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Soviet Space Program: Myth And RealityMoscow (VOR) Mar 28, 2011 A book about the Soviet space exploration program is coming out in Britain, telling of the Soviet space research effort and the cost at which these successes were achieved. Judging by newspaper reports, The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin, by Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony, to be published next month, is full of extraordinary revelations which were carefully concealed from the public for years. The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin will see light in April, on the 50th anniversary of ma ... read more |
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 Russia, Israel Agree On Cooperation In Outer Space The space agencies of Russia and Israel have signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space, the press office of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said on Sund ... more | .. |
  None Of Our Officials Decided Spectrum Lease To Devas: ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation has said none of its official or anyone from Antrix Corporation or Space department was involved in the decision to lease precious S-band spectrum to Devas Multime ... more | .. |
  KIKU 8 Support Disaster Communications Measures Across Tohoku Quake Zone The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began a satellite communication connection using the Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No. 8" (ETS-VIII) to support disaster measures following the ... more | .. |
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  Light Technology Reduces Painful Side Effects Of Radiation and Chemotherapy A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more | .. |
  First Student-Developed Mission In Which Satellites Orbit And Communicate Led By UT Students Two satellites designed and constructed by students at the Cockrell School of Engineering successfully separated in space March 22, completing the most crucial goal of the mission since its Nov. 19 ... more | .. |
 SSTL Welcomes The Chancellor'S National Space Technology Program British pioneer of small satellites, SSTL, has welcomed the UK Chancellor George Osborne's announcement of a new 10m pounds National Space Technology Program and changes to export regulations and UK ... more | .. |
  NASA Makes Selection For Integrated Communications Services NASA selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, Va., for the NASA Integrated Communications Services (NICS) contract. SAIC will provide managerial and technical ... more |
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 Space Program Can Help Realise Sustainable Development: PM India's space program has a vital role in realising sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday, asking the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to give priority to tel ... more | .. |
  Compact-Sized GLONASS/GPS Receiver SkyTraq introduces a compact 25mmx25mm, high-performance low-power GLONASS/GPS receiver. It is compatible to a popular 25mmx25mm-sized GPS receiver model, user can use it as direct drop-in rep ... more | .. |
  Another Ariane 5 Completes Its Initial Build-Up At The Spaceport Initial assembly has been completed for the Ariane 5 launcher that will orbit a dual-satellite payload of the ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites on Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission of 2011 from the Sp ... more | .. |
 Study: Supernovas source of cosmic rays? U.S. astronomers say a pattern of X-ray "stripes" in the remnant of a supernova explosion could explain the source of cosmic rays. ... more |
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 Russia's New Angara Rockets To Be Test Launched Before 2014 Test launches of Russia's new generation Angara booster rockets will begin no later than 2013, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said. Alexei Zolotukhin said work to build on-ground inf ... more | .. |
  Hylas-1 Ready For Service It's all systems go for Hylas-1, the first satellite created specifically to deliver broadband access to European consumers. Since its launch in November, Hylas has performed well throughout its tes ... more | .. |
 Beginning Of Era Of Manned Spaceflight April 12, 1961 - 50 years ago engineering genius of S.P.Korolev blazed the trail into space for the Earth civilization by ushering in manned spaceflight. The flight into low-Earth orbit of Vostok sp ... more | .. |
 Class Of 4000 Children: Trained Like Astronauts, Finishing Their Mission After eight weeks of exercises and classroom activities, 4000 children from more than 25 cities worldwide are about to conclude their 'Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut' challenge that promotes hea ... more |
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How fishes of the deep sea have evolved into different shapes
Carbon-rich waters are becoming even more acidic as atmospheric CO2 levels rise
Halter Virtual Fencing revolutionizes cattle management across US | .. |
 First Student-Developed Mission In Which Satellites Orbit And Communicate Two satellites designed and constructed by students at the Cockrell School of Engineering successfully separated in space March 22, completing the most crucial goal of the mission since its Nov. 19 ... more | .. |
 UK Space Industry Given A Boost In The Budget The space sector is to be given a boost, Chancellor George Osborne announced during the budget. The UK's space sector, which turns over Pounds 7.5bn and has presented many job opportunities, ... more | .. |
 Learn About Future Space Missions At Town Hall Meeting The University of Central Florida is hosting a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 31, about NASA's planetary missions in the next decade. The public meeting is sponsored by the National Rese ... more | .. |
 Two Ariane 5 And One Soyuz Flights Are Now Being Prepared Arianespace is maintaining the mission pace with its heavy-lift and medium-weight vehicles as two Ariane 5 flights are being readied at the Spaceport in French Guiana, with a Soyuz campaign also und ... more |
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  NASA's Successful 'Can Crush' Will Aid Heavy-Lift Rocket Design On March 23, NASA put the squeeze on a large rocket test section. Results from this structural strength test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will help future heavy-lift l ... more | .. |
 WTA Releases New Satellite Operator Benchmarks Report The World Teleport Association has published a new report, Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2011, in which teleport operators worldwide rate the commercial and operational performance of the top satell ... more | .. |
 ASTRA Increases Reach Over All Platforms SES ASTRA has announced that it has extended its technical reach across Europe, and now serves 135 million TV homes in Europe and North Africa via its satellite fleet. This is more than half of all ... more |
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Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene
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  Israel deploys 'Iron Dome' anti-rocket system Israel on Sunday stationed the first batteries of its "Iron Dome" short-range missile defence system in the south of the country, but stressed the initial deployment was experimental. ... more | .. |
  Ballistic helmet offers tougher shield A new ballistic helmet made by an Arizona firm is being marketed as the toughest to emerge on the market, offering unprecedented protection against gunfire. ... more | .. |
 Qatar eyes three more AW139 choppers AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Italy's defense giant Finmeccanica, has signed a deal with Qatar's armed forces for three AW139 combat helicopters plus a logistics support package. ... more | .. |
 Four charged in plot to export jet engines to Iran Four Colombians face charges linked to an attempt to illegally export 22 F-5 fighter jet engines to Iran, the US Justice Department said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Rocket slams into Israel city as Gaza violence spirals Palestinians sent a Grad rocket slamming into the Israeli city of Beersheva Wednesday, injuring a man, after Israeli air strikes and a mortar attack killed eight Gazans. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan missile test flops again Taiwan's air force said Wednesday that two out of four missiles missed their targets during a drill earlier this week, two months after a similar failure left military leaders red-faced. ... more | .. |
 Israel to deploy 'Iron Dome' anti-rocket system Israel will deploy its "Iron Dome" multi-million-dollar missile defence system in southern Israel for the first time next week in the wake of rocket attacks from Gaza, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Rescuers struggle in quake-hit Myanmar Rescue teams struggled Sunday to reach those affected by a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar's east three days ago, as aid workers feared the death toll would increase. ... more |
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