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All systems go for next communication spacecraftGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 22, 2011 The most recent evaluations of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project confirmed all systems go for a third generation upgrade of the orbiting communications network. TDRS-K is scheduled for launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida in the fall of 2012. Approval to move forward came during a recent Agency Project Management Council (APMC) meeting at NASA Headquarters. "I am very proud of the entire TDRS civil servant and contractor team for successfully com ... read more |
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  Tiangong-1 orbiter enters long-term operation management Chinese orbiter Tiangong-1 has entered into long-term operation management in space after docking twice with the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8, a committee in charge of the orbiter's management dut ... more | .. |
  SES-4 Satellite Arrives at Baikonur Launch Base SES S.A. reports that the SES-4 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it is being processed for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International ... more | .. |
 China plans major effort in pursuing manned space technology China will endeavor unremittingly in its pursuit of manned space technology, a senior space program official said Friday at a press briefing detailing the nation's first-ever space docking. On ... more | .. |
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  MEADS Conducts First Flight Test At White Sands Missile Range The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) MEADS Certified Missile Rou ... more | .. |
  NASA Develops New Game-Changing Technology Two NASA California centers have been selected to develop new space-aged technologies that could be game-changers in the way we look at planets from above and how we safely transport robots or human ... more | .. |
 High TV 3D Launches Via Astra SES has signed a capacity agreement with High TV 3D, a worldwide 3D general entertainment channel, primarily for cable distribution. High TV 3D will be distributed via the ASTRA 23.5 degrees East or ... more | .. |
 Shenzhou for Dummies The safe return of Shenzhou 8 has ended a highly successful mission for China's human spaceflight program. Although there were no astronauts aboard, this flight has been as dramatic and important as ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 China launches two satellites: state media China placed two satellites in orbit on Sunday, including a spacecraft that will collect and relay data for disaster relief efforts, state press reported. ... more | .. |
  Gilat teams with RTComm and NIIR for Russian VSAT Network Gilat Satellite Networks has signed agreements with Russian-based service provider RTComm, the satellite service arm of Rostelecom Group), Russia's national telecommunications operator, and with NII ... more | .. |
 Loral Announces Stock Repurchase Program Loral Space and Communications has announced that its board of directors has approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to 800,000 shares of its outstanding voting ... more | .. |
 Raytheon BBN To Develop Game-Based Training Methods and Systems to Improve Decision-Making The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), through an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract, has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies a $10.5 million multi-year contract unde ... more |
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  North America to Modernize its Military Helicopter Fleet Over the forecast period, North America is expected to account for a share of 35.6% of the total global expenditure on military rotorcrafts. High demand in the region is primarily driven by the coun ... more | .. |
 General killed in Iran blast 'was working on missiles' An Iranian general killed in a massive explosion at a munitions base outside the capital on November 12 was working on an intercontinental missile, his brother told a government-run newspaper. ... more | .. |
  Buffett's Japan view unchanged by disasters, scandal US billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Monday that neither the March 11 earthquake and tsunami nor the corporate scandal that has engulfed Olympus have changed his view on investing in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Radioactive road poses headache for Seoul district A district council in South Korea's capital is grappling with a weighty waste management problem - finding somewhere to dump a radioactive road. ... 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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 New material can enhance energy, computer, lighting technologies Arizona State University researchers have created a new compound crystal material that promises to help produce advances in a range of scientific and technological pursuits. ASU electrical eng ... more | .. |
  Micro-cavity arrays: Lighting the way to the future It was not too long ago that basic science lectures began with the three forms of matter: gases, liquids and solids-and somewhere along the line plasmas were occasionally added to the list. But to b ... more | .. |
  Smart swarms of bacteria inspire robotics researchers Much to humans' chagrin, bacteria have superior survival skills. Their decision-making processes and collective behaviors allow them to thrive and even spread efficiently in difficult environments. ... more | .. |
  Researchers watch a next-gen memory bit switch in real time For the first time, engineering researchers have been able to watch in real time the nanoscale process of a ferroelectric memory bit switching between the 0 and 1 states. Ferroelectric materia ... more |
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 In new quantum-dot LED design, researchers turn troublesome molecules to their advantage By nestling quantum dots in an insulating egg-crate structure, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a robust new architecture for quantum-do ... more | .. |
  Brazil a serious rival in air transport Brazil's aircraft manufacturing industry is emerging as a serious contender in the highly competitive air transport market where it's pitted against major players from North America, Europe and Asia. ... more | .. |
  China nears Internet monopoly settlement: report Two government-owned Chinese telecom firms are close to a deal with authorities following a probe into claims they had a monopoly on Internet broadband services, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China to fund small firms, low-cost housing A top central bank official has said China will tweak monetary policy by funding sectors in need, such as small enterprises and low-cost housing, an official newspaper reported Tuesday. ... 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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 Better-than-expected earnings for HP despite turmoil Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's leading personal computer maker, posted slightly better-than-expected earnings Monday after a tumultuous quarter. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: Where is compromise? Barring a miracle, the 12-member supercommittee of the U.S. Congress seems unlikely to agree a compromise deal this week to reduce the budget deficit. ... more | .. |
  Brazil steelmakers look for protection against China Faced with dwindling demand from crisis-hit rich countries, Brazilian steelmakers are pinning their hopes on moves by the government to protect the industry from cut-rate Chinese imports. ... more | .. |
 Japan slips back into trade deficit Japan fell into a trade deficit in October, data showed Monday, as a stubbornly strong yen, softening global demand and disruption from deadly floods in Thailand helped slow its post-quake recovery. ... more |
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 China seen easing property curbs in 2012: report China will likely relax some property market curbs next year due to concerns that slumping prices could hurt economic growth, a prominent Chinese university said in a report published Monday. ... more | .. |
 Apple accepts payment in China's yuan currency Apple has started accepting payment in China's yuan currency through its online store, opening it up to the biggest Internet market in the world, company officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 US says China trade talks achieve 'concrete' results The United States on Monday hailed key trade talks with China as a success, saying they had made "meaningful, concrete progress" on piracy and market access, but warned more work needed to be done. ... more | .. |
 Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion Integrating a complex, single-crystal material with "giant" piezoelectric properties onto silicon, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists can fabricate low-voltage, near-nanoscale ... more |
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