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China completes nation's first space dockingBeijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2011 China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its first successful docking high above Earth, state media reported. The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft joined onto the Tiangong-1 experimental module at 1737 GMT, silently coupling more than 343 kilometres (213 miles) above the Earth's surface, the Xinhua news agency said. The spacecraft, whose name translates as "divine vessel", is a modified version of the capsules that took the firs ... read more |
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 Rendezvous for Shenzhou The successful docking of the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft with China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is the end of a long saga. The road to a successful rendezvous in space has been tricky for Chin ... more | .. |
  Arianespace to launch Australian satellite Optus 10 Paul O'Sullivan, Optus Chief Executive, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, announced in Sydney, Australia that the Optus 10 satellite would be launched into geostationary transf ... more | .. |
  Simulating space in Gottingen Right in the heart of Gottingen - 236 cubic metres of outer space! The German Aerospace Center will now be able to conduct research on electric spacecraft propulsion systems under realistic conditio ... more | .. |
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 Chinese find space docking metaphor for love In the eyes of Chinese media, the country's first space docking is not only rocket science, but also a source of inspiration for an imagined space romance. In the most popular metaphor, Chines ... more | .. |
 Shenzhou 1 to 8 Chinese spacecraft grow by leaps and bounds over past decade China successfully launched its Shenzhou-8 spacecraft early Tuesday morning, marking a key step toward fulfilling the country's dreams of establishing its own space station. The spacecraft is ... more | .. |
 Israel test fires rocket-propulsion system: ministry Israel on Wednesday successfully tested a rocket-propulsion system from a military base in the centre of the country, a defence ministry official said. ... more | .. |
  Virgin Galactic selects second pilot Space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it has selected a U.S. Air Force test pilot to helm its passenger-carrying space planes into suborbital space. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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  Arianespace's no. 2 Soyuz begins taking shape for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana Preparations for Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana are moving forward as assembly and checkout of the vehicle continue at the Spaceport. Its basic three-stage launcher is now tak ... more | .. |
 NASA Signs Agreement with Space Florida to Reuse Kennedy Facilities In an innovative agreement that will create new jobs, NASA has announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, the Space Sh ... more | .. |
 For Chinese orbiter, the chase is on For the first time, an orbiter China sends into space has a completely new mission: to rendezvous and dock with another one. At 5:58 a.m. Tuesday, a 58.3-meter-long upgraded Long March-2F rocket, ca ... more | .. |
  NMSU psychology professor sees automated cargo delivery in the future A New Mexico State University psychology professor is studying drones and the pilots who operate them in order to create guidelines for the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies. ... more |
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 What Goes Up Must Come Down As Orion Crew Vehicle Development Continues NASA's Langley Research Center completed another successful test of the Orion spacecraft's landing capabilities in their Hydro Impact Basin. While workers prepared the 18,000-pound (8,165 kg) ... more | .. |
 NASA Studying Ways to Make 'Tractor Beams' a Reality Read the 'CuttingEdge' newsletter for more about technology developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Tractor beams - the ability to trap and move objects using laser light - are the stuff of ... more | .. |
  Japan's Toyota unveils nursing robots Car giant Toyota on Tuesday unveiled nursing and healthcare robots aimed at helping the frail and the elderly, as the company seeks to capitalise on Japan's ageing society. ... more | .. |
  Google Maps taking viewers inside shops Google's free online map service is letting shops, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses provide viewers glimpses of what lies behind facades seen on Street View. ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
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 China mulls over sending female "taikonauts" into space China is considering sending female astronauts into space during its space docking missions next year, a chief designer for the astronaut program said Monday. Two female astronauts have been s ... more | .. |
 China to conduct another manned space mission by 2012 A China manned space program spokeswoman said here Monday that China is going to conduct another manned space mission by 2012. Spokeswoman Wu Ping said at a press briefing Monday morning that ... more | .. |
China's first manual space docking hopefully 2012 China plans to fulfill its first ever manual space docking by 2012, probably with women astronauts. Between the two spacecraft launches, which are scheduled both in 2012 for space docking attempts, ... more | .. |
 A global discussion: directions for space science research Understanding osteoporosis, perfecting vaccines and developing new alloys all share one thing: they are just some of the many scientific fields that have advanced significantly through research perf ... more |
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 China's satellite launch base upgraded ahead of Shenzhou-8 mission China upgraded its satellite launch center in the northwest Gobi desert to ensure that the launch of the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, went smoothly, a senior engineer said Sunday. Beijing Special En ... more | .. |
  New hybrid technology could bring 'quantum information systems' The merging of two technologies under development - plasmonics and nanophotonics - is promising the emergence of new "quantum information systems" far more powerful than today's computers. The ... more | .. |
 China launches unmanned Shenzhou 8 for first space docking China said it successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Conducts Pac-3 Missile Test at White Sands Missile Range Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile target in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test inc ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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 ATK Awarded Contract for Third LRIP Lot of AARGM ATK has announced that it has been awarded a $54.4-million contract by the U.S. Navy for a third lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM). The contra ... more | .. |
  P and W Rocketdyne Selected to Test New Liquid Propulsion System The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne a $14 million contract to test new liquid-propulsion technologies that could be used to help intercept incoming ballistic missiles ... more | .. |
  Cassidian has Developed Most Powerful Ground Surveillance Radar Worldwide Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed the world's most powerful radar for battlefield surveillance for use by the German Armed Forces. Owing to a combination of the lat ... more | .. |
 CREW: Helping Defeat IEDs "If it's on it's going to work. So it's 100 percent effective," explained Eddi Bowers, the Regional Support Center-Kandahar site lead, about the Counter Radio Electronic Warfare system. CREW s ... more |
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 Israel hikes missile range over Iran fears Israel is reported to be seeking to extend the range of its Jericho- 3 ballistic missile, which could be used for pre-emptive military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
 For wounded Marines, a 'lollipop' to ease pain US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of the traditional shot of morphine, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russian foreign minister targets NATO missile shield Russia could take steps of "a technically military nature" if its objections to NATO's planned missile defence system are not heeded, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a Serbian daily Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  No uncontrolled reaction at Fukushima: operator The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima atomic plant Thursday played down fears of an uncontrolled chain reaction at the site, despite the discovery of evidence of recent nuclear fission. ... more |
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