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First payload ready for next batch of Galileo satellitesParis (ESA) Apr 27, 2012 The next Galileo navigation payload has been completed and is on its way to meet the satellite platform that will host it in orbit. The first of 14 Galileo 'Full Operational Capability' (FOC) navigation payloads has been shipped from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd in the UK to prime contractor OHB System AG in Bremen Germany. The payload - the part of the satellite that provides Galileo's precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide - will then be added to its waiting satell ... read more |
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  ORBITEC and Sierra Nevada Space Systems Begin Testing Dream Chaser Life Support and Thermal Systems Orbital Technologies (ORBITEC) is the prime contractor for Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) and Thermal Control System (TCS) for the Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Dream Chas ... more | .. |
  British media watchdog boosts probe into Murdoch's BSkyB Britain's media regulator said Thursday it was stepping up its probe into whether BSkyB, the pay-TV giant partly owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., is a "fit and proper" owner of a broadcasting licence. ... more | .. |
  Space -- the next frontier for Hillary Clinton? She has been the US secretary of state, a senator and nearly became president, but Hillary Clinton joked Thursday that she might want to try another role - space tourist. ... more | .. |
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  Russia to Test Fly First Combat Drone in 2014 Russia will test fly its first domestically-produced strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2014, First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Sukhorukov said on Friday. In February, Army General ... more | .. |
 NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big US Quakes The space-based technology that lets GPS-equipped motorists constantly update their precise location will undergo a major test of its ability to rapidly pinpoint the location and magnitude of strong ... more | .. |
  Indian rocket being fuelled for Risat-1 launch With 5.47 am Thursday set for the blast-off of the Indian rocket carrying a remote sensing/earth observation satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - into space, the Indian space agency is fu ... more | .. |
 Company to Create 'Gas Stations' in Space A company based in the northwestern United States called Planetary Resources says it plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Planetary Reso ... more |
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Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
Slingshot unveils TALOS AI to simulate and support strategic space operations
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 J-2X Engine Ready For Second Test Series The next-generation engine that will help carry humans deeper into space than ever is back, bigger and better. The J-2X engine is currently on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mi ... more | .. |
 SpaceX aims for May 7 launch to ISS SpaceX confirmed Tuesday it plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Cruise Missile Target During Integrated Flight Test Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile target yesterday at the Utah Test and Training Range in an unprecedented interoperability demonstration utiliz ... more | .. |
 Pakistan reiterates drone opposition as US envoy visits Islamabad on Thursday reiterated its opposition to US drone attacks in its territory as Washington's point man on Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived amid efforts to mend fractured relations. ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Wins USAF Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter for US Navy The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. The new variant provides greater range, endurance and payload c ... more | .. |
 Boeing Delivers P-8A Training Devices to Naval Air Station Jacksonville Boeing hasdelivered a second set of P-8A Poseidon training devices to the U.S. Navy on March 29 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. The devices consist of an Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), a ... more | .. |
 Kratos Receives $1.3 Million Production Award for Electronics Supporting the US Navy P-8A Aircraft Program Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc. reports that its Herley Industries, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.3 million by a major U.S. prime contractor for ... 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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 MAINGATE Wideband Networking Waveform accepted into Pentagon's Joint Tactical Radio System library The Department of Defense has accepted Raytheon's Next Generation Mobile Ad hoc Networking Waveform (NMW) into the government's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) library, strengthening Raytheon's p ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Receives $79 Million Contract For Development Of New GMLRS Variant Lockheed Martin has received a $79.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a new variant of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) that incorporates a new warhead ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin F-35 Carrier Variant Completes First Formation Flight For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launched together and conducted formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Wednesday. T ... more | .. |
  S. Korea nuclear safety agency probes two plants South Korea's nuclear safety watchdog said Friday it has launched an investigation at two power plants after a corruption scandal involving locally-made copies of foreign components. ... more |
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 Construction of Chernobyl shelter starts on anniversary Ukraine launched Thursday construction of a new shelter to permanently secure the stricken Chernobyl plant as it marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Sean Penn urges more aid for Haiti Actor and activist Sean Penn on Wednesday urged more aid for Haiti as it struggles with the "enormous task" of recovering from the devastating 2010 quake. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong holds nuclear accident drill Hong Kong held a nuclear emergency drill on Thursday involving over 1,000 officials and foreign experts, the city's first exercise since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
  New harvesting approach boosts energy output from bacteria A team of scientists from University of Colorado Denver has developed a novel energy system that increases the amount of energy harvested from microbial fuel cells (MFCs) by more than 70 times. ... more |
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Bridges gain new voice through real time GNSS monitoring of structural behavior
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
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  Beyond stain-resistant: New fabric coating actively shrugs off gunk Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a fabric coating that would give new meaning to the phrase "stain-resistant" - a coating that would take an active role in sloughing of ... more | .. |
 Shift to green energy sources could mean crunch in supply of scarce metals A large-scale shift from coal-fired electric power plants and gasoline-fueled cars to wind turbines and electric vehicles could increase demand for two already-scarce metals - available almost exclu ... more | .. |
 EPA Recognizes American DG Energy for Emissions Reductions of CHP Systems American DG Energy was recognized for the sixth consecutive year by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership for the carbon emissions reductions of the ... more | .. |
 I like to break things As Janine Schneider walks through the materials testing facility, her eyes light up; it is clear that she is comfortable between the long rows of test equipment. She knew she wanted to work here the ... more |
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 Scientists Predict Paradoxical Laser Effect Two lamps are brighter than one. This simple truism does not necessarily apply to lasers, as a team of scientists, led by the Vienna University of Technology found out. When one laser is shining and ... more | .. |
  Vibrating Steering Wheel Guides Drivers While Keeping Their Eyes on the Road A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegi ... more | .. |
  BoJ eases further as Japan's economy stands still Japan's central bank on Friday announced another round of monetary easing in its latest effort to resuscitate the economy after figures revealed the outlook continued to weaken. ... more | .. |
 GL RC to certify KHI's tidal energy converter prototype Tidal energy is a vast resource man has yet to harness. As technology advances into this new, promising realm of renewable energy, GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) is contributing its expertise b ... more |
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