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Spain aims at military-civilian satellitesMadrid (UPI) Jun 22, 2011 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. Defense Minister Carme Chacon said radar technology installed on the satellite, which is totally of Spanish design and manufacture, will enable up to 100 images of the Earth's surface to be taken per day at a resolution of up to 1 yard. In three years' time, this capacity will be joined by that of the Ingenio satellite and its optical tech ... read more |
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  MT Aerospace to supply 81 propellant tanks for Iridium NEXT Satellite Program MT Aerospace Satellite Products has been awarded a contract by Thales Alenia Space for the manufacture of 81 propellant tanks for the Iridium NEXT satellite program. The Wolverhampton/England-based ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5 payload integration underway; First Soyuz launchers arrive Both satellite passengers for Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift mission of 2011 are well advanced in their integration phase as preparations move forward for the July 1 launch from French Guiana. ... more | .. |
  Space research gives birth to new ultrasound tools for health care The remoteness and resource limitations of spaceflight pose a serious challenge to astronaut health care. One solution is ultrasound. Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute ... more | .. |
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  Study Shows Interference with GPS Poses Major Threat to U.S. Economy More than 3.3 million U.S. jobs in agriculture and industries rely heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and the disruption of interference with GPS posed by LightSquared's planned d ... more | .. |
 DeLorme Unveils Plans for Personal Communicator with Global Satellite Coverage DeLorme has announced the Fall 2011 release of the DeLorme inReach, the first Iridium-based personal communicator to deliver truly global two-way satellite text messaging; delivery confirmations; SO ... more | .. |
  Europe to build space re-entry vehicle The European Space Agency says it is going ahead with its re-entry vehicle demonstrator, known as the IXV, which it expects to launch in 2013. ... more | .. |
  Yanukovych says 'no' to missile defense Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych says his country isn't going to take part in a new European missile defense system backed by NATO nor join the bloc itself. ... more |
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Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
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  Yahsat Y1A satellite delivered in orbit After the successful completion of in-orbit testing the satellite Y1A, was officially handed over to Yahsat on 13 June 2011. Y1A is the first satellite built for Al Yah Satellite Communications Comp ... more | .. |
 Resonator Gyro Achieves 18 Million Operating Hours in Space Northrop Grumman's patented hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) technology, which is used for various space and military applications, recently achieved a major milestone of 18 million hours of conti ... more | .. |
 Aerojet, QinetiQ and EADS Astrium Crisa to Jointly Market XENITH Ion Propulsion System Aerojet, QinetiQ, and EADS Astrium Crisa have announced that the companies have entered into a joint agreement to supply the XENITH (Xenon Ion Thruster) ion propulsion system to the worldwide commer ... more | .. |
  Unfasten your seatbelts aboard the ZERO-G What child has not dreamed of breaking free from gravity's chains and floating, weightless, above Earth's surface? ... more |
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  Japan's 'Sense-Roid' replicates human hug Japanese inventors have pushed the frontiers of technology with the ultimate companion for lonely singles - a wired torso-shaped device that you can hug and that hugs you back. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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 ESA high-thrust engine takes next step 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 an ... 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 | .. |
  Iran to stage missile wargames from Monday Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are to launch military exercises on Monday with the firing of different range ballistic missiles, the state news agency IRNA reported. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Delivers Patriot GEM-T Test Missiles for UAE Raytheon has completed the first major delivery of materials under the UAE contract. Three test missile assets were delivered to the U.S. Government to conduct United Nations testing that supp ... more |
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 NASAMS Live-Fire exercise a success The Royal Norwegian Air Force conducted a successful tactical live-fire exercise of its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), a surface-launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Offers New Ground-Based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Raytheon and its international partners will introduce a new ground-based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile at the Paris Air Show. The ground-based ESSM features multi-use capabilities for both naval and l ... more | .. |
  Raytheon's Combat-Proven AESA Radars Continue to Set the Standard Raytheon's active electronically scanned array radar technology recently achieved more than 250,000 operational flight hours. Used by customers around the world on multiple platforms, more than 300 ... more | .. |
 Sikorsky building CH-53K prototype The first of five prototype CH-53K Super Stallion helicopters is being built by Sikorsky at its Assembly and Flight Operations center in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... 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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 Selex radar set for South Korean army Selex Galileo Inc. has won a contract to deliver its Seaspray 7500E active electronically scanned array radar to the South Korean army. ... more | .. |
US grounds fleet of F-22 fighter jets, indefinitely The US Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-22 fighters, the most sophisticated combat aircraft in the world, after problems emerged with the plane's oxygen supply, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
Libyan rebels tool up in 'Mad Max' workshop Foreign powers are hesitant to arm Libya's rebels, so the rebels are doing it themselves: throwing bits and bobs together from old Soviet-era weapons and hoping it will be enough to oust Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Begins Final Assembly of India's First P-8I Aircraft Boeing began final assembly of the Indian navy's first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft this month at the company's Renton factory. The P-8I, based on the Boeing Next-Generation 737 ... more |
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 Raytheon to Upgrade Patriot for Saudi Arabia Raytheon has received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3. The award includes ground-system ... more | .. |
 Goodrich TERPROM Terrain Referenced Navigation to Equip Airbus A400M Goodrich has been selected by Cassidian (an EADS company) to provide the TERPROM terrain referenced navigation (TRN) system for the Airbus Military A400M versatile airlifter. The system will be prov ... more | .. |
 Raytheon UK to Supply Mode S MSSR Systems to Romania Raytheon has been selected to supply Mode S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) systems to the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration, ROMATSA. Under the contract, signed in Buchares ... more | .. |
 Russian fighter jet crashes on test flight, killing two A fighter jet crashed in southern Russia on Thursday during a test flight, killing the two pilots and prompting the defence ministry to suspend the plane from use during an investigation. ... more |
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