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Second Arianespace Soyuz rolled out for launch at Spaceport KourouKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Dec 13, 2011 In what is becoming an increasingly familiar sight at the Spaceport, another Soyuz is now erected on the launch pad and ready to receive its multi-passenger payload for Arianespace's Friday night mission from French Guiana. This vehicle - which is currently composed of the integrated first, second and third stages - rolled out of its MIK assembly facility using the same horizontal transfer process employed for 1,780 other Soyuz flights performed with the workhorse medium-lift launcher. The S ... read more |
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  US mulls tax break for space 'burials' Americans who want to save money on taxes may want to consider rocketing their ashes into space, according to legislation being proposed in Virginia. ... more | .. |
  Two and a Half Men for Shenzhou As the launch of China's next astronaut mission approaches, a major question remains unanswered. Will the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft carry two or three astronauts? Chinese officials have not answered thi ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Deliver Jabiru-1 for NewSat Limited of Australia Lockheed Martin has won a contract with NewSat Limited (NewSat) of Australia to build the Jabiru-1 satellite. The construction of the satellite will commence immediately and it will be ready for lau ... more | .. |
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 AMOS-5 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced that its AMOS-5 satellite has been launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. AMOS-5 soared upward aboard a Proton Breeze-M launcher December 11, 2 ... more | .. |
 European ministers emphasise the role of space for the security of Europe and its citizens Council underlined the importance of space systems for security. They drew attention to the role of satellite systems - particularly Galileo, EGNOS and GMES - as the backbone for improving Europe's ... more | .. |
 TASC Wins $133.9 Million NASA Contract NASA has awarded TASC a five-year contract to provide highly specialized system software services. The cost-plus-award-fee contract has a potential value of $133.9 million. Under the contract, TASC ... more | .. |
 O3b signs agreement with Arianespace for third Soyuz launch O3b Networks Limited, the developer of a new global, high-speed, satellite-based Internet network for telecommunications operators and ISPs, has exercised the first of the two options in its contrac ... more |
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  DLR tests Australian spacecraft Can new types of engine make spaceflight easier and more economical? This question is being investigated by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR ... more | .. |
 NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight NASA has announced the launch target for Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight will be Feb. 7, 2012, pending completi ... more | .. |
  Lightweight GPS tags help research track animals of all sizes GPS tracking has shown its utility for wildlife studies, and now, development of light-weight GPS tags will allow researchers access to information about a broader range of small- to medium-sized an ... more | .. |
 SpaceX mission to space station set for February SpaceX will fly its Dragon capsule on an unmanned mission to the International Space Station in February, marking the first-ever bid by a private company to dock at the orbiting lab, NASA said Friday. ... more |
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 China honors its 'father' of space efforts China says it is commemorating the centennial birth anniversary of Qian Xuesen, considered the country's father of space technology. ... more | .. |
  US drone now Iran's 'property': defence minister A US drone captured by Iran is now the "property" of the Islamic republic, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday, dismissing a request by US President Barack Obama for its return. ... more | .. |
  Japan chooses F-35 as mainstay fighter jet: reports Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Obama demands Iran return downed US drone President Barack Obama acknowledged for the first time Monday that a US drone was in Iranian hands and said the United States has asked Tehran to return the sophisticated spycraft. ... more |
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No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacks
COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future
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 Raytheon Awarded Contract For Advance Thermal Imagers Manufacturing Raytheon has been awarded $13.4 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Low Cost Thermal Imaging Manufacturing (LCTI-M) program. The goal of LCTI-M is to dev ... more | .. |
  Missile on schedule for 2018 deployment The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon a $241 million contract modification for continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The SM-3 Block I ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for NASAMS High-Mobility Launchers for Norway Raytheon has received a multimillion-dollar contract to provide International High-Mobility Launchers (HMLs) to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) for its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ... more | .. |
 Israel fears F-35 delay, upgrades F-16s The Israeli air force is upgrading its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D jets amid growing concerns the delivery of 20 of the U.S. plane maker's problem-plagued F-35 stealth fighters ordered by the Jewish state will be delayed past 2017. ... more |
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 Obama demands Iran return downed US drone President Barack Obama on Monday acknowledged a US drone was in Iranian hands for the first time and said the United States has asked Tehran to return the sophisticated spycraft. ... more | .. |
We will reverse-engineer US drone: top Iranian MP Iran will reverse-engineer the US drone it has in its possession, and is in the "final stages" of unlocking the aircraft's software secrets, the head of Iran's parliamentary national security committee said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 5,000 surface-to-air missiles secured in Libya: US A top US official said on Sunday that a team of US and Libyan bomb disposal experts has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles stockpiled during the regime of Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
  Evacuation plans need to incorporate family perspectives A study sponsored by the National Science Foundation found that most respondents felt the evacuation of New Orleans residents to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina was a "failure" and this opinio ... more |
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Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
Teaching robots to map large environments
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 Japan minister questions radioactive water dump Japan's industry minister Tuesday rejected a plan by the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release low-level radioactive water into the sea without approval by local fishermen. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: One cheer for euro summit The real outcome of the European summit was that Merkozy - as Europe is calling the Franco-German duo of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel - failed to come up with a minimum program to save the euro. They did enough to kick the can down the road another few weeks but no more. ... more | .. |
  Danone, Nestle suspend or close factories in China Global food conglomerates Danone and Nestle said Monday they will suspend or close factories in China, moves analysts said highlighted the tough competition from domestic players. ... more | .. |
 Rhodia announces rare earths deal in China French chemicals company Rhodia said on Monday it had signed a strategic alliance with Chinese group Chinalco in rare earths, the scare raw materials key to much of modern technology. ... more |
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 China's leaders set economic priorities for 2012 China's top leaders opened a three-day meeting on Monday to set out the country's economic priorities for 2012 as turmoil in Europe and the United States dampens growth in the world's second economy. ... more | .. |
 US online spending rises 15% nearing year's end: data US online shopping rose 15 percent from November 1 to December 9 compared to the same period last year, according to industry tracker comScore. ... more | .. |
 Humala reshuffles Cabinet in mining crisis Peruvian President Ollanta Humala is changing tack to deal with an escalating in the country's gold and copper mining crisis, which threatens to derail Peru's economic growth. ... more | .. |
  Cathay announces economy class upgrade Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said Monday it plans to offer premium long-haul economy class seats featuring more legroom, Internet access and connectivity for Apple mobile devices. ... more |
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