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Ariane 5's Mission With The Automated Transfer Vehicle Is PostponedKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 16, 2011 Tonight's Ariane 5 mission with Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle has been postponed following a hold during the final countdown at the Spaceport in French Guiana. A "red" indication for the launch site stopped the countdown at just prior to 4 minutes before the scheduled liftoff. Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said that according to initial indications, there was erroneous data concerning the launcher's fueling, which resulted in the hold. As this mission has ... read more |
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  Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds Boost To Innovative Technology Programs In New NASA Budget The Commercial Spaceflight Federation today welcomed the strong support for space technology investments in the new NASA FY2012 proposed budget, including such high-profile programs as Commercial Re ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Exceeds 10 Years On-Orbit The seventh Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-7/SVN-54) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operations, and continues ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Collaborates With Penn State On Metamaterials Breakthrough Lockheed Martin has collaborated with The Pennsylvania State University to develop a breakthrough material that can significantly improve the performance of spacecraft antennas. The electromag ... more | .. |
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 ILS Appoints Vice President Of Sales Marketing And Communications Johanne Lecomte has been hired as the new vice president of sales, marketing and communications for International Launch Services (ILS). As a key member of the ILS executive team, Lecomte is respons ... more | .. |
  12 Transponder Ku-Band Beam For India Contracted On SES-7 SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. has announced that it had entered into a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement that covers all 12 Ku-band transponders on the India beam of the SES-7 satell ... more | .. |
  New 3G Communications System Demonstrates Ability to Stream Video to Ground Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated the integration of the MONAX 3G wireless communications system with an aerostat platform demonstrating the ability to deliver real-time video and data directly ... more | .. |
  Echostar Corporation To Acquire Hughes Communications EchoStar Corporation and Hughes Communications, Inc. have announced an agreement pursuant to which EchoStar will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes and its subsidiaries including its ma ... 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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  Boeing To Demonstrate High-Technology, Low-Risk Solutions At AFA Air Warfare Symposium Boeing at this week's U.S. Air Force Association (AFA) Air Warfare Symposium, will highlight a range of proven, low-risk, affordable products and services that will enable the Air Force to continue ... more | .. |
 Europe to simplify patent system Europe's complex and expensive procedures for granting patents for inventions will be simplified under a new system approved by Euro lawmakers, officials said. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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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Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Inner core of Earth found to exist in dynamic superionic phase
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 Obama: Five-year freeze on NASA budget 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. ... more |
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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids
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 Clinton renews call for Internet freedom US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renewed a call for Internet freedom on Tuesday, saying nations that suppress online activity will pay an economic cost and risk unrest like in Egypt and Tunisia. ... more | .. |
Computer crushes human 'Jeopardy!' champs An IBM computer crushed two human champions Tuesday in the second round of a man vs. machine showdown on the popular US television game show "Jeopardy!" ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Australia floods to cut growth: bank Australia's record floods will shear one percentage point off growth in the March quarter, the central bank said Tuesday, with preliminary estimates showing a 15 percent drop in coal output. ... more |
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Haiti candidates press for more quake aid Haiti's two presidential candidates called Tuesday for more international aid to help the impoverished Caribbean nation recover from the devastating January 2010 earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Apple unveils digital media subscription service Apple, in a move long awaited by publishers seeking new sources of revenue, unveiled a subscription service on Tuesday for digital newspapers and magazines purchased through its online App Store. ... more | .. |
  Bolivia nearer meeting iron ore target Bolivia is nearer to meeting its goal of becoming a major iron ore exporter after agreements reached with an Indian company promised to kick off the trade in March, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Inflation soars in Europe, China Britain's annual inflation rate hit a two-year high in January, official data showed Tuesday, as China and Spain also announced soaring consumer prices as a result of surging food and oil costs. ... more |
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