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Assembly milestone reached with Ariane 5 to launch next ATVKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 25, 2011 Basic build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming mission with the no. 3 Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been completed, as preparations continue for an early 2012 launch from the Spaceport to service the International Space Station. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 was "topped off" this week with its vehicle equipment bay and EPS storable propellant upper stage, which were installed atop the core cryogenic stage that previously had been joined with the launcher's two solid propellant boosters ... read more |
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  neuroArm: Robotic Arms Lend a Healing Touch The delicate touch that successfully removed an egg-shaped tumor from Paige Nickason's brain got a helping hand from a world-renowned arm - a robotic arm, that is. The technology that went int ... more | .. |
  HD+ Continues On Growth Path In Germany SES S.A. reports that its HD offering HD+ has continued to grow successfully throughout the first two years of its market presence. The service currently reaches 1.9 million German TV households. Th ... more | .. |
  Gilat To Provide Corporate Connectivity for National Post Office Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by a leading Latin American operator for the delivery of a full scale SkyEdge II network comprised of hubs and VSATs. The network will provide national con ... more | .. |
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  Conclusion of the XIXth Scientific-Technical Conference of young scientists and specialists The XIXth Scientific-Technical conference of young scientists and specialists concluded its work at S.P. Korolev Rocket-Space Corporation Energia. At the meetings of its 12 sections 365 representati ... more | .. |
  More U.S. science degrees by foreign-born Native-born and foreign-born people in the United States are just as likely to have a college degree, but more foreign-born are engineers, officials say. ... more | .. |
 Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 ESA Council opens up to ten EU Member States Responding to the growing interest within Europe in space matters, ESA has invited 10 more countries to participate in meetings of its governing Council. Delegations from 10 EU member states t ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Pleiades 1 is readied for launch The Pleiades 1 Earth observation satellite payload for Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana is undergoing pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport as this platform is readied for flight ... more | .. |
 Thanksgiving in space may one day come with all the trimmings Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes. Cary Mitchell, a Purdue University professor ... more | .. |
  Medvedev threatens missile deployment on EU borders Russia on Wednesday threatened to deploy missiles on the EU's borders to strike against a planned US defence system in eastern Europe, but Washington said the shield will go ahead as planned. ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
  15 patents granted for Chinese space docking technology 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 ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
  Raytheon First to Successfully Test With On-Orbit AEHF Satellite Raytheon has become the first to successfully test with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. Raytheon's Army Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T) is the fir ... more | .. |
  Argus One UAV Completes Flight Testing With New Pod Bay and Propulsion System World Surveillance Group has announced that the Argus One UAV, equipped with a newly developed pod bay and integrated propulsion unit, has successfully completed a series of flight tests in preparat ... more | .. |
  Elbit Systems Awarded Order for Driving Trainers Israeli MOD Elbit Systems was awarded an order by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for the supply of Armored Driving Trainers (ADTs) for several Israel Defense Forces combat vehicle types as well as for a ... 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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 New Weapon for Australian Soldiers Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare has announced that the Australian Defence Force has now taken delivery of 437 new Carl Gustav 84 mm guns and thermal sights. The 437 new guns are the improv ... more | .. |
 Britain sells its Harrier jets to US as spares Britain is selling its last 72 Harrier fighter jets to the United States to be used as spare parts, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly Of The First International F-35 For UK The first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet, kn ... more | .. |
  RACR Competes in South Korean F-16 Radar Procurement Raytheon is responding to the Republic of Korea's official launch of the F-16 radar upgrade competition with the Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar system (RACR). RACR employs active electronically scan ... more |
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 Kratos on Winning Team to Provide Army Unmanned Aerial System Technical Support Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, reports that its Weapon Systems Solutions Division - Digital Fusion Solutions, Inc. (DFSI) subsidiary was a critical team member of Aerodyne, Inc., which was a ... more | .. |
 Raytheon 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 | .. |
 Iran 'builds own missile defense system' Iran says it is developing its own missile defense system after Russia last year blocked delivery of the formidable S-300PMU system, which had been purchased in 2007. ... 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 |
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