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SpaceX Completes Design Review of DragonCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2012 NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed an important design review of the crewed version of its Dragon spacecraft. The concept baseline review presented NASA with the primary and secondary design elements of its Dragon capsule designed to carry astronauts into low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station. SpaceX is one of several companies working to develop crew transportation capabilities under the Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) agreement wi ... read more |
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  Astrofein To Launch TET-1 Satellite Soyuz-Fregat July 22 Astrofein has announced the planned launch of TET-1 satellite, a satellite for the On-Orbit-Verification (OOV) program of the German space Agency DLR. Originally the launch was planned for 2011, but was delayed due to the problems on the launch's main payload, the Russian-British Canopus satellite. ... more | .. |
  Cella Energy Signs Fuel Source Deal with Kennedy Space Center A new approach to an established fuel will be the focus of research, development and maybe production with the help of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cella Energy's American subsidiary has ... more | .. |
 Nano-satellite offers best hope for Australia's future in space A lightweight spacecraft with capabilities that punch above its weight could provide the perfect launching pad for a sustainable Australian space program, a leading engineer says. Dr Steven Tsitas f ... more | .. |
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 Arianespace to launch Taranis satellite for CNES Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Marc Pircher, Director of the Toulouse Space Center, has announced that they have signed the launch contract for the Taranis scientific satell ... more | .. |
  Hughes EchoStar XVII Satellite with JUPITER High Throughput Technology Launched Hughes Network Systems has announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite built by Space Systems/Loral was successfully launched and placed into geostationary transfer orbit by Arianespace, setting the ... more | .. |
 US, France mark 50th anniversary of first TV satellite Fifty years ago Thursday a beach ball-sized satellite carried the first television images across the Atlantic, kicking off a new era of global communications decades before the Internet. ... more | .. |
 SST US collaborates with Virgin Galactic to offer radically cheaper options for small satellites 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 l ... 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
Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Raytheon and US Navy begin MALD-J Super Hornet integration The US Navy and Raytheon have begun integrating the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer variant into the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. The integration process will include a series ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's MTS-B delivers leading-edge surveillance technology to USAF Raytheon was recently awarded a $191 million contract to provide its Multispectral Targeting System for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper. The MTS-B is a multiuse, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), l ... more |
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Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster
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 Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 program accrued the highest number of test points in a single month during June, an accomplishment indicative of the program's ongoing maturation. Additionally, for the 18th c ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to pursue USAF deployable air traffic radar program Raytheon, with a 60-year legacy in air traffic management, plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force's Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) program. D-RAPCON is a deployable air traffic contro ... more | .. |
  Israel deploys missile system on Egypt border The Israeli army has placed an Iron Dome air defence system battery by the Red Sea resort of Eilat near the border with Egypt, a statement from the military said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Six charged in Britain over faulty Iraq bomb detectors British prosecutors have charged six men with fraud for selling bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective that were sold to countries including Iraq, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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