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March 02, 2012
MICROSAT BLITZ
MSU satellite surpasses goal; NASA taps MSU to queue up for another launch
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
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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
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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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SPACE TRAVEL

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
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GPS NEWS

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
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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
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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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Deloitte launches Silent Shield system to monitor satellite cyber threats
Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
Cascade raises 59M to develop full stack satellite communications platform
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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
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SPACEMART

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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SPACE TRAVEL

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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ROCKET SCIENCE

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
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SPACEMART

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
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GPS NEWS

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
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AEROSPACE

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
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MILTECH

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
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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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TECH SPACE

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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TRADE WARS

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
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INTERNET SPACE

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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TRADE WARS

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
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TRADE WARS

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
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AEROSPACE

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
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TECH SPACE

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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