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Arianespace blasts another pair of satellites into orbitKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 07, 2011 Arianespace orbited a pair of commercial relay satellites for direct television broadcasting services tonight on Ariane 5's fourth heavy-lift mission of 2011. During a 38-minute flight from the Spaceport in French Guiana, this workhorse vehicle lofted the ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R spacecraft, delivering an estimated payload lift performance to geostationary transfer orbit of 9,095 kg. - which included a combined mass of 8,240 kg. for the two satellites, along with the launcher's dual-payload ... read more |
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  NASA Selects Companies To Study Storing Cryogenic Propellants In Space NASA has selected four companies to develop concepts for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants in space. These capabilities are important for the agency's future deep space human exploratio ... more | .. |
  NASA Announces Next Opportunity For Cubesat Space Missions NASA is seeking proposals for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets planned to launch between 2012 and 2014. These miniature spacecraft, known as CubeSats, could be auxiliary payload on previou ... more | .. |
  Fusion diagnostic developed at PPPL sheds light on plasma behavior at EAST An instrument developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has enabled a research team at a fusion energy experiment in China to observe--in ... more | .. |
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  Satellites in the developing world Within 24 hours of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, space agencies and companies around the world tasked satellites with providing free images of the earthquake's afterma ... more | .. |
  Boeing Selects Atlas V Rocket for Initial Commercial Crew Launches Boeing has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft from Florida's Space Coast. "This selection marks a majo ... more | .. |
  Radar system could makes runways safer German researchers say a new sensing system to spot debris on a runway could prevent disasters like the 2000 crash of the Concorde in France that killed 113. ... more | .. |
 Cosmonauts launch Gagarin satellite on second try Two Russian cosmonauts on Thursday completed a marathon spacewalk in which they launched a student-made satellite honouring the first spaceman Yuri Gagarin after initially aborting the delicate task. ... more |
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 Penn Chemists Make First Molecular Binding Measurement of Radon Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 04, 2011 Even in trace quantities, the radioactive gas radon is very dangerous; it is second only to cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer deaths in the United State ... more | .. |
 Grapes protect against ultraviolet radiation Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the CSIC (Spanish National Re ... more | .. |
  Space Systems Loral Expands Senior Management Team to Accommodate Business Growth Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) will expand its senior management team in order to accommodate increased business and prepare for further growth. David Bernstein was named Senior Vice President of ... more | .. |
 64 satellites launched by ISRO so far The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has so far launched 64 satellites and of these seven failed, Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday. Minister of state in the ministry of personnel, pub ... more |
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  Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing and Bell Helicopter - Textron has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Navy for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for t ... more | .. |
 Five More Boeing Super Hornets Arrive at RAAF Base Amberley Five new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF's fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 20. Three aircraft landed at t ... more | .. |
 Eighth C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy The sun shines above the newest addition to the C-5M modernization program. Tail number 85-0003, a C-5B Galaxy, is the eighth aircraft inducted into modernization production line to become a Super G ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers First Advanced F-16s To Morocco The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco. Senior representatives from the Moroccan and U.S. go ... 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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 Raytheon and Tobyhanna Army Depot Enter a Public-Private Partnership Raytheon and Tobyhanna U.S. Army Depot have signed a pledge of commitment for a public-private partnership to support various electronic and radar systems. Signed by Wayne Iurillo, vice presid ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded $795 Million in E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Contracts Northrop Grumman has been awarded $795 million in contracts by the U.S. Navy for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program. Under a sole source, firm-fixed price $761 million contract, prime contracto ... more | .. |
 Wire pops lock certified for US defense facilities Hackers at a DefCon gathering were shown how a high-security lock certified for use in sensitive US government facilities can be easily opened with just a piece of wire. ... more | .. |
 Japan's P-1 patrol aircraft faces delays Tears in the skin of Japan's P-1 patrol aircraft likely will delay induction of the four planes beyond March, a report by Kyodo agency said. ... more |
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  Japanese inventor develops flying sphere drone A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and bounce along the ground. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Debuts an Interoperable Server System With Digital and Analog Interfaces Raytheon has developed a new server-based system that links 4G LTE and P25 systems over the same network. This ensures that public safety officials can all stay connected when they need it most, whe ... more | .. |
 UN chief to visit Japan nuclear disaster zone UN chief Ban Ki-moon will visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone Monday, becoming one of the most senior foreign leaders to go near the crippled atomic power plant in Japan's northeast. ... more | .. |
 UN chief heads to Japan as nuclear crisis simmers UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Japan on Sunday, where he plans to visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone, as the crippled atomic power plant simmers and a food safety scare deepens. ... 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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 Italy urges NATO to rescue Libya refugees Italy on Friday urged NATO to help rescue refugees fleeing Libya by sea and demanded an inquiry into the alliance's reported failure to assist a stricken boat on which dozens may have died of dehydration. ... more | .. |
 Japanese parents live with radiation fear Parents living near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are facing a nightmare dilemma: evacuate their children or live with the fear that radiation will make them sick. ... more | .. |
  DNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical quantum wire DNA, a molecule famous for storing the genetic blueprints for all living things, can do other things as well. In a new paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ... more | .. |
  AviCoS replaces vehicle owner manuals The avatar is displayed on the monitor of the Audi Mulitmedia Interface that comes standard in all new Audi models. The virtual figure understands complete sentences. Using artificial intelligence, ... more |
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 University of Virginia researchers uncover new catalysis site Mention catalyst and most people will think of the catalytic converter, an emissions control device in the exhaust system of automobiles that reduces pollution. But catalysts are used for a br ... more | .. |
  Breakthrough in photonic chip research paves way for ultrafast information sharing Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego have discovered a way to prevent light signals on a silicon chip from reflecting backwards and inter ... more | .. |
  Making airport runways safer Airplanes undergo significant stresses during take-off and landing, and parts often become detached, putting subsequent runway users at risk. Until now, airport staff have had to monitor runways wit ... more | .. |
 Designing diamond circuits for extreme environments There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out of diamond. A team of electrical engineers at Vanderbilt University has developed a ... more |
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