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AsiaSat Announces Expansion of the Tai Po Earth Station in Hong KongHong Kong (SPX) May 26, 2011 Asia Satellite Telecommunications(AsiaSat) has announced the major expansion of its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. The project consists of a 900 square metre addition for equipment and a 600 square metre area for additional TVROs, and the construction of infrastructure to support the installation of new communications antennas. Construction work for the expansion of the earth station has commenced and is expected to be completed in early 2012. The AsiaSat Tai Po Earth Station is a state- ... read more |
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  ASTRA 1N delivered to French Guiana The initial passenger for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 dual-payload launch is now in French Guiana following a trans-Atlantic delivery flight as preparations continue for this fourth heavy-lift missi ... more | .. |
 Success of GSAT-8 and Future of India's Space Programme India's advanced communication geostationary satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched on May 21, 2011. The satellite was put in orbit from French Guiana by the Ariane-V launch vehicle. Indian Sp ... more | .. |
  EU to launch Galileo satellites this fall Backed by Russia, the Europeans will launch two of their Galileo global positioning satellites into space in October, the European Commission said this week. ... more | .. |
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 'Self-healing' coating piques U.S interest U.S. and Swiss scientists say they have developed a polymer-based coating that can heal itself when placed under ultraviolet light for less than a minute. ... more | .. |
  U.K. spaceplane passes technical review A proposed British space plane that would function as a rocket but operate from runways like an airliner has passed an important technical review, experts said. ... more | .. |
Orbit of GSAT-8 Satellite Raised Further In the second orbit raising manoeuvre conducted at 12:22 hrs IST (May 23, 2011), the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board GSAT-8 was fired for 35.8 minutes by commanding the satellite from ISRO's Mast ... more | .. |
  NASA Announces Key Decision For Next Deep Space Transportation System NASA has reached an important milestone for the next U.S. transportation system that will carry humans into deep space. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced that the system will be based on d ... more |
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Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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 Welcome home, Paolo! ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed back on Earth this morning to conclude his 159-day mission to the International Space Station. Paolo had been serving as the flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and ... more | .. |
 NASA's NPP Satellite Completes Thermal Vac Testing The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite has successfully passed all environmental testing with th ... more | .. |
 New deep space vehicle to be based on Orion: NASA NASA said Tuesday that a new spacecraft to ferry humans into deep space will be based on designs for the Orion crew exploration vehicle and built by Lockheed Martin. ... more | .. |
 Long-delayed Duke Nukem videogame hits in June The 15-year wait for the return of videogame tough guy "Duke Nukem" will end in June, 2K Games promised on Tuesday. ... more |
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  Lockheed Martin Responds To US Army's CIRCM Request For Proposal Lockheed Martin, along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure (CI ... more | .. |
 Committed to safety - flight test engineer Ina Niewind While pilots at the controls of an F-4F Phantom II or Eurofighter conduct test flights at altitudes of several thousand metres, their 'client' stands on the ground below; extremely concentrated, Ina ... more | .. |
 First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 Unveiled For Turkish Air Force Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies at TAI's facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at the event included the ... more | .. |
  Stored nuclear fuel seen as U.S. risk The threat of released radioactive materials from a spent fuel pool at Japan's Fukushima plant is dwarfed by the risk posed by similar U.S. pools, a study says. ... more |
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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 IAEA begins probe into Japan nuclear emergency A team of foreign inspectors due to visit Japan's stricken Fukushima plant began questioning officials Wednesday as part of a fact-finding mission on the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. ... more | .. |
 More focus needed on mental health triage in disaster preparedness Johns Hopkins University bioethicists say disaster-response planning has generally overlooked the special needs of people who suffer from pre-existing and serious mental conditions. Survivors alread ... more | .. |
  New nanoscale imaging may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis Laboratory studies by chemical engineers at UC Santa Barbara may lead to new experimental methods for early detection and diagnosis - and to possible treatments - for pathological tissues that are p ... more | .. |
  New electronics material closer to commercial reality Researchers have developed a method for creating single-crystal arrays of a material called graphene, an advance that opens up the possibility of a replacement for silicon in high-performance comput ... more |
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  Crisis, stagflation stalk global recovery: OECD Crisis still stalks the global economy with stagflation lurking and Japan set for recession this year despite moderate overall recovery, the OECD said on Wednesday, warning against complacency. ... more | .. |
 Kan says rebirth of Japanese economy underway The rebirth of the Japanese economy following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March is already underway, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  When fueling up means plugging in 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 | .. |
  Berkeley Lab Research Helps Fuel Cells Meet their Potential Fuel cells as a power generator simply look too good to be true. They're quiet, they don't produce criteria pollutants, and they're efficient electricity producers. They can be placed right next to ... more |
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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems
Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
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  Singapore Airlines to set up new low-cost carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Wednesday it will launch within one year a new budget airline using wide-body aircraft to tap into growing consumer demand for low-cost travel over longer distances. ... more | .. |
  Japan books trade deficit as crisis hits output Japan fell into a trade deficit in April as exports tumbled at their fastest pace in 18 months on supply chain disruptions after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, official data showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Volcano cloud briefly closes north German airspace An ash cloud from Iceland briefly forced the closure of several north German airports on Wednesday, including Hamburg and Berlin, even as the Grimsvoetn volcano appeared to stop erupting. ... more | .. |
 Crisis stalks stage of 4.2% global growth, OECD warns Crisis still stalks the global economy with stagflation lurking and Japan set for recession this year, even though overall activity is staging a moderate recovery, the OECD said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Glencore makes weak Hong Kong debut Shares in Swiss commodities giant Glencore slipped in their Hong Kong trading debut Wednesday, following a similarly tepid launch in London for the year's biggest initial public offering. ... more | .. |
Indonesia's technology black market here to stay: analysts Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablet is due to launch in Indonesia in August, news that should have set the country's legions of BlackBerry fans alight with anticipation. ... more | .. |
 Obama orders US agencies to buy green vehicles The US administration will only buy vehicles using alternative energy sources to equip its fleet by the end of 2015, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Shunned by banks, small China firms hit pawn shops China has some of the biggest banks in the world, but they turned their back on Jacky Wang when his small decorating firm needed a loan. So like many Chinese entrepreneurs, he turned to a pawn shop. ... more |
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