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February 15, 2011
SPACE TRAVEL
Obama: Five-year freeze on NASA budget
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2011
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed reining in expenses at NASA, sending a 2012 budget blueprint to Congress that calls for a five-year freeze on spending levels at the US space agency. Obama would restrict NASA's budget to last year's levels, $18.7 billion annually through fiscal 2016. The figure represents a 1.6-percent decrease from the spending total the agency had sought for fiscal 2011, which ends in September. "This budget requires us to live within our means so we can invest in our ... read more

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SPACE MEDICINE

The Astrobiology Of Cancer
Despite decades of research and billions of dollars, cancer remains a major killer, with an uncanny ability to evade both the body's defenses and medical intervention. Now an Arizona State Universit ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Boeing-built LightSquared Space-Based Network Ready to Begin Service
Boeing has completed the post-launch testing and on-orbit handover of the first LightSquared satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN). The satellite system has been accepted by LightSquared and is re ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Ariane 5 Ready For Launch Of Automated Transfer Vehicle Johannes Kepler
An Ariane 5 with the heaviest payload ever for this workhorse Arianespace launcher is poised for liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana on an historic mission to service the International Space ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Ariane 5 Ready To Receive Yahsat 1A And Intelsat New Dawn
The 57th Ariane 5 to be launched from French Guiana has completed the initial build-up process, preparing it to receive a dual-payload of commercial telecommunications satellites. This heavy-l ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Knesset urges $1.4 billion Iron Dome buy
The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has recommended the military buy 13 batteries of the Iron Dome anti-missile system at a cost of $1.4 billion amid repeated warnings by military commanders of the threat of a major missile blitz. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Announces Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
NASA announced Monday an $18.7 billion budget request for fiscal year 2012 that supports a reinvigorated path of innovation, technological development and scientific discovery. The budget supports a ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

University of Ulster Launches Rocket Project with Japan Space Agency
An international project to improve safety and enhance the performance of rocket launchers is underway between two University of Ulster academics and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... more
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'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron
UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Names Winning Experiments In Kids Micro-G Challenge
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station this spring will conduct six experiments designed by middle school students from across the country. The winning proposals of the "Kids in Micro-g" ... more
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SPACEMART

Market For Satellite Video Services To Top $27 Billion By 2020
In its recently released report, Euroconsult, the leading international consulting and analyst firm in the satellite sector, forecasts that the market value for video transmission services over sate ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Colorado Innovation Sites
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver visited Boulder, Colo. recently to meet with entrepreneurs and discuss innovations in space exploration and technology development critical to America's future ... more
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SPACEMART

Europe set for landmark launch with robot freighter
A robot freighter is poised to blast into the skies on Tuesday in the heftiest liftoff in Europe's space programme that will also bring its tally of launches to a historic 200. ... more
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TECH SPACE

NASA's NPP Satellite Undergoing Flight Environmental Testing
The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at Ball Aerospace ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Lockheed Martin Ships Out First Orion Spacecraft
The Lockheed Martin Orion team shipped out the first Orion crew module spacecraft structure from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La. The spacecraft is headed to Lockheed Marti ... more
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GPS NEWS

Russia To Launch Glonass Satellite Feb 24
Russia will launch a new Glonass-K navigation satellite from the Plesetsk space center on February 24, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The Glonass satellite network is Russia's answer ... more
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ROBO SPACE

IBM's 'Watson' to take on Jeopardy! champs
It's man vs. machine as an IBM computer takes on two human champions of the popular US television quiz show Jeopardy! on Monday. ... more
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Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Inner core of Earth found to exist in dynamic superionic phase
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ROCKET SCIENCE

ATK And Astrium Unveil Liberty Rocket For NASA CCDev-2 Competition
ATK and Astrium are working together in response to NASA's Commercial Crew Development-2 (CCDev-2) procurement. The team is offering NASA launch services with the Liberty rocket. This new launch veh ... more
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TECH SPACE

Tech therapy for smartphone-stressed mobile operators
It is not an easy time for mobile operators - smartphones have touched off a data traffic explosion without revenues to match, but a little tech-therapy is at hand. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

IBM computer, Jeopardy! champ tied after first day
An IBM computer displayed a few quirks but played to a draw on the opening day on Monday of a man vs. machine showdown with two human champions of the popular US television game show Jeopardy!. ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

Mich. students win satellite competition
A team of Michigan college students has won a competition to have the U.S. Department of Defense launch their custom-built satellite into orbit, officials said. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

IBM computer, Jeopardy! champ tied after first day
An IBM computer displayed a few quirks but played to a draw on the opening day on Monday of a man vs. machine contest against two human champions of the popular US television game show Jeopardy!. ... more
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SPACEMART

PM Forms Commission To Probe ISRO Agreement
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formed a high-level commission to look into allegations of revenue losses in the allocation of space spectrum using S-band - high value and scarce radio waves - bet ... more
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UAV NEWS

Elbit unveils new UAV command center
Elbit Systems says it has successfully flight-tested its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles from one ground control station, greatly enhancing the operational flexibility of the long-range drones amid a growing global market for the aircraft. ... more
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AEROSPACE

India closes in on fighter aircraft deal
India's air force is keeping its fingers crossed that the forthcoming $10.4 billion contract for 126 fighters won't fall foul of any corruption watchdog investigation. ... more
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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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MILTECH

Swiss up in arms over guns in the home
Xavier Schwitzguebel's collection of firearms is apparently so well dispersed throughout his Swiss home that he admitted it would take too long to dig them out and assemble them on a table. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Elbit Performs Joint Flight Missions Of Hermes 450 And Hermes 900
Elbit Systems has successfully performed a series of joint flight missions of its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The two different UAS were controlled and operated ... more
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MILTECH

Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration Of JSOW-C From F-16IN
Raytheon has completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force's Medium Mult ... more
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MILTECH

Northrop Grumman Wins US Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Contract
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman for a key phase of the Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) that will enable more effective command, control and coordi ... more
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AEROSPACE

Boeing Submits Final NewGen Tanker Proposal To US Air Force
Boeing has submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X tanker competition. The proposal offers a fleet of Boeing NewGen Tankers - 767-based, multi-mission aircraft that deliver superi ... more
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UAV NEWS

Indian army gets its first Nishant UAVs
The Indian army took delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed Nishant unmanned aerial vehicles after the last test flights in Rajasthan state. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

DSS Awards Raytheon Missile Systems' Tucson Site First Superior Security Rating
Raytheon's Missile Systems' site in Tucson, Ariz., received a superior rating in an annual audit by the U.S. Defense Security Service. DSS completed a two-week review at RMS headquarters and rated t ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Biogeochemistry At The Core Of Global Environmental Solutions
If society wants to address big picture environmental problems, like global climate change, acid rain, and coastal dead zones, we need to pay closer attention to the Earth's coupled biogeochemical c ... more
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