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NRL TacSat-4 Spacecraft EncapsulatedWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2011 The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) has been encapsulated inside the fairing (nose cone) of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle in preparation for a Sept. 27 launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored the development of the payload and the first year of operations. The Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office funded the launch that is managed by the Space Development and ... read more |
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  Florida is Base for US National Lab The Space Life Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the new home to the organization that will manage the portion of the International Space Station that is operated as a ... more | .. |
 Backpack technology gains traction with astronauts After years of chaffing, bruising, and discomfort in some astronauts, running in space just got easier. Whether it's a two-mile jog or a half-marathon, many astronauts on the International Space Sta ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5 marks fifth launch for 2011 This evening, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Arabsat-5C and SES-2, into their planned transfer or ... more | .. |
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  Mythbusting for Tiangong As the launch of China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory draws closer, media attention is intensifying. Unfortunately, there's been another flourish of bad reporting about the mission. It's time to put ... more | .. |
  Maxwell Technologies launch UK division to target European space market One of the United States' leading producers of components for the global space and satellite industry has opened a new UK division in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Maxwell Technologies UK Ltd has a ... more | .. |
 Tiangong-1 launch will pave way for China's first space station China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace 1", will blast of ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 launches SES-2 satellite with chirp hosted payload on board SES S.A. reports that the SES-2 satellite was successfully launched into space on board an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. Liftoff of Ariane 5 occurred spot on time on September 21th at 18:38 pm local ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 New 'smart' window technology described A new "smart" window can darken to save air conditioning costs on hot days and return to clear in the winter to capture heat from the sun, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Ariane rocket launches satellites after strike delay An Ariane rocket launched two communications satellites into orbit Wednesday, after strike action at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana delayed take-off by a day. ... more | .. |
  Anger as GPS drives tourists to Hollywood icon It is one of the world's most iconic sights. But for local residents, the huge "Hollywood" sign on their hillside overlooking Los Angeles is a source of growing anger. ... more | .. |
 NASA says satellite will hit Earth Sept 23 US time The US space agency has narrowed down its prediction of when a defunct six-ton satellite will crash back to Earth, saying on Wednesday that it is expected to land on September 23, US time. ... more |
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Swedish daycare to test GPS for tracking kids A daycare centre in the southern Swedish city of Malmoe said Wednesday it planned to test GPS devices for tracking children when they are out on excursions. ... more | .. |
 Spaceship factory opens in California A civilian space company has completed the first commercial spacecraft factory at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, company officials said. ... more | .. |
NASA bus-sized satellite to crash-land this week What goes up must come down. But where? ... more | .. |
 What did we get from the US space program In addition to the Global Positioning System, Tang, Velcro, direct to home (DTH) television, new medical instruments and improved national security, there are many other benefits that have come from ... 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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  The US will conquer deep space with Russian engines The United States has announced it is developing a heavy rocket for deep space expeditions. It might use Russian-made engines which is the result of house-cleaning in the U.S. space industry. ... more | .. |
China to launch unmanned space module by Sept 30 China will launch its unmanned space module, Tiangong-1, sometime from Sept. 27 to 30, a spokesperson said here Tuesday. The space module and its carrier rocket, Long-March II-F, have been mov ... more | .. |
 Countdown to first Soyuz launch at Kourou under way The clock is ticking for the first Soyuz flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket, which will carry the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system into orbit, is b ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 moves to the launch zone with Arabsat-5C and SES-2 The 60th Ariane 5 launch vehicle has rolled out at the Spaceport for tomorrow night's liftoff on a mission that will carry another dual-satellite payload at the service of Arianespace's internationa ... more |
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  Gilat To Provide Broadband Connectivity For eEducation In Latin America Gilat has signed an agreement with a leading Latin American government agency for the delivery of over 1,800 SkyEdge II VSATs to facilitate broadband Internet connectivity in schools. The agre ... more | .. |
 Strike delays Ariane-5 launch: official A strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Tuesday forced authorities to postpone an Ariane-5 rocket launch, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said. ... more | .. |
  Astronauts reporting vision problems Astronauts who've spent long periods in space have experienced blurred vision, a problem that could jeopardize long missions like a trip to Mars, NASA says. ... more | .. |
 China to launch space station's first module China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station. ... more |
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Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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  Peru upgrades navy, air defenses Peru is upgrading its key naval assets and acquiring new components for its air defenses as the country grapples with unrest among coca growers in the Amazon, suspected to be part of the cocaine trail to North America and other destinations for the drug. ... more | .. |
  Drone attack kills 10 Qaeda suspects in south Yemen Ten Al-Qaeda suspects were killed while a top leader in the network escaped death as US drones carried out several air strikes on their strongholds in Yemen's south, local officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Russia launches military satellite after delay Russia on Wednesday successfully put a military satellite into orbit after a three-week delay caused by the failure of one its workhorse Proton-M rockets, the Roskosmos space agency said. ... more | .. |
 New US drone bases to strike Somalia, Yemen: report The United States is building an array of secret new drone bases to conduct strikes against Al-Qaeda targets in Somalia and Yemen, according to the Washington Post. ... more |
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  Leveraging Satellite and Missile Defense Expertise For Precision Space Tracking Lockheed Martin is leveraging its satellite and missile defense expertise on the Manufacturing and Production Readiness Integrated Systems Engineering Team for the Precision Tracking Space System (P ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 flight test program moves closer to reaching year-end milestones since the last update issued July 26. Since then, the F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter condu ... more | .. |
 Saab wins U.S. Navy radar contract Swedish defense manufacturer Saab will supply the U.S. Navy multi-role naval surveillance radar system Sea Giraffe AMB as part of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Program. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Air and Missile Defense Radar Modules Excel During Testing Raytheon's transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program have passed a significant developmental testing milestone. Raytheon's Gallium Nitride modul ... more |
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