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SpaceX Test Fires Engine Prototype for Astronaut Escape SystemKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 02, 2012 One of NASA's industry partners, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), completed a full-duration, full-thrust firing of its new SuperDraco engine prototype at the company's Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. The firing was in preparation for the ninth milestone to be completed under SpaceX's funded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). "SpaceX and all our industry partners are being extremely innovative in their approaches to developing commercial tra ... read more |
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  Northrop Grumman Develops Solar Electric Propulsion Flight Concepts for Future Space Missions Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NASA deep space and human exploration missions. "In collaboration wi ... more | .. |
  The Phobos Crash Was Preprogrammed The Russian space agency Roscosmos announced the cause of the Phobos-Grunt space probe failure on Tuesday: it was a software malfunction in its onboard computer. But doubts still persist. Russia's s ... more | .. |
 How NASA Solved a 100 Million Dollar Problem for Five Bucks A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They pa ... more | .. |
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  Israels seeks to fill its quiver of Arrows Israel has test-fired its new Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system, the country's main defense against Iran's Shehab-3 missiles, as it drives to boost its arsenal of about 120 of the weapons amid rising tension in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
 Report Identifies 16 Highest Priorities to Guide NASA Tech Development During the next five years, NASA technology development efforts should focus on 16 high-priority technologies and their associated top technical challenges, says a new report from the National Resea ... more | .. |
  Twinkle, twinkle kidney stone: With a push you could be gone Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will suffer from them. In space, the risk o ... more | .. |
  Israeli UAV, seen as export star, crashes Israel's most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle crashed during a test flight amid expectations the giant drone, with a wingspan as big as a Boeing 737's, was set to become a major export winner. ... more |
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European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
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 Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of PAC-3 Missiles Lockheed Martin received contracts totaling $921 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PA ... more | .. |
  BSkyB posts higher profits; to create 1,300 jobs British pay-TV giant BSkyB on Tuesday posted higher net profits thanks to rising subscribers and announced plans to create 1,300 jobs over the next two years. ... more | .. |
 Roscosmos Launches Cosmonaut Recruitment Drive Russia's state space agency Roscosmos has launched a cosmonaut selection competition, Roscosmos said on its web site on Friday. Candidates should apply with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training ... more | .. |
  Three SOPS LEO team snares first operating turn During his first week of space training years ago, Staff Sgt. Brandon Cosper admits it was difficult to visualize exactly what was happening. As he watched lines of red, yellow and green telemetry d ... more |
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  Launch of Proton-M with Dutch Satellite Postponed The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite onboard scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, Russian space agency Rosc ... more | .. |
 Publicity and Panic for Satellite Re-Entries Space agencies struggle with the technical issues surrounding uncontrolled satellite re-entries. It's hard to predict when or where a bird will finally come down. Usually, the low risk of any damage ... more | .. |
 First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad ESA's new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport. The launch window opens on 9 February. ... more | .. |
 ISS Orbit Raised to Avoid Collision with Space Junk Specialists of Russia's Mission Control Center raised the orbit altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Sunday to prevent a possible collision with a Chinese satellit ... 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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 BJP slams blacklisting of former ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday slammed the union defence ministry for the blacklisting of ISRO and accused the government of having lost its "grace to govern". "The unsavoury controve ... more | .. |
 Ukraine, Russia to Launch 2 Dnepr Carrier Rockets in 2012 Ukraine and Russia will carry out two rocket launches under the joint Dnepr space program, head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine Yuri Alekseyev said on Friday. Moscow has recently decid ... more | .. |
  MBDA developing new missile system MBDA UK has been picked by Britain's Ministry of Defense Ministry to develop a new naval missile defense system. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Support US Army Research Lab The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, awarded Lockheed Martin a $66 million contract to stand up the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Replacement Labor ... more |
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 AAI Logistics and Technical Services Awarded USAF Contract for B-1B Training System Support AAI Logistics and Technical Services has announced that the company has received an award from the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to provide logistics support and concurrency modi ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's RAM Strikes Twice During Back-to-Back Tests Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed two guided test vehicle flights within one week, demonstrating the system's upgraded kinematic performance, guidance system and air ... more | .. |
 Iraq says US needs its permission for drones Washington must obtain Baghdad's permission to use drones to watch over US facilities in Iraq, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Tuesday, adding he does not believe such a request has yet been made. ... 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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Obama downplays US drone use in Iraq President Barack Obama downplayed a recent report about the use of US drones in Iraq, indicating that the unmanned aircraft are mainly used for embassy surveillance. ... more | .. |
 Obama confirms US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama has confirmed for the first time that US drones have targeted Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants on Pakistani soil, a programme that has escalated under his administration. ... more | .. |
  Radioactive water leak at Japan nuclear plant: report Some 8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant but it had not flowed outside the reactor building, Kyodo News said Wednesday, quoting the plant's operator. ... more | .. |
 US Navy comes to rescue of Iranian fishing dhow The US Navy has announced that it assisted an Iranian fishing vessel in distress in the Gulf, the fourth such incident this year in an area marked by tension between Washington and Tehran. ... more |
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  Japan car sales rocket 40% on subsidy boost Japanese automobile sales rocketed more than 40 percent in January after the government restored subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles. ... more | .. |
 Lynas shares surge after Malaysia approves plant Shares in Australian miner Lynas soared almost 20 percent Thursday after Malaysia approved a controversial rare earths plant to be be built despite fears it could produce harmful radioactive waste. ... more | .. |
 US auto sales see fastest pace since 2008 US auto sales in January hit their highest rate since 2008, driven by huge growth at once-troubled Chrysler and improving consumer confidence, industry data showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Malaysia approves Australian rare earths plant Malaysia gave the green light Wednesday for a controversial rare earths plant being built by Australian miner Lynas despite fears its could produce harmful radioactive waste. ... more |
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