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Is Russia's Space Program Viable?Washington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 Russia is the only country ferrying astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station and back since NASA retired its aging fleet. But Russia's space agency has experienced a string of mishaps in recent months. Some analysts are worrying about the reliability of the Russian space program. The November launch of the Phobos-Grunt probe from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe was meant to take Russia back to deep space after a decade-long absence. To the embarrassment of Russia' ... read more |
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  China announces new launch rockets China says it will debut a new generation of Long March launch rockets within the next five years to join its rocket fleet of satellite launchers. ... more | .. |
  Unraveling a Butterfly's Aerial Antics Could Help Builders of Bug-Size Flying Robots To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. By figuring out how butt ... more | .. |
  Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link Tests carried out by Russian space agency Roscosmos have ruled out the possibility a U.S. radar could be linked to the failure of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said o ... more | .. |
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  Roscosmos Aims to Make Sea Launch Profitable Russian space agency Roscosmos and rocket and space-station hardware builder RSC Energia are working to restore commercial viability to the Sea Launch floating platform project, Roscosmos head Vladi ... more | .. |
 3D printer creates new jaw for woman A Belgium woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally after the implantation of a new jawbone created on a 3D printer, doctors say. ... more | .. |
  Precision space maneuvers Spacecraft must operate with utmost precision when conducting landing maneuvers on other planets, or docking to a space station. To ensure they do not drift off course, imaging sensors collect a flo ... more | .. |
 Engine Failure Behind Meridian Satellite Crash The crash of Russia's Meridian communication satellite late last year was caused by the destruction of one of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket's engines, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Vladim ... 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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 Lavrov to Discuss Space, Nuclear Cooperation in Australia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss bilateral cooperation in high-tech industries, including space and nuclear power, during his one-day working visit to Australia on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Program Glitch Led to Russian Mars Probe Failure A government commission has blamed Russian programmers for the recent failure of Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, the Kommersant daily said on Tuesday citing a space industry source. The comm ... more | .. |
 How Do You Fight Fire in Space? Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a ... more | .. |
 SciTechTalk: In the cloud we trust? A report from Apple that 85 million people have signed up for its iCloud service is an indication a significant number of computer users are willing - even happy - to entrust their personal data, from documents to music to last summer's vacation snaps, to other digital hands. ... more |
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 Feb 13 set as new date for Europe's Vega rocket The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday that the first launch of a long-awaited light rocket, Vega, which had been pencilled for February 9, would take place on February 13. ... more | .. |
  Armadillo rocket flys high Following detailed analysis of the downlinked telemetry and audio/video recordings from both ground based cameras and a camera that was recovered from the rocket, Armadillo Aerospace has determined ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5 to launch Galileo constellation Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Didier Faivre, Director of the Galileo Program and Navigation-related Activities at the European Space Agency (ESA), has signed an agreement i ... more | .. |
  IAI and Boeing drive to active Arrow-3 Israel Aerospace Industries and the Boeing Co. are driving to complete development of Israel's Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile interceptor amid the Persian Gulf confrontation between Iran and the West. ... 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 Missile Defense System Raytheon has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency. ... more | .. |
  Polarization imaging: Seeing through the fog of war As sophisticated as the human eye is, it does not compare to what the latest scientific achievement has to offer in enhancing what can be visually perceived. Funded by the Air Force Office of ... more | .. |
 Boeing begins production of F/A-18E/F distributed target system Boeing has announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. DTS provides enhanced targeting capability for ... more | .. |
 Raytheon and US Navy Complete JSOW C-1 Developmental Testing The U.S. Navy completed developmental testing (DT) of the Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1. The conclusion of DT brings U.S. and allied warfighters one step closer to being able to engage moving s ... more |
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  N. Korea developing unmanned attack aircraft: report North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using US target drones imported from the Middle East, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Iran mass producing anti-ship cruise missile: TV Iran has begun mass production of an anti-ship cruise missile, state television's website said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 NATO agrees on long-delayed drone programme NATO agreed Friday to buy five reconnaissance drones to boost the alliance's surveillance capabilities after the Libyan air war exposed shortcomings among European forces in that field. ... more | .. |
 Unmanned craft may share civilian airspace The race is on to develop unmanned aircraft that can safely share airspace reserved for civilian aviation. ... more |
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Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
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 Thales bids for $3B Saudi missile deal French military electronics giant Thales is negotiating with Saudi Arabia for a contract, worth up to $3 billion, to upgrade the kingdom's air-defense network, particularly those guarding key military and government sites. ... more | .. |
 Russia to build space defense missiles Two plants to manufacture space-defense missiles will be built in central Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. ... more | .. |
  China and US have 'trust deficit': senior official A top Chinese official has warned of a "trust deficit" between Beijing and Washington and expressed hopes that a key visit to the United States next week by China's leader-in-waiting will strengthen ties. ... more | .. |
 Chinese village exports cheap labour abroad Xie Guolu proudly shows off the two-storey home he is having built in the small Chinese village of Lujiazhuang, paid for by money his son earns thousands of kilometres away in Algeria. ... more |
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  Walker's World: Germans and Greeks at bay The mouse has roared. The third and smallest member of the Greek government coalition has rejected the latest terms for a $180 billion European bailout of its crumbling economy and its leader has been handing out drachmas, the coins of the old national currency before the euro. ... more | .. |
 iPhone leaps to third place in mobile market An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the third hottest mobile phone maker worldwide at the end of 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). ... more | .. |
 Europe crisis could halve China's growth: IMF An escalation of Europe's debt crisis could slash China's economic growth in half this year, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, urging Beijing to prepare stimulus measures in response. ... more | .. |
  Solvay hails world's largest fuel cell of type in Flanders Chemicals giant Solvay hailed Monday the successful entry into service in Flanders of what it said was the largest fuel cell of its type in the world. ... more |
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