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![]() Bozeman MT (SPX) Mar 02, 2012 The Montana State University satellite that rode into space on a NASA rocket has now gathered information longer than the historic U.S. satellite it was built to honor, says the director of MSU's Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL). Almost four months after the Oct. 28 launch and shortly after learning that NASA selected another MSU satellite for possible launch on a NASA rocket next year, SSEL Director David Klumpar cheered as he suddenly realized that Montana's only satellite had col ... read more |
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![]() Arianespace maintains its open dialog with the space insurance sector Arianespace has a high-profile presence at this week's World Space Risk Forum in Dubai, where the company's activities include a half-day briefing for the space insurance sector's major players. ... more | .. |
![]() The initial Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 completes its final assembly Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 for the orbiting of Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now complete following installation of its payload fairing - marking an important step as fin ... more | .. |
![]() Private rocket assembled for space launch A private spaceship is close to heading to the International Space Station as SpaceX's Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket have been joined, the company says. ... more | .. | ||
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![]() Wish for city of the future takes shape at TED The innovation group TED has given its coveted annual prize for the first time to an idea - the city of the future. ... more | .. |
![]() LightSquared Undertakes Search for New CEO LightSquared has announced that Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned his position as chief executive officer. He will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Doug Smith, currently chief network officer, an ... more | .. |
![]() SwRI and XCOR agree to pioneering research test flight missions Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has reached an agreement with XCOR Aerospace, Inc. to conduct pioneering suborbital space missions with Institute payload specialist astronauts flying aboard one ... more | .. |
![]() Lockheed Martin Team Completes On-Orbit Testing Of First AEHF Satellite Lockheed Martin reports the successful completion of on-orbit testing for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications space vehicle (SV-1). The AEHF system will ... more |
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![]() Rocket launches from Poker Flat Research Range On Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8:41 p.m. Alaska time, scientists launched a NASA sounding rocket from Poker Flat Research Range into a brilliant aurora display. The rocket mission, designed to gather infor ... more | .. |
![]() Space department denies information to ex-ISRO chief The Department of Space (DoS) has declined to provide key documents sought by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair to know the basis on which the government debarred him and three other retired space scientists in January from holding official posts. ... more | .. |
![]() IBM takes giant step to faster, quantum computers IBM researchers have taken a leap in computing by using quantum mechanics to harness the power of atoms and molecules, a move likely to lead to vast increases in speed and security of computers and other devices. ... more | .. |
![]() TED titans see through eyes of young innovators Titans of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and finance gazed through the eyes of young innovators as the renowned TED conference formally got under way on Tuesday. ... more |
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![]() XCOR Aerospace Closes $5 Million Round of Investment Capital XCOR Aerospace reports that it recently closed a $5 million round of equity funding. The round, combined with cash on hand plus anticipated and existing contracts should fund the company through pro ... more | .. |
![]() Global Satellite Industry reiterates opposition to UNIDROIT Space Assets Protocol The global satellite industry has repeated its grave concerns over the proposed UNIDROIT Space Assets Protocol. As delegates of UNIDROIT and its member states convene on February 27 in Berlin, ... more | .. |
![]() Galileo on the ground reaches some of Earth's loneliest places A worldwide chain of Galileo ground stations on some of the remotest sites on Earth is nearing completion ahead of this year's launch of two more satellites. Engineers spent a hectic Christmas ... more | .. |
![]() ISRO bets on satellite navigation for aviation services The Indian space agency Thursday stressed on the use of satellite-based navigation signals to provide real-time and efficient aviation services in the country. "We have identified satellite na ... more |
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![]() Raytheon is Awarded DARPA Contract to Help Friendly Forces Communicate While Conducting Electronic Warfare Raytheon has been awarded a $3.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal communication and contro ... more | .. |
![]() SpectIR IRST System Demonstrates Capability During Air National Guard Live Fire Test Lockheed Martin's SpectIR transportable infrared search and track (IRST) pod successfully acquired, tracked and provided a weapons cue during a recent live fire flight test conducted by the Air Nati ... more | .. |
![]() Northrop Grumman Airborne Network Demonstrates Tactical Potential at Army Integration Exercise The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman, demonstrated its tactical airborne networking potential during the U.S. Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE ... more | .. |
![]() Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe - despite the official line. ... more |
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![]() Radiation fears haunt Japanese food shoppers For Japanese shoppers, food safety was taken for granted until the Fukushima crisis. Now many have lost faith in government guarantees and fear that radiation could have contaminated their diet. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan's nuclear disaster: a timeline As Japan readies to mark the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan's tsunami victims: healed but still scarred A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as she scoured tsunami wreckage for her missing son. ... more | .. |
![]() Flood-hit Japanese firms may quit Thailand: survey Almost one in 10 Japanese manufacturers with operations in Thailand plans to relocate out of the kingdom after last year's devastating floods, a survey showed Wednesday. ... more |
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![]() The laws of attraction: Making magnetic yeast The ability to detect and respond to magnetic fields is not usually associated with living things. Yet some organisms, including some bacteria and various migratory animals, do respond to magnetic f ... more | .. |
![]() Exotic material boosts electromagnetism safely Using exotic man-made materials, scientists from Duke University and Boston College believe they can greatly enhance the forces of electromagnetism (EM), one of the four fundamental forces of nature ... more | .. |
![]() Argentine envoy hauled over U.K. trade row Argentina indicated Thursday that it's pleased that Britain wants the European Union to intervene in the Falklands sovereignty dispute. ... more | .. |
![]() Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls Google rolled out a new privacy policy Thursday allowing the firm to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups. ... more |
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![]() Romanian opposition leader pledges to block Canadian mine The leader of Romania's main opposition party, Victor Ponta, on Thursday pledged to block a Canadian gold mine project in the northwest of the country if he becomes prime minister. ... more | .. |
![]() China foreign minister in India talks China's foreign minister held talks in India on Thursday that focused on issues affecting the neighbours' often troubled ties as well as an upcoming summit of major emerging economies. ... more | .. |
![]() Hong Kong Airlines may cancel A380 order: report Hong Kong Airlines may cancel an order for 10 Airbus superjumbo A380 jets, a report said Thursday, as Chinese opposition to the European Union's airlines carbon emissions fee intensifies. ... more | .. |
![]() Radical new 'focus later' camera begins shipping A radical new camera that lets you adjust the focus after you take a picture began shipping this week. ... more |
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