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NASA Announces Design for New Deep Space Exploration SystemWashington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2011 NASA is ready to move forward with the development of the Space Launch System - an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle that will provide an entirely new national capability for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit. The Space Launch System will give the nation a safe, affordable and sustainable means of reaching beyond our current limits and opening up new discoveries from the unique vantage point of space. The Space Launch System, or SLS, will be designed to carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Veh ... read more |
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  Globecast Expands African Satellite Capacity With SES Global satellite operator SES S.A. and content management and delivery company GlobeCast have announced that GlobeCast has contracted a transponder on the SES-4 satellite as well as an additional tr ... more | .. |
  NASA unveils new launcher design for Mars missions NASA unveiled its plans Wednesday for a massive new launcher capable of powering manned space flights well beyond low-Earth orbit and ultimately to Mars. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives Additional Wideband Global SATCOM Orders Boeing on Sept. 1 received a $1.09 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force adding funding to the existing Block II follow-on contract for full production, launch and on-orbit activatio ... more | .. |
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  House Committee Questions Cost Of GPS Interference From Proposed LightSquared Network The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing to examine concerns and issues associated with interference on the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal from the proposed LightSquare ... more | .. |
 Subcommittee Democrats Urge Finding a Way for LightSquared and GPS Users to Co-Exist On Monday, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing to review the impacts of the proposed LightSquared network on federal science activities. LightSquared is a comp ... more | .. |
  The Sky is Falling As UARS Drops In UARS, Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, is about to fall from the sky. This is the most exciting event that NASA has been able to stage in years. But, it is actually Mother Nature who is doing th ... more | .. |
  NASA Offers Shuttle Tiles And Space Food To Schools And Universities NASA is offering space shuttle heat shield tiles and dehydrated astronaut food to eligible schools and universities. The initiative is part of the agency's efforts to preserve the Space Shuttle Prog ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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 Locata passes USAF critical design review for GPS alternative Locata has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) contract phase for a Locata network which will enable the USAF to deploy a new ground-based, centimeter-accurate "truth-reference l ... more | .. |
  First A2100 Communications Satellite Marks 15 Years of On Orbit Operations The first Lockheed Martin A2100 commercial communications satellite has achieved its 15-year design life of on-orbit service. Launched as GE-1 on Sept. 8, 1996 aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas I ... more | .. |
 Russia delays commercial space launches after crash Russia will have to delay the upcoming launch of six US satellites and two commercial European craft due to last month's Soyuz carrier rocket mishap, Russian industry sources said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Statement on Importance of Supporting Planetary Exploration The AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), the world's largest organization of professional planetary scientists, has issued a statement highlighting the discoveries of highly successful planeta ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Fifth Generation IRCM System Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the company's fifth generation infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system specifically designed to protect military rotary-wing platforms. The demonstration prove ... more | .. |
 Keeping Rocket Engine Fuel Lines Bubble Free in Space You are in space... your spacecraft is tumbling out of control, you need to fire your control rockets, the fuel is sloshing all around the inside of the tank... where is your liquid fuel? Without gr ... more | .. |
  Advances In Space Medicine Threatened By Funding Cuts Biomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body, but recent funding cuts undermine the ability of the United States to continue to ... more | .. |
 NASA Tests Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor NASA and ATK Space Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of Development Motor-3 (DM-3), Thursday, Sept. 8. DM-3 is NASA's largest and most powerful solid rocket motor ever des ... more |
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Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and culture
Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patterns
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 Gilat Selected to Provide Cellular Backhaul Solution to South East Asian Mobile Network Operator Gilat has signed an agreement for the delivery of its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution, based on the SkyEdge II platform, to a leading South East Asian mobile network operator. As part of th ... more | .. |
 First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on 20 October. Packed within its protective, air-conditioned c ... more | .. |
 NATO radar to be deployed in southeast: ministry An early warning radar Turkey is planning to host as part of NATO's missile defence system will be deployed in a military facility base near Malatya in the southeast, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives US Air Force F-22 Mission Planning System Contract Boeing has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission planning support for the F-22 Raptor. The order, valued at up to $24 million if all options are exercised, was awarded under ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Upgrade US Army Advanced Gunnery Training Systems The U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $28.6 million contract to upgrade more than 60 Advanced Gunner ... more | .. |
  New Raytheon Datalink Will Allow NATO Ships to Employ All Standard Missiles Raytheon has completed design and testing of a prototype dual-band datalink that will enable interoperability between the Standard Missile family of interceptors and a wider variety of radars and sh ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Brings Combat Proven Infrared Technology to Finland Raytheon has been awarded a fixed-price contract with options totaling $19.9 million to supply the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) with PhantomIRxr thermal biocular systems. Raytheon will supply ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Delivers First Eight Tactically Configured Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammers Raytheon has delivered the first eight Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer initial operational test and evaluation units to the U.S. Air Force. During IOT and E, the Air Force will conduct numerous ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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 Harris unveils new systems Harris Corp., the U.S. communications equipment company, has introduced the world's first soldier "Smart Radio." ... more | .. |
 TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team Completes Key Development Milestone Raytheon has completed additional testing of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investment Group are developing TALON under a coope ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Surpasses 8,600 Hours Of Testing On Low-Risk JAGM Seeker Lockheed Martin has performed more than 8,600 hours of tests on its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) cooled seeker, proving its operational capability and low risk. Lockheed Martin's cooled ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman and CEA Demonstrate Scalable CEAFAR Next-Gen Phased Array Sensor System Northrop Grumman and partner CEA Technologies successfully conducted a demonstration of CEAFAR, a scalable and tailorable S-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) multi-function radar suita ... more |
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  War on terror: Drone strikes vs. capture If every dark cloud has a silver lining, then perhaps the converse is true when it comes to human endeavors, especially in a time of war. ... more | .. |
  Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant A Japanese electricity firm is to build an 18-metre (60-foot) high barrier to protect a nuclear plant from tsunamis, the company said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Double jeopardy: Building codes may underestimate risks due to multiple hazards As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch-an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene-building researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warn th ... more | .. |
UN atomic agency approves safety plan: diplomats The UN atomic agency's board approved Tuesday a global safety "action plan" six months after Japan suffered the world's biggest nuclear accident in 25 years, diplomats said. ... more |
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