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Shenzhou 8 Mission Could Top Three WeeksSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 The next flight of China's Shenzhou spacecraft will last somewhere between 20 and 22 days, according to German sources. The information was relayed to SpaceDaily by a communications officer at DLR, Germany's equivalent of NASA. German researchers will fly a collection of biological experiments on the mission, which is expected to launch in the second half of this year. The Shenzhou 8 spacecraft will fly with no crew on board, and will be sent to rendezvous and dock with China's Tiangong 1 space ... read more |
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  EU issues urgent call to 21 states on satellite network The European Commission on Thursday ordered 21 EU states to get their act together and meet a deadline to install a pan-European mobile satellite network under its broadband-for-all drive. ... more | .. |
  Scrap Devas ISRO Deal India Space Commission Tells Cabinet The Space Commission has recommended to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that the controversial S-Band spectrum deal between ISRO's commercial arm Antrix and private firm Devas Multimedia be ... more | .. |
 Countdown Begins For Intelsat New Dawn Launch The Intelsat New Dawn satellite is scheduled to be launched on 29 March 2011 from Arianespace's launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. Intelsat New Dawn is the first ever African private sector commu ... more | .. |
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 Mongolia Hopes To Launch Satellite By 2015 With Japan's Help Mongolia hopes to launch a space satellite by 2015 with help from Japan, local media reported Wednesday. A Japanese space exploration team visited Mongolia and organized a two-day workshop at ... more | .. |
  MSU Satellite Set To Launch Feb. 23 On NASA Mission The first Montana satellite chosen to ride on a NASA space mission - a small research satellite that involved more than 125 Montana State University students over five years - is set to launch on We ... more | .. |
  Former Spy Chapman May Participate In Creation Of Uniform For Space Industry Former spy Anna Chapman wants to participate in the designing of a uniform for ground specialists of Russian space centers, Gagarin Astronaut Training Center's chief astronaut Sergei Krikalev said o ... more | .. |
 Build-Up Of The First Vega Launcher Is Complete At The Spaceport The first Vega has been assembled at the Spaceport, marking a key milestone in preparations for the introduction of this lightweight vehicle in Arianespace's launcher family. Build-up of the V ... 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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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Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Inner core of Earth found to exist in dynamic superionic phase
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 European supply ship en route to space station A European rocket blasted off Wednesday bearing a 20-tonne supply ship destined for a rendezvous with the manned International Space Station. ... 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 |
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 Video making second mobile revolution Smartphones and tablets are driving a mobile revolution, allowing video to take the lead in a business once dominated by voice calls, industry players and experts say. ... more | .. |
  Computer creams human 'Jeopardy!' champs An IBM computer creamed two human champions on the popular US television game show "Jeopardy!" Wednesday in a triumph of artificial intelligence. ... 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 | .. |
 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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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids
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  Pakistan test fires Babur cruise missile Pakistan successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Hatf-7, or Babur, cruise missile as "part of a process of validating the system," a government statement said. ... more | .. |
 Mumbai police to get unmanned drones to fight terror: report Mumbai police, criticised for being underequipped and ill-trained to deal with the deadly 2008 attacks on the city, are to get unmanned drones to help fight terrorism, a report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Ultra-Clean And Reliable Power Generation Drives Purchase Of Direct Fuelcell Power Plant FuelCell Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, has an ... more |
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  DuPont Microcircuit Materials Expands Printed Electronics Research with Holst Centre Collaboration DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronics and Communications, has announced a key collaboration with Holst Centre, an independent open-innovation R and D centre set up by imec ... more | .. |
 Lime Energy Buys Landfill Gas Rights For 4MW Electricity Generating Facility Lime Energy Co. has announced the recent creation of a new subsidiary, Lime Energy Asset Development, LLC (LEAD). LEAD has been created to develop, manage and in some situations own energy producing ... more | .. |
  US state scrutinizes Google search tactics The top attorney for the state of Texas on Wednesday revealed a list of demands for inside information intended to ferret out whether Google abused its power in the online search ad arena. ... more | .. |
  China says January foreign direct investment up 23% Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation. ... more |
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