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Intelsat Signs First Commercial Falcon Heavy Launch Agreement with SpaceXHawthorne, CA (SPX) May 30, 2012 Today, Intelsat, the world's leading provider of satellite services, and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the world's fastest growing space launch company, announced the first commercial contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket. "SpaceX is very proud to have the confidence of Intelsat, a leader in the satellite communication services industry," said Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer. "The Falcon Heavy has more than twice the power of the next largest rocket in the world. With this new v ... read more |
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 Once Upon a Time Once upon a time there where two big bad wolves, each ripping off the taxpayers by charging exorbitant prices for putting satellites into orbit. For years and years these wolves were getting away wi ... more | .. |
  Building 45 Payloads for Balloon Mission Robyn Millan's lab is a little crowded at the moment. It overflows with electronics. And foam. And parachutes and aluminum frames and drills. Based at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Millan and he ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Completes Navigation Payload Milestone For GPS III Prototype Lockheed Martin is helping develop the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the program's satellite pathfinder, known as the G ... more | .. |
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  Russia, Kazakhstan in Deadlock Over Rocket Launches Russia and Kazakhstan have failed so far to reach an agreement on a new drop zone for the debris of Russian carrier rockets being launched from the Baikonur space center, Kazakh space agency Kazcosm ... more | .. |
 BC Company Becomes First Official Producer and Distributor of Replica SpaceX Spacecraft Less than an hour after Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) made spaceflight history by becoming the first commercial company ever to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station, an ind ... more | .. |
  China launches telecommunication satellite China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, "ChinaSat 2A," into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Cen ... more | .. |
 TomTom eyes expanding S. American market In-vehicle location and navigation expert TomTom has spotted a major business opportunity in Latin America where it is teaming with Digibase to expand operations from consumer, corporate sector to government and security services. ... 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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  Astronaut-inspired bone test could speed diagnoses A simple urine test could soon reveal more about a person's bones than X-rays, US researchers said Tuesday after publishing results of an early phase study funded by NASA. ... more | .. |
  Embraer to team up with Brazil telecoms in space plan Brazil's leading planemaker Embraer signed a shareholding agreement Tuesday with Telebras, the country's state-owned telecom provider, to set up a joint venture to launch a communications satellite. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 Dragon maiden flight and the Russian space program 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 pri ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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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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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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Rafael seeks to boost range of Iron Dome Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is reported to be striving to boost the range of the Iron Dome counter-rocket system so it can help intercept longer-range weapons. ... 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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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  At the factory ruins, Italy workers mourn the quake dead Gathered in front of the ruins of a precision mechanics factory near Modena, colleagues of three workers killed in Italy's quake on Tuesday said they had "no tears left" to mourn. ... more |
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 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 | .. |
  GEA International Showcase 2012 highlights US leadership in Geothermal Global Market This week, more than 250 geothermal industry and policy leaders gathered in Washington D.C. for the GEA International Geothermal Energy Showcase 2012. Discussion focused on the international geother ... more | .. |
  Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through need ... more | .. |
 BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired investment firms to study its strategic options. ... more |
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