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Getting Closer To MarsSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 07, 2011 Sending astronauts to Mars has been the ultimate objective of human spaceflight. But it's always been elusive. We started the space age with the knowledge that it would require a lot of preparation, and it would probably take decades to achieve. Decades have passed, and we're still a long way from achieving this goal. Sometimes, it seems that we're moving backwards instead of slowly forwards. Nobody has walked on the Moon in almost 40 years, and soon, NASA will not even be able to independently la ... read more |
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  A New Space Policy For Europe Improving the safety and daily lives of European citizens thanks to radio navigation, guiding tractors by satellite for high-yield crops, optimizing response to humanitarian crisis... This is not sc ... more | .. |
 The Benefits Of Space Exploration The dawning of the space age opened our eyes to the universe and the planet we inhabit, and the ability of humankind to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere triggered a revolution in science - on this ... more | .. |
  Jugnu Set To Go Into Space In June Jugnu, the satellite being developed by IIT-Kanpur, will be launched from Srihari Kota in June. IIT-K director SG Dhande said that ISRO officials, who came to the institute a month back, had evaluat ... more | .. |
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  Life And Physical Sciences Research Program Helps Human Space Missions By elevating its life and physical sciences research program, NASA could achieve the biological understanding and technical breakthroughs needed to allow humans to be sent deeper into space, includi ... more | .. |
 Mitsubishi Electric's ST-2 Satellite Arrives In French Guiana A milestone telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana for Arianespace's Ariane 5 VA202 heavy-lift mission, which will be performed as part of the company's bu ... more | .. |
 Space Programs Can Improve Regional Stability And Prosperity Commercial opportunities along with military and humanitarian demands driving the need for sustainable space and satellite programmes across the Middle East will be in focus at the Global Space and ... more | .. |
 Branson unveils 'flying' sub to plumb ocean depths British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled plans Tuesday to pilot a "flying" mini-submarine down to the furthest depths of the oceans, in his latest record-breaking adventure. ... more |
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  Russian space chief to step down: deputy PM The head of Russia's space agency is to step down after seven years in the job, a deputy prime minister announced Wednesday, after a string of problems and launch delays angered top officials. ... more | .. |
 SpaceX Antes Up With Falcon Heavy Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has unveiled the dramatic final specifications and launch date for the Falcon Heavy, the world's largest rocket. ... more | .. |
  100-Year Starship Study Strategic Planning Workshop Held The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NASA Ames Research Center announced their 100-Year Starship Study in October. This study is examining the business model needed to devel ... more | .. |
  Make Your Satnav Idea A Reality Submit a great satnav idea and win a prize with ESA support to create your own business. Previous winning ideas today guide visitors around exhibition centres, help position offshore ships with cent ... more |
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 ILS And Melco Announce Contract For Launch Of Turksat Satellites International Launch Services (ILS) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) of Tokyo, Japan, announced a new contract for the launch of Turksat 4A and Turksat 4B on ILS Proton. Turksat 4A is sch ... more | .. |
  Iran wants to retrieve satellite built in Italy Iran is pressing Italy over a satellite, Mesbah-1, built by an Italian company in 2005 but never delivered to Tehran, a top Iranian space official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 SpaceX unveils heavy launcher SpaceX unveiled Tuesday what its chief executive Elon Musk has called the world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, which will have its first demonstration flight at the end of 2012. ... more | .. |
 Russia And US To Discuss Nuke-Powered Spaceship Project Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA will discuss the development of a nuclear-powered spaceship on April 15, agency director Anatoly Perminov said on Monday. Not only the United S ... 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 | .. |
 KVH Expands Airtime Rate Plans For Mini-VSAT Broadband Users When it was introduced in February 2011, the ultra-compact TracPhone V3 from KVH Industries shook up the maritime SATCOM industry. Not only was it the world's smallest maritime VSAT system, but it a ... more | .. |
 Former Cosmonaut Offers First-Hand Account Of The Death Of Yury Gagarin Russian pilot and cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov has offered the most plausible account to date of the crash of the fighter jet that killed Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, and Vladimir Seryogin, ... more | .. |
  Reppler helps Facebook users look good online Startup Reppler launched a service Tuesday to help people shine on Facebook pages that have become resources checked by employers, college recruiters and even potential mates. ... more | .. |
 India's GSAT-8 Delivered To French Guiana A dual-purpose Indian satellite to be orbited on another of Arianespace's Ariane 5 missions during 2011 arrived in French Guiana today. GSAT-8 - which also is known by the INSAT-4G designation ... more |
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  Rugged Satellite Earth Stations Enable Forward-Deployed Systems For Disaster Recovery ASC Signal Corporation has announced that its antennas have been chosen as a critical component of Globecomm Systems, Inc.'s Forward-Deployed Asset Support Terminal (FAST) system to enable rapid set ... more | .. |
  DARPA Successfully Completes 3D Holographic Display Technology Demonstration Program Many of today's conflicts occur in urban settings, making the ability to visualize conditions in urban areas increasingly important to commanders and mission planners. The Defense Advanced Res ... more | .. |
 Cobra Judy Replacement Team Completes Radar Delivery Milestone Raytheon and Northrop Grumman recently completed a significant milestone for the Cobra Judy Replacement program. The CJR S-band active phased-array antenna was successfully delivered to the CJR inte ... more | .. |
  Micro Aircraft IMPULLS Improves Avionic Systems And Sensors A novel test aircraft of the TU Muenchen successfully completed its maiden flight yesterday at the airfield of the MFC Red Baron near Heimstetten. The micro aircraft christened "IMPULLS" (Innovative ... 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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 Pilots dead in California F/A-18 fighter crash: report A US F/A-18 fighter jet crashed Wednesday in California near a naval air base, killing its two pilots, The Los Angeles Times reported. ... more | .. |
  Britain orders 1,000 Thales LMM missiles In a bid to arm its incoming AgustaWestland Lynx Wildcat helicopters, Britain has become the first customer for a new multi-role missile developed by Thales UK. ... more | .. |
 F-35C CF-1 Catapult Hookup Navy F-35 flight test aircraft CF-1 approaches the TC-7 catapult at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 22. With U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt "Opie" Taylor at the controls, CF-1 com ... more | .. |
  iRobot Delivers More Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles iRobot has announced that the U.S. Army plans to procure two additional low-rate initial production brigade sets of model 320 SUGVs. The Defense Acquisition Board formalized its approval to pu ... more |
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 Argon ST Awarded Joint Precision Air Drop System Ultra Light Weight Contract Argon ST and teammate Atair Aerospace, Inc (Atair) have announced that they have received a $45,000,000 not-to-exceed ceiling firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for t ... more | .. |
 US Army Selects AAI's Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer AAI Test and Training has announced that its Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) has been selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentati ... more | .. |
  Preparations Underway As US Army Gears Up For Large-Scale Network Evaluations As preparations for the Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) kick into high gear, Soldiers, engineers, combat developers and test officials are joining forces at Fort Bliss, Texas, and White ... more | .. |
 South African Rooivalk Handed Over To SAAF The upgraded Rooivalk combat support helicopter has been handed over to the South African Air Force for operational duties. The helicopter, designed and manufactured in South Africa, was received by ... more |
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