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What will China's Taikonauts do aboard Tiangong 1?Isle of Man, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2012 Launch date is looming for three Chinese taikonauts, including the country's first woman in space, who will attempt to manually dock their Shenzhou 9 spacecraft at the orbiting Tiangong 1 space module. The docking will represent an important milestone, and the accomplishment of a key capability, on the Chinese roadmap towards establishing Space Station towards the end of the decade. But question arises, of what they will do, during their 10 day stay at the orbiting outpost, a 530 cubic feet module? ... read more |
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  Intelsat 19 Satellite Update Intelsat has reported a delay in deploying one of the two solar arrays on the Intelsat 19 satellite, which was launched by Sea Launch last week. Intelsat and Space Systems/Loral, the manufactu ... more | .. |
  Sea Launch Delivers the Intelsat 19 Spacecraft into Orbit Sea Launch AG launched Thursday the Intelsat 19 satellite from the Equator on the ocean-based Launch PlatformOdyssey, completing its eleventh mission for Intelsat S.A. and marking Sea Launch's first ... more | .. |
  USAF Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS III ... more | .. |
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  E3 to showcase big videogame titles, hot trends Sequels to blockbuster console titles and play on smartphones or tablets will be showcased with Times Square-like glitz starting Tuesday at the E3 videogame extravaganza in Los Angeles. ... more | .. |
  Sierra Nevada Announces the Completion of Four Dream Chaser Milestones FOR NASA Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announces that the Dream Chaser Space System has successfully completed four additional NASA Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program Mile ... more | .. |
  What role will Russia play in the space century? As technology develops and private companies expand into intergalactic travel, vacationing and working in space seems to be less and less far-fetched. Elena Shipilova of Russia Beyond the Headlines ... more | .. |
 Why is China sending a woman into space? "China's first female astronauts have, trained hard and conscientiously, and are now ready to take part in the Shenzhou manned spaceflights. For all astronauts the implementation of a manned spacefl ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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 SpaceX Dragon capsule splash lands in Pacific US company SpaceX's cargo vessel Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station and blazing a new path for private spaceflight. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman, L-3 MAS to Join Forces on Unmanned System for Canadian Security Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS announced plans to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada t ... more | .. |
 Hosted Payloads Report Sheds Light on Government and Industry Requirements Euroconsult has released its latest research report, "Hosted Payloads: The View From Within." Following discussions with the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), Euroconsult decided to pursue development ... more | .. |
  Cambridge Consultants completes new trials on Iridium-based global push-to-talk radio system Cambridge Consultants has completed initial trials with Iridium Communications Inc of new key components of the world's largest push-to-talk (PTT) radio system - the US Department of Defense (DoD) D ... more |
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  Robotic jellyfish could one day patrol oceans, clean oil spills, and detect pollutants Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on a multi-university, nationwide project for the U.S. Navy that one day will put life-like autonomous robot jellyfish in waters around t ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of Latest Order of Aerostat Detection Systems to US Army Lockheed Martin has completed its most recent Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) order by delivering the 29th unit to the U.S. Army May 29. Since the program's inception in 2004, the company ... more | .. |
  Boeing Demonstrates SATCOM on the Move Between Australia and US Boeing has demonstrated its SATCOM on the Move (SOTM) product on a live Ka-band satellite network. The demonstration in May connected three sites in Australia and the United States using integrated ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills 15 militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area killed 15 insurgents in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, security officials said. ... more |
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First wildfire images reveal FireSat's unmatched detection capabilities
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 AeroVironment Receives US Army Order For RQ-11B Raven UAV AeroVironment has received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected valu ... more | .. |
  Off-target Taiwan missile drill damages car A missile fired in an Taiwan air defence drill went off-course, missing its target and damaging a car in a remote village, although no one was injured, the navy and media said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Australia lifts suspension on helicopters The Australian army's fleet of Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters is flying regular training duties after a suspension earlier this month. ... more | .. |
  Missile defense system for Europe and potential threat to Russia The first phase of the missile defense system deployment possesses something of a "preparatory" nature. The main task at this stage is to work out the warning and target designation systems, and to ... more |
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 AeroVironment to Deploy Small UAV For Federal Communications Commission Post-Disaster Comms Demo AeroVironment will employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the Federal Communications Commission's Deployable Aerial Communications Arc ... more | .. |
 Akash missile fails a routine test flight India's defense industry experts are investigating the failure of the surface-to-air missile Akash to lift off during a test in which it was to hit a target in flight. ... more | .. |
 Commonly used painkillers may protect against skin cancer A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the fi ... more |
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Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful
MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
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  Asia struggles to ward off impact of European crisis Weak manufacturing activity in China and dismal growth data from India have underscored Asia's vulnerability to the European turmoil and sparked fresh calls for government intervention. ... more | .. |
  Volkswagen targets China in group shakeup Volkswagen, Europe's leading automotive group, announced Saturday a shake-up to increase its focus on the Chinese market and strengthen its heavy truck and bus sector. ... more | .. |
 Irish yes vote fails to dispel euro fears Irish voters gave their approval to the European Union's increasingly controversial fiscal compact, pledging support for the government's austerity program, but business analysts said continuing eurozone troubles could still force Ireland to seek a bailout of its banks. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Another lousy jobs report The U.S. economy added only 69,000 jobs in May - about half of what is needed to keep up with natural population growth. The unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. ... more |
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  Internet address system upgrade likely to be smooth The Internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week. But if all goes well, users won't even know it's happening. ... more | .. |
 Windows 8 to dominate Taiwan computer show Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system is set to take pride of place as tens of thousands of people head to Asia's leading IT fair opening in Taiwan on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Megaupload wants piracy charges dismissed Megaupload has filed papers in US District Court to dismiss the federal government's massive online piracy case against the file-sharing website and its founder, Kim Dotcom. ... more | .. |
 Judge hands Google victory in Oracle copyright fight A federal judge on Thursday put a stake in the heart of Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that the application programming interfaces (APIs) at issue can't be copyrighted. ... more |
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