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Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar Prototype Tracking Orbiting ObjectsMoorestown NJ (SPX) Mar 14, 2012 A prototype of a new radar system developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team is now tracking orbiting space objects, bringing the U.S. Air Force's Space Fence program one step closer to revolutionizing our nation's space situational awareness. Utilizing powerful, new ground-based radars, Space Fence will enhance the way the U.S. detects, tracks, measures and catalogs orbiting objects and space debris with improved accuracy, better timeliness and increased surveillance coverage. Lockheed Martin's prot ... read more |
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  Iris: watch how satcoms help pilots ESA is set to unveil a new interactive display in Amsterdam demonstrating communications via satellite for pilots as part of its pioneering Iris air traffic management project. By 2020 Iris will all ... more | .. |
  Latest Hot Fire Test on Launch Abort Engine for Boeing CST 100 Spacecraft Completed Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne has successfully completed a full-mission duration hot-fire test on a Launch Abort Engine (LAE) for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft. The CST-100 ... more | .. |
  Maritime Satellite Communications Market Tops 1.4 Billion in Revenues Euroconsult has forecast that the number of satellite communications terminals in the global maritime market will nearly double over the next decade, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% ... more | .. |
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  Shenzhou-9 may take female astronaut to space Authorities have completed the initial selection of crew members for China's first manned space docking mission, and the roster includes female astronauts, an official with the country's manned spac ... more | .. |
 China to launch 100 satellites during 2011-15 China has set a target of completing a space mission of "100 rockets, 100 satellites" between 2011 and 2015, according to a space official. According to Zhang Jianheng, deputy general manager ... more | .. |
 Smartphones can help track diseases Smartphones can improve disease surveillance in the developing world with more accurate, faster, cheaper gathering of disease information, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Europe's Arianespace inks new deals at US conference European satellite launch operator Arianespace announced at a satellite expo in Washington Tuesday that it had signed two new contracts this week for launches in the coming years. ... more |
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Deloitte launches Silent Shield system to monitor satellite cyber threats
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  China needs own space laws: Official China needs its own law to protect its rights in outer space as well as regulate its domestic space activities, a top official has said. "China is among the very few countries that are active ... more | .. |
 NASA exploring ways to clean up space debris Faced with increasing threats of space debris, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is actively exploring ways to clean up the outer space. Donald Kessler, an astrophysi ... more | .. |
  Space travel impacts eyes, brain A study of astronauts' eyes and brains shows that they are affected after a long space stint. This includes flattening of the rear of the eyeball, bulging of the optic nerve and changes in the ... more | .. |
 Eye problems common in astronauts: study Brain and eye problems have surfaced in astronauts who spent more than a month in space, marking a potential setback to plans for longer deep space missions, a US study said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Most experienced US spacewalker retires A NASA astronaut who spent more hours walking in space than any other American and also set a record for the longest spaceflight mission has retired to join the private sector, the US space agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
 DARPA chief leaving for Google job Google on Monday confirmed that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief Regina Dugan is taking a yet-to-be-revealed role at the Internet powerhouse. ... more | .. |
 SciTechTalk: Rembering a space 'Pioneer' Space probes and planetary orbiters have become so commonplace, launch of a new one, whether into our solar system or beyond, hardly causes a ripple in the public consciousness. ... more | .. |
  Russia space chief hospitalised with 'head injury' The head of Russia's state space agency, which has suffered a series of recent setbacks, has been hospitalised with a head injury, reports said Sunday. ... 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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 ILS Announces A New Contract For The ILS Proton Launch Of The Mexsat-1 Satellite International Launch Services (ILS) announces a new contract for launch of the MEXSAT-1 satellite on an ILS Proton for the Mexican government's Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the Sec ... more | .. |
  Global Satellite Industry denounces UNIDROIT Protocol The European Satellite Operators' Association (ESOA), the US Satellite Industry Association (SIA), the Space Industry Association of Australia, the Canadian Satellite and Space Industry Forum, the C ... more | .. |
 Andrews Space Contracted to Deliver 100 Series Command and Data Handling System for GEO Application Andrews Space (Andrews) has been contracted to deliver three integrated avionics suites based on its 100-Series avionics architecture for a Geosynchronous spacecraft application. The contract ... more | .. |
 Astrium wins Helios through life support contract extension Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, has signed a through life support contract with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA Delegation generale de l'armement) to continue to be re ... more |
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  Iridium Delivers Its Smallest Voice and Data Module to Developers Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the commercial availability of the Iridium Core 9523 transceiver. The Iridium Core 9523 further emphasizes the company's Iridium Force vision of bringing vi ... more | .. |
  Israel sees Gaza rocket fire as part of Iran threat Just days after returning from Washington for talks on the Iran nuclear threat, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu found southern Israel hammered by rockets from Gaza, with the premier insisting the two threats are twinned. ... more | .. |
 Rafael eyes Iron Dome exports after Gaza Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is looking to export its Iron Dome counter-rocket system because of its high interception rate against a four-day onslaught by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. ... more | .. |
  UUAV conducts 7-hour mission Germany's Atlas Elektronik reports that its SeaCat autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle has successfully completed a seven-hour mission. ... more |
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Increasing solar energy use offers key opportunity to reduce US carbon emissions
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  'See Me' satellites may help ground forces The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it will research a system to let soldiers overseas access near-live satellite images of their location. ... more | .. |
  Disney to hire 1,000 US military veterans The Walt Disney Company will give jobs or career opportunities to at least 1,000 returning US military veterans over the next three years, the entertainment and theme park giant said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Israel lauds its anti-rocket system Top Israeli officials Sunday praised its homemade anti-rocket system Iron Dome after it intercepted volleys of rockets fired by Gaza militants. In a sudden flare-up of violence that shattered ... more | .. |
 US may disclose missile defence data to Russia The US has said it is willing to disclose classified information to Russia on the missile defence shield to be deployed in Europe, a move that a military analyst said could solve the impasse over th ... more |
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 US drone strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike killed five militants on Tuesday, targeting a vehicle travelling through Pakistan's Taliban and Al-Qaeda infested tribal belt on the Afghan border, local officials said. ... more | .. |
 Detector may tell buried bombs from junk A muscled-up metal detector may one day reveal whether buried objects are unexploded bombs or harmless junk, its U.S. developers say. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Wins $77.9 Million US Army Missile Subsystem Support Contract Raytheon Technical Services Company has won a U.S. Army TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided) missile subsystems contract valued at $77.9 million. Under the five-year contract, Raytheo ... more | .. |
 TacSat-4 Enables Polar Region SatCom Experiment The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB 20) successfully experimented with NRL's TacSat-4 communications satellite, Jan. 24, by communicating from the Bering Sea off the western coast of Alaska to C ... more |
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