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ORBCOMM Announces Launch of VesselSat2Fort Lee, NJ (SPX) Jan 11, 2012 ORBCOMM has announced the successful launch of VesselSat2, an Automatic Identification Service (AIS) enabled satellite built by LuxSpace Sarl (LuxSpace), an affiliate of OHB System AG. VesselSat2 was launched by the China Great Wall Industry Corporation from the Tiayuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) in the Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China on January 8, 2012 at 10:17 PM EST. The satellite was successfully deployed from the Long March launch vehicle into its proper polar orbit. AIS ... read more |
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  Ball Aerospace Submits Cryogenic Propellant Storage Mission Concept to NASA Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has submitted a mission concept study to NASA for the storage and transfer of cryogenic propellants in space. Ball Aerospace was one of four companies awa ... more | .. |
  ARISSat-1/KEDR amateur radio satellite deorbits On January 4, 2012, the Amateur Radio satellite, ARISSat-1/KEDR ended its 5 month mission as it deorbited through Earth's atmosphere. A report from the AMSAT web site states, "The last full telemetr ... more | .. |
  High-tech gadget show opens doors in Vegas The International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Tuesday with a dazzling array of high-tech gadgetry including ultra-thin laptops, snazzy smartphones, iPad rivals and flat-screen and 3D TVs. ... more | .. |
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  Russia hints at foul play in its space failures The head of Russia's beleaguered space programme hinted on Tuesday that foreign powers may be behind the string of failures that struck his agency in the past year. ... more | .. |
 Orion Drop Test - Jan. 06, 2012 After six months of testing, an 18,000 pound (8,165 kg) Orion mockup took its final splash into NASA Langley Research Center's Hydro Impact Basin on Jan. 6. Orion, the next deep space explorat ... more | .. |
 Fifty-Seven Student Rocket Teams to Take NASA Launch Challenge More than 500 students from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities in 29 states will show their rocketeering prowess in the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects flight challenge. Th ... more | .. |
  China launches Ziyuan III satellite China successfully launched the Ziyuan III satellite Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. The satellite was launched at 11:17 a.m. Monday aboard a Long ... more |
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  SpaceX To Be First To Use Solar Panels On A Manned US Spacecraft For its first mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will use deployable solar arrays as its primary power source for running sensors, driving heating and cooling sys ... more | .. |
 Europe's Vega rocket launch set for early February The maiden voyage of Europe's Vega rocket, designed to launch small payloads of about 1.5 tonnes into low-Earth orbit, is set for February 9, the head of the European Space Agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
Rocket pioneer Lowell Randall dies Lowell Randall, described as one of the "great pioneer rocket scientists" who launched the U.S. space program, died this week in New Mexico. ... more | .. |
 Arianespace Set To Ride The Power of Three In 2012 Arianespace is preparing for the busiest year of flight activity ever in 2012, building on an industry leadership position that benefits from the operational synergy, availability and commercial adv ... more |
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 China to launch Bolivian satellite in 2013: Chinese Ambassador China would put Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite into orbit in December 2013, China's Ambassador to Bolivia Shen Zhiliang announced Thursday. The manufacturing process of the satel ... more | .. |
 Hawking: Mankind must colonize space British physicist Stephen Hawking says mankind faces the threat of nuclear annihilation and should build colonies on Mars and beyond. ... more | .. |
  Raven Industries completes Vista Research Acquisition Raven Industries, has announced that its Aerostar division has completed the acquisition of Vista Research, Inc., a leading provider of surveillance systems that enhance the effectiveness of radars ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded contract for New Missile Defense Interceptor Raytheon received a $30.2 million contract from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for continued development of the Stunner interceptor. Stunner is an advanced, multi-mission, multi-platform intercepto ... 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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  Lockheed Martin to Upgrade USAF C-130 Training Devices The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II. The C-130 ATS II program p ... more | .. |
 LONGBOW Receives contract for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apa ... more | .. |
 LockMart Receives THAAD Production Contract For UAE Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab ... more | .. |
 U.S. companies key to gulf missile shield Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have become key elements in an accelerating drive by Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf partners to build an integrated missile defense shield to protect the energy producers against Iran's growing missile arsenal. ... more |
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  Haiti quake victims stuck in a time warp In the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petionville, some 2,500 people subsist in a crowded public park near open ditches flowing with human waste, a grim scene frozen in time two years after Haiti's earthquake disaster. ... more | .. |
 The nuclear, biological and climate threat - 2011 reviewed In this special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, experts reflect on 2011 and highlight what to look out for in 2012 in the areas of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, ... more | .. |
 'Doomsday' ticks closer on nuclear, climate fears Global uncertainty on how to deal with the threats of nuclear weapons and climate change have forced the "Doomsday clock" one minute closer to midnight, leading international scientists said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Theory explains how new material could improve electronic shelf life Research by UT Dallas engineers could lead to more-efficient cooling of electronics, producing quieter and longer-lasting computers, and cellphones and other devices. Much of modern technology ... 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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  Italian luxury yacht deal highlights China's clout A Chinese firm's takeover of the world's leading luxury yacht maker Ferretti announced Tuesday highlights Asia's fast-growing taste for elegant opulence in contrast to crisis-stricken Western markets. ... more | .. |
 Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs Microsoft plans to bring its Kinect technology to bear on personal computers following its phenomenal success with the gesture and voice-recognition sensor in the Xbox 360 game console. ... more | .. |
  Cars back in focus as Detroit celebrates revival The cars - glitzy and sedate, grand and green - were back in the spotlight Monday as Detroit celebrated the industry's comeback from grueling recession at the annual auto show here. ... more | .. |
 SRNL research paves way for portable power systems Developments by hydrogen researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) are paving the way for the successful development of portable power systems wi ... more |
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 Japan carmakers see US gains after 2011 slump Japanese carmakers are eyeing big US sales gains after introducing a slew of new vehicles for the American market but face stiff competition from a resurgent Detroit and ambitious Koreans and Germans. ... more | .. |
  Internet name 'revolution' hits doubts The body that polices Internet registrations will on Thursday launch a domain name "revolution" in the face of the concerns of global bodies ranging from the United Nations to the US Congress. ... more | .. |
 Honda to boost exports of US-made vehicles Honda will further boost exports of US-built vehicles and expand its overseas production in order to hedge against an "abnormally high" yen, the Japanese automaker's chief said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China heavy equipment giant buys Italy's Ferretti A Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer has agreed to pay 374 million euros ($477 million) for control of debt-laden Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group, the companies said Tuesday. ... more |
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