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Russia opens negligence case over loss of Glonass satellitesMoscow (RIA Novosti) May 24, 2011 Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal case on charges of negligence that led to the loss of three Glonass satellites last year, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday. The satellites, meant to conclude the formation of Russia's Glonass navigation system, were lost when a Proton-M carrier rocket veered off course and crashed in the Pacific Ocean in December. "Criminal proceedings have been launched against space officials who were responsible for the loss of the satellites," the ... read more |
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  Orbit Raising Operation of GSAT-8 Satellite Conducted Successfully The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre of GSAT-8 was successfully conducted at 03:58 hrs (IST) this morning (May 22, 2011) with the firing of the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board GS ... more | .. |
  Galileo: Europe prepares for October launch The European Space Agency, Arianespace and the European Commission has announced that the launch of the first two satellites of Europe's global navigation satellite system is planned to take place o ... more | .. |
  Testing Spacesuits in Antarctica - Part 1 Once you've been to Antarctica, you just really want to go back. There is a sign in the lunch room here at Marambio base, that says (with poetic license thanks to Pablo): "When you arrived you barel ... more | .. |
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 EU announces launch date for first Galileo satellites The European Union announced Monday it will launch the first two satellites in its long-delayed and hugely over-budget Galileo navigation system from French Guiana on October 20. ... more | .. |
  Stratospheric UAV Payloads Provide New Ways to Chase Al Qaeda The classic special operations success in killing Osama bin Laden was certainly supported by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). That was undoubtedly a difficult operation given the limited endurance b ... more | .. |
  Intelsat General To Support Armed Forces Radio And Television Service Intelsat General, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelsat, S.A., has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $145 million to provide comprehensive satellite connectivity to the Ar ... more | .. |
 RAF Announces New Reaper Squadron A new Reaper squadron is to form at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire which will control the aircraft over Afghanistan from the UK for the first time. Speaking at the disbandment of Number XIII Tornado ... more |
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 US Navy and Northrop Grumman-led UCAS-D Flight Test Team Honored Twice by USAF The U.S. Air Force has recognized for operational excellence the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman flight test team that successfully conducted first and subsequent flights of the Navy's X-47B unmanned air ... more | .. |
  Environmental Tectonics Forms Non-Profit NASTAR Foundation to Support Aerospace Industry Environmental Tectonics has announced the formation of the NASTAR Foundation, a non-profit organization that fosters opportunities for people of all ages to experience the excitement of aerospace ex ... more | .. |
  ILS Proton Successfully Launches Telstar 14R And Estrela do Sul 2 for Telesat International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 into orbit on an ILS Proton for Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator. The ILS P ... more | .. |
 Satellites for Asia and India are orbited on Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission of 2011 The 44th consecutive successful Ariane 5 flight has further underscored the flexibility and performance of this workhorse launch system - orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft to serve on ... more |
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 Russia sends two Soyuz carrier rockets to French Guiana Two Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are on the way from Samara to St. Petersburg to be shipped to French Guiana for future launches from the Kourou space center, the Progress design bureau said. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan, Singapore launch satellite Taiwan's leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom has launched its second commercial communications satellite in a joint venture with Singapore Telecommunications, local media said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Israel to switch Hawks for David's Sling The Israeli air force is considering phasing out its U.S.-built Raytheon Hawk surface-to-air missiles, backbone of its air-defense network since 1965, and replacing them with David's Sling, a weapon being developed by Rafael Advances Defense Systems. ... more | .. |
  More delays in Brazil jet fighter deal More anxiety and suspense is in store for competing defense contractors from the United States and Europe who hope to secure Brazil's lucrative multibillion-dollar jet fighter deal. ... 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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 Northrop Grumman to Develop New Micro Gyro Technology for DARPA Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been selected to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense Advan ... more | .. |
 Rotorcraft Technology Contributes to US Navy's Successful Test Bed Flight Northrop Grumman's Digital Avionics Suite technology was recently used for the first time in the successful flight of a UH-1N helicopter that serves as an avionics test bed for future rotary wing ha ... more | .. |
 Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country. ... more | .. |
  UN atomic watchdog experts arrive in Japan A team of specialists from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Japan on Monday to join other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more |
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 Malaysia probes rural town after deadly landslide Malaysian authorities on Monday investigated the rural town where a landslide slammed into an orphanage, leaving 16 dead, for fear another disaster could hit the slip-prone region. ... more | .. |
 Radiation protection expert criticizes comparison of Fukushima to Chernobyl In the opening editorial to the latest edition of the Journal of Radiological Protection, published, Wednesday 18 May, radiological protection expert Professor Richard Wakeford of the Dalton Nuclear ... more | .. |
  Southampton scientists to help create a sustainable energy system for the UK The University of Southampton is playing a key role in a major public/private partnership to evaluate the use of biomass to create a cost effective and sustainable UK energy system for 2050. D ... more | .. |
 Better buildings for extreme climates will be focus of researcher talk Rima Taher, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricanes, will speak next week at the Annual Conference of Construction Specifications Canada (Devis de Construction ... more |
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High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
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  When fueling up means plugging in Newark DE (SPX) May 24, 2011 Want a Nissan Leaf? Join the 20,000 people on the waiting list to get one. The Chevy Volt got your eye? General Motors ramped up availability earlier this year to try a ... more | .. |
 Karlsruhe Invisibility Cloak: Disappearing Visibly "Seeing something invisible with your own eyes is an exciting experience," say Joachim Fischer and Tolga Ergin. For about one year, both physicists and members of the team of Professor Martin Wegene ... more | .. |
  eBay may use Skype money for acquisitions: CEO EBay may use some of the $2.4 billion it will receive from the sale of its stake in Skype to make acquisitions, the chief executive of the online auction giant said in an interview published Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japanese protest revised school radiation limit Furious parents at the centre of Japan's atomic crisis and hundreds of their supporters rallied in Tokyo Monday against revised nuclear safety standards in schools they say are putting children at risk. ... more |
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  Global Fund halts payments to China amid mismanagement The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has halted payments for programmes in China amid mismanagement by a public agency, a spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Torn ancient China painting to be joined in Taiwan One of China's best-known ancient paintings, torn into two parts in the 17th century, will soon be exhibited in its entirety in Taiwan for the first time in more than 360 years, organisers said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Sony expects annual net loss of $3.2 billion Japan's Sony on Monday said it expected to post a $3.2 billion net loss for the fiscal year ended March, after delaying its corporate results to gauge damage from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
EU commissioner presses China on trade issues China must respect a reciprocal extension of trade relations, EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht said Monday in an interview as conflicts grew between the two major economic powers. ... more |
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