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January 04, 2012
SPACE TRAVEL
Navy Researchers Investigate Small-Scale Autonomous Planetary Explorers
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2012
Robotic exploration to remote regions, to include distant planetary bodies, is often limited by energy requirements to perform, in repetition, even the simplest tasks. With this in mind, researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are looking into a novel approach that could some day aid scientific space and planetary research without the need for power-intense options often used today. Integrating the NRL developed technologies in microrobotics, microbial fuel cells, and low power electroni ... read more

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MISSILE DEFENSE

Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Receives Contract From US MDA
Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense ( ... more
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SPACEMART

Gilat Announces Extension of Service Agreements with Colombian Ministry
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that the Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, through the "Fondo de Tecnologias de la Informacion y las Communicaciones", has exten ... more
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SPACEMART

ITT Exelis Wins Satellite Communications Contract
ITT Exelis has been awarded a $121 million U.S. Army contract to provide mission support to wideband satellite operations centers and management sites around the world. The Wideband Satellite ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Russia says Iran has no long-range missiles
Iran has no long-range missiles, a Russian defence official said Tuesday in Moscow's first response to a series of tests conducted by Tehran near the vital Strait of Hormuz oil supply route. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Raytheon Receives contract for Radars and Services in THAAD Deal to UAE
Raytheon will provide AN/TPY-2 radars, associated spares, training and other services through 2018 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

India lags China in research, complains PM
India's prime minister on Tuesday said the country was not spending enough on scientific research, meaning it lagged badly behind regional rival China. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China sets up state-level aerospace research institute
A research institute focusing on the development of the country's aerospace engineering technologies was jointly founded by the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the China Aerospace Science and Tec ... more
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge
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LAUNCH PAD

SSC supports simultaneous launch of Elisa, Pleiades 1A and SSOT
SSC has successfully finalized its launch support to the European space industry leader Astrium and the French space agency CNES for the six satellites that were simultaneously launched 17 December ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Voyager Goes Where No Human-Made Vehicle Has Gone Before
No human-made object is further out in space than NASA's Voyager I, which is currently near the edge of our Solar System, more than 33 lighthours - the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in one ... more
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TECH SPACE

SSTL tests TechDemoSat-1 plasma population payload
Surrey Satellite Technology has completed another milestone in the UK's technology demonstration satellite TechDemoSat-1 with the successful testing of the engineering model of the first payload, a ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Getting ready for challenges of space
With the successful completion of the Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace mission, China showed the world that it had accomplished a major milestone in space technology by mastering the sophisticated int ... more
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TECH SPACE

China test-launches 3D TV channel
China's state broadcaster has test-launched a 3D television channel, state media said, in a bid to draw viewers and drive consumption by encouraging people to upgrade to 3D-capable sets. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab
Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body. ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

India unveils statue of cosmonaut Gagarin
A statue of the world's first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, was unveiled Friday in Mumbai on the grounds of the Nehru Science Center, center officials said. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Raytheon Awarded Airborne Radar Contracts at Year's End Worth $320 Million
Raytheon Company has booked $320 million this month in new contract awards related to its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar programs for domestic and international customers. Wi ... more
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
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Orbcomm and SpaceX Improve Launch Plans for OG2 Satellites
Orbcomm Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today announced the launch schedule for Orbcomm's second generation (OG2) satellites. The updated plan includes launching the first OG2 ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China issues white paper on space exploration
China on Thursday issued a white paper on the development of space industry since 2006 and the major tasks for the next five years. The white paper titled "China's Space Activities in 2011" wa ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Minister orders Russian space agency security blitz after blogger invasion
Russia's space agency Roscosmos has been given until January to rectify security at its plants or face the consequences, after a reported penetration of its rocket plant in northern Moscow. A ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Gilat Awarded Internet Broadband Connectivity Contract in Colombia for Schools
Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a new contract by the Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MINTIC) to provide broadband Internet connectivity to over 1,600 s ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China to launch Shenzhou-9, Shenzhou-10 spacecraft next year: spokesman
China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and achieve space rendezvous and docking missions with the orbiting Tiangong-1 vehicle in 2012, a spokesman for the China National Space A ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

China to push forward human spaceflight projects in next five years: white paper
China will push forward human spaceflight projects and make new technological breakthroughs, creating a foundation for future human spaceflight, according to a white paper titled "China's Space Acti ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China makes rapid progress, breakthroughs in space industry: white paper
A white paper published on Thursday said that China has made innovative achievements and breakthroughs in major space projects, and space technology has been upgraded remarkably. The white pap ... more
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GPS NEWS

Chinese Satellite Navigation System Beidou Begin Test Services
China started to run its own satellite positioning system, Beidou, on Tuesday as the country climbed the global tech ladder and challenged the monopoly of the West. Beidou, or Big Dipper, the ... more
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department
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GPS NEWS

China's satellite navigation system will meet both civil and defense needs
China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System is designed to meet diversified civilian needs, said National Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun Wednesday. "As is known to all, all int ... more
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MILTECH

US sends 'strong message' with Saudi fighter deal
The United States announced Thursday the signing of a $30 billion arms deal to provide Saudi Arabia with 84 new fighter jets, a move it said sent a "strong message" to the Gulf region. ... more
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MILTECH

India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off
Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states. ... more
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MILTECH

Raytheon Awarded Contract for two Radars
The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon Company a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile d ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Iran tests missiles near key oil-transit strait
Iran on Monday tested missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, underlining its threats to close the vital oil-transit waterway as the West readies to impose more economic sanctions over Tehran's nuclear drive. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Iran tests missile as US tightens sanctions
Iran said Sunday it tested a new medium-range missile during war games near a vital Gulf oil transit channel, hours after US President Barack Obama signed a law tightening sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Boeing wins $3.48 billion contract for US missile shield
Boeing won a $3.48 billion contract Friday to retain its leading role in building a US shield against long-range ballistic missiles, defeating rival Lockheed Martin Corp., officials said Friday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Philippines flood victims, children want schools
Flood evacuees and pupils competed for space in southern Philippine schools Wednesday, with both wanting to use the buildings following the Christmas break, officials said. ... more
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