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First Soyuz launch from Kourou to go ahead: ArianespaceParis (AFP) Aug 25, 2011 The maiden flight of a Soyuz from Europe's space base will go ahead as scheduled on October 20, as it is a different version from the rocket involved in Wednesday's launch failure by Russia, Arianespace said on Thursday. "The problem that occurred yesterday is linked to a third-stage motor, and the Soyuz model that we will be using uses a different third stage," Jean-Yves Le Gall, president and chief executive of the launch company, told AFP. "It is not the same version of the rocket." The E ... read more |
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  Russia grounds Soyuz rockets after space cargo craft crash Russia has grounded its Soyuz rockets after one of the unmanned craft crashed shortly after blast-off while carrying tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station, a space official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Glonass-M satellite launch postponed for additional check The launch of the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket with the Glonass-M navigation satellite was postponed for an additional equipment check, Russia's Space Forces commander said on Thursday. The launc ... more | .. |
 Roscosmos to tighten control of space industry after rocket lost The Russian space agency Roscosmos says it will set up a commission for quality control in the space industry after the loss of the Progress spacecraft. The Progress M-12M space freighter carr ... more | .. |
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 New Report Analyzes Development Paths of Emerging Space Nations and Sustainable Use of Outer Space While the advent of emerging space nations certainly creates opportunities, it also raises new concerns. Balancing these new sets of opportunities and risks requires an understanding of the rational ... more | .. |
 Russia likely to suspend space deliveries over loss of Progress freighter Russia may fail to fulfill its obligations in delivering crews to the International Space Station after Wednesday's accident with Russia's Progress M-12M space freighter, a source in Russia's space ... more | .. |
 Russia's space industry may face overhaul after cargo ship crash A Russian Progress cargo ship crashed into Siberia after failing to reach the right orbit Wednesday. The crash marked the second failure in space launch in less than a week and the third in this yea ... more | .. |
  Mexican Government Gains Satellite Management Efficiency from Optimal Satcom Integrated Software System Optimal Satcom has been awarded a subcontract by Integral Systems to provide the Mexican government with a highly-efficient satellite capacity management system for its new MEXSAT satellite system. ... more |
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 Russia 'grounds Soyuz rockets' after space crash Russia on Thursday grounded its Soyuz rockets after a space ship carrying tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Spaceship crash exposes Russia's systemic failures: experts The crash landing of an unmanned Russian spaceship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) exposed a systemic lack of proper checks and a dearth of qualified staff, experts said. ... more | .. |
 The fifth Ariane 5 of 2011 is ready for integration of its dual-satellite payload Arianespace has taken delivery of the Ariane 5 ECA for its fifth heavy-lift mission of 2011 at the Spaceport in French Guiana, which will orbit the Arabsat-5C and SES-2 telecommunications satellites ... more | .. |
 Russia's recent catalogue of space disasters The failed launch of the unmanned Progress cargo space craft which crashed into Earth instead of delivering supplies to the ISS was the latest in a spate of mishaps in the Russian space programme. ... more |
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 Russian spaceship crashes back to Earth An unmanned Russian spaceship with tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off Wednesday in the latest blow to the country's embattled space programme. ... more | .. |
 Recent grad's astro feats regarded as research crown 'joule' Look out, Richard Dean Anderson. There's a new MacGyver in town. His name is 2nd Lt. Michael Trubilla, and a prestigious award is in the 2011 Air Force Academy grad's very near future: Trubilla is s ... more | .. |
  Raytheon-Rafael get boost for Iron Dome Raytheon's partnership with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to market the Israeli company's Iron Dome anti-rocket system got a major boost in recent clashes in southern Israel when two batteries downed at least 15 rockets aimed at populated areas. ... more | .. |
 Russia grounds rockets after launch failure Russia on Tuesday grounded its workhorse Proton-M rockets after the latest in a string of launch mishaps put a prized telecommunications satellite into the wrong orbit. ... 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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 NRL Set to Launch Experimental TacSat-4 Spacecraft The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) is scheduled to launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex, Tuesday, September 27, 2011, aboard an Orbital ... more | .. |
  Predators and MRAPS: the military's post-9/11 era The September 11 attacks ushered in a new era of warfare, with the United States relying on a new fleet of robotic aircraft and elite special forces with high-tech gear. ... more | .. |
 IAI showcases 'Ghost' spy UAV in U.S. Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled its miniature Ghost unmanned aerial vehicle, a near-silent, 9-pound drone designed for clandestine special operations. ... more | .. |
 Draper Spacesuit Could Keep NASA Astronauts Stable, Healthier in Space Draper Laboratory began work this month on a new spacesuit that could keep NASA astronauts healthy during long-duration space exploration missions and stabilize them while they work in microgravity. ... more |
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  Russia 'surprised' by Iran's legal complaint over S-300 Russia said Thursday it was surprised by Iran's move to lodge a legal complaint against Moscow over the cancellation of an S-300 missile contract, insisting that sanctions had tied its hands. ... more | .. |
  "Network in A Box" Allows Military Vehicles To Be Used For Multiple Missions Answering the need to enable military vehicles to serve multiple mission roles, Lockheed Martin offers soldiers a mobile network in a carrying case. Lockheed Martin's Communications-on-the-Move (COT ... more | .. |
  Chile opts for refurbished U.S. howitzers Chile will spend $7 million as part of its long-standing plan to build a mechanized artillery battalion in which refurbished U.S.-made howitzers will play a significant part. ... more | .. |
 Canadian drone helped rebels in Libya A Canadian unmanned micro-aerial vehicle or reconnaissance drone helped Libyan rebels in their fight against strongman Moamer Kadhafi, the company that sold it to them said Wednesday. ... 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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  Iraq unveils 100,000-home 'master plan' Iraq's investment commission and a South Korean construction firm unveiled a "master plan" on Thursday to develop a sprawling suburb of Baghdad with 100,000 homes in a $7.25 billion deal. ... more | .. |
 Facebook-Twitter to face riot-spooked British officials Facebook and Twitter on Thursday will meet with riot-spooked British officials to discuss how social networks can play roles in keeping people safe during civil unrest. ... more | .. |
 Melanin's 'trick' for maintaining radioprotection studied Sunbathers have long known that melanin in their skin cells provides protection from the damage caused by visible and ultraviolet light. More recent studies have shown that melanin, which is produce ... more | .. |
  New probe to uncover mechanisms key to fusion reactor walls A new tool developed by nuclear engineers at Purdue University will be hitched to an experimental fusion reactor at Princeton University to learn precisely what happens when extremely hot plasmas to ... more |
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  Engineers discover nanoscale balancing act that mirrors forces at work in living systems A delicate balance of atomic forces can be exploited to make nanoparticle superclusters that are uniform in size-an attribute that's important for many nanotech applications but hard to accomplish, ... more | .. |
  China train maker reports surge in H1 profit A Chinese train maker said Friday its first-half net profit surged 145 percent from a year earlier after the opening of the flagship Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line. ... more | .. |
  New Depiction Of Light Could Boost Telecommunications Channels Physicists with the Institute of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York have presented a new way to map spiraling light that could help harness untapped data channe ... more | .. |
  Arctic shipping routes open Satellite measurements show we are heading for another year of below-average ice cover in the Arctic. As sea ice melts during the summer months, two major shipping routes have opened in the Arctic O ... more |
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