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Peaceful atom for distant space missionsMoscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 16, 2012 According to Russia's Nuclear Agency (Rosatom) the nuclear power and propulsion installation of the megawatt-class is to be built by 2017. The assembly will start already next year, first units of the installation. The development and construction of the nuclear installation will cost more than $247 million. In the very beginning of the space era it was clear that it was impossible to launch space mission far from Earth using traditional chemical engines. The liquid and solid fuel powered engines, ... read more |
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  Surrey Satellite Technology US solicits extra payloads for its 2015 OTB ride-share mission Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) is soliciting ancillary payloads for its upcoming OTB mission that will be launched in Q1 2015, offering both government and commercial organizations a lo ... more | .. |
  New Technology Tracks Sparrow Migration for First Time from California to Alaska Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed i ... more | .. |
  Gilat's network provided secure and reliable high speed connectivity to over 1,600 of the voting centers Gilat Satellite Networks has announced completion of a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia's national presidential elections held March 4, 2012. Gilat was select ... more | .. |
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  Shuttle contractor lays off workers United Space Alliance, the lead space shuttle contractor for NASA, says it has cut its workforce by 10 percent, including 181 employees at Kennedy Space Center. ... more | .. |
 Why do N. Korea's missile tests keep failing? North Korea's disastrous bid to launch a Taepodong-2 missile showed Pyongyang has a long way to go before mastering long-range ballistic technology and has failed to draw lessons from previous botched attempts, experts told AFP Friday. ... more | .. |
 North Korean rocket launch fails, draws condemnation North Korea's heralded long-range rocket test ended in failure Friday, disintegrating in mid-air soon after blastoff and plunging into the sea in a major embarrassment for the reclusive state. ... more | .. |
N. Korea admits failure as world raps rocket launch North Korea admitted Friday its long-range rocket launch had failed, disintegrating mid-air and plunging into the sea soon after liftoff in a major embarrassment for the reclusive state. ... more |
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Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
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  NASA's Human Spaceflight Programs: From Space Shuttle To The Future The space shuttle helped the United States expand its leadership in space exploration during the program's 30 years of flight and laid the groundwork for the next 30 years of space exploration. The ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers Two Commercial Communications Satellites For Upcoming Historic Launch Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites in preparation for the first dual launch of satellites built by Lockheed Martin aboard an Ariane ... more | .. |
  Putin Calls for Space Launch Development Strategy Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a national strategy was needed for the development of the country's space launch centers. "I believe we need to develop a long-term national de ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Innovate or evaporate He was voted one of the "50 Great Americans," holds 28 honorary degrees, received, not once, but five times, the U.S. Defense Department's highest civilian decoration - the Distinguished Service Medal. ... more |
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  Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial mission ... more | .. |
 United Launch Alliance Announces New Human Launch Services Organization United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the formation of a new organization that will focus exclusively on NASA's human spaceflight programs. ULA's Human Launch Services organization will b ... more | .. |
 Russia sets space science priorities: Astrophysics, plasma research and planetary missions On Cosmonautics Day Eve Russian scientists revealed their plans for the next years. While planetary exploration program is currently under discussion, there are other missions to be launched in near ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Brings F-35 Cockpit Demonstrator to Northrop Grumman in California Lockheed Martin has showcased its F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit demonstrator to state and local elected officials, local suppliers and employees at Northrop Grumman Corporation, a partner on the ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
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  AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems And KOR Electronics Enter Into Strategic Alliance AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has announced a strategic alliance that combines AAI's expertise as a UAS systems integrator with KOR's signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment. The organiz ... more | .. |
 Russian air forces hit airlifter deadend Under the 2011-2020 State Armament Program, the Russian air forces are to procure some 600 planes, including over a hundred of military airlifters and their purpose-oriented variants. However, ... more | .. |
 Indian navy commissions third UAV squadron The Indian navy has commissioned its third unmanned aerial vehicle squadron. ... more | .. |
  Fourth Boeing-built WGS Satellite Accepted by USAF Boeing reports that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite on April 11, after the spacecraft passed several weeks of rigorou ... more |
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  New underwater images show damage at Fukushima Tokyo Electric Power Co. has released dramatic images taken by an underwater camera showing major damage at a spent fuel storage pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia warns runaway prisoners after quake chaos Indonesian prison authorities Friday warned dozens of inmates who escaped during a massive quake, including paedophiles and drug offenders, that they would be shot if they resisted arrest. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia's disaster-ready schools pass quake test When the earth shook under their feet on Wednesday, students and staff at Jeumpa Puteh high school coolly continued with lessons, assuming it was just another tremor in Indonesia's quake-prone Aceh province. ... more | .. |
  Treat Latin America as an equal: Brazil tells US Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, speaking on the sidelines of a weekend summit of Western hemisphere leaders here Saturday, urged her US counterpart Barack Obama to treat Latin America as an equal. ... more |
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Light driven visual microphone offers new tool for silent sound detection
Ancient Roman concrete longevity offers mixed sustainability benefits
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 Patent wars plague Internet Age The Internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation. ... more | .. |
  Estonian robots boost global online clothing market Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer. ... more | .. |
  SciTechTalk: Rude awakening for Mac owners The news this past week that some 600,000 Apple Mac computers had been infected with malware and hijacked into botnets signaled an "end of the innocence" for Mac owners who have long been told - and believed - their computers were safe from the hacks and attacks so common to Windows PCs. ... more | .. |
 Canvas the new 'safe-haven' for Hong Kong investors Unnerved by a febrile stock exchange and persistent rumblings of a potential dip in property prices, Hong Kong investors are seeking refuge in art and the lure of both financial and cultural rewards. ... more |
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  Raytheon Seeks to Triple Gallium Nitride Capabilities Raytheon has been awarded an 18-month, $1.8 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop next-generation Gallium Nitride devices bonded to diamond substrates. ... more | .. |
 Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering April 11th sees over 300 world-class veterinary speakers converging for the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA* World Congress 2012 in Birmingham UK. The current issue of the new-look JFMS, timed to coincide with t ... more | .. |
 Real-life scientific tail of the first 'electrified snail' The world's first "electrified snail" has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that generate electricity - perhaps for future ... more | .. |
  Power without the cord Cell phones and flashlights operate by battery without trouble. Yet because of the limited lifespan, battery power is not a feasible option for many applications in the fi elds of medicine or test e ... more |
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