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Satellite landed, site not yet known: NASAWashington (AFP) Sept 24, 2011 A decommissioned NASA satellite, the biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years, has crash-landed but the precise location is not yet known, the US space agency said early Saturday. NASA has repeatedly said there is only a "very remote" risk to the public from the 26 fragments of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) which were expected to survive the fiery re-entry into the atmosphere. The satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 pm Friday and 1:09 am Saturday (0323-0509 GMT ... read more |
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  US satellite TV network launches Netflix challenge US satellite television provider DISH Network has teamed with Blockbuster to stream films in a challenge to online video rental giant Netflix. ... more | .. |
  Neil Armstrong says US space program 'embarrassing' Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, told lawmakers Thursday that the end of the space shuttle era has left the American human spaceflight program in an "embarrassing" state. ... more | .. |
 NASA refines satellite crash course, a bit NASA on Thursday refined the crash course of a six-ton defunct satellite, saying it is likely to miss North America, though its exact landing spot remains unknown. ... more | .. |
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 NASA to fund 'space taxis' NASA says it will fund the development of at least two space taxi proposals that could send astronauts into orbit aboard U.S. vehicles by late 2016. ... more | .. |
 NASA to Demonstrate Communications Via Laser Beam It currently takes 90 minutes to transmit high-resolution images from Mars, but NASA would like to dramatically reduce that time to just minutes. A new optical communications system that NASA plans ... more | .. |
 PlusComms to Create a Global Space Network PlusComms Pty Limited based in Sydney, Australia has announced that it is building a Global Space Network (GSN) subject to financing. The project involves 3 x 30m dishes in key locations around the ... more | .. |
  Chang'e-2 sends data back from L2 China's second moon orbiter Chang'e-2 has sent back the first batch of data while orbiting the second Lagrange Point (L2) about 1.7 million km away from Earth. The orbiter is scheduled to trav ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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  External Tank Was Backbone Of Shuttle Launches It is a riveting sight - the External Fuel Tank attached to a space shuttle, with twin Solid Rocket Boosters on either side, as they emerge from the Vehicle Assembly Building perched atop the mobile ... more | .. |
  Russian space agency needs reforms - Roscosmos head The head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday that recent failed launches were a reflection of the agency's management problems. "We have found the causes [of the failures] 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  NRL TacSat-4 Spacecraft Encapsulated 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 fo ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  US sold bunker-busting bombs to Israel: report President Barack Obama secretly authorized the sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to Israel, Newsweek magazine reported Friday. ... 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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 Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Distributed Common Ground System Intelligence Sharing Capability Sharing intelligence data and services between the Department of Defense, Government agencies and coalition partners is becoming more seamless as Lockheed Martin upgrades the infrastructure that con ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Delivers 400th HIMARS Launcher to US Army The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the 400th High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during ceremonies at the company's Camden, Ark., manufacturing facility. The A ... more | .. |
 Boeing, US Army Mark 130 Million Dollar Investment in CH-47 Chinook Production Facility Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated the opening of the newly renovated H-47 Chinook manufacturing facility. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the H-47 Chinook's first flight. "B ... more | .. |
Thai army opts for Selex sight systems Selex Galileo will provide its Thermal Sight System and its targeting control solution to the Thai army for its Scorpion light tank upgrade program. ... more |
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  Turkey's NATO radar to protect arch-foe: Iran Turkey's hosting an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system is to protect Iran's arch-foe Israel, the official IRNA news agency cited the defence minister as saying on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Looted Libyan missiles dangerous but difficult to use Thousands of surface-to-air missiles pillaged in Libya pose less of a risk than feared as most militant groups in sub-Saharan Africa lack the knowhow and the equipment to fire them, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Deaths From Extreme Weather Events Have Fallen 98 Percent Since the 1920s Despite concerns about global warming and a large increase in the number of reported storms and droughts, the world's death rate from extreme weather events was lower from 2000 to 2010 than it has b ... more | .. |
 Japan will share lessons of nuclear disaster: PM Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stressed Friday that Tokyo would share with the international community all the lessons learned from the nuclear accident at Fukushima. ... more |
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