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August 16, 2012
ROCKET SCIENCE
Hypersonic vehicle fails flight test: US Air Force
Washington (AFP) Aug 15, 2012
A flight test of an experimental unmanned vehicle designed to fly at hypersonic speeds has ended in failure, the US Air Force said Wednesday. The X-51A Waverider was dropped from a B-52 bomber Tuesday and launched by a rocket booster as planned but the flight was over in seconds after a control fin malfunctioned, the Air Force said in a statement. The faulty control fin meant that the vehicle's flight ended before a specially-designed "Scramjet" engine could be ignited, it said. "It is unfor ... read more

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TECH SPACE

Ball Aerospace Incorporates Enhanced Data Communication for JPSS-1 Satellite
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will incorporate essential data communication enhancements for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1), currently under development for an early 2017 launch. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters - robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guid ... more
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UAV NEWS

First Flight of the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle
Northrop Grumman and Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited announce the successful completion of the first flight of the U.S. Army's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) in historic Lakehurst, N.J ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Gilat Announces Major Milestone in NBN Interim Satellite Service in Australia
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd has successfully completed the deployment of the first 10,000 VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals) with Optus as part of NBN Co's Interim Satellite Service. The j ... more
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UAV NEWS

US Army certifies soldiers ready to defend battlespace with JLENS
Combatant commanders moved one step closer to being able to detect, track and engage threats such as swarming boats and incoming cruise missiles, around the clock, from hundreds of miles away. In Ju ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

MEADS Multifunction Fire Control Radar Finishes Integration and Test Events At Italian Test Range
The first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has been integrated with a MEADS battle manager and launcher at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome, ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

STSS Demonstration Satellites Participate in Test of Next-Gen Aegis BMD Weapon System
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites participated in a test of the next generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, designated FTM-16 ... more
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Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets and rockets in deadly border row
US approves $322 mn in arms sales to Ukraine; German government moves to speed up military procurement
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ROBO SPACE

NASA Historic Test Stands Make Way for New Reusable Robotic Lander Neig
The landscape around two historic test stands at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has changed and now features a free-flying robotic lander that will demonstrate automated re ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

NASA Announces Next Opportunity for CubeSat Space Missions
NASA is seeking proposals for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets planned to launch between 2013 and 2016. These miniature spacecraft, known as CubeSats, could be auxiliary payloads on previo ... more
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TECH SPACE

Contact established with wayward Russian satellite
Contact had been established with one of two off-course telecom satellites but it would not be possible to direct it to the designated orbit, its manufacturer said Monday. Telemetric data show ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Pre launch verifications are underway for next Soyuz mission
Europe's Galileo Flight Model #3 (FM3) satellite is undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for launch along with its "sister" FM4 co-passenger on Arianespace's next Soyuz mission from F ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

US military to test hypersonic vehicle over Pacific
The US military plans to launch a hypersonic unmanned vehicle in a test flight Tuesday over the Pacific, with the X-51A due to reach mind-boggling speeds of Mach 6, a spokesman said. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

GSAT-10 "spreads its wings" in preparation for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch
India's GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite - which is one of two passengers for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission in September - has been put through its paces during pre-flight preparations ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Florida Spaceport Stakes Claim to Commercial Missions
The three American companies building next-generation spacecraft that NASA could call on to carry astronauts into orbit in the future will perform much of their work along Florida's Space Coast, hom ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE

NASA Selects Space Biology Research Proposals
NASA selected 15 experiments to be funded through its most recent research announcement for opportunities in space biology research. Ten of these experiments will be conducted aboard the Internation ... more
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World's top court paves way for climate reparations
Pacific climate pioneer still fears for island nation's future
China hails 'positive' ICJ ruling on climate reparations
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Komorowski says Poland should have own missile shield
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday that Poland should set up its own missile shield to defend its territory as part of the wider NATO project. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Kenya searches for Uganda chopper crash victims
Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said. ... more
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MILTECH

Turkish defense market worth $14 billion
A recent report has valued the Turkish defense industry market at $14 billion. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Raytheon unveils cross domain strategy to securely access information via mobile devices
Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS) has broadened its leading cross domain solutions strategy to include the government's growing need to access classified cloud and terrestrial networks from ... more
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AEROSPACE

Oman Takes Flight
A new C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman conducts a test flight at the Lockheed Martin facility here. This is the first of three C-130Js on order for Oman and is scheduled for del ... more
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MILTECH

Burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters found
The burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn Somalia, army officials said. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought
The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America, according to a British study published on Thursday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Iran says US quake aid was not in 'good faith'
Iran said on Wednesday it rejected a US offer of aid for survivors of twin deadly earthquakes that struck villages in its northwest on the weekend because it was not made in "good faith." ... more
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States legally obligated to tackle climate change: ICJ
Viasat unveils IoT Nano service for global low-power connectivity
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges 'real solutions'
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Australia moves on offshore asylum centers
Australia aims to have asylum seeker processing centers available for use in Nauru and Papua New Guinea within a month. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Asia 'megacities' face infrastructure timebomb: ADB
Asian nations must act quickly to protect their cities from flooding and other natural disasters as rapid urbanisation raises environmental risks, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Wen sees China meeting growth target: Xinhua
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said the country will be able to meet economic targets this year, including growth of at least 7.5 percent, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Researchers invent system for 3-D reconstruction of sparse facial hair and skin
Researchers at Disney Research, Zurich, ETH Zurich, and Cornell University have invented a system to digitize facial hair and skin. Capturing facial skin and geometry is a fundamental technology for ... more
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AEROSPACE

Nextant debuts business jet in Brazil
U.S. manufacturer Nextant Aerospace is taking its innovative 400XT remanufactured business jet to the home turf of Brazilian rival Embraer, this week's Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Sao Paulo. ... more
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CHIP TECH

NIST's speedy ions could add zip to quantum computers
Take that, sports cars! Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to 100 miles per hour and stop them in just a few micros ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

Twitter co-founders create online publishing site
A website launched by Twitter co-founders as a publishing platform for stories, memories and news was open Wednesday to members of the hit one-to-many text messaging service. ... more
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