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Dragon maiden flight and the Russian space programMoscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) May 29, 2012 Successfully docking the first ever commercial spaceship to the government-funded International Space Station is not only a question of competition. Transferring the part of space obligations to private bodies might help encourage agencies to go further. However, even if Dragon helps unloading Russian space, it is still question of funds allocation. It seems that the Dragon launch and successful docking to the ISS means much more for space flights than previously thought. On one hand, NASA might e ... read more |
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  Liquid Oxygen Piston Pump Ready for Reusable Space Flight XCOR has achieved a key technical milestone with its flight weight rocket piston pump hardware. XCOR engineers have successfully and repeatedly pumped liquid oxygen (LOX) at flow rates required to s ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5 booster roars into life An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe's heavy launcher. The firing was performed in the ... more | .. |
 J-2X Engine Continues to Set Standards Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards. Last fall, the engine attained 100 percent power in just its fourth test and became the fastest U.S. rocket engine to ac ... more | .. |
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  Emerging Markets Sustain Robust Growth for Satellite TV Platforms Euroconsult has announced that the satellite pay-TV industry reached revenues close to $90 billion in 2011, up from $79 billion in 2010. Global industry revenues are expected to reach close to $150 ... more | .. |
 Kazakhstan blocks Russian satellite launches Kazakhstan, which hosts Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, is blocking three upcoming Russian satellite launches because of a dispute over the drop zone for rocket debris, reports said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Tiangong 1 Ready To Meet Shenzhou 9 After Shenzhou 8 departed in November 2011, controllers raised the orbit of Tiangong 1 to preserve it from potential re-entry brought about by the air drag that causes all low orbits to decay. ... more | .. |
  Surrey engineers use games console technology to make space building blocks Space innovators at the University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) are developing 'STRaND-2', a twin-satellite mission to test a novel in-orbit docking system based upon XBO ... more |
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North Korea warns US against pushing it to give up nukes
Iran vows stronger response if attacked again by US, Israel
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 Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of Intelsat-19 The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, California for the equator, in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat-19 satellite owned by Intelsat. Liftoff is planned ... more | .. |
  The Rocket Shot Heard Around the World Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 3:44 am on Tuesday May 22, 9 engines strapped to the SpaceX Falcon rocket, brilliantly ripped through the dark skies over Kennedy Space Center. This weeks's launch ... more | .. |
  New Moon for India India's lunar exploration program seems to be on hold for the moment. The ambitious plan to land a rover on the Moon in a joint mission with Russia, followed in the future by a sample-return mission ... more | .. |
 SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell, astronauts say SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab. ... more |
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 SpaceX's Dragon makes historic space station dock SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private spaceflight. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Delivers Core Structure for Fourth SBIRS Satellite Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4). The structure was delivered to Lockheed Martin's ... more | .. |
 Boeing Completes Software PDR Of New Crew Ship Boeing has completed the software Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev-2) initiative on May 18. CCDev-2 is part of NASA's Space Act Agreement. Software co ... more | .. |
 Sri Lanka plans to launch its first satellite in 2015 Sri Lanka is set to launch its first satellite by 2015 following an agreement with a Chinese company, officials said on Thursday. SupremeSAT, a local company said it has reached an agreement with th ... more |
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BAE Systems completes delivery of NOAA and NASA space weather satellites for fall launch
Building blocks of life found in distant star system suggest origins in interstellar space
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  US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike Thursday killed eight militants in a Taliban stronghold of Pakistan's tribal belt, bringing the death toll from such strikes to 12 in two days, Pakistani officials said. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan deploys anti-China missiles: report Taiwan has for the first time deployed cruise missiles capable of striking key military bases along the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland, local media reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile Pakistan said Tuesday it had successfully test fired a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile. ... more | .. |
US drones kill 9 militants in Pakistan: officials Two separate US drone attacks killed at least nine militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border Monday, security officials said. ... more |
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  $2.5B jet deal with Saudis boosts BAE BAE Systems' $2.5 billion training contract with Saudi Arabia's air force is a major coup for Europe's largest defense contractor and keeps the wolf from the door as Western defense industries face a sharp downturn because of hefty cuts in military spending. ... more | .. |
 Lovitt to supply parts for Super Hornets Lovitt Technologies in Melbourne, Australia, has won a contract with Boeing worth nearly $1 million for wing parts for all F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters worldwide. ... more | .. |
  Congress to spend more on tanks than US military wants The US Congress is poised to approve more funds for modernizing the US Army's main battle tank despite objections from the military that it puts the Pentagon's overall strategy in jeopardy. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan declares buried troops dead after 52 days Pakistan on Tuesday declared dead 140 people buried alive by a huge avalanche in a disputed part of the Himalayas more than seven weeks ago. ... more |
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Palantir, the AI giant that preaches US dominance
China and US wrap first day of trade talks
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 Japan refused US offer of nuclear experts in PM office A "frustrated" US wanted to place nuclear experts in the prime minister's office in Tokyo after the Fukushima disaster last year but Japan refused citing sovereignty fears, a minister said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Rescuers find first bodies at Pakistan avalanche site Pakistani rescuers have recovered the first bodies from the site of an avalanche that buried 140 people at a high-altitude army camp more than seven weeks ago, the military said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Ultra-short laser pulses for science and industry The shorter the pulse duration, the more precisely the laser tool operates. Ultra-short laser pulses of outstanding high average puower are opening the doors to new applications in high throughput m ... more | .. |
  Technology convergence may widen the digital divide Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this ... more |
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 NTU and I2R scientists invent revolutionary chipset for high-speed wireless data transfer Here is a new microchip that can transfer data the size of 80 MP3 song files (or 250 megabytes) wirelessly between mobile devices, in the flick of a second. Or how about transferring a typical 2-hou ... more | .. |
  'Unzipped' carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells and batteries Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scien ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Euro's long slow fall The euro is undergoing its ultimate stress test and so far it is failing. ... more | .. |
 Japan unemployment, household spending up in April Japan's unemployment rate rose slightly in April, official data showed Tuesday, with analysts highlighting the struggling electronics sector as contributing to job losses. ... more |
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