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Final space shuttle to carry 5 CU-Boulder-built payloadsBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 06, 2011 The University of Colorado Boulder is involved with five different space science payloads ranging from antibody tests that may lead to new bone-loss treatments to an experiment to improve vaccine effectiveness for combating salmonella when Atlantis thunders skyward July 8 on the last of NASA's 135 space shuttle missions. One experiment, sponsored by the global pharmaceutical companies Amgen and UCB, will test an antibody to sclerostin - a protein that has a negative effect on bone formation, mass ... read more |
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  AI Solutions to Assist Air Force with GPS Satellite Positioning Data and Analyzing GPS Anomalies a.i. solutions is part of a team of companies awarded an Air Force contract to provide professional engineering and communications services in support of the U.S. Global Positioning Systems Operatio ... more | .. |
 GPS IIIB Satellites to Add Critical New Capabilities Lockheed Martin has completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force's next generation GPS III program. ... more | .. |
  China to launch an experimental satellite in coming days China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday said it will lauch an experimental orbiter in China's Shi-Jian satellite series in coming days. The orbiter, SJ-11-03, will be boosted by Chi ... more | .. |
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  Italian Space Agency to Cooperate With Eutelsat and Skylogic on Broadband Connectivity in Italy ASI, the Italian Space Agency has announced an agreement with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to use the new KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite in order to develop broadband connectivity ... more | .. |
 LOCiMOBILE GPS Tracking Apps Cross over 1 Million users in 116 countries GTX has announced its LOCiMOBILE subsidiary's GPS Tracking Apps crossed over 1 Million downloads with users in 116 countries and continues to be on the top charts of iTunes and Android market place. ... more | .. |
  Japanese man takes robot piggyback on French landmark A robotic outfit that bestows superhuman strength allowed a paralysed Japanese man to tour the steep lanes of France's Mont-Saint-Michel landmark Tuesday - on a friend's back. ... more | .. |
  NASA Beyond The Space Shuttle 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 researc ... 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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  X-47B Can Operate From an Aircraft Carrier The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have completed a demonstration of the ship-based software and systems that will allow the X-47B unmanned air vehicle to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrie ... more | .. |
  Australian military shifting focus Australia's military is shifting focus to the north and west, both to protect offshore energy fields and provide a possible counter to an expansionist China. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Awarded B-1B Bomber Upgrade Contract Boeing has announced it has been awarded a $99.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to integrate three major modifications on the B-1 Lancer bomber fleet. This contract is for the first lot of m ... more | .. |
  Track24 Defence releases SCC Titan Track24 Defence, the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist, has unveiled SCC Titan, its new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) soluti ... more |
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  Raytheon UK Awarded Four-Year Support Contract for U.K. Paveway Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy U.K. Paveway Weapon Syst ... 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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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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  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 | .. |
  Walker's World: Ireland bouncing back Ireland may have been classified as one of the losers of the euro crisis, bailed out along with Greece and Portugal by its European partners. But with exports up 10 percent over the year, and rising in each of the last 22 months, the country's real economy has more than made up for the crash of 2008-09. ... more |
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  China's export restrictions on raw materials illegal: WTO The World Trade Organisation ruled Tuesday against China's export restrictions on raw materials, in a case that could have a bearing on Beijing's moves to tighten its grip on rare earths. ... more | .. |
  US airlines fight EU's emissions rules in court US airlines took their battle against the European Union's emissions cap to court Tuesday, arguing that charging foreign companies for carbon permits violates international agreements. ... more | .. |
 Spain aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020 Spain, Europe's second-most visited country after France, aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020, the government said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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