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Russian Companies Design Space Tour PlaneMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 31, 2012 Russia's NPO Molniya design bureau and the Myasischev Experimental Factory (EMZ) are designing a space-plane for sub-orbital "space tourism" and small satellite launch flights, according to a company specialists' report seen by RIA Novosti. The sub-orbital craft will be launched from a subsonic carrier aircraft such as the existing high-altitude Myasischev M-55 Geofizika or 3M-T transport aircraft. The 3-MT, a derivative of the Myasischev M-4 bomber which first flew in the 1950's, was used in the ... read more |
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  CTrack Launches Lone Worker Device To Boost Protection And Peace Of Mind Ctrack has launched a new personal tracking and panic alarm device suitable for all lone worker, security and workforce management environments. Ctrack ICE2 is designed to provide businesses with pe ... more | .. |
 Spirent Redefines Leadership in Location Testing with Solution for Hybrid Location Technology Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). Spirent HLTS is the first test solution of its kind, combining Wi-Fi, Assisted Global Navigatio ... more | .. |
  XCOR Announces AdamWorks as Lynx Mark I Cockpit Manufacturer XCOR Aerospace has announced that the Lynx Mark I suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV) carbon fiber cockpit will be manufactured by AdamWorks of Centennial, Colorado. The Lynx Mark I is th ... more | .. |
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  Outside View: Artificial Intelligence In the NASA video called "Seven Minutes of Terror," which famously went viral over the last month, Tom Rivellini, one of the engineers in charge of the landing, outlines its eye-popping difficulty. ... more | .. |
  NASA launches mission to explore radiation belts NASA launched two satellites into space on Thursday to explore the belts of radioactive particles orbiting the Earth, in a mission that is the first of its kind. ... more | .. |
 First-Stage Fuel Loaded; Launch Weather Forecast Improves At Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex-41, loading of the RP-1 fuel aboard the United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage was finished last night. Though it was completed late at 9:30 p.m. E ... more | .. |
 Robbers nabbed thanks to GPS phone in loot Two robbers who held up a post office in the Parisian suburbs Wednesday were caught 40 minutes later thanks to a GPS-enabled phone they snatched from one of the employees. ... more |
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Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' ahead before Ukraine peace deal
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  NASA builds satellites from smartphones NASA says it's using off-the-shelf technology - a smartphone - to make the most inexpensive, easiest-to-build satellites in the history of space exploration. ... more | .. |
  Russian Women Could Return to Space Russian women can be included into the country's cosmonauts team if they successfully complete all selection stages, Sergei Krikalev, head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, said on Tues ... more | .. |
  PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile Target During Test Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in an Operational Test conducted by the U.S. Army Test and Evalua ... more | .. |
  India halts Barak I missile purchase India has put on hold procurement of 262 Israeli-made Barak I missiles until the Central Bureau of Investigation finishes a report into possible corruption. ... more |
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 ThalesRaytheonSystems awarded contract by US Army to upgrade Firefinder Radars ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $44.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Receiver Exciter (REX) in the Improved AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar. The enhanced REX is part of the U.S ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman's BACN Completes 3,000th E-11A Mission Overseas Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has completed 3,000 missions flying aboard the E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 aircraft in support of overseas contingency m ... more | .. |
 Boeing Fatigue Test to Validate Predicted Life of B-1 Bomber Fleet Boeing has begun a five-year fatigue test on the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber to validate the predicted life of the bomber fleet, currently forecasted to be 2050. The test also will reveal po ... more | .. |
 Boeing Winged JDAM Completes First Round of Tests A winged version of the Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon's glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests a ... more |
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam
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  Smartphone App Can Track Objects On the Battlefield as Well as On the Sports Field University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and dire ... more | .. |
 Boeing to Provide PBL for USAF F-15 Radars Boeing has received an $85 million Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for continued support of U.S. Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. ... more | .. |
  Drones, UAV: what is better? Recently Russia has celebrated 100th anniversary of establishing of Russian air force. While celebrating 100th anniversary I have noticed a very important statement which was made by our President M ... more | .. |
 US-China missile race The United States says it's planning to build new missile defence in Asia. White House officials say early warning radar systems could be placed on a remote Japanese island and possibly in the Phili ... more |
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 US Army Apache Fleet Surpasses 3.5 Million Flight Hours Boeing and Team Apache suppliers worldwide are applauding the news that the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has surpassed 3.5 million flight hours. The Army's aviation program office said th ... more | .. |
  Wayne State's new flexible electronics technology may lead to new medical uses A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices. Yong Xu, associate professor of electrical a ... more | .. |
 Stable isotopes a universal tool More than 250 international scientists will be meeting in the first week of September in Leipzig to share their experiences on the latest methods and applications using stable isotopes. Stable isoto ... more | .. |
 Researchers measure photonic interactions at the atomic level By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and Imperial College, London, believe that they have characterized the limits of metal's a ... more |
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AI helps automate nuclear reactor licensing process at INL
Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communities
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 Nanoresonators might improve cell phone performance Researchers have learned how to mass produce tiny mechanical devices that could help cell phone users avoid the nuisance of dropped calls and slow downloads. The devices are designed to ease congest ... more | .. |
 China signs $3.5bn Airbus jet deal as Merkel visits China signed a $3.5 billion deal to buy 50 Airbus jets Thursday during a visit by German leader Angela Merkel, who sought to reassure Beijing that Europe is committed to overcoming the eurozone crisis. ... more | .. |
 Sony tablet takes aim at Microsoft Surface Sony says it's entering the Windows 8 tablet arena with the VAIO Duo 11, a slide-out tablet with a keyboard that is part tablet and part notebook. ... more | .. |
  Growth in Chinese overseas investment slows China said Thursday growth in overseas direct investment slowed sharply last year as the global economic recovery remained weak and amid financial turmoil in Europe and the United States. ... more |
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  Twitter targets ads based on interests Twitter on Thursday began letting advertisers target users with "promoted tweets" based on interests expressed at the globally popular one-to-many texting service. ... more | .. |
 Publishers ink $69 mn deal in ebook price-fixing case US prosecutors announced Thursday that the top three US publishing houses have inked a $69 million deal to close the book on charges that they schemed to fix prices of digital titles. ... more | .. |
 Apple, Samsung 'tablet war' overshadows Berlin tech show The repercussions of Apple's billion-dollar patent victory over Samsung were still being felt at Europe's biggest consumer electronics show, as the South Korean firm launched a host of new gadgets. ... more | .. |
 China firms to invest $8.6 bln in Indonesia smelters Three Chinese firms will invest up to $8.6 billion in Indonesian smelters, Jakarta's industry minister said Thursday, as a ban on the export of raw minerals from Southeast Asia's biggest nation looms. ... more |
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