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ESA's Clean Space targets orbital debris and greener environmentParis, France (ESA) Jul 11, 2012 Next year's Hollywood film Gravity features George Clooney stranded in orbit by cascading space junk. The threat is genuine, with debris levels rising steadily. ESA's new Clean Space initiative is developing methods of preserving near-Earth space - and the terrestrial environment, too. Responding to public environmental concerns, Clean Space aims to reduce the environmental effect of Europe's space activities, cutting waste and pollution on Earth and in orbit. Industry is contributing to ESA's dra ... read more |
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  UK Space Agency publishes its Civil Space Strategy The 'Civil Space Strategy' setting out the direction for the UK space sector over the next four years was launched, Tuesday 10th July, at the Farnborough International Airshow. The Strategy sets out ... more | .. |
 SXC and Anton Kreil - "The First Trade in Space" Dutch Space Tourism company, Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) and world-renowned financial markets trader Anton Kreil are about to make a giant financial leap and go one step beyond. In an intervi ... more | .. |
  ILS Proton Launches SES-5 For SES International Launch Services has successfully carried the SES-5 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on an ILS Proton for SES of Luxembourg. This was the 21th SES satellite launched on ILS P ... more | .. |
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 Satellite for SES Beginning Post-Launch Maneuvers Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) reports that the SES-5 satellite, designed and built for SES was Monday and is now performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arr ... more | .. |
 Eutelsat and Arianespace pursue their longstanding collaboration with the signature of a new launch contract Consolidating a relationship now entering into its 30th year, Eutelsat Communications and Arianespace have announced the conclusion of a new launch services contract for a future Eutelsat satellite. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-13 Satellite Begins Service for Sky Perfect JSAT of Japan The JCSAT-13 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SKY Perfect JSAT of Japan, is now ready for service following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all ... more | .. |
 The Day Information Went Global Telstar was launched by NASA on July 10, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. Two days later, it relayed the world's first transatlantic telev ... more |
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New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering
Ukraine's anti-graft body says new bill restores independence
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  Phone app will navigate indoors A smartphone app using magnetic fluctuations to map indoor locations can guide users where global positioning systems can't penetrate, Finnish researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Space for dessert? All chefs know that preparing the perfect chocolate mousse is one part science and one part art. ESA's microgravity research is helping the food industry understand the science behind the foams foun ... more | .. |
  Spaceflight may extend the lifespan of microscopic worm The effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm - Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) - could help it to live longer. The discovery was made by an international group of scientists studying the loss ... more | .. |
  XCOR Aerospace And Midland Development Corp Announce New Commercial Spaceflight Research Center The Midland Development Corporation and XCOR Aerospace have jointly announced the establishment of XCOR's new Commercial Space Research and Development Center Headquarters that will be created over ... more |
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 Space Systems/Loral-Built Broadband Satellite for Hughes Launched, Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite, designed and built for Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, was launched yesterday ... more | .. |
  NASA Workshop Discusses How On-Orbit Robotic Satellite-Servicing Becomes Reality Envision a space with more options and increased capacity: a place where aging and ailing satellites could place a service call for a helpful boost to the right orbit, a quick repair, or a fuel top- ... more | .. |
 HI-C Sounding Rocket Mission Has Finest Mirrors Ever Made On July 11, NASA scientists will launch into space the highest resolution solar telescope ever to observe the solar corona, the million degree outer solar atmosphere. The instrument, called HI-C for ... more | .. |
 SMOS satellite measurements improve as ground radars switch off Over a dozen radio signals that have hindered data collection on ESA's SMOS water mission have been switched off. The effort also benefits satellites such as NASA's Aquarius mission, which measures ... more |
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Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive species
Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
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 Physicists find chink in the Batsuit Batman would need a parachute to land safely in real life, say physicists who recommend a cape redesign if the masked superhero is to pursue his exploits outside the pages of comic books or celluloid. ... more | .. |
 Galileo pathfinder GIOVE-A retires Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has put the GIOVE-A satellite into retirement, ending a successful extended mission for the European Commission's Galileo satellite navigation programme under ... more | .. |
 SSTL announces exactView-1 satellite launch date Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is announcing the planned launch of exactView-1, the highest detection performance Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite ever built, on 22nd July by ... more | .. |
 Announcement of ACRIDS product line for Precision Airdrop Systems The Dutch SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) has unveiled its ACRIDS product line for Precision Airdrop Systems. ACRIDS, an acronym for Aerial Cargo Rider System, is based on the use a ... more |
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  Roscosmos to launch five satellites from Baikonur in July The Russian Federal Space Agency "Roscosmos" plans to launch five satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in July. The launch of a "Soyuz" with five satellites is scheduled for July 22. The pr ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Delivers Four F-35s To USAF And Marine Corps With the delivery of four Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft since June 29, an important milestone was achieved as the Department of Defense now possesses more operational-coded F-35s than t ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Establish Fire Scout Training Center in Florida Northrop Grumman has established a new training facility for Fire Scout unmanned helicopter operators that offers improved flight simulators, hands-on aircraft maintenance and classroom instruction. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Advanced Tactical System readies for 2.0 launch Raytheon has announced a fall release of its Raytheon Advanced Tactical System 2.0, which leverages the Google Android mobile platform to bring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) da ... more |
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Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster
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 Raytheon awarded dismount detection radar for USAF Raytheon has been awarded a contract to produce four radar pods with ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture radar technology for the U.S. Air Force. The radar will be mounted under t ... more | .. |
  Boeing Introduces Intelligent Sensor Camera System for Defense and Security Customers Boeing has introduced its Intelligent Sensor, a new camera system that provides defense and security customers with fully integrated video-processing capability. It is designed for high-performance, ... more | .. |
 University of Texas at Austin researchers demonstrate first 'spoofing' of UAVs A University of Texas at Austin research team successfully demonstrated for the first time that the GPS signals of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, can be commandeered by an outside sourc ... more | .. |
 UAVForge Reveals Challenge Of Developing Perch And Stare UAV DARPA's UAVForge, a crowdsourcing competition to design, build and manufacture an advanced small unmanned air vehicle (UAV), set out to determine if a loosely-connected community of UAV enthusiasts ... more |
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 Boeing, Embraer clinch new partnership The Boeing Co.'s footprint in Brazil is set to increase with the announcement of yet another partnership between the U.S. aviation and defense manufacturer and Brazilian counterpart Embraer, in some ways rivals in the marketplace. ... more | .. |
 Ex-US commander McChrystal calls for reviving draft The former US commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, has urged that the draft be reinstated to spread the burden of fighting and to instill a sense of shared civic duty among young Americans. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon reveals new missile defense system architectural analysis capability Raytheon has introduced a new missile defense system architectural analysis tool designed to help identify the best ways to leverage current NATO assets in support of growing Europe's integrated air ... more | .. |
  Norway fires first ground-based Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from NASAMS launcher The Royal Norwegian Air Force successfully fired a Raytheon Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile System (NASAMS). During the first-of-its-kind test at the Ando ... more |
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