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Mitsubishi Electric to Double Satellite Production CapacityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 07, 2011 Mitsubishi Electric has announced that under a plan to double annual satellite production capacity from four satellites to eight, it will invest approximately 3 billion JPY to enlarge and upgrade its Kamakura Works production facility in Kamakura, Japan. Construction is scheduled for completion by March 2013. Responding to growing demand worldwide, the company intends to double satellite-related annual sales to 150 billion JPY by March 2021. The satellite business is positioned as a key contributo ... read more |
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  Testing Spacesuits in Antarctica - part 3 Our wake-up call came at 8am (later than expected): the winds in Marambio were an incredibly strong 80-100 km/h (50-60 mph), and we were on hold, waiting for a break in the weather. Aside from the u ... more | .. |
 NASA Spending Shift to Benefit Centers Focused on Science and Technology Euroconsult along with the consulting firm Omnis have announced the findings of a study foreseeing a significant shift in NASA spending toward Earth science and R and D programs and away from legacy ... more | .. |
  KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband SATCOM Service Makes ECDIS Compliance More Affordable In a move to increase safety and efficiency at sea, the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) new Electronic Chart and Display Information System (ECDIS) regulations require certain commercial ... more | .. |
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  Indra To Supply Satellite Communications Systems To Brazil's MoD Indra will provide rapid deployment satellite communications systems to Brazil's armed forces. The contract was awarded through public tender where Indra competed with the main companies of the sect ... more | .. |
 FOGE Reaches 10 On June 4th, the Federation of Galaxy Explorers (FOGE) celebrated its tenth anniversary with a formal gala event. For those of you who do not know about FOGE, it is a non-profit educational organiza ... more | .. |
 Romantis Goes Global Romantishas announced the formation of its new entity, Romantis Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada with offices in the United States. Romantis in close cooperation with the other group members ... more | .. |
  Building harmonious outer space to achieve inclusive development China hopes all countries would continue to strengthen open and inclusive international cooperation characterized by equality and mutual benefit and further improve related laws in outer space explo ... 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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 MEASAT orders latest satellite from Astrium MEASAT Global Berhad has selected Astrium to build MEASAT-3b, a new satellite to augment its core Ku-band business in Malaysia, India and Indonesia. Planned to be launched in 2013 and positioned at ... more | .. |
  New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt A radically new approach to the design of batteries, developed by researchers at MIT, could provide a lightweight and inexpensive alternative to existing batteries for electric vehicles and the powe ... more | .. |
 Fly Your Thesis! 2011 campaign The second series of flights in ESA's 'Fly Your Thesis!' programme concluded recently. After many months of preparation, the 10-day campaign culminated with four student experiments making three par ... more | .. |
  Wake turbulence during cruising flight When aircraft fly, they generate turbulent airflow behind them known as 'wake turbulence', which can affect following air traffic. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfa ... more |
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  NASA, NSBRI Select 12 Proposals To Support Crew Health On Missions NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) of Houston will fund 12 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performanc ... more | .. |
  Russia plans to launch six Glonass satellites in 2011 Russian Space Agency Roscosmos plans to launch five Glonass-M satellites and one Glonass-K satellite in 2011, Roscosmos' deputy chief Anatoly Shilov said Wednesday. The first launch of the Glo ... more | .. |
  Teledyne and Aerojet form alliance to build rocket engines Teledyne Technologies reports that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., in Huntsville, Ala., has signed a letter of agreement to form a strategic alliance with Aerojet - General Corpora ... more | .. |
  Shipments Of Sea Launch Zenit-3Sl Hardware Resume On Schedule Sea Launch has resumed shipments of Zenit-3SL hardware in preparation for its return to launch operations in the third quarter of 2011. The two-stage Zenit-2S booster, manufactured by PO Yuzhm ... 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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 Boeing Announces Workforce Reductions in Space Exploration Division Boeing has issued 60-day advance layoff notices to approximately 510 employees in its Space Exploration division, resulting primarily from the planned completion of the Space Shuttle program. ... more | .. |
  Apple takes a giant leap into the 'iCloud' cloud Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Monday interrupted his medical leave to unveil a free service called iCloud that stores music, photos and other content on the Web and shares it across multiple devices. ... more | .. |
  USAF's Largest Airlifter Still Making a 'Big' Difference Just from its Air Force fact sheet it states that it "is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory." Regardless of its size, the biggest differenc ... more | .. |
 L-3 WESCAM Launches the MX-10GS EO/IR Imaging Turret L-3 WESCAM has announced the product launch of its MX-10GS electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging turret. The MX-10GS integrates L-3 WESCAM's fieldproven MX-Series technology into vehicle mast or ... more |
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 Israelis favor V-22 Osprey for special ops The Israeli air force is sending a team to the United States this month to evaluate the controversial V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that it's eyeing for search-and-rescue and covert special operations. ... more | .. |
  Elbit to Supply a Latin-American Country with Hermes 900 UAS Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The project is not in an amount that is material to Elb ... more | .. |
  NATO chief rejects Russia's missile defence proposal NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday bluntly rejected a Russian proposal to end a dispute on missile defence that threatens a rapprochement between Moscow and the Western alliance. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Showcases Firebird and Other Emerging ISR Solutions During U.S. Joint Forces Command's Empire Challenge 2011 (EC11) exercise conducted here, Northrop Grumman integrated emerging mission solutions into a real-world environment to showcase how new tech ... 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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  Raytheon-Boeing Team Responds to Warfighter's Call for Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Raytheon submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition and responded as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with Boeing for the JAGM program. R ... more | .. |
 World Wars camouflage technique could have benefits in modern warfare Painting army vehicles with high contrast geometric patterns - 'dazzle camouflage' - affects the perception of their speed and thus could make them less susceptible to rocket propelled grenade attac ... more | .. |
 Mexico drug crisis a boon for defense deal Mexico's fraught security situation amid a continuing government-led war on drug gangs has raised prospects for more law enforcement agencies buying modern military equipment to deal with the threat. ... more | .. |
 Israel signs high-tech deal with India Israel's High-Tech Industry Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Indian counterpart to boost cooperation in advanced technology, a move that will undoubtedly increase the Jewish state's burgeoning defense sales to India. ... more |
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 Russia softens stance on missile defence: report Russia has softened its stance on Western plans for missile defence over Europe but has set a number of conditions for its cooperation, Kommersant newspaper Monday quoted an official as saying. ... more | .. |
  Japan to report nuclear 'melt-throughs' to UN Japan in a report prepared for the UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said for the first time that fuel in its crippled Fukushima plant may have melted through three reactor core vessels. ... more | .. |
 Japan doubles plant radiation leak estimate Japan has more than doubled its initial estimate of radiation released from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in the week after the March 11 tsunami, ahead of the launch of an official probe Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US says India Boeing deal will support 23,000 jobs The United States on Monday hailed India's decision to buy military transport planes worth more than $4 billion from US-based aviation giant Boeing, saying it would sustain 23,000 American jobs. ... more |
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