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US Supreme Court to hear warrantless GPS caseWashington (AFP) June 27, 2011 The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether police can attach a GPS tracking device to a suspect's vehicle without obtaining a search warrant. The Obama administration is seeking to have the top US court overturn the ruling of a US appeals court in Washington which threw out the conviction in August of a Washington nightclub owner arrested for drug dealing. The US Court of Appeals overturned the 2008 conviction of Antoine Jones, saying police violated his constitutional rights by tra ... read more |
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  Scientists a step closer to understanding 'natural antifreeze' molecules Scientists have made an important step forward in their understanding of cryoprotectants - compounds that act as natural 'antifreeze' to protect drugs, food and tissues stored at subzero temperature ... more | .. |
 Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication Imagine a machine that can build a part or a tool as the need arises, whether on Earth, Mars or the International Space Station. Almost 10 years ago, engineers at NASA's Langley Research Cente ... more | .. |
  Parallel Ariane 5 launch campaigns keep up Arianespace's 2011 mission pace Preparations for the next two Ariane 5 flights are underway at the Spaceport, once again demonstrating Arianespace's flexibility in meeting customer timing for the orbiting of their telecommunicatio ... more | .. |
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  NASA Will Compete Space Launch System (SLS) Boosters It should come as no surprise that NASA has selected a "shuttle-derived" vehicle with two existing LOX/LH2 stages as its reference design for the new heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) ordered by ... more | .. |
 House Committee Acts to Halt LightSquared Proposal Until GPS Interference Issues Resolved The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has approved action that would "fence" or halt the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from expending any funds related to a conditiona ... more | .. |
  NASA and NSF Collaborate to Develop Advanced Robotics The National Science Foundation (NSF) will take the lead with NASA and two other federal agencies to support the administration's National Robotics Initiative. The initiative complements the adminis ... more | .. |
  OHB AG acquires Space Systems Division from Swedish Space Corporation The European space and technology group OHB AG has acquired the Space Systems Division from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) via an asset deal and integrated this business within the newly incorporat ... more |
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  Astronomers Reach For The Stars To Discover New Cancer Therapy Astronomers' research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and radiation oncologists to develop a potential ... more | .. |
  Sierra Nevada Space Systems Completes Milestones For Commercial Crew Program Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNC) has announced completion of two significant milestones as part of the Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program. SNC is building the Dream Chaser, a Spac ... 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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  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 | .. |
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 |
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Russia launches Cosmos-series military satellite Russia's Space Forces launched on Monday a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite on board, spokesman Lt. Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said. The rocket lifted off from the Ple ... more |
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  Boeing Receives UCLASS Study Contract from US Navy Boeing has received a $480,000 study contract from the U.S. Navy to support pre-Milestone A activities including development of a concept of operations, an analysis of alternatives, and an investiga ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Demonstrates STARLite Radar on a US Army Persistent Threat Detection System Northrop Grumman has announced the successful demonstration of its STARLite radar on a U.S. Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to a ... more | .. |
  Raytheon gets $1.7 billion Patriot deal A massive defense plan by the Arab states of the Persian Gulf to counter Iran got a big boost with last week's award of a $1.7 billion contract to the Raytheon Co. to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot air-defense systems to the advanced PAC-3 configuration. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Breaks Ground for Standard Missile Production Factory Raytheon's Missile Systems business broke ground for an all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. Raytheon will construct the state-of-the-art factory on the U.S. Army's ... 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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 Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Guardrail System The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Guardrail System, a significant tactical and national asset that has provided continuous surveillance capability wh ... more | .. |
 Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle - the iPad. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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