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US military loses contact with hypersonic aircraftWashington (AFP) Aug 11, 2011 US military scientists on Thursday launched a hypersonic aircraft but lost contact with the experimental plane in its second test flight, officials said. The unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2), designed as a global bomber prototype capable of a mind-boggling 20 times the speed of sound, launched successfully from California aboard a Minotaur IV rocket, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. But after the plane separated from the rocket in the upper reaches ... read more |
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  Russia to build new space center in Far East Russia is planning to build a 250 billion ruble (8.5 billion U.S. dollar) space center in its Far East, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos told a local newspaper Thursday. In an interv ... more | .. |
  DC-8 Flying Lab Validates Laser Instruments Twenty scientists went aloft aboard NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory in late July to conduct an airborne test of four very different laser techniques for remotely measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide a ... more | .. |
  NASA Selects Seven Firms To Provide Near-Space Flight Services NASA has selected seven companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space. As part of NASA's Flight ... more | .. |
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  More challenging environment ahead for the satellite communications sector According to a new report from Euroconsult - Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2020 - the fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand (+4.4%) ... more | .. |
 China launches satellite for Pakistan China launched a communications satellite on Friday that will be used by Pakistan, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Russia space chief regrets focus on manned missions The new chief of Russia's space agency on Thursday said it had put too much emphasis on manned space flight and needed to increase financing on projects that brought a tangible return. ... more | .. |
  Airborne Infrared Sensor Cued In ABM Test With The Integrated Sensor Manager Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first test to demonstrate real-time cueing of the Airborne Infrared (ABIR) sensor for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) with the Integrated ... 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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 Moscow warns NATO against extending missile shield Russia cautioned the US and its NATO allies Monday against plans to extend an anti-missile shield into northern European seas. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Wins Navy GPS Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service Contract Raytheon has been awarded a $32.2 million U.S. Navy contract for the Global Positioning System-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service program for Navy surface and subsurface platforms. ... more | .. |
  NASA selects Virgin Galactic for Suborbital Flights Virgin Galactic has been selected by NASA to provide flight opportunities for engineers, technologists and scientific researchers to fly technology payloads into space. This arrangement marks ... more | .. |
 Exotic quantum crystal discovered Nature knows two opposite types of solids: one that emerges upon compression from a liquid and a second that appears if the pressure on a liquid is reduced. While the former is typical for sub ... more |
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  Launch date set for NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites SSTL has announced that it will launch the NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites on behalf of the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) by a Dnepr launch vehicle from Y ... more | .. |
 China, Bolivia launch telecom satellite project China and Bolivia on Wednesday jointly launched a communications satellite project that will be completed within three years. The construction of the Tupac Katari satellite, named after an 18t ... more | .. |
 Technology Plays Important Role to Improve the Wine Industry Great wines come from combining site selection with appropriate viticulture and winemaking skills and style. But now geographic information systems (GIS) technology plays an important role in the wi ... more | .. |
 NASA and Sweden Partner on Small Spacecraft Technology Development NASA and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) are collaborating to develop powerful low-cost satellites for advanced space missions. Miniaturization is a recent trend in space exploration, ... 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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 1st Boeing 702MP Satellite on Track for 2012 Launch Following Key Test Boeing reports that its Space and Intelligence Systems division has completed a key compatibility test of its UHF hosted payload with the company's newest satellite. The 702MP model satellite IS-22 ... more | .. |
 SES-2 Satellite Launch Preparations Kick off in Kourou SES S.A. reports that the SES-2 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The SES-2 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will now be readi ... more | .. |
 Iran to send new satellite into space Chancellor of Iran's Sharif University Reza Roustazad said Monday that Iran plans to launch a new domestically-manufactured satellite dubbed Sharif in the near future, the semi-official Mehr news ag ... more | .. |
  Electronic skin tattoo has medical, gaming, spy uses A hair-thin electronic patch that adheres to the skin like a temporary tattoo could transform medical sensing, computer gaming and even spy operations, according to a US study published Thursday. ... more |
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  Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Completes First Free-Flight Test The U.S. Navy completed the first free-flight test of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, bringing the world's only net-enabled standoff weapon with moving maritime target capability closer to ini ... more | .. |
 US Air Force Completes Developmental Testing of Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick The U.S. Air Force completed developmental testing (DT) of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) AGM-65 E2/L, the newest variant of the combat-proven laser-guided Maverick missile, clearing the way for the ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin To Support Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System Lockheed Martin will continue to maintain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a critical system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for varia ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's GMLRS+ Completes Successful Test Flight of Long-Range Motor Lockheed Martin's new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) extended-range rocket successfully completed a 120-kilometer mission at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., an improvement in ra ... 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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  Israel deploys UAVs to monitor gas fields Israel's air force has deployed aerial drones to keep watch on the country's disputed offshore gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean after Hezbollah threatened to target Israel's energy facilities if it tried to "steal Lebanon's resources from Lebanese waters." ... more | .. |
 Indra, AgustaWestland partner Spanish information Technology company Indra is working with AgustaWestland for the design and development of aircrew training equipment. ... more | .. |
  Honda plans nuclear mission for robot: media Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Haiti gets $2M grant to help create jobs Haiti's devastated economy will receive a boost of $2 million through a grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to help regenerate the country's small business sector. ... more |
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 Quake-hit N.Z. city unveils plans for low-rise future The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch announced plans Thursday to rebuild its downtown area as a low-rise precinct dominated by parkland. ... more | .. |
 Asia's giants highly exposed to natural disasters - survey The United States and Japan have the highest bills to pay from natural disasters, but Asia's emerging giants - China, India and Indonesia - are proportionately at greater risk from them, a survey said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Britons use social networking sites to expose rioters Britons took to social networking sites on Wednesday to expose the rioters who went on the rampage for four nights, posting photos of masked gangs looting and hurling missiles. ... more | .. |
  Technology created by UCLA engineers allows LCDs to recycle energy We've all worried about the charge on our smartphone or laptop running down when we have no access to an electrical outlet. But new technology developed by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli Scho ... more |
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