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China's spacecraft comes back to EarthBeijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII returned to Earth on Thursday, state media reported, after completing two space dockings that have pushed forward the nation's ambitious space programme. The vessel's re-entry module landed in the northern region of Inner Mongolia after it separated from its orbital and propelling modules just before entering Earth's atmosphere, the official Xinhua news agency said. Shenzhou VIII, which means "divine vessel" in Chinese, took off from northwest China on N ... read more |
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  EU states angry over cuts of nuclear, satellite projects Britain and a clutch of European Union states are protesting the removal from the EU budget of a next-generation nuclear reactor and an Earth observation satellite they consider vital for Europe. ... more | .. |
  Weightless US teachers eye giant science leap "Excited," "nervous," "terrified" - just three emotions described by a group of US teachers about to take a dizzying "weightless" flight all for the cause of science, naturally. ... more | .. |
  Mobile Launcher Moves to Launch Pad The mobile launcher is making the longest trip of its young life to begin a two-week series of structural tests at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In anticipation of ... more | .. |
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  Orbital-Built Intelsat 18 Communications Satellite Completes In-Orbit Testing Orbital Sciences reports that the Intelsat 18 satellite has completed its in-orbit testing and has been handed over to the customer, Intelsat S.A. Intelsat 18 is to be operated at 180 degrees East l ... more | .. |
 Shenzhou-8 departs from in-orbit lab, ready for return China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 departed from the prototype space lab Tiangong-1 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, preparing for return to earth, a spokesperson for China's manned space program said. ... more | .. |
 Allianz and International Space Transport Association partner in space tourism industry Allianz Global Assistance and the International Space Transport Association (ISTA) have signed a unique partnership agreement in anticipation of the inevitable growth in space tourism and commercial ... more | .. |
 Yinghuo Was Worth It The loss of Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission has shocked the spaceflight community. There's been plenty of attention placed on this high-profile mission, but relatively little coverage of its piggyback ... more |
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 Arianespace to launch satellite for DIRECTV Latin America Arianespace and DIRECTV have announced a new launch contract for a satellite providing services for DIRECTV Latin America. The launch will take place in 2014 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ... more | .. |
 US honors astronauts for pioneering space flights The US Congress on Wednesday bestowed its highest civilian honor on four American space pioneers of the 1960s, marking the first time the Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to astronauts. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 First Vega launch campaign aims for January liftoff 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 flig ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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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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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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  Weighing in at 30,000 pounds, a new bomb for US The US Air Force has a new 30,000-pound bomb in its arsenal designed to penetrate targets buried deep underground, a spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Training program for NH90 starting Italy-based Rotorsim, the consortium owned CAE and AgustaWestland, is starting a Joint NH90 training program for the Netherlands Ministry of Defense. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Wins Majority Share of US Air Force Paveway Purchase The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a $24 million contract for Paveway II laser-guided bomb components, the majority share of the Air Force's laser-guided bomb buy for overseas contingency operation ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Advances Image Processing for US Army Situational Awareness Technology Raytheon has been awarded a $14.6 million contract to develop new image processing technology for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System. ADAS is a multispectral technology that gives helico ... 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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 Raytheon SDB II Warhead Exceeds Test Requirements The warhead for Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II performed at twice what was required during a series of recent tests. The test marked the first demonstration of an SDB II warhead built on a fully- ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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