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Designing the interplanetary webParis (ESA) Apr 18, 2012 Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies that ESA is working on for future exploration missions. What do observation or navigation satellites orbiting Earth have in common with astronauts sending images in real time from the International Space Station? They all need to send data back home. And the complexity of sharing information ... read more |
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  A double arrival for Arianespace's next dual-payload Ariane 5 mission The two Lockheed Martin-built satellites for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 dual-payload mission are now at the Spaceport for a fast-paced launch campaign that will lead to the orbiting of JCSAT-13 ... more | .. |
  Russia seeks space independence Russia is preparing for the next stage of space exploration, and for the implementation of an ambitious programme to build a number of new generation space ships, as well as to upgrade the country's ... more | .. |
 Preparing the "kick" for MetOp-B's Soyuz launch by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace The Fregat M upper stage for Starsem's Soyuz launch of the MetOp-B weather satellite is undergoing its checkout in preparation for a May 23 liftoff from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Arian ... more | .. |
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New Vostochny spaceport to launch manned flights by 2018 Last week, Dmitry Rogozin vowed a new spaceport, Vostochny, will be built in the Russian Far East by 2015, with first manned flights to kick off just three years later. However the project is alread ... more | .. |
 Manned space missions: from the ISS to outer space 21st century runs into its second decade, but man's space endeavours are still largely limited to the near-Earth orbit. Space agencies in USA, Russia, Europe and China debate the future of manned sp ... more | .. |
 Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX's Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS "Here, there be dragons" ... the phrase used to designate the boundaries of the known world on historical maps seems fitting as the U.S. space program embarks upon a new frontier in space exploratio ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Complete Major GPS Integration Milestone Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OC ... more |
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Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
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 How to Buy a Launch Vehicle Everyone in the space community knows that the single biggest hurdle to space commerce is the cost of launching satellites into orbit. This has been true from the dawn of the space age, and continue ... more | .. |
 Another weather satellite payload is readied for launch by Arianespace Europe's latest second-generation meteorological spacecraft has arrived at the Spaceport, where it is being readied for Arianespace's June 19 dual-payload Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana. ... more | .. |
 Voyager One Might Have Farther to Go to Exit the Heliosheath The Voyager 1 spacecraft is exploring the outer heliosheath past about 111 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. he heliosheath is the region where the outgoing solar wind is slowed by the int ... more | .. |
 'Good chance' for SpaceX April 30 launch to ISS: NASA NASA said Monday said there is a good chance SpaceX will soon become the first private company to attempt to launch its spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. ... more |
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  Twitter alive with talk of dead rapper hologram The Twittersphere was alive Monday with discussion about an eye-popping performance by rapper Tupac Shakur at a US music festival - 16 years after he died. ... 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 | .. |
  Peaceful atom for distant space missions 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 t ... 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
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens | .. |
SpaceX said eyeing Texas launch site Private space company Space Exploration Technologies Corp. may add a small Texas town on the Gulf of Mexico to its list of rocket launch sites, documents show. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded $106 Million for Aegis Radar Work The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod ... more | .. |
 Poland, Baltics wary on Russian army plans in Kaliningrad Poland and the Baltic states voiced concern Tuesday over Russia's missile defence plans in the Kaliningrad enclave bordering EU and NATO members Poland and Lithuania. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 Raytheon Delivers US Navy's First Dual-Frequency Sonar Raytheon has completed delivery of the electronics for the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the complex sonar for the first ship of the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000-class multimission destroyer. The AN ... more | .. |
 United Kingdom's First Lockheed Martin F-35 Makes Inaugural Flight BK-1, the United Kingdom's first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II production aircraft, flew its inaugural flight Friday. Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti took the short takeoff/verti ... 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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  Toxic gases hamper search at Pakistan avalanche site Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived at the site to help operations. ... more | .. |
  Struggling Yahoo! sees profit rise in upbeat quarter Struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo! on Tuesday saw its faltering stock price bolstered by news that its profit climbed 28 percent in the first three months of the year. ... more | .. |
  Intel earnings beat expectations Computer chip giant Intel Corporation on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and said its processors would soon debut in smartphones. ... more | .. |
  IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.5% The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly hiked its global growth forecasts for this year and 2013, but warned that Europe's debt crisis and high oil prices could derail recovery. ... more |
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  Japan's Toshiba to pay $850 mn for IBM retail unit Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday it would pay about $850.0 million for IBM's retail products unit, with the US firm saying it would create the world's leading point-of-sale company. ... more | .. |
 Google-Oracle chiefs heard in high-stakes patent trial The chiefs of Google and Oracle were served up to jurors on Tuesday as opening witnesses in a patent case aimed at Android software used to power smartphones and tablet computers. ... more | .. |
 Smartphones wallets going mainstream: survey Using smartphones or tablets as digital "wallets" will be common within a decade, largely replacing cash and credit cards, according to a Pew Research survey released on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Air tax feud may affect climate change talks: US envoy Disagreement over a European scheme to tax airlines for carbon emissions may affect talks seeking new global warming targets, US climate envoy Todd Stern said on Tuesday. ... more |
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