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Paul Dembling, Co-Author of Space Act, Dies at 91Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2011 Paul G. Dembling, co-author of the legislation that founded NASA, died on Monday, May 16, in Florida. He was 91 years old. As general counsel to NASA's precursor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), Dembling helped shape the agency's legislative charter, the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. In a 1992 interview, Dembling described the process of drafting the bill. "A lot of the policy aspects of it were done quickly," Dembling said. "But the functions and the authorit ... read more |
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  "Wolf Clause" betrays China-U.S. cooperation U.S. space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, kicking off its 25th and the last space mission in history, which draws great attention from media worldwi ... more | .. |
 Out-of-this-world ideas on offer Is your company on the hunt for out-of-this-world business concepts? ESA is placing information on its intellectual property rights online, aiming to promote the commercialisation of these patents i ... more | .. |
  Setting Sight on a Single Star NASA recently selected 20 small satellites to fly as auxiliary cargo aboard rockets that are planned to launch in 2011 and 2012. These small "CubeSats" are nanosatellites, measuring approximat ... more | .. |
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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Amentum secures up to 995M dollar US Air Force contract for MQ9 modernization | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
 Heaven is a 'fairy story': Hawking 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. ... 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 | .. |
 Medvedev warns of Cold War over missile defence President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned the West it would face a new Cold War if it failed to address Russia's concerns over a proposed missile defence shield for Europe. ... 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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 Iran denies sharing missile know-how with North Korea Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected a UN panel report alleging that it has been exchanging ballistic missile expertise and components with North Korea in violation of UN sanctions. ... 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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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 | .. |
  US extends relief for undocumented Haitians Undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States in the aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in their country will be allowed to apply for a special asylum program, US officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan TEPCO workers enter reactor building Workers briefly entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Wednesday to measure radiation levels and check for damage, the operator said. ... more | .. |
 US extends relief for undocumented Haitians Undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States in the aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in their country will be allowed to apply for a special asylum program, US officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Japan disaster not similar to Chernobyl: officials The potential health consequences of the nuclear crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant are not equal to those caused by the disaster at Chernobyl, Japanese health officials said Tuesday ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO says shutdown plan on schedule Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company on Tuesday said its plan to end the crisis at its stricken nuclear plant was on schedule, despite signs that damage to the facility was worse than initially thought. ... more | .. |
 New Zealand budget to focus on quake bill: PM Prime Minister John Key has vowed to shore up government finances hit by the devastating Christchurch earthquakes in the New Zealand budget rather than making big-spending pre-election promises. ... 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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