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Russia tests faster space docking routeMoscow (AFP) Aug 2, 2012 An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in a record time, officials said Thursday, taking just under six hours from launch to complete the journey. In the past, the journey has taken two days. While the test flight was with an unmanned cargo spacecraft, if the new docking technique proves reliable it will dramatically cut the amount of time cosmonauts spend aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on their way to the space station. The Progress M-16M, loaded with ... read more |
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  NASA to Announce New Agreements for Next Phase of Commercial Crew Development NASA will issue a news release to announce new agreements with industry partners for its Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative at 9 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 3. At 10 a.m. NAS ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers 2nd Intelsat 702MP Satellite to Sea Launch Home Port Boeing recently completed shipment of the second of four 702MP satellites for customer Intelsat S.A., paving the way for a third quarter 2012 launch of another member of the medium-power satellite f ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 moves to the launch zone for Arianespace's next heavy-lift flight Arianespace's mission with the Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2 telecommunications satellites is on pace for liftoff tonight, following its Ariane 5's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone Wednesday at the Spacep ... more | .. |
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  The Daily iPad news app cuts staff The Daily, News Corp.'s iPad-only news application, based in New York, says it is laying off 50 employees, nearly a third of its work force. ... more | .. |
 Russian Space Freighter Departs From ISS Russian Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft undocked early on Tuesday from the International Space Station (ISS) to depart on a three-week scientific mission before being buried in the Pacific. "T ... more | .. |
  ATK Introduces Expanded Product Line of Small Satellite Spacecraft Platforms ATK will expand its product line of small, agile satellite buses designed for a wide range of missions in civil, national security and commercial applications. Designed to meet the growing demand fo ... more | .. |
 CINEMA among tiny CubeSats to be launched August 2nd Eleven tiny satellites called CubeSats will accompany a spy satellite into Earth orbit on Thursday, Aug. 2, inaugurating a new type of inexpensive, modular nanosatellite designed to piggyback aboard ... 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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 The go-ahead is given for Arianespace's August 2 flight with Ariane 5 Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2012 has been given the green light for liftoff later this week following the launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Thi ... more | .. |
  China's Long March-5 carrier rocket engine undergoes testing China on Sunday successfully conducted tests on its new 120-tonne-thrust liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene engine for its new generation carrier rocket, the Long March-5, according to the China Aeros ... more | .. |
 Initial assembly is completed for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 to be launched in 2012 Arianespace's fifth heavy-lift Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 has completed its initial build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in preparations for a September mission to or ... more | .. |
 China to land first moon probe next year China has said it will land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time next year, as part of an ambitious space programme that includes a long-term plan to put a man on the moon. ... more |
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 Raytheon's Space Fence technology ready to track space debris 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 ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Lockheed Martin-built Military Communications Satellite Marks 20 Years in Service The U.S. Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B12 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, has reached 20 years on-orbit, double its operational design life. The B12 satellite will ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives 10th WGS Satellite Order from USAF Boeing has received a $338.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and launch a tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite. The authorization includes production, launch ... 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 | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Integrated Receiver Circuit Under DARPA Program Northrop Grumman has demonstrated an 850 gigahertz (GHz) integrated receiver that brings the company much closer to being the first to reach a Department of Defense goal for developing transistor-ba ... more | .. |
 Raytheon awarded contract to advance Dual Band Radar development Raytheon has been awarded two U.S. Navy contracts for the Dual Band Radar, the multimission air defense radar for the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), America's next-generation aircraft carrier. ... more | .. |
  BAE Systems wins South Korean F-16 upgrade BAE Systems pipped Lockheed Martin to a $1.1 billion contract for upgrading South Korea's aging F-16 jet fighters - a Lockheed Martin aircraft. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's Gyrolink Selected for US Army's Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System Program Lockheed Martin was awarded a $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Army for its commercial GyroLink system for the Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System (R-VOSS) program. GyroLink provides a r ... more |
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  US Marines to Keep K-Max in Theater for Second Deployment Extension For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, the first unmanned helicopter to deliver cargo and resupply troops in a combat zone. ... more | .. |
 First East Coast Flight of X-47B Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft The Northrop Grumman-built X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator has successfully completed its historic first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent (Pax) River. The 36-minute flight ... more | .. |
 Boeing Integrates Next-Gen Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System on Silent Eagle Boeing recently validated the integration of the next-generation Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II/h (JHMCS II/h) on the company's F-15 Silent Eagle demonstrator aircraft, continuing the on-sche ... more | .. |
 Raytheon achieves delivery and operational milestones on FA-18 avionics systems Raytheon has achieved important milestones on three F/A-18E/F related programs, highlighting the company's ongoing, successful support of the Super Hornet aircraft. Raytheon recently delivered the 3 ... 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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 US man points laser at Navy pilots, faces 20 years in prison A US national pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstructing the vision of military pilots during training, AFP learned from a legal source. ... more | .. |
 From Microns to Centimeters Imagine a machine that makes layered, substantial patches of engineered tissue-tissue that could be used as grafts for burn victims or vascular patches. Sounds like science fiction? According to res ... more | .. |
  Queen, politicians, Nobel winner named to UN social panel UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday named a queen, a former president, a Nobel Peace prize winner and a corporate mogul to a 26-strong panel to recommend new global social and environment goals. ... more | .. |
  How to avoid traps in plastic electronics Plastic electronics hold the promise of cheap, mass-produced devices. But plastic semiconductors have an important flaw: the electronic current is influenced by "charge traps" in the material. These ... more |
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 10-year-old problem in theoretical computer science falls Interactive proofs, which MIT researchers helped pioneer, have emerged as one of the major research topics in theoretical computer science. In the classic interactive proof, a questioner with limite ... more | .. |
 New coating evicts biofilms for good Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand. A team of Harvard scientists has developed a slick way to prevent the troublesome bacterial communities from ever forming on a surfa ... more | .. |
 NASA Goddard's Innovation Lab: Creating a Future Interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are an extraordinary group. Their eyes brighten at the mention of an informative lecture, they eagerly ask questions as you pass by in the hallways, and ... more | .. |
  Never again a flat vehicle battery RUB researchers develop an early warning system for vehicle batteries Battery management permanently checks the age, state of charge and operational reliability. A flat battery can turn an unsuspect ... more |
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