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SpaceShipTwo's First "Feathered" FlightLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2011 Early on Wednesday 4th May 2011, in the skies above Mojave Air and Spaceport CA, SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial spaceship, demonstrated its unique reentry 'feather' configuration for the first time. This test flight, the third in less than two weeks, marks another major milestone on the path to powered test flights and commercial operations. SpaceShipTwo (SS2), named VSS Enterprise, has now flown solo seven times since its public roll-out in December 2009 and since the completion of it ... read more |
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 Measuring Mercury's Surface Composition Messenger carries a Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) that is capable of measuring and characterizing gamma-ray emissions from the surface of Mercury. Just like radio waves, visible light, and X-ra ... more | .. |
  US marks 50 years since second human spaceflight Three weeks after the world marked 50 years since Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel in space, the United States is honoring the American who followed him, Alan Shepard. ... more | .. |
 Endeavour's Last Flight a Big Deal to University Research Team As the world watches space shuttle Endeavour's final mission to deliver equipment and science experiments to the International Space Station, a research team from Northwestern University is followin ... more | .. |
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 U.S. Air Force Poised To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Space Based Infrared System Satellite The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite stands at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., prior to being mated with the launch vehicle in preparation for its M ... more | .. |
 Comet Elenin: Preview of a Coming Attraction You may have heard the news: Comet Elenin is coming to the inner-solar system this fall. Comet Elenin (also known by its astronomical name C/2010 X1), was first detected on Dec. 10, 2010 by Leonid E ... more | .. |
 First Soyuz almost ready for launch from French Guiana The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This dry run ensures that the Soyuz an ... more | .. |
 ESA and the World Bank join forces Recognising the value of using Earth observation satellite data to support development activities, ESA and the World Bank will work together on several projects through the 'eoworld' joint initiativ ... more |
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Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
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 A Soyuz is "born" at the Spaceport The first fully-assembled Soyuz in French Guiana was unveiled Wednesday as the completed vehicle made its initial appearance during ongoing dry run evaluations at the Spaceport. This workhorse ... more | .. |
 Two Views of a Lopsided Galaxy The Meathook Galaxy, or NGC 2442, has a dramatically lopsided shape. One spiral arm is tightly folded in on itself and host to a recent supernova, while the other, dotted with recent star formation, ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Built Space Probe Brings Home The Goods Launched on April 20, 2004, Gravity Probe B (GP-B) gathered data during its 16-month mission that have now provided verification for two subtle physical effects predicted by Albert Einstein's Genera ... more | .. |
 Russia successfully launches military communication satellite A Russian Meridian series military communications satellite has been put into a designated orbit, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said on Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Me ... more |
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 Stanford's Gravity Probe B confirms two Einstein theories Stanford and NASA researchers have confirmed two predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, concluding one of the space agency's longest-running projects. Known as Gravity ... more | .. |
 Next up, paper-like flexible phones In a few years, cellphones and tablet computers will fold in your pocket like paper, a Canadian media developer says. ... more | .. |
 Apple update fixes iPhone tracking "bugs" Apple on Wednesday released updated software for iPhones to fix "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted and stored for up to a year. ... more | .. |
 'Green' GPS saves fuel, energy U.S. computer scientists say new software for GPS devices can reduce energy consumption in transportation systems. ... more |
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AI enables tailored education for medical students at scale
MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic
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 NASA Space Images App, Website Broaden Cosmic Horizons Professional and amateur space aficionados are in for a treat with the new Space Images Version 2 app, created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif. The free app is now optimized for ... more | .. |
 Soyuz given "go" for simulated first launch The "dry run" simulation of Soyuz' first flight from French Guiana was given the green light for a virtual liftoff this week with the successful conclusion of the launch readiness review, which was ... more | .. |
  ESA expands its Earth-exploring service Since 2006 ESA has been making satellite images of Earth available to anyone wanting to explore the planet in near-real time. ESA has now added nearly 13 000 radar images to the service, bringing th ... more | .. |
 Intelsat Reports Antenna Reflector Deployment Delay with New Dawn Intelsat S.A. has reported a delay in deploying the west antenna reflector on the Intelsat New Dawn satellite, launched on 22 April 2011. The satellite's solar arrays have been successfully deployed ... more |
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  Top Chinese scientists honored with naming of minor planets Four minor planets have been named after top Chinese scientists with the approval of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). "It's a huge encouragement for us to receive this great honor. ... more | .. |
 Voyager's Love Story One day, years from now--or maybe billions of years, no one knows - aliens might be surprised to run across an old spaceship from Earth. Improbably far from home, the ancient probe is space cold, it ... more | .. |
  Japan mulls new robot help with nuclear disaster Japan may be at the forefront of robotics and its children raised on cartoons of robot heroes and villains, but the country has so far had to rely on US-made machines for help tackling its nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
Final preparations for Soyuz' first "virtual" flight Preparations for the simulated first flight of Soyuz from French Guiana are proceeding on schedule for a "liftoff" this week, confirming the medium-lift vehicle's readiness to join Arianespace's lau ... more |
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High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteries
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 Space sensor helps produce 'greener' glass What has making glass in common with space exploration? The special technology to measure oxygen atoms outside space vehicles is now being used in the glass industry to produce super-efficient energ ... more | .. |
 SES Operates Under New Management Structure Global satellite operator SES S.A. has announced that, as of May 1st, it is operating under a new and streamlined management structure. The move is part of a strategy that brings the market facing e ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Participates in E2DS Energy and Climate Change Conference Chief technology officers (CTO) from Northrop Grumman shared their views this week on how the aerospace, defense and security sector can leverage its expertise to address the challenges faced by the ... more | .. |
 Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft Tactical Air Defense Services is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive use of a specialty military aircraft renowned for its capabilities in counter-insurgency and air-to-ground bom ... more |
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 TCG Awarded Contract to Deliver Multi-Link Ground Support System To Pakistan Air Force Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has received its fourth consecutive order from the US Air Forces' Electronic Systems Center (ESC) for a Ground Support System (GSS) for use by the Pakistan Air Fo ... more | .. |
  Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This de ... more | .. |
  Boeing Phantom Ray Completes First Flight The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight April 27 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 17-minute f ... more | .. |
 Australian Herons Achieve Record Flying Hours The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia's Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours. Commanding Officer Heron RPA Det ... more |
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