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![]() Mojave, CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2012 XCOR Aerospace has announced that the Lynx Mark I suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV) wing strake assemblies will be manufactured by FiberDyne Advanced Composites of Tukwila, Washington. The Lynx wing strakes are critical structural components that attach the Lynx fuselage to the wings and hold kerosene fuel, attachment points for the main landing gear, and bays for the vehicle's reaction control thrusters. The strakes have been designed by XCOR to rigorous design standards that will en ... read more |
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![]() European industry develops space safety radar ESA will boost European industrial expertise by developing a new radar as part of the Agency's Space Situational Awareness programme. The radar will test future debris monitoring techniques, helping ... more | .. |
![]() Nicaragua negotiating satellite purchase with China Nicaragua is in negotiations with China to purchase a $300 million satellite, which the Central American country hopes to launch into orbit by 2016, officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Going underground ESA's CAVES training programme began its second phase last Friday as six astronauts ventured into the Sardinian caves in Italy that are their home this week. CAVES mimics elements of spaceflight to ... more | .. | ||
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![]() Up and Running: Just Hours After Launch, RBSP Takes First Science Steps Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2012 While the RBSP teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station celebrated a job well done following the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of the Radiat ... more | .. |
![]() NASA's Space Launch System Celebrates a Year of Powering Forward NASA is powering ahead toward new destinations in the solar system. This week marks one year of progress since the formation of the Space Launch System (SLS), the nation's next step in human explora ... more | .. |
![]() Russia's space industry needs quality control - Medvedev Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has proposed to create a quality control system in Russia's space industry. "Quality control is needed at all stages of development, production and exploitation ... more | .. |
![]() DLR and NASA announce partnership in aeronautics research On 11 September 2012 at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS ... more |
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![]() Gaia Service Module Thermal Balance Thermal Vacuum testing completed The Protoflight Model of the Gaia Service Module has successfully completed thermal balance and thermal vacuum testing in the SIMLES chamber at Intespace Toulouse. These tests verify the thermal per ... more | .. |
![]() ESA and European Investment Bank launch Space for Mediterranean Countries Initiative ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and EIB Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz has signed the Space for Mediterranean Countries Initiative agreement. The two organisations will wo ... more | .. |
![]() Countdown: a month to go to Galileo's next launch After arriving at the launch site last month, the second pair of Galileo navigation satellites is being prepared for launch from Europe's Spaceport in October. This week will see the third Galileo s ... more | .. |
![]() ISRO's 100th space mission blasts off, PM witnesses historic event An Indian rocket carrying two satellites blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh Sunday, with the launch being witnessed by Prime Minister Manm ... more |
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![]() Myanmar mulling satellite launch: Japan company Myanmar is looking at launching a small Earth-observation satellite with Japanese aid, a company official said Thursday, as the country comes in from the cold after decades of isolation. ... more | .. |
![]() Poland joins European Space Agency Poland on Thursday becomes the 20th member of the European Space Agency, the country's economy ministry announced. ... more | .. |
![]() India completes ton of space missions The Indian space odyssey crossed a milestone on Sunday, as the fully-indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) here, 100 km north of ... more | .. |
![]() A Canopy of Confidence: Orion's Parachutes They were perhaps some of the most visible images of the end of each Apollo mission: Giant orange and white parachutes unfurled high above the spacecraft, gently descending toward the ocean. As NASA ... more |
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![]() US to station second X-band missile radar in Japan US and Japanese defence ministers have agreed to deploy another X-band missile defence radar in Japan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday. ... more | .. |
![]() Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile Pakistan on Monday test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile with "stealth features", the military said, the country's first such exercise in more than three months. ... more | .. |
![]() Missile Defense Agency and US Air Force award Raytheon $125 million contract for early warning radar upgrade The U.S. and its allies will soon have an enhanced ability to detect and defend against missile launches by hostile nations and entities. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Air Force aw ... more | .. |
![]() U.S. Air Force Chooses Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Next-Generation Air Defense Radar System The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to demonstrate technologies for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program. Designed to replace the curren ... more |
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![]() Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful PAC-3 Missile Flight Test at White Sands Missile Range Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target in a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test incl ... more | .. |
![]() Northrop Grumman's SmartNode Pod Enhances U.S. Army HARC System in Network Demonstration Northrop Grumman has completed a series of ground and flight tests demonstrating its SmartNode Pod linked with the U.S. Army's High Antenna for Radio Communications (HARC) system can enhance informa ... more | .. |
![]() SES Government Solutions Awarded Custom Satellite Solutions Contract in the US SES reports that SES Government Solutions (SES-GS) has extended the means by which the U.S. Government can access their global satellite fleet and custom network solutions capabilities and has been ... more | .. |
![]() AEL SistemasTo Supply Unmanned Turrets to the Brazilian Army Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas S.A. , was awarded an initial production order valued at $15 million as part of the Guarani Project. The supply of ... more |
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![]() Boeing Chosen for US Government's COMSATCOM Services Acquisition Program Boeing Commercial Satellite Services has been approved as a service provider for the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition program. With this approval by the Defense Information Systems Agency ... more | .. |
![]() Memristors based on transparent electronics offer technology of the future The transparent electronics that were pioneered at Oregon State University may find one of their newest applications as a next-generation replacement for some uses of non-volatile flash memory, a mu ... more | .. |
![]() HF E Researchers Examine Older Adults' Willingness to Accept Help From Robots Most older adults prefer to maintain their independence and remain in their own homes as they age, and robotic technology can help make this a reality. Robots can assist with a variety of ever ... more | .. |
![]() Digital news offering aims at high ground It seems like a terrible time to be launching a news operation. ... more |
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![]() Obama to launch China WTO action on autos President Barack Obama will launch a new WTO enforcement action against Chinese auto subsidies Monday, countering his Republican foe Mitt Romney's accusations that he is too timid towards Beijing. ... more | .. |
![]() Risks ahead if Asia to drive world growth: experts Asia must fight complacency and transform its economic and social models if it is to keep driving global growth in years to come as Europe and the United States slow, experts say. ... more | .. |
![]() Argentine import tariffs hitting exports Argentina's increasingly tougher import tariff regime is beginning to hit the country's export potential as manufacturers find they cannot meet production targets because of emerging shortages of goods. ... more | .. |
![]() iPhone 5 not just a phone; it's a stimulus too Apple's iPhone 5 is one of the biggest product launches ever in the sector, and may also deliver a well-timed stimulus to the US economy ahead of the presidential election, analysts say. ... more |
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