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NASA Beyond The Space ShuttleWashington DC (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 The end of the space shuttle program does not mean the end of NASA, or even of NASA sending humans into space. NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific research that will last for years to come. Here is what's next for NASA: b>Exploration br> /b> NASA is designing and building the capabilities to send humans to explore the solar system, working toward a goal of landing humans on Mars. We will build the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, based on the design for the ... read more |
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 University Of Wisconsin Students Win Space Habitat Competition University of Wisconsin students topped two other university teams to win the 2011 NASA eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge, a competition to design and build a space habitat. ... more | .. |
  Hispasat Selects Gilat for Broadband VSAT Network Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that it has been selected by Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT, to provide a new broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat's advanced SkyEdge II System. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Team Completes GeoEye-2 Design Phase Early The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System Critical Design Review (CDR) two ... more | .. |
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  Scientists develop sensitive skin for robots Our skin is a communicative wonder: The nerves convey temperature, pressure, shear forces and vibrations - from the finest breath of air to touch to pain. At the same time, the skin is the organ by ... more | .. |
  PSLV-C17 to Launch GSAT-12 on July 15, 2011 Preparations for the forthcoming launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) carrying India's communication satellite GSAT-12 are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. ... more | .. |
  Space X Dragon Spacecraft Returns To Florida On December 8, 2010, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to launch, fly, land and recover a spacecraft from low Earth orbit. Now through July 10, 2011, that spacecraft, the SpaceX ... more | .. |
 Arianespace Launch Postponed At Least 20 Days Following the anomaly detected on Friday July 1st during the launch attempt VA203, Arianespace has decided to replace the valve of the EPC (the main cryogenic stage), which did not function nominall ... 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
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 Australian radar 'failing to detect boatpeople' A defence radar system costing nearly $2 billion has failed to detect any of the more than 200 asylum seeker boats that have landed on Australian shores in the past two years, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Russia gains edge in space race as US shuttle bows out As the United States winds down its shuttle programme in a symbolic twist in a long-running space rivalry, Russia will gain complete control of access to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics To Eliminate About 1,500 Positions Lockheed Martin has announced there will be reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to improve the affordability of its products and increase operational effi ... more | .. |
 Expert's reentry flap endures hot baptism A spacecraft control flap designed for the super-heated hypersonic fall through Earth's atmosphere has come through testing in the world's largest plasma wind tunnel to be ready for its first flight ... more |
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 'Dirty hack' restores Cluster mission from near loss Using ingenuity and an unorthodox 'dirty hack', ESA has recovered the four-satellite Cluster mission from near loss. The drama began in March, when a crucial science package stopped responding to co ... more | .. |
  Flapping micro air vehicles inspired by swifts Scientists have designed a micro aircraft that will be able to flap, glide and hover like a bird. Researchers from the Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre in Germany have been inspired by birds to p ... more | .. |
 Auto-pilots need a birds-eye view New research on how birds can fly so quickly and accurately through dense forests may lead to new developments in robotics and auto-pilots. Scientists from Harvard University trained pigeons t ... more | .. |
  Philippines seeks modern US military hardware The Philippines said Monday it would ask the United States for long-range patrol aircraft and other modern military hardware to help defend its claims to disputed waters in the South China Sea. ... 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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 Thailand, Cambodia plan to join cluster bomb ban treaty Cambodia and Thailand, which were recently embroiled in a border spat during which cluster bombs were allegedly used, have announced plans to ratify the treaty that bans such weapons, activists said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Japan groups alarmed by radioactive soil Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan minister quits over gaffe in fresh blow to PM Japan's embattled Premier Naoto Kan suffered another blow Tuesday as his disaster reconstruction minister quit, having caused a furore with scathing remarks to leaders of tsunami-hit regions. ... more | .. |
 Passer-by saves China toddler in 10-storey fall A two-year-old Chinese girl survived a fall from a 10th-floor window thanks to a passer-by who raced to catch the toddler, state media reported Sunday. ... more |
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  IMF sees slower global growth, rising headwinds The International Monetary Fund said Friday the global economy has hit a speed bump and warned the United States and Europe to get their fiscal houses in order to maintain momentum. ... more | .. |
  China to pour $9 bn into Brazil this year: report China is expected to pour $9 billion into Brazil this year, with half for investment in the country's high-tech sector, state media said Tuesday, citing a senior Brazilian trade official. ... more | .. |
  One dead, 20 hurt at Beijing metro station: state media A 13-year-old boy was killed and over 20 others injured Tuesday when an escalator in a Beijing underground station suddenly reversed direction during the busy rush hour, state press said. ... more | .. |
  Toyota to cut work at Brazil, Argentina plants Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said Monday it will temporarily halt work at factories in Brazil and Argentina due to the lack of parts from Japan after the massive March quake and tsunami. ... 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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  Magnetic memory and logic could achieve ultimate energy efficiency Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least amount of energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by University of California, Berkeley, electric ... more | .. |
  Berkeley Lab Scientists Find Unique Luminescence in Tetrapod Nanocrystals Observation of a scientific rule being broken can sometimes lead to new knowledge and important applications. Such would seem to be the case when scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)' ... more | .. |
 Important step in the next generation of computing Scientists have taken one step closer to the next generation of computers. Research from the Cavendish Laboratory, the University of Cambridge's Department of Physics, provides new insight into spin ... more | .. |
 Hydrogenics Awarded Hydrogen Fueling Station in Germany Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a HySTAT-60 electrolyzer for a hydrogen fueling station to be based in southern Germany. The electrolyzer is anticipated to be delivered this year and will ... more |
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 Recycling: A new source of indispensible 'rare earth' materials That axiom of sustainability "recycle and reuse" could help ease concerns about a reliable supply of substances, indispensible for a modern technological society, that are produced almost exclusivel ... more | .. |
 Antwerp diamond industry ties up with China The Antwerp diamond industry, world capital of the gem, on Monday announced an investment deal with leading Chinese bank ICBC. ... more | .. |
  Swiss solar plane returns after European flights Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse returned to Switzerland Sunday from Paris' Le Bourget airport, where it been on show, the plane's team said. ... more | .. |
 Ocean floor muddies China's grip on '21st-century gold' China's monopoly over rare-earth metals could be challenged by the discovery of massive deposits of these hi-tech minerals in mud on the Pacific floor, a study on Sunday suggests. ... more |
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