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Europe delays maiden launch of Soyuz with sat-nav payloadKourou, French Guiana (AFP) Oct 20, 2011 The maiden launch Thursday of a Russian-built Soyuz from Europe's space base, carrying the first satellites of a planned rival to the GPS, was scrubbed around two hours before liftoff, officials said. Satellite launch operator Arianespace said the final countdown had been interrupted "following an anomaly detected during fueling of the Soyuz launcher's third stage." "The Soyuz and its two Galileo satellites, along with the launch facility, have been placed in a safe mode," it said in a press rel ... read more |
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 ILS Proton Launches ViaSat-1 for ViaSat International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the ViaSat-1 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton fo ... more | .. |
  Tokyo tech fair opens with robotic clapping of hands From robotic hand-clapping arms to a device that could show tsunami alerts in the sky, Japanese technology researchers showcased their latest inventions in Tokyo Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Russia surprised as Apple uses Glonass in new iPhone The secret is out and making Russia proud: pop culture and geek tech icon Apple has picked Russia's Glonass navigation system to run alongside GPS in its iPhone 4S models that hit stores this month. ... more | .. |
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 GIS Technology Plays Critical Role to Aid Joplin Tornado Survivors In disasters, geographic information systems (GIS) technology aids survivors and facilitates city reconstruction. According to Gabriel Schmidbauer, GIS professor at American Sentinel University, GIS ... more | .. |
  Space tourism gaining momentum The space tourism industry, despite a slow start amid speculation and doubts, is gaining momentum, an industry conference in New Mexico heard. ... more | .. |
  BSkyB profits dip despite revenue rise British pay-TV giant BSkyB said Wednesday that net profits dipped in the first quarter of the group's financial year despite a solid jump in revenues and it winning a fee for News Corp.'s failed takeover. ... more | .. |
  German satellite to crash to Earth 'at the weekend' A German satellite the size of a car is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere over the weekend, officials said on Wednesday, adding they had little idea where the fragments were likely to land. ... more |
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 Final checks for first Soyuz launch from Kourou Launch directors on Thursday were running through the last checks for the maiden liftoff of Soyuz, the legendary Soviet-Russian rocket, from Europe's base in French Guiana. ... more | .. |
 NASA Veteran Alan Stern to Lead Florida Space Institute A former NASA leader whose career has touched nearly every aspect of manned and unmanned space flight has been named director of the Florida Space Institute. S. Alan Stern will help the instit ... more | .. |
 Dead German satellite to fall on earth An abandoned German satellite was expected to fall on Earth this week, but the exactly time and location remained unknown, according to media reports. The German space agency has offered a landfall ... more | .. |
  First Polish satellite delivered to ESTEC PW-Sat, a student Cubesat project and the first Polish satellite, has just been delivered to ESTEC in the Netherlands. This is an important step towards the launch of this mission. PW-Sat is a ... more |
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 Russia blames scientists for rocket crashes Russia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday blamed a recent spate of disasters threatening the future of the International Space Station (ISS) on negligence by the country's underpaid rocket scientists. ... more | .. |
Soyuz is put through its paces for Thursday's launch A full dress rehearsal for Arianespace's first Soyuz flight from French Guiana was performed today, validating the mission from countdown to spacecraft separation in preparation for this Russian-bui ... more | .. |
  Computer virus did not target US drone fleet: general A computer virus that affected the US military's drone fleet last month was not "specifically" aimed at the unmanned aircraft's network, the head of US Strategic Command said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Space industry workers' negligence caused Russian spacecraft loss Negligence by space industry enterprises' employees was the reason for the loss of an Express AM-4 telecommunications satellite and Progress M-12M space freighter earlier this year, Russian Prosecut ... 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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 Branson opens world's first 'spaceport' in New Mexico British billionaire Richard Branson on Monday opened the world's first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic. ... more | .. |
 Branson opens Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space at Spaceport America Looking skyward, more than 800 guests marveled at Virgin Galactic's commercial space vehicles as they soared through the skies of southern New Mexico during the dedication ceremonies of Virgin Galac ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Receives Unanimous Decision That "Paveway" Is a Generic Term The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) unanimously ruled in favor of Lockheed Martin by determining that "paveway" is a generic term for a type of laser guide ... more | .. |
  U.S. aid to help find Libyan missiles U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Libya Tuesday with a $10 million aid pledge, much of which is to fund efforts to track down missing weapons from the Gadhafi regime. ... more |
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  A team for an emergency Earthquakes, tsunamies, hurricanes - natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early-warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to ge ... more | .. |
  Bionics Reduces Battery Filling Time The latest development by engineers of KIT is inspired by nature. To fill the porous electrodes of lithium-ion batteries more rapidly with liquid electrolyte, they use a physicochemical effect that ... more | .. |
  Hybrid trucks, buses focus of new Purdue center Purdue University will lead a new effort aimed at cutting fuel consumption in half for commercial vehicles by perfecting hybrid technologies for the world's burgeoning bus and truck fleets. Th ... more | .. |
  Scientists develop new nanomaterial that 'steers' current in multiple dimensions Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new nanomaterial that can "steer" electrical currents. The development could lead to a computer that can simply reconfigure its internal wiring ... 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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 Laboratory on Wheels Electric and hybrid vehicles will be conquering the cities: cars, bicycles, buses and trains. This is why new ideas are in demand for individual and public transportation. In "Fraunhofer's System Re ... more | .. |
 Camera lets people shoot first, focus later Startup Lytro on Wednesday unveiled a camera that lets people adjust the focus on photos after they take them. ... more | .. |
  Europe warms up to Mercosur, but has terms Europe is warming up to Latin American trade pact Mercosur in its bid to tie a free trade knot with EU partners but European negotiators want a deal that will reflect European interests in a time of pressing economic need. ... more | .. |
  US demands answers on China Internet rules The United States Wednesday called on China to explain why it appeared to be blocking websites of US firms, as Washington took the first steps to bring the case to the World Trade Organization. ... more |
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  Aircraft leasing growing in Latin America Aircraft leasing is on the rise in Central and South America as considerations of cost, efficiency and security prompt increasing numbers of airlines to join leasing programs. ... more | .. |
 Apple profit soars but misses high expectations Apple's net profit in the recently-ended quarter soared with booming iPad sales but its stock sank Tuesday on the eve of a workplace tribute to Steve Jobs due to missed iPhone expectations. ... more | .. |
 China rare earths giant halts output as prices fall China state-linked Baotou, the world's largest rare earth producer, said it has halted output for a month from Wednesday as the country seeks to boost prices of the sought-after commodities. ... more | .. |
  China vows to keep yuan stable as investment slows China said Wednesday it would maintain a stable exchange rate and warned that foreign trade faced a "severe situation" in the coming months due to the West's economic woes. ... more |
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