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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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  On the Early Retirement of the Space Shuttle A Symbol: An in-space ballerina and hypersonic flying marvel, the Space Shuttle Orbiter is almost impossible for others to duplicate and continues to generate international admiration and res ... more | .. |
  Preparations for third Ariane 5 mission of 2011 move into their final phase India's GSAT-8 multi-mission satellite has been integrated on the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's third flight of 2011, moving this mission campaign into its final preparations for a May 19 lift ... more | .. |
  Tiny robots map buildings -- without help Tiny robots working by themselves and communicating only with each other can explore and map buildings, a team of U.S. researchers that built the machines says. ... more | .. |
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  China Has Opportunity to Lead a Transformation in Air-Traffic Management The China aviation market is well situated to lead a transformation in air-traffic management, according to a Boeing expert speaking at the 2011 China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing. ... more | .. |
 NASA Announces Its First Payloads for Commercial Suborbital Spacecraft NASA has announced its first four payloads to fly on commercial suborbital spacecraft, kicking off a new era of low-cost technology R and D, science, and STEM education enabled by new commercial spa ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
  US studies UN report Iran, NKorea sharing missile know-how The United States said it is studying a UN sanctions report alleging North Korea and Iran are sharing ballistic missile technology. ... more | .. |
  Artillery Tested for Rapid Deployment Dust flew on White Sands Missile Range during a test of an improved missile launch system conducted April 27, 2011, at White Sands Space Harbor, N.M. Members of the Precision Fires Rocket and Missil ... more | .. |
 Azerbaijan MDI Expands Joint Production of Advanced Armoured Vehicles The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defence Industries (MDI) has extended the Joint Production Agreement with Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately owned defence company, to produce 60 new mine protect ... 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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 Thales's Lightweight Multirole Missile to Enter Production Following three years of development, Thales UK's Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) will now move forward into full development, qualification and initial production following contract award by th ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Receives Contract to Produce Additional APG-79 AESA Radars Raytheon has received a contract from Boeing for the second procurement in the four-year Multi-Year III program to produce and deliver APG-79 active electronically scanned array radars for F/A-18 Su ... more | .. |
Senators press Pentagon on Russo-Iran missile work Four US senators frequently critical of the White House on national security issues pressed the Pentagon on Monday to say whether Russian entities were helping Iran develop ballistic missiles. ... more | .. |
 US Army's Apache fires first Hellfire missiles at sea British Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a Royal Navy warship. In a significant milestone in proving the capability of Apache to op ... more |
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 Iraq gets first of 420 Ukrainian APCs Iraq has taken delivery of the first 26 of 420 BTR-4 armored personnel carriers from Ukraine, part of a $2.5 billion contract that includes six Antonov tactical transport aircraft and makes the former Soviet republic one of Iraq's main arms suppliers. ... more | .. |
  TiaLinx Announces Launch of Phoenix50-H TiaLinx has announced the launch of the Phoenix50-H. The quad coaxial mini-copter system is capable of performing multiple functions such as detecting movement or breathing of a hiding person in a c ... more | .. |
  ADTI Launches High Performance Antenna Arrays Protype Program Advanced Defense Technologies has announced the Company (ADTI) in collaboration with Texas A and M University has designed and developed high performance antenna arrays from 2 GHz to 40 GHz. T ... more | .. |
 US drone attacks kill nine in Pakistan: officials Two US drone strikes targeting a militant compound and a vehicle in Pakistan's lawless tribal district of North Waziristan killed at least nine people on Monday, officials said. ... 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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Russia presses US for missile security safeguards Russia said Monday it knew the proposed US missile defence shield was not aimed at its territory but still needed legal assurances that this would remain the case in the future. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan's Fukushima When other doctors fled, 72-year old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisoma near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget. ... more |
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