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United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launches Mobile User Objective System-1 MissionCape Canaveral AFS GL (SPX) Feb 24, 2012 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Mobile User Objective System-1 (MUOS-1) for the United States Navy lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 5:15 p.m. EST Friday. This was ULA's 2nd launch of an aggressive 11 mission schedule for the year and at nearly 15,000 pounds, MUOS-1 marks the heaviest satellite launched to date by an Atlas launch vehicle. "ULA is honored to serve with our mission partners in the preparation and launch of this important mission for the U.S. ... read more |
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  NASA Pinning Down "Here" Better Than Ever Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can tell us where we are, the satellites that make up the GPS need to know exactly where they are. For that, they rely on a network of s ... more | .. |
  Technology and creativity go "full spectrum" at TED Technology, art and magic will mix in perspective-bending ways this week as the prestigious TED conference continues transforming from an elite retreat to a global movement for a better world. ... more | .. |
  Malta signs ESA Space Cooperation Agreement Malta signed a Cooperation Agreement with ESA on 20 February 2012. The objective of this agreement is to allow Malta and ESA to create the framework for more-intensive cooperation in ESA projects in ... more | .. |
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  Humanoid Robot Exhibition Opens Drexel Engineers Week Drexel's College of Engineering will kick off its National Engineers Week celebration with an unprecedented unveiling of seven adult-size humanoid robots as part of nationwide research collaboration ... more | .. |
  Clyde Space wins UK Space Agency support for innovative space tech Clyde Space has been awarded funding for two advanced space technology development projects. The projects are joint developments; the first with the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at University ... more | .. |
 Gilat Selected by JSC NURSAT to Deploy Broadband Satellite Communications Solution Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it was selected by JSC NURSAT, one of Kazakhstan's national satellite service providers, to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat's advanced S ... more | .. |
  ORBIT and Milano Teleport Receive Orders for VSAT Solution Based on ORBIT's OrBand ORBIT Communication Systems and Milano Teleport, the largest independent teleport in Italy, announced that they received new orders for a complete VSAT solution based on ORBIT's OrBand C-Band VSAT s ... more |
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Deloitte launches Silent Shield system to monitor satellite cyber threats
Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
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 Top Indian space scientist quits over blacklisting A top Indian scientist said Saturday he had resigned from the nation's Space Commission to protest the government's blacklisting of four scientists over alleged irregularities in a satellite deal. ... more | .. |
  Aiming For An Open Window To Launch Into Space Why does NASA sometimes schedule a rocket launch for the middle of the night, or aim for a liftoff time when weather is notoriously unlikely to cooperate? The simplicity of the question belies ... more | .. |
  GMV Announces Contract With Loral for THOR 7 Telecommunications Satellite GMV, a private, multi-national firm based in Madrid, with North American headquarters in Rockville, Md., announces a contract with Loral (www.loral.com) to provide the flight dynamics system and the ... more | .. |
  The Future of Mankind - Space The human race is a continuing race against time. If we do nothing to alter the effects of time on mankind, we will surely perish over the coming centuries. There are many reasons for this. Begin wi ... more |
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 Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. ESA is developing the sensor as a navigation aid for exploring deep space. Lidar stands ... more | .. |
 Sea Launch on Track to Loft Intelsat 19 Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a Hardware Acceptance Review of the Zenit-2S launch vehicle to be utilized in support of the Intelsat 19 mission. A team of special ... more | .. |
 Russia to Launch 2 Glonass Satellites in 2012 Russia will launch two Glonass satellites in 2012 to expand its global satellite navigation network in orbit, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's ... more | .. |
 Cosmonaut Testing at Star City Deceptively Simple So you want to be a cosmonaut? Now is your chance, but prepare to be tested like one. The countdown is on for Russia's first ever open cosmonaut recruitment drive, and while organizers wait fo ... more |
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A weakening forest buffer challenges EU climate goals
DefendEye adds Starlink Mini to tube drone system for real time global search ops
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  Drone makers cashing in as war tactics evolve They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. ... more | .. |
  Boeing and USAF Mark Delivery of First Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 15 celebrated the rollout of the first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II in a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to delive ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's Fighting Falcon Evolves With New F-16V Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an upgraded missio ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test And Production Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the accumulation ... more |
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 Boeing Completes F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Multi-Year Procurement II Deliveries Ahead of Schedule Boeing has announced that it has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the U.S. Navy. Each aircraft was delivered ahead of ... more | .. |
 Longbow Delivers First Production Block III Apache Data Link System to US Army LONGBOW, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for t ... more | .. |
 Innocon has received an order for its MiniFalcon II Tactical UAV Innocon, designing and manufacturing a wide range of innovative and unique UAVs, announced it has received an order for its Tactical UAV system, MiniFalcon II, from Northland Community and Technical ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Expands Facility For F-35 Component Manufacturing In Pinellas Park, Fla. Lockheed Martin's operation in Pinellas Park has officially opened a new 57,000 square foot manufacturing facility to produce aircraft canopy components for the F-35 Lightning II fighter. The ... more |
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Ancient Roman concrete longevity offers mixed sustainability benefits
Increasing solar energy use offers key opportunity to reduce US carbon emissions
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  Raytheon Completes First Test of JSOW-ER Warhead Raytheon has completed the first test of the warhead and fuze for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range. "JSOW-ER's design will enable the warfighter to attack land-based and moving maritim ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's JLENS Proves Tracking Capabilities During Test Raytheon's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) recently completed Demonstration Test 1 (DT-1), proving its ability to track targets and integrate with fire ... more | .. |
  15 tourists killed in China bus plunge Fifteen tourists were killed and another 19 injured when their bus plunged into a ravine, Chinese authorities said - the latest deadly accident on the nation's dangerous roads. ... more | .. |
 Japan fears permanent ban on habitation near nuclear plant Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off-limits. ... more |
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 India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more | .. |
  Aircraft of the future could capture and re-use some of their own Tomorrow's aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy from the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity. They could use this to power their taxiing to an ... more | .. |
  Penn Researchers Build First Physical "Metatronic" Circuit The technological world of the 21st century owes a tremendous amount to advances in electrical engineering, specifically, the ability to finely control the flow of electrical charges using increasin ... more | .. |
  Microbes may be engineered to help trap excess CO2 underground In H.G. Wells' classic science-fiction novel, The War of the Worlds, bacteria save the Earth from destruction when the Martian invaders succumb to infections to which humans have become immune throu ... more |
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