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Proton Launch FailureScarborough, UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2012 Russia left two communications satellites, the Indonesian Telkom 3 and its own Express-MD2, stranded in the wrong orbit after a perfect lift off for a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket. Launch at 19:31 UTC was into a clear sky above Baikonur. The launch webcast followed the rocket right through the first stage of flight, through ignition of the second stage and ejection of the payload fairing and well into the second stage. The three Proton rocket stages performed flawlessly. The spent Stage 3 headed f ... read more |
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  Testing at Goddard: 'The Chamber of Horrors' With pipe-covered ceilings three stories high, catwalks lining the walls, and wires covering every surface, the Environmental Test Engineering and Integration facility-affectionately nicknamed the " ... more | .. |
  NASA, Louisiana Officials Renew Partnership With National Center For Advanced Manufacturing NASA and Louisiana leaders Thursday committed to a five-year extension of their partnership in the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM). NCAM is a principal NASA resource in Louisiana t ... more | .. |
  Space Systems Loral-Built Satellite for Intelsat Launched, Post-Launch Maneuvers Begin Space Systems Loral reports that the Intelsat 20 satellite, designed and built for Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, was launched on Thursday, August 2, and is succe ... more | .. |
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  Russia, UK Discussing Space Projects - Putin Russia and Britain are discussing a number of space projects, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "We plan to launch several British satellites," Putin said while summing up his short visit t ... more | .. |
 Russian cosmonaut squad adds up seven new members The Russian cosmonaut squad is going to accept seven more members, the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center said Thursday. The seven candidates, all male, successfully passed state exams on July ... more | .. |
 JPL Infographics Site Wants You and Your Creativity JPL Infographics, a newly launched website and resource database from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is inviting space aficionados and graphic wizards to take on a visual challe ... more | .. |
  Raytheon completes GPS OCX iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review Raytheon has successfully completed software iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). Successful completi ... 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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 Ariane 5 performs 50th successful launch in a row Tonight marked the 50th successful Ariane flight in a row: an Ariane 5 was launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to perform a dual deployment of two telecommunications satellites, Intels ... more | .. |
 Signs Changing Fast for Voyager at Solar System Edge Two of three key signs of changes expected to occur at the boundary of interstellar space have changed faster than at any other time in the last seven years, according to new data from NASA's Voyage ... more | .. |
  Israel boosts missile defense with Arrow-2 Israel's air force is expected to take delivery of advanced Arrow-2 missiles interceptors, capable of greater killing power against Iranian and Syrian ballistic missiles, over the next few weeks amid rising Middle East tensions. ... more | .. |
  Elbit Systems of America Showcases the Skylark I-LE Block II at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2012 Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., will showcase the Skylark I-LE Block II's capabilities at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's ... more |
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  Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Demonstrate SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability for US Navy at Rim of Pacific Exercise A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) during the multinatio ... more | .. |
SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability Demonstrated For US Navy At RimPac A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) during the multinational Rim ... more | .. |
  Australia's Hawk jets reach 75,000 hours Australia's Hawk 127 jet trainers have reached the milestone of 75,000 flying hours, the Australian Department of Defense said. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow program delivers 2,000th missile Raytheon has delivered the 2,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile to the NATO SeaSparrow Consortium. "ESSM is a model for global operations, and the delivery of our 2,000th missile demonstrates the sign ... more |
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Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion
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 Iran says upgraded short-range missile test-fired Iran has fired an upgraded version of its Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile in a "successful" test of its ability to hit stationary land or sea targets, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday, according to state television. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Submits Final Proposal for Air and Missile Defense Radar Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Navy to design, build, integrate and test the new Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for the future DDG-51 Flight III class destroyer. ... more | .. |
 New chemical sensor makes finding landmines and buried IEDs easier A chemical sensing system developed by engineers at the University of Connecticut is believed to be the first of its kind capable of detecting vapors from buried landmines and other explosive device ... more | .. |
 Raytheon awarded contract to produce new Rolling Airframe Missile The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $51.7 million contract for low rate initial production of the Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2. The contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring t ... more |
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  FEMA cell-phone alerts warn too many The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to refine its weather alert system so that cellphone users not at risk do not get scared. ... more | .. |
  GM says China sales hit record high in July US auto giant General Motors said Monday that its sales in China surged to a record 199,503 vehicles in July, defying a market slowdown and moves by a major Chinese city to limit car numbers. ... more | .. |
 Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size. Now, a team of researchers at MIT has discovered a ... more | .. |
 Writing graphics software gets much easier Image-processing software is a hot commodity: Just look at Instagram, a company built around image processing that Facebook is trying to buy for a billion dollars. Image processing is also going mob ... 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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  Walker's World: August, the cruel month Just five years ago Monday, the financial crisis started when the American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. filed for bankruptcy. Recognizing the property bubble was about to burst, hedge funds began to sell. BNP-Paribas froze two if its funds, barring investors from taking money out. ... more | .. |
 Christine Arlt goes from dwarf research to Institute management For years, Christine Arlt manipulated the tiniest of particles - 'nanos'. Today, the 32-year-old researcher is Deputy Director of the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems at the Ge ... more | .. |
  "Green Metal" is an Essential Element for Renewable Energy The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal has a copper usage intensity that is typically four to six times higher than it is for fossil fuels, ac ... more | .. |
  Dutch firm ASML clinches 1.1 bn euro deal with Taiwan's TSMC Dutch-based ASML, a key global supplier of computer chip-making systems, said Sunday it has clinched an investment deal with Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC worth over a billion euros ($1.24 billion). ... more |
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 You and your smartphone bill The average cellphone these days is a device for texting, tweeting, browsing the Internet and - just occasionally - making a phone call, a considerable change from the early days of the devices that's reflected in the way cellphone carriers are making their money. ... more | .. |
 Apple co-founder Wozniak sees trouble in the cloud Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs, predicted "horrible problems" in the coming years as cloud-based computing takes hold. ... more | .. |
  Philippine mining reforms ignored at gold-rush site The Philippine government wants to close thousands of small-scale mines blamed for environmental devastation, but Reynaldo Elejorde insists his chaotic gold-rush mountain town will survive. ... more | .. |
 EU fights to catch Chinese in Greenland rare-earths goldrush Greenland is a frontier Eldorado with untapped reserves of critical rare earths under the Arctic ice-cap but a nimble China has already stolen a march in getting access, EU industry commissioner Antonio Tajani warns. ... more |
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