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Through the atmosphere with sharp edgesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 27, 2012 After a 10-minute flight, the sharp-edged SHEFEX II spacecraft landed safely west of Spitsbergen. Researchers from the German Aerospace Center launched the seven-ton and roughly 13-metre-long rocket and its payload from the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway at 21:18 CEST on 22 June 2012. As it re-entered the atmosphere, SHEFEX withstood temperatures exceeding 2500 degrees Celsius and sent measurement data from more than 300 sensors to a ground station. "The SHEFEX II flight takes us one step further i ... read more |
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  Google teaching computers to mimic human brain Google on Tuesday said it was dabbling with getting computers to simulate the learning process of the human brain as one of the unusual projects for researchers in its X Lab. ... more | .. |
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  China's Hu praises astronauts for space advance Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday told the three astronauts aboard a space capsule they had pushed forward China's space programme, after they carried out the country's first manual docking. ... more | .. |
 Packing Up Tiangong The first crewed expedition to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is drawing to a close. Soon, the astronauts will board the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft that carried them to Tiangong 1 for the return to ... more | .. |
 Chinese astronauts set to return Chinese astronauts will return to Earth in several days after completing the major tasks, and measures have been taken to ensure a safe return, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said her ... more | .. |
 China to send foreign astronauts to space with its spacecraft someday It is believed that China will be able to train foreign astronauts with its own space technology and send them to space by Shenzhou spacecraft someday, the spokeswoman of China's manned space progra ... more |
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 China's first female astronaut excells in performance: spokeswoman Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman entering the space, had an excellent performance in past eight days, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday. The 33-year-old veteran pilot adapte ... more | .. |
 Arrangements for China's next space mission based on review of Shenzhou-9 The arrangements for the Shenzhou-10 mission will be decided after a full review of the Shenzhou-9 mission and status of orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module, said a spokeswoman for China's manned space p ... more | .. |
 China invests some 19 billion yuan in space docking missions China has planned about 19 billion yuan (about 3 billion U.S. dollars) in budget for the country's space rendezvous and docking missions, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese astronauts complete major tasks in first six days in space Three Chinese astronauts have completed major tasks over the past six days inside the conjoint Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 space lab, before they succeeded in a manual docking on Sunday. Ch ... more |
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 Staying stimulated in space How are the astronauts' lives on their first day in the Tiangong-1? Will they feel bored? They have completed a lot of scheduled work and began to implement the same work and rest schedule as on the ... more | .. |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 NASA Space Launch System Core Stage Moves From Concept to Design The nation's space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket that will take astron ... more | .. |
 Russia confirms creation of 117th element Russian scientists say they've successfully repeated their synthesis of the 117th chemical element, paving the way for formal addition to the periodic table. ... more | .. |
 New Gravitational Biology Lab Allows for Testing in Artificial Gravity NASA is expanding its existing capabilities for doing plant and animal tissue investigations on the International Space Station with the delivery of a new centrifuge scheduled for this summer. The c ... more |
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  Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB design. C ... more | .. |
  LockMart Provides Italian MoD with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live o ... more |
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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
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 Taiwan, US to sign fighter radar contract: report Taiwan and the United States are expected to sign a military contract next month as part of the $5.8 billion arms sales that had irked rival China, media reported Monday. ... more | .. |
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 Boeing Delivers 100th Modified Chinook to US Army Boeing has delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville. "The Boeing Millville team is proud to have ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Quickstep Opens New Facility Northrop Grumman's largest F-35 Australian supplier-Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd.-opened a new facility in Bankstown, Australia. Quickstep supplies composite skins and subassemblies for the F-35 L ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Selected to Manage Major Defense Information Systems Network Operations The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has chosen Lockheed Martin to manage the transformation of the Department of Defense's global data network. The work will take place under an innovative ... more | .. |
 Boeing Completes Upgrade of AEOS Telescope at Maui Space Surveillance Complex Boeing has completed a two-year modernization effort for the Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS), a powerful telescope used for research and space situational awareness by the U.S. Air Force Rese ... more | .. |
  Eviction pits Haiti police against protestors Clashes broke out in Haiti Monday between police and protestors against government plans to evict them from homes precariously perched on the hills above the capital Port-au-Prince. ... more |
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