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First Vega launch campaign aims for January liftoffKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 16, 2011 The first Vega launch campaign began on Monday at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with the installation of the first stage on the pad. Europe's new small launcher is on track for its maiden flight at the end of January. The hundred-tonne solid-propellant first stage, the P80, was moved from the Booster Integration Building to the pad on 7 November using the 'Fardier' heavyweight transporter. As with the transfer of Ariane 5's boosters, safety measures minimised the number of operators on site ... read more |
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  Space and its benefits for citizens and society: A top priority for Europe After the recent launch of the first Galileo satellites - an event of paramount political importance for Europe - politicians, policymakers, space agency managers, industrialists, satellite operator ... more | .. |
  Why China in space is a blessing to the world Mastery of know-how is not always solid until proven by repeated experiments. With a string of sophisticated maneuvers, docking, de-linking and re-docking, as part of its current Shenzhou-8 space mi ... more | .. |
  Raytheon and Petrofac Partner to Provide Water Survival Training at NASA Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) and Petrofac Training Services, a member of the Petrofac group, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver water survival training to the glo ... more | .. |
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  Spinning blood device set to safeguard astronaut health ESA has begun developing a new blood-testing device for astronauts on the International Space Station. A wide range of ailments from diabetes to heart disease should be diagnosable in moments from a ... more | .. |
 Romanian accused of hacking NASA servers arrested A 26-year-old Romanian accused of hacking several servers of the US space agency NASA costing it some 500,000 dollars has been arrested, prosecutors said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US space pioneers to get congressional medals The US Congress on Wednesday will award the nation's highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to four American astronauts, including the first man to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. ... more | .. |
  STSS Demonstration Satellites Participate in THAAD Weapon System Multiple Missile Test The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites tracked two different missile targets and delivered data in real-time to support a successful Oct. 5 flight test of the Ter ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Meshnet Network - A Mission Command Multiplier The U.S. Army selected a wireless network developed by Northrop Grumman to participate in the second Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), underway at White Sands Missile Range, N.M, and Fort Bliss, ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to Deliver NMT SATCOM Systems for U.S. Navy and International Partners Raytheon has received several production orders from the U.S. Navy for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminal protected Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) ter ... more | .. |
 Voyager 2 Completes Switch to Backup Thruster Set NASA's Voyager 2 has successfully switched to the backup set of thrusters that controls the roll of the spacecraft. Deep Space Network personnel sent commands to the spacecraft to make the cha ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Modular Space Vehicle Completes Preliminary Design Review Northrop Grumman has completed on schedule the preliminary design review (PDR) for its modular space vehicle (MSV), allowing the program to proceed to its critical design review and closer to manufa ... more |
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China sets up management body for orbiting space lab China has established an operation committee for management of the country's first space lab module, Tiangong-1, during its two-year orbit of earth. The committee will deal with operations pla ... more | .. |
 China completes second space docking China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station. ... more | .. |
  Russia Mars probe may fall to Earth in January: official A Russian probe that was to visit a moon of Mars but is stuck in orbit around the Earth could burn up in the Earth's atmosphere in January, the head of the Russian space agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Celebrates Opening of NextGen Technology Test Bed Lockheed Martin , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and a consortium of industry partners have opened the Florida NextGen Test Bed, a laboratory ... more |
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Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and culture
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 Singapore family books $1 million Virgin space flight A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday. ... more | .. |
 International consensus on joint space exploration Representatives from 28 countries, the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) met in Lucca, Italy, on 10 November for the Third International Conference on Exploration and the first ... more | .. |
  GMV Supports Successful Launch of Europe's Galileo GMV, one of the main companies contracted to establish and support Europe's satellite navigation strategy, continues to play a key role in the most recent phase of the Galileo program. GMV successfu ... more | .. |
  Dotting the i's after Iran missile blast There's no clear link between a massive explosion at an Iranian ballistic missile base, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog accusing Tehran of working on nuclear weapons and the mysterious death of a former Revolutionary Guard chief's son in Dubai. ... more |
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  US drone kills six militants: Pakistani officials A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed six rebels in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Given Export Approvals for Advanced Maritime Radar Raytheon has received approval from the U.S. Department of State to export the SeaVue eXpanded Mission Capability (SeaVue XMC) maritime and overland surveillance radar to Morocco. Morocco is the fir ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Reaches Fielding Milestone in Airborne Communications System Raytheon has reached a major milestone in its ARC-231 radio program, fielding the 5,000th ARC-231 radio system. ARC-231 is part of the Fire Series multi-band, multi-mode radio product line. In ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Develops Wireless Integration For Combat-Proven Enhanced Paveway Raytheon has completed testing and development of a new wireless method of integrating its combat-proven Enhanced Paveway precision-guided bomb on aircraft. The new integration tool, called WiPak, u ... 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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 Northrop Grumman Plays Key Role in Unprecedented Joint Service Air and Missile Defense Demonstration Northrop Grumman's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) capabilities played a key role in the Composite Track Network Bridging Capability Demonstration conducted Sept. 27- ... more | .. |
  MEADS Demonstrates Advanced Plug-And-Fight Capabilities in Integration Test The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) system elements have successfully performed a simulated engagement against real-world air and representative missile threats demonstrating MEADS' plug- ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Phase II Contract for High Power Adaptive Optic System Boeing has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense's High Energy Laser - Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO) to continue development of a prototype High Power Adaptive Optic system. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Wins Major Contract From US Army To Maintain Aerostat Detection Systems The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to maintain, operate and sustain the Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS). The tethered aerostat provides real-time, around- ... more |
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 Boeing Receives US Navy Contract to Develop New Mission Computer for Super Hornet and Growler Boeing has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Navy to collaboratively develop a new mission computer for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The Type 4 Advanced Mission C ... more | .. |
 Iran mourns death of missile expert as report links Israel Iran held solemn funerals for 17 Revolutionary Guards killed in a munitions blast on Monday, including a key figure in its ballistic missiles programme, as a US magazine pointed a finger at Israel. ... more | .. |
 Gender bias in Israel army 'may endanger state security' The surge in religiously-motivated discrimination against women in the military could pose a threat to Israel's security, a group of retired major generals warned in a letter on Monday. ... more | .. |
 US shifts drones from Iraq to Turkey: Pentagon The United States has deployed Predator drones to Turkey from Iraq for surveillance flights in support of Ankara's fight against Kurdish rebels, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. ... more |
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