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Heaven is a 'fairy story': HawkingLondon (AFP) May 16, 2011 British scientist Stephen Hawking has branded heaven a "fairy story" for people afraid of the dark, in his latest dismissal of the concepts underpinning the world's religions. The author of 1988 international best-seller "A Brief History of Time" said in an interview with The Guardian published on Monday that his views were partly influenced by his battle with motor neurone disease. "I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hu ... read more |
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  Another Ariane 5 begins its assembly at the Spaceport The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift mission of 2011 has begun its initial build-up at the Spaceport - joining another launch campaign being conducted in parallel, and underscoring the F ... more | .. |
  DAICHI (ALOS) Operations Completed The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had been trying to communicate with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS) for about three weeks after it developed a power generation an ... more | .. |
  J-2X Test Series Proves Part Integrity Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center gave a key component of the J-2X engine a brisk workout to ensure it can withstand its extreme operating environment. The engine's fuel turbopump fir ... more | .. |
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  Satellite Industry Applauds Interim Assessment Of Satellite Export Control Policy The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauds the release by the Departments of Defense, State, and Commerce of an interim report that assesses the national security impact of reforming United S ... more | .. |
 ISRO to Set Up Sub-Systems Integration Facility The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to set up an advanced R and D centre in the field of spacecraft technologies in Karnataka's Chitradurga and rocket sub-systems integration facility near ... more | .. |
 India Lines Up Three PSLV Launches This Year Indian Space Research Organisation is lining up three PSLV launches from Sriharikota spaceport by October this year, its Chairman K Radhakrishnan said Friday. He said PSLV-C17 would launch GSA ... more | .. |
  Russia must join Europe missile defence: Kremlin Systems to protect Europe from missile attack risk being ineffective and a threat to stability if they do not include Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Saturday. ... more |
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 CryoSat Greenland camp receives royal guest ESA's CryoSat team working on the Greenland ice sheet has been honoured with a visit from a Dutch delegation including HRH Prince of Orange. The visit is part of a tour to learn more about climate c ... more | .. |
 JPL Facility has Built Famed Spacecraft for 50 Years The Spacecraft Assembly Facility of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., was constructed in 1961 to support NASA's Ranger and Mariner missions to the moon, Venus and Mars. Ame ... more | .. |
 Argentina joins satellite building project Argentina's National University of La Plata is joining hands with NASA and Dassault Systems Solutions in a project that will see the Argentine engineering and aeronautics experts collaborating in the building of a climate change monitoring satellite. ... more | .. |
  Russian firm accused of selling rocket engines to US at half cost Russian engineering corporation Energomash sold rocket engines to the United States at half production cost, losing $32 million as a result, the Russian Comptroller's Office said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Texas Space Alliance Celebrates New Space "Tourism" Law The Texas Space Alliance congratulated the governor and legislature on passing what it hopes will be the first of a new wave of pro-commercial space laws in the last weeks, and called for the Texas ... more | .. |
  ONR Propels Cutting-edge Technologies at Naval Helicopter Assocation Symposium When officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) showed up at the 63rd annual Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium in San Diego from May 9-12, they displayed a technology that allows h ... more | .. |
 Army Equipping Afghans and Iraqis on Mi-17s The U.S. Army is acquiring and sustaining Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters for Iraqi and Afghan forces so they can further stand up their respective militaries and enable more U.S. forces to return h ... more | .. |
  Cassidian and TAI agree on cooperation in the Talarion programme A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) to establish a close collaboration in the Talari ... 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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 Boeing to Develop High-Brightness Laser Boeing has received a $4.2 million, 16-month contract to design and develop a 25-kilowatt high-brightness laser for the Pentagon's High Energy Laser - Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO). Boeing will ... more | .. |
 Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work on SBX Missile Defense Radar Boeing will begin maintenance and upgrade activities this week in Seattle for the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX), which arrived in port on May 10, passing through Puget Sound and Elliott Bay. SB ... more | .. |
  N. Korea, Iran share ballistic missile know-how: UN North Korea and Iran are suspected of sharing ballistic missile technology, according to a UN sanctions report which China has sought to block, diplomats said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Australia buys Bushmasters for Afghanistan Australia approved the purchase of an additional 101 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to support military operations in Afghanistan. ... more |
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 US drone attack kills three in Pakistan: officials A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Friday, killing at least three militants in a Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold, officials said. ... more | .. |
 LockMart Receives Contract to Upgrade Marine Corps Gunnery Trainers The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin a $24 million contract to provide four new systems and upgrades to 36 of its gunnery trainers for M1-A1 main battle tanks and LAV-25 Light Armored Vehic ... more | .. |
 TE MANA successfully test fires PHALANX CIWS HMNZS TE MANA has successfully test-fired her Close in Weapons System (CIWS) during exercises in the South China Sea. The CIWS (also known as a Phalanx) is a 6 barreled radar controlled 20mm m ... more | .. |
 Boeing Awarded Fifth USAF Combat Survivor Evader Locator Contract Boeing received a $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force March 31 to manufacture and deliver an additional 2,424 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue radios. ... 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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  Japan widens evacuations outside plant zone Japan on Sunday started the first evacuations of homes outside a government exclusion zone after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled one of the country's nuclear power plants. ... more | .. |
 Quake-hit Japan pottery town picking up pieces Japan's massive earthquake crushed many of Mashiko's ancient pottery kilns and left its world-famous ceramics in shards, but two months on, its craftsmen are picking up the pieces. ... more | .. |
 Radioactive ash found in Tokyo sewage plant: reports A highly radioactive substance was detected in ash from an incinerator at a sewage works in Tokyo in late March following the nation's worst nuclear accident in Fukushima, newspapers reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Tornado damage raises building questions Damage caused by tornadoes in the U.S. South in late April have raised questions about building practices and construction code enforcement, researchers say. ... more |
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Japan SOS mayor vows to save town near nuclear plant His bold YouTube plea for help rang out across the world, but the mayor of a Japanese town near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant says his community's struggle is far from over. ... more | .. |
 Japan to help TEPCO pay nuclear victims Japan launched a rescue plan Friday to help nuclear plant owner TEPCO foot the bill for the Fukushima disaster, and started the shutdown of another atomic plant to prevent a similar calamity. ... more | .. |
 More than 40 injured in China bank blast More than 40 people were injured Friday when a disgruntled former employee set off a petrol bomb at a bank in a Tibetan-inhabited region of northwest China, authorities said. ... more | .. |
Japan's nuclear crisis timetable on track: PM Japan said Monday it was still on target to achieve the shutdown of damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear plant by around the year-end, despite damage being worse than earlier thought. ... more |
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