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Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for dual-payload mission launchKourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 20, 2011 The 58th Ariane 5 to be launched from the Spaceport has rolled out for Arianespace's dual-payload flight tomorrow from French Guiana, carrying satellites for Asia and India. For this third Arianespace mission of 2011, the heavy-lift Ariane 5 was transferred from its Final Assembly Building to the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone - enabling the countdown to begin for a Friday evening liftoff with the GSAT-8 and ST-2 spacecraft. ST-2 will be deployed first during the 31-minute flight sequence of ... read more |
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  GMV provides the flight dynamics system for the O3b constellation Thales Alenia Space has awarded GMV a contract to supply the flight dynamics system for the O3b satellite constellation that will be set up by O3b Networks Ltd (Other 3 billion). The constellation, ... more | .. |
  AIA Says US Human Spaceflight At Critical Juncture The future of the U.S. human spaceflight program is at a critical juncture, said Aerospace Industries Association Vice President for Space Frank Slazer. "Cutting exploration budgets any furthe ... more | .. |
  ISRO begins sounding rocket launches on regular basis ISRO has resumed monthly launches of sounding rockets from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) under Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here to conduct studies of upper atmospher ... more | .. |
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  Antibody production gets confused during long-term spaceflight The trip to Mars just got a little more difficult now that French researchers have discovered that antibodies used to fight off disease might become seriously compromised during long-term space flig ... more | .. |
 NASA Denies Entry To Chinese Journalists For Shuttle Launch U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, kicking off its 25th and final mission. The event was important to the eyes of media and scientists in China because the ... more | .. |
 Cadets Test-Fire Falcon launch Rocket Academy Astronautics cadets and the Space Systems Research Center successfully completed its static fire of the FalconLaunch-T1 rocket motor on Monday in Jack's Valley. The motor burned for approxim ... more | .. |
 Upcoming Ariane 5 mission with GSAT-8 and ST-2 is given its "go" for launch Arianespace's third Ariane 5 flight of 2011 has been approved for its May 20 liftoff following a successful launch readiness review, which was performed at the Spaceport in French Guiana. The ... 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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 Departure of Astra 1N to Kourou Astra 1N satellite designed and manufactured by Astrium for the satellite operator SES Astra has left Astrium's facility in Toulouse, where it had undergone its final integration and test campaign. ... more | .. |
  "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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 Paul Dembling, Co-Author of Space Act, Dies at 91 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 ... more | .. |
  HART On-Demand Intelligence System Proves Value To Warfighters Ahead of Theater Deployment Northrop Grumman has demonstrated that its Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) system increases warfighter situational awareness during a recent Spiral 7 DARPA field exercise conducted ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Awarded Continuing Operation of Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Contract The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $48.7 million contract modification for continuing operations and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. Under ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Achieves Major Production Milestone for Air and Missile Defense Radar Raytheon has produced the first group of S-band transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar program. The modules have been thoroughly tested and have prove ... 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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  Australia gives green light for Largs Bay Australia is going ahead with the purchase of an amphibious helicopter landing dock ship after completing sea trials to determine the state of the vessel. ... more | .. |
 LockMart To Upgrade Finland's Precision Fires Capability Lockheed Martin has received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and other enhanc ... more | .. |
 Second F-35A Production Jet Arrives at Edwards AFB The second Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II production aircraft flies above the compass rose of Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 13. The aircraft, designated AF-6, f ... more | .. |
  Ukraine seeks talks with Romania, US on missile shield Ukraine is seeking consultations with Bucharest and Washington on the proposed deployment of US missile interceptors in Romania, Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Medvedev warns of Cold War over missile defence President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday warned of a new Cold War era if Russia and the West failed to agree on missile defence, in the first major news conference of his presidency. ... more | .. |
  Japan tells tourists says 'it's safe' to come back Japanese business leaders launched a campaign Thursday to woo tourists back to Japan after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that sent foreigners fleeing the country. ... more | .. |
 Quake-hit New Zealand takes axe to public services New Zealand said Thursday it would cut public service spending and partially privatise state-owned assets to help pay for devastating Christchurch earthquakes and kickstart the flagging economy. ... more | .. |
  Oldest mine in Americas discovered Archaeologists have discovered a 12,000-year-old iron oxide mine in Chile they say shows the oldest evidence of organized mining ever found in the Americas. ... 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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 China slaps export quota on rare earth alloys China said Thursday it would expand export quotas for rare earths to include iron alloys containing the elements, further tightening shipments of the minerals used in a variety of high-tech industries. ... more | .. |
 Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books. ... more | .. |
  China high-speed rail lines halted China has ordered one high-speed rail line to stop running and halted the construction of another due to violations of environmental protection laws. ... more | .. |
  Japan carmakers to work over weekend: industry body Carmakers will work over the weekend and take two days off during the week to save energy amid power shortages caused by Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, an industry body said Thursday. ... more |
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 China, India to boost gold demand this year: WGC Gold, fresh from striking record highs at the start of this month, will enjoy buoyant demand this year, particularly from China and India, the World Gold Council said in a report on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Unpaid bills freeze Chinese highway work in Poland Construction of a key stretch of highway in Poland by Chinese company COVEC has stopped after the firm failed to pay Polish subcontractors, the infrastructure ministry said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Japan slides back into recession after quake Japan's economy plunged back into recession in January-March, contracting sharply on the impact of the nation's biggest recorded earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear crisis, data showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Strong yen helps drive Japan acquisitions Buoyed by a strong yen, Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical and conglomerate Toshiba on Thursday announced multi billion dollar acquisitions in their sectors as they search for overseas growth. ... more |
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