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15 patents granted for Chinese space docking technologyShanghai (XNA) Nov 23, 2011 China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) on Tuesday conferred 15 patent certificates to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), developer of the docking mechanism for China's first space docking mission. Unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8's docking with space lad module Tiangong-1 on November 3 was considered a great leap forward for China's space program. Led by the SAST, Chinese scientists developed the docking mechanism and ground-experiment systems for the successful ... read more |
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  ULA Completes Milestone Toward Certifying Atlas V For Human Spaceflight United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the completion of a key milestone that could lead toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight. ULA has successfully comple ... more | .. |
 Space Law Symposium to Examine National Space Laws The National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and the Journal of Space Law with the International Institute of Space Law will host the sixth Eilene M. Galloway Symposium on Critical Issu ... more | .. |
  Shenzhou-8 brings German SIMBOX experiments safely back to Earth On 17 November at 19:38 local time (12:38 CET), the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-8, carrying the German SIMBOX experiment, landed on schedule in the Gobi desert in Inner Mongolia, completing a succes ... more | .. |
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 IT Geeks Would Rather Take The Money Than Blast Off Into Space Given the choice between a ticket into space and $102,000 (approx 65,000 pounds), 60 percent of IT staff would take the cash. That's the finding of a survey of 4,000 global Twitter followers by UK-b ... more | .. |
  Russia, France to team up on new launchers Russia and France will pool their efforts to build cutting-edge reusable space rockets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "Russian and French engineers are already working in this ... more | .. |
  SpaceX Searches For New Commercial Launch Site Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is seeking a new launch site to meet increasing demand from commercial customers. SpaceX already has an active launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ... more | .. |
 CHAPS Pressure Suits Evaluated During Simulated Missions In Centrifuge Two researchers set to fly aboard suborbital spacecraft as a part of Southwest Research Institute's next-generation suborbital research program completed another milestone on November 2nd when they ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  All systems go for next communication spacecraft 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 sched ... 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 | .. |
  Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Statement on Competitive Missile Defense Contract Boeing and Northrop Grumman have submitted their final proposal for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system. Foll ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives FA-18EF Infrared Search And Track Development Contract Boeing has received a $135 million contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and manufacturing development of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system. The F/A-18E ... 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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 Lockheed Martin Awarded FA-18 EF IRST Sensor System EMD Contract Lockheed Martin received a contract to complete the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the Engineering, Manufacturing ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Advanced Airborne Border Surveillance in Europe During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle. Lockheed Martin and its team showcased how traditional d ... 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 | .. |
 Landmine use at 7-year high in 2011: campaigners Global use of landmines in 2011 has been the highest for seven years, campaigners said Wednesday, with Israel, Libya, Syria and longstanding offender Myanmar all recently laying the deadly explosives. ... 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 | .. |
  UN seeks more aid for Philippine war, flood victims A senior UN official on Wednesday called for a doubling of international aid to nearly 700,000 people displaced by conflict and floods in the southern Philippines, many of whom are living in dire conditions. ... more | .. |
 Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface The brilliant blue wings of the mountain swallowtail (Papilio ulysses) easily shed water because of the way ultra-tiny structures in the butterfly's wings trap air and create a cushion between water ... more | .. |
 When it comes to churning out electrons, metal glass beats plastics Field emission devices, which produce a steady stream of electrons, have a host of consumer, industrial, and research applications. Recent designs based on nanotubes and other nanomaterials embedded ... 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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 Perfect Black Coating Raises Intriguing Possibilities in Astronomy A carbon nanotube coating developed at the University of Michigan acts as a "magic black cloth" that conceals an object's three-dimensional geometry and makes it look like a flat black sheet. ... more | .. |
 HP TouchPad top-selling tablet in US after iPad: study Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad, which is being axed by the company, was the top-selling tablet computer in the United States after Apple's iPad in the first 10 months of the year, market research company NPD Group said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China media says US sitting on debt 'bomb' China's state media Tuesday blasted the United States over its "ticking debt bomb" and urged American lawmakers to be more responsible after they failed to agree on deficit-cutting measures. ... more | .. |
  Six degrees of separation? More like 4.74 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon may be the name of the game but it takes less than that to connect any two users on Facebook. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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