-missile system gets ready While Israeli forces battle a growing Palestinian missile onslaught from the Gaza Strip, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is getting ready to field test its newest anti-missile weapon, David's Sling and its Stunner interceptor. ... more
				Lockheed Martin Expands Range Of Cloud Computing Services for UK Government Lockheed Martin UK has expanded its offering of cloud computing services available to the UK government after recently being selected to provide G-Cloud 2 IT support. This new contract succeed ... more		Lockheed Martin Completes Critical Environmental Test on GPS III Pathfinder The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed thermal vacuum testing for the Navigation Payload Element (NPE) of the ... more

South Korea's rocket launch likely to take place Nov. 29 South Korea's third attempt to launch a space rocket is expected to take place on Nov. 29 after it has been postponed due to a last-minute technical glitch, the government said Monday. After h ... more		Roscosmos Requests Glonass Project Contractor Head's Dismissal Russia's Federal Space Agency has initiated the dismissal of Yuri Urlichich, who headed a Glonass project contractor, the space agency's head Vladimir Popovkin said on Monday. Urlichich lost his pos ... more		'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems US to test anti-missile system in Alaska Iran's tech sector blooms under shield of sanctions Three Good Reasons Why Russia May Not Actually Need a Supercarrier 82nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers China defends repatriation of North Koreans		Thuraya Launches Industry Leading Mobile Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the certification of a suite of industry leading Solutions further enhancing its offer for the Media and Broadcast industry. At the heart of Th ... more
				AVX Introduces SMD Tantalum Chip Capacitors For Aerospace Applications AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed two new high-reliability SMD tantalum chip capacitor series for use in European aerospace appl ... more		NASA Selects Information Technology Flight Operations Support Contract NASA has selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, Va., to provide information technology support for systems that support a wide array of flight operations across the agen ... more

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