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ESA high-thrust engine takes next stepParis, France (ESA) Jun 23, 2011 The new main engine to power Europe's successor to its Ariane 5 space launcher was brought a step closer when ESA signed a euros 60 million contract with a propulsion consortium at the Paris Air and Space Show. ESA is preparing the NGL Next-Generation Launcher to meet Europe's institutional needs and safeguard its guaranteed access to space into the long term, ensuring it will continue to have effective and economic launchers at its disposal. The work is being performed under the Agency's F ... read more |
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  Alphabus ready to offer new opportunities Alphabus is ready to offer new opportunities for satellite operators worldwide. The platform was formally accepted for its first satellite, Alphasat I-XL on 16 June, marking an important milestone i ... more | .. |
  e2v to supply imaging sensors to equip Earth observation satellites e2v has signed two contracts worth a total of 4M euros with Thales Alenia Space, for the supply of imaging sensors to equip the High-Resolution (HR) optical imaging instruments for their Earth obser ... more | .. |
  Le Bourget contracts complete Galileo network As Europe prepares for October's launch of the first Galileo satellites, a worldwide ground network is being put in place. Contracts signed at the Paris Air and Space Show cover satellite control an ... more | .. |
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 NRL Instrument Provides Key Space Weather Data Data products from the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division were officially transitioned for use in operat ... more | .. |
 Express AM8, AT1 and AT2 programmes are now in full effect Thales Alenia Space has announced the official start of the Express AM8, AT1 and AT2 programs. The tri-partite contract was signed in September 2010 with RSCC (Russian Space Operator) and JSC "ISS - ... more | .. |
 Galileo's Soyuz launchers arrive at French Guiana The two Soyuz launchers that will fly the first four satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system into orbit have arrived at Kourou harbour in French Guiana, completing a journey that took them ... more | .. |
  ESA reentry vehicle on track for flight in 2013 ESA and Thales Alenia Space Italia have announced an agreement at the Paris Air and Space Show to begin building the IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle for its mission into space in 2013. E ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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  Arianespace to launch Astra 5B satellite Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES has once again chosen Arianespace, this time to launch its new Astra 5B satellite. SES, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has confirmed that it h ... more | .. |
 Space in your pocket... ...and also on your tablet! The new ESA iPhone or iPad application, or 'App', can now deliver a wealth of information on ESA missions, videos, images and news updates, at your fingertips. The ... more | .. |
 European space freighter is destroyed after mission A robot freighter was destroyed on Tuesday in a scheduled operation after a successful mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ... more | .. |
 Space shuttle commander Kelly to retire from NASA Mark Kelly, the US astronaut who commanded the final flight by the shuttle Endeavour, announced Tuesday he is retiring to spend more time with his lawmaker wife as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head. ... more |
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  Raytheon to Provide Airborne Processing for Missile Defense Application Raytheon has received a $10 million contract to provide advanced airborne data processing for the Missile Defense Agency. "Raytheon's airborne processing technology offers real-time automated ... more | .. |
  Network Integration Tests Aim to Reduce 'Fog of War' A massive network test, termed the Network Integration Evaluation, which kicked off last week here, will evaluate capabilities of a developmental vehicle-mounted company command post system intended ... more | .. |
  Second Hypersonic Flight Ends Prematurely, Brings New Flight Test Data A second test of the X-51A Waverider flew June 13, 2011, in the Point Mugu Naval Air Test Range over the Pacific Ocean, bringing significant hypersonic research data in a less than successful flight ... more | .. |
  SSTL expands into state-of-the-art technical facility Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new Pounds 10 million state-of-the-art technical facility, providing assembly, testing and inte ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
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 Loral Selected to Provide Multi-Mission Communications Satellite to Telenor Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to provide a multi-mission spacecraft for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc). The satellite, THOR 7, will include Telenor's first Ka-b ... more | .. |
 One-Hundred-Year Starship Study - Part 2 The May 9 Launchspace email release introduced the latest idea from the "Department of Mad Scientists," a study of a 100-year starship mission. This is a joint NASA/DARPA project to generate ideas f ... more | .. |
 Signing of EDA-ESA Administrative Arrangement ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain met EDA Chief Executive Claude-France Arnould at the Paris Air and Space Show Monday to sign an Administrative Arrangement on cooperation between ESA and th ... more | .. |
 Israelis brace for missiles, plan getaways Israel's Home Command has been conducting a nationwide civil defense exercise involving all its air-defense systems to prepare for a potentially devastating missile onslaught. ... more |
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 Spain aims at military-civilian satellites Spain is on track to become the first European country to have a dual Earth observation system, radar and optical, for both civilian and military use. ... more | .. |
 Partners OK MEADS flight tests MEADS International reports that partner nations in the new missile system have approved flight test demonstrations of advanced system capability. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Completes Perfect QELTA Tests for USAF Raytheon tested its Quiet Eyes Laser Turret Assembly for the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During hundreds of test runs, QELTA consistently detected and defeated all threats. ... more | .. |
 GW, Carrier Air Wing 5 Squadron Complete Super Hornet Fighting Force The "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 returned to the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) June 17, after completing the transition from the F/A-18C Hornet to the new an ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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 Heavy Metal Vehicles Roll Out for Soldiers Clearing Combat Environments Two vehicles used by multiple units in the military to assist in clearing routes and marking improvised explosive devices have made their way here to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Special T ... more | .. |
 Elisra to Supply Personal Search and Rescue Locator Beacons to French MoD Elbit Systems has announced that its subsidiary Elisra Electronic Systems was awarded a contract valued at approximately euro 5 million to supply hundreds of units of its AN/PRC-684 Personal Locator ... more | .. |
  Helicopter lost over Libya is new US drone: officials A drone helicopter that lost radar contact with NATO over Libya is a Fire Scout, an unmanned US chopper, defense officials said Tuesday, revealing the use of the new robotic aircraft in the war. ... more | .. |
  Quake-hit Christchurch home owners to learn fate Quake-hit Christchurch residents will this week learn which areas of the New Zealand city must be abandoned because the ground has become too unstable to rebuild, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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 TEPCO books more than $1.5 bn in additional losses Japan's TEPCO said Wednesday it had booked an extra $1.1 billion loss to compensate victims of the Fukushima crisis, and would set aside another $473 million to bring the crippled plant under control. ... more | .. |
 Japan govt extends session amid turmoil Japan's centre-left government Wednesday pushed through an extension of the parliamentary session, but the threat of paralysis loomed amid bitter debate on when Prime Minister Naoto Kan will resign. ... more | .. |
  Undersea Internet cable in deal for Zimbabwe service The company running a high-speed Internet cable along Africa's east coast said Wednesday it has reached a deal with Mozambique to provide a new link to landlocked Zimbabwe. ... more | .. |
  Fed slashes US economic outlook The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it saw slower growth in the US economy than previously expected this year, highlighting a rise in unemployment and increasing inflation. ... more |
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