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Raytheon's Space Fence technology ready to track space debrisTewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2012 The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) contract of the Space Fence program. Space Fence is capable of detecting more and much smaller objects in low earth orbit to provide greater accuracy and timeliness to meet warfighter space situational awareness requirements. "Space debris threatens systems we depend on every day, including satellites that power navigation, weather and critical infrastructures," said David Gulla, vice president of Global Integrated ... read more |
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  Checkout begins with the Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's third Soyuz mission from French Guiana The Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's third Soyuz mission from French Guiana is now undergoing pre-launch verifications in preparation for a flight in the second half of 2012 that will carry anot ... more | .. |
  Insect-like robot can walk, leap on water Canadian scientists say they've made a robot that not just walks on water like the water strider insect but leaps over the surface like its living counterpart. ... more | .. |
 ESA studies future of Europe's launch services Today, Europe enjoys autonomous access to space, while holding a leading position in the world launch services market. ESA has begun work on a new strategy to ensure that both can be maintained sust ... more | .. |
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  Astrium's SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Sat ... more | .. |
  China launches Third satellite in its global data relay network China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. ... more | .. |
 Space Systems Loral to Support DARPA on Revolutionary Hosted Payload Concept Space Systems/Loral has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to determine how small satellites can be carried to geostationary orbit (GEO) as hosted payloads on com ... more | .. |
 NASA Awards Astrotech Space Operations Contract for TDRS-L Satellite Processing Astrotech Space Operations has announced that NASA has awarded Astrotech a $2.0 million task order to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the scheduled 2013 launch of Tracking ... more |
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Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to Ukraine
Space Force general to oversee U.S. 'Golden Dome' missile shield
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 MSU attracts NASA attention with computer system for space Two Montana State University graduate students who are building a radiation-proof computer system for use in space have received an extra boost from NASA. Justin Hogan and Raymond Weber recently lea ... more | .. |
  Science fiction comes to life in Italian lab Once the preserve of science fiction, increasingly sophisticated robotic devices are vying for a place side by side with humans in the real world. ... more | .. |
 Apple pitches gadget security to hacker crowd Apple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets on Thursday during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks. ... more | .. |
 China launches 3rd satellite in its global data relay network China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. ... more |
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  Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement ESA's GIOVE-B experimental navigation satellite is gradually raising its orbit as it prepares for well-earned retirement at the end of its four-year mission paving the way for Europe's Galileo const ... more | .. |
 The Intelsat 20 integrated on to Ariane 5 for upcoming flight The Intelsat 20 communications satellite has joined its HYLAS 2 co-passenger on Ariane 5, marking a new milestone in preparations for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission next week from the Spaceport in ... more | .. |
 Arianespace's Ariane 5 receives its HYLAS 2 payload Final payload integration has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission set for August 2 from the Spaceport in French Guiana, with its HYLAS 2 satellite passenger now integrated onto the ... more | .. |
 Boeing Ships 3rd GPS IIF Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Launch Boeing on July 9 shipped the third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force from the company's Satellite Development Center in El Segundo to Cape Canaveral Air For ... more |
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Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion
Japan's Hokkaido sizzles as heat stroke alerts issued | .. |
  Raytheon awarded contract for advanced Standard Missile-3 The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $925 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, which is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan. "A ... more | .. |
 New Raytheon warhead lethal to enemy rockets The U.S. Army and Raytheon completed a warhead test for the new Accelerated Improved Interceptor Initiative (AI3). Once fielded, AI3 is intended to provide a new level of warfighter protection by de ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman GATOR Radar System Delivered to Wallops Island for the Start of Government Developmental Testing Northrop Grumman's AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system has been delivered to Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island in Eastern Virginia for the government to begin ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes JASSM F-15E Integration with Successful All-Up Round Flight Test Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Next Gen Jammer Program Demonstrates Integrated Prime Power Generation System Northrop Grumman has achieved a major milestone by successfully completing the initial Technology Maturation (TM) phase for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. A key event was an e ... more | .. |
  U.S. OKs Israeli systems deal for F-35s A reported agreement by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin to install Israeli-made electronic warfare systems in 19 F-35I Joint Strike Fighters ordered by the Jewish state gives a major boost for the $2.75 billion deal that has been worrying the Israelis. ... more | .. |
 In mock air war, US pilots face wily 'aggressor' In the skies over Las Vegas, a high-stakes game is unfolding but the players are fighter pilots instead of gamblers and nothing is left to chance. ... more | .. |
  U.S. Patriot deal to boost Kuwait defenses U.S. plans to sell Kuwait 60 Raytheon Patriot PAC-3 air-defense missiles for $4.2 billion are part of a major effort to boost the military capabilities of Washington's Persian Gulf allies confronting Iran. ... more |
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Framatome opens advanced additive manufacturing hub in France
Framatome to supply nuclear fuel for Barakah plant boosting UAE energy security
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  UNHCR official to visit Rakhine state A U.N. expert on human rights in Myanmar will visit Rakhine state this week amid concern of alleged abuses by security authorities against Muslims. ... more | .. |
 BELLA Laser Achieves World Record Power at One Pulse Per Second On the night of July 20, 2012, the laser system of the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA), which is nearing completion at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (B ... more | .. |
 Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Structural Materials with B-PATH A new software tool from scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will help architects, engineers, and urban planners better assess and manage the environmental impacts ... more | .. |
 Speed and power of X-ray laser helps unlock molecular mysteries By outrunning a laser's path of destruction, an international research team has created 3D images of fragile but biologically important molecules inside protein nanocrystals. Using the Linac Coheren ... more |
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 The first robot that mimics the water striders' jumping abilities The first bio-inspired microrobot capable of not just walking on water like the water strider - but continuously jumping up and down like a real water strider - now is a reality. Scientists re ... more | .. |
  New method to encourage virtual power plants for efficient renewable energy production Researchers from the University of Southampton have devised a novel method for forming virtual power plants to provide renewable energy production in the UK. In the last decade, small and distribute ... more | .. |
 Darker wings for monarch butterflies mean better flight For monarch butterflies, redder wings are correlated with better flight performance, according to research published July 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Previous work has shown that m ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: The euro at bay -- again You know a crisis is about to burst open when U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flies in unexpectedly to meet German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. ... more |
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