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SpaceX Secures Launch Contract In Major Asian MarketHawthorne, CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2011 telecommunications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from its Cape Canaveral launch site in the second quarter of 2013. The contract brings another international launch to the United States to fly with SpaceX. Thaicom is the eighth non-U.S. customer manifested for upcoming flights aboard the Falcon 9. "This deal highlights the confidence that satellite operators have in SpaceX capabilities, and is the latest example of the effect SpaceX is having on the international comme ... read more |
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  Commercial Rocket Engine Test Firing Experiences Early Shutdown An Aerojet AJ26 flight engine for Orbital Sciences Corporations' Taurus II space launch vehicle experienced a premature shutdown during a test firing on June 9. The test was conducted on the E-1 Tes ... more | .. |
  Orbital Awarded Contract for Thaicom 6 Communications Satellite Orbital Sciences Corporation report that THAICOM Plc. has awarded the company a firm contract for the Thaicom 6 communications satellite. Based on Orbital's GEOStar-2 satellite platform, the Thaicom ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Contract to Support Iridium NEXT Boeing has announced that it has received a contract from Thales Alenia Space to provide system integration and testing support for Iridium NEXT. Iridium NEXT is the next-generation satellite conste ... more | .. |
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  Satellite Takes 3-Billionth 'Photo' For a satellite that's only five years old, CALIPSO has accomplished a lot. The Earth-observing spacecraft took its three-billionth photo - actually a "lidar profile" - on June 2. June 7 marke ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Space Program Completes Critical Review Northrop Grumman recently completed a systems requirement review (SRR), the first of several important steps to design, build and deliver a new spacecraft bus to reduce costs to space operations. ... more | .. |
  Aircraft systems in the environmental chamber The plane takes off from Munich in bright weather, temperature 10 degrees Celsius, and lands in Anchorage, Alaska, in driving snow, temperature minus 15. Parked on the airfield overnight, the aircra ... more | .. |
 SES-3 Satellite Arrives At Baikonour Launch Base SES S.A. announces that the SES-3 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The SES-3 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corpor ... more |
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Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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  Students Build Space Habitats at NASA's Johnson Space Center University students are helping NASA develop potential habitats for future space missions. Three teams from across the country will visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston during June to show o ... more | .. |
  China's second moon orbiter Chang'e-2 goes to outer space China's second moon orbiter Chang'e-2 on Thursday set off from its moon orbit for outer space about 1.5 million km away from the earth, Chinese scientists said Thursday. The orbiter left its moon or ... more | .. |
 Solar system edge 'bunches' in magnetic bubbles: NASA A pair of NASA probes wandering in deep space discovered that the outer edge of the solar system contains curious magnetic bubbles and is not smooth as previously thought, astronomers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Help ESA to name Europe's next mission to Space Station Now that Paolo Nespoli has returned from the International Space Station, we are looking forward to Europe's next mission. Andre Kuipers will be launched to the orbital outpost in November - but his ... more |
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  Helping shape space-based technology policies A Colorado State University professor known as an international expert in the use of GPS in agriculture has been named to a federal panel that helps shape national policy on space-based technologies ... more | .. |
  New military radio unveiled Italian defense electronics company Selex Elsag has launched a new modular and upgradable soldier radio system. ... more | .. |
  Seoul deploys second Aegis destroyer The South Korean navy has officially deployed its second Aegis destroyer, Yulgok Yi I, into service after the successful completion of nine months of sea trials. ... more | .. |
  MBDA Produces 10,000th Diamond Back Wing for SDB Program MBDA Missile Systems celebrated a milestone in the company's U.S. history today during a ceremonial rollout of the 10,000th Diamond Back wing assembly at their Westlake Village, California division. ... more |
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  Heron One achieves full operational capability in ISAF mission In recent years, unmanned aerial systems have been playing an increasingly important role in military operations worldwide. Many of the sensors used in modern network-enabled operations are mounted ... more | .. |
 Advanced Firefinder Radar System Supporting US Troops ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that advanced Firefinder radars have been fielded in theater supporting and protecting U.S. troops and allies. Reliability and maintainability improvements have b ... more | .. |
  Japan to compile second reconstruction budget Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructed his cabinet ministers on Tuesday to compile another relief budget to help efforts to rebuild the nation's northeast devastated by the March quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
 Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away. ... more |
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 US tornado toll hits 151 as fungus strikes victims The toll from the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States in six decades rose to 151, and eight hospitalized victims were infected with a rare and potentially deadly fungus kicked up by the storm, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
  China's May consumer inflation at near 3-year high China's politically sensitive inflation rate hit its highest level in nearly three years in May, the government said Tuesday, despite persistent official efforts to tame food and property costs. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong Airlines plans to place order for A380s Hong Kong Airlines said Tuesday that it plans to place an order for an unspecified number of Airbus A380s at next week's Paris Air Show, as it looks expands its international network. ... more | .. |
  N. Korea leases port pier to Switzerland: report North Korea has leased a pier at a northeastern free trade zone to Switzerland as part of attempts to attract badly needed foreign investment, a report said Tuesday. ... 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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 More flight delays in Australia as ash plays havoc Thousands of airline passengers endured a third day of delays in Australia on Tuesday as the ash cloud from Chile's volcanic eruptions kept planes grounded. ... more | .. |
  Report: Renewables a priority for military Military establishments, notorious for wasteful energy practices, are being drawn to renewable energy development as part of efficiency-increasing strategies, Pike Research said in a report Monday. ... more | .. |
  Nissan may delay electric Leaf production in US Nissan may be forced to delay US production of its electric Leaf and is falling short of this year's goals as a result of the devastating Japanese earthquake, a key executive said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firms set to take majority control of Saab Troubled Swedish carmaker Saab said Monday it had hammered out details of a deal to secure last-ditch rescue funding by handing majority control to two Chinese companies, amid a new production halt. ... more |
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 China, Kazakhstan eye doubling of trade China and Kazakhstan on Monday signed a strategic partnership deal and vowed to double trade as President Hu Jintao visited the energy-rich Central Asian state to tighten already close ties. ... more | .. |
  NIST 'catch and release' program could improve nanoparticle safety assessment Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can deliver drugs efficiently and enhance th ... more | .. |
Aircraft systems tested in the environmental chamber The plane takes off from Munich in bright weather, temperature 10 degrees Celsius, and lands in Anchorage, Alaska, in driving snow, temperature minus 15. Parked on the airfield overnight, the aircra ... more | .. |
 A New Way To Make Lighter, Stronger Steel - In A Flash What they've discovered may hold the key to making cars and military vehicles lighter, stronger, and more fuel-efficient. In the current issue of the journal Materials Science and Technology, ... more |
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