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Boeing Completes Delta System Definition Review of Crew Space Transportation DesignHouston TX (SPX) Jun 16, 2011 Boeing on May 19 completed the Delta System Definition Review (SDR) of the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 space capsule design. The milestone follows NASA's award of a Commercial Crew Development Phase 2 (CCDev2) contract to Boeing in April. The daylong review included representatives from NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and independent consultants. They examined the changes made to the CST-100 design since the initial SDR, which was conducted in October under the origina ... read more |
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  21st Century Technology Learning Finally, there may soon be a new way of learning complex high technology subject matter. Of course, the digital age has certainly created new educational tools and techniques. Many of today's engine ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Space Systems to Eliminate Approximately 1,200 Positions Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin has announced employment reductions designed to address affordability and improve its competitive posture. S ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D Software to Soar at National Flight Academy Lockheed Martin will provide its Prepar3D visual simulation software to power the National Flight Academy's (NFA) immersive aviation experience as part of the academy's hands-on approach to teaching ... more | .. |
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 Honeywell to Acquire EMS Technologies, Inc. for $491 Million Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EMS Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of connectivity solutions for mobile networking, rugged mobile computers, and satellite communicatio ... more | .. |
 Sporian Developing High Temperature Pressure Sensor for NASA Sporian Microsystems, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a capacitive pressure sensor for harsh environments. The sensor will b ... more | .. |
 Testing Spacesuits in Antarctica - part 4 We woke up to find a cloudless sky and no wind. This is a rare sight in Marambio, and we quickly got to work. The morning excursion was to make sure that the spacesuit had survived the long trip fro ... 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 |
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Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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  SpaceX Secures Launch Contract In Major Asian Market 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 t ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
  Iran 'speeds up missile development' Iran has accelerated efforts to develop a long-range ballistic missile, despite tough international sanctions imposed a year ago, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported, citing an unpublished report by U.N. experts. ... more | .. |
  New military radio unveiled Italian defense electronics company Selex Elsag has launched a new modular and upgradable soldier radio system. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
  Japan eyes $25 bn second reconstruction budget The second extra budget that Japan is set to compile to cover costs to rebuild the region devastated by the March quake and tsunami will be around $25 billion, media reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation dosimeters 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Researchers Develop Biological Circuit Components Electrical engineers have long been toying with the idea of designing biological molecules that can be directly integrated into electronic circuits. University of Pennsylvania researchers have devel ... more | .. |
  Research examines how to apply conductive nanocoatings to textiles Imagine plugging a USB port into a sheet of paper, and turning it into a tablet computer. It might be a stretch, but ideas like this have researchers at North Carolina State University examining the ... 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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  Finding answers century-old questions about platinum's catalytic properties Researchers now understand more about why platinum is so efficient at producing power in hydrogen fuel cells. "Understanding platinum's properties for speeding up chemical reactions will poten ... more | .. |
  Humala: Peru not ready for Mercosur Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala has gone on record ruling out an early push for membership of the Mercosur trade bloc for his country's emerging economy but leaving the door open for a political tie with the group. ... more | .. |
 Australia's Qantas cancels orders, trims targets Australian carrier Qantas scaled back growth plans and cancelled aircraft orders Wednesday in response to slowing domestic demand, as it grapples with high fuel costs and natural disasters. ... more | .. |
  US cable TV giant adding Skype calls US cable TV giant Comcast on Tuesday announced plans to add video chat to television viewing through a partnership with Skype. ... more |
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  China's May foreign direct investment up 13.4% China attracted $9.23 billion in foreign direct investment in May, up 13.43 percent year-on-year, and higher than the previous month, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Google cranks up search speeds with images, voice Google on Tuesday ramped up Internet search speeds by letting people use speech or images to express what they want faster. ... more | .. |
 British official inflation unchanged at 4.5% in May British 12-month inflation stood at 4.5 percent in May, unchanged from the level in April but nevertheless at the highest level for more than two-and-a-half years, official data showed on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 BoJ holds rates, expands growth-sector lending The Bank of Japan on Tuesday said it would expand a programme of lending to companies in growth areas with a new $6 billion credit line to support the post-quake economy. ... more |
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