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June 23, 2011
ROCKET SCIENCE
ESA high-thrust engine takes next step
Paris, 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
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SPACEMART

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
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GPS NEWS

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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TECH SPACE

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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GPS NEWS

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
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SPACE TRAVEL

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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Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit
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LAUNCH PAD

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
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SPACEMART

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
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SPACEMART

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
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SPACE TRAVEL

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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MISSILE DEFENSE

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
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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
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MILTECH

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
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MICROSAT BLITZ

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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SPACEMART

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
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SPACE TRAVEL

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
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SPACEMART

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
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MISSILE DEFENSE

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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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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MILTECH

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
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MILTECH

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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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems
Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
FSU physicists discover new state of matter in electrons, platform to study quantum phenomena
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MILTECH

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
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MILTECH

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
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UAV NEWS

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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INTERNET SPACE

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
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

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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