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SST US collaborates with Virgin Galactic to offer radically cheaper options for small satellitesEnglewood CO (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Virgin Galactic optimizing Surrey's innovative satellites for Virgin's new launch vehicle, radically lowering the cost of building and launching small satellites. This MOU comes on the heels of Virgin Galactic's announcement of its new "LauncherOne" program, an unmanned rocket that will be air-launched by SpaceShipTwo's carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo, and that will be capable of delivering as much as ... read more |
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  Russian Space Firm Suspected of $17 Million Fraud Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of 565 million rubles ($17 million) of state funds set aside for the country's satellite navigation system. The Inte ... more | .. |
  SpaceX Dragon Utilizes Cooper Interconnect Non-Explosive Actuators Cooper Interconnect has announced that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) utilized Cooper Interconnect non-explosive actuators on the Dragon Spacecraft to support the mission to become the firs ... more | .. |
  NASA 3-D App Gives Public Ability to Experience Robotic Space Travel A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency's robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is available for free on the iPhone and iPad. Called Spacecraft 3D, the app uses animation to show h ... more | .. |
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  Nose Landing Gear Tested for Dream Chaser Spacecraft NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed a successful test of the nose landing gear for its full-scale Dream Chaser engineering flight test vehicle. The completed test and an upcom ... more | .. |
 Virgin Galactic Reveals Privately Funded Satellite Launcher and Confirms SpaceShipTwo Poised for Powered Flight During the Farnborough International Air Show 2012, Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, announced "LauncherOne", a new air-launched rocket specifically designed to deliver small ... more | .. |
  SSTL signs contract with OHB for second batch of Galileo payloads Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) Director of Telecommunications and Navigation, Dr John Paffett, has signed a contract with Dr. Ingo Engeln, Member of the Executive Board of OHB System AG at t ... more | .. |
 Branson to take kids on first space tourist trip British tycoon Richard Branson said Wednesday his children would join him on the first of his Virgin Galactic space flights, as he unveiled a new satellite launching service. ... 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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  ESA's Clean Space targets orbital debris and greener environment 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 d ... more | .. |
  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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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Raytheon already meets 80 percent of USAF requirements for alternate satellite terminal program Raytheon, which is competing for an alternate U.S. Air Force satellite terminal program, currently produces three Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military terminals that already meet 80 per ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin to Support Intelligence Analysis Worldwide Under DIA Solutions Contract A key for intelligence officers and the mili tary to detecting and acting on threats worldwide is the ability to access information in a timely manner. The recent selection by the Defense Intelligen ... more |
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Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster
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 ONR Opens a Gateway to Improved Network Data Sharing on Navy Ships An Office of Naval Research (ONR) universal gateway that gives Sailors access to more accurate, secure, real-time information will be delivered to the fleet in just three years from the project's in ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's vehicular soldier radio system links 37 different types of US, coalition radios Raytheon has connected 37 different types of radios from U.S. military and coalition partners on its vehicular soldier radio system while providing a robust and integrated backbone for on-the-move 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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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