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The most stable laser in the worldCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Sep 18, 2012 A laser with a frequency stability so far unequalled: This is the result of a research cooperation of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) within the scope of the Excellence Cluster QUEST (Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research) with colleagues from the American NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)/JILA. Their development, about which they report in the scientific journal "Nature Photonics", is important for optical spectroscopy with highest resolution, ... read more |
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  Boeing Establishes Configuration of Commercial Crew Transportation Boeing and NASA recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company's Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance milestone in NASA's Commercial Crew inte ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  ITT Exelis announces new capability in GPS interference, detection and geolocation ITT Exelis has announced a significant development in the field of GPS technology. To be known as the Exelis GPS Interference, Detection and Geolocation (IDG), it will provide near real-time geoloca ... more | .. |
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  Space formula of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 155 years ago, on September 17, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics, was born in the Russian province. One of his famous sayings goes: "Earth is the crad ... more | .. |
  Vandenberg's Fifth Atlas V lifts off Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here Sept. 13 at 2:39 p.m. It was the fifth Atlas V processed at Vandenberg and the 606th Atlas mission i ... more | .. |
 Russian rocket sends European weather satellite into orbit The European meteorological satellite Metop-B was put into orbit Monday by a Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the space agency Roskosmos said. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
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 XCOR Announces FiberDyne as Lynx Mark I Wing Strake Manufacturer 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. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
  Israel's Arrow-3 missile-killer nears test Amid growing fears Israeli leaders are preparing a pre-emptive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, defense sources say the Arrow-3 interceptor, seen as Israel's ace in the hole against Tehran's ballistic missiles, is close to its first flight test. ... more | .. |
  4 SOPS begins testing newest AEHF satellite Following a four-month journey, the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite reached geosynchronous orbit Aug. 27. The event is significant to the 4th Space Operations Squadron here becaus ... more | .. |
 Hughes Awarded Custom SATCOM Solutions Contract by GSA Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a Custom Satellite Communications Solutions (CS2) contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide commercial satellite end-to-end commun ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
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 Raytheon awarded contract for USAF F-15E Radar Modernization Program Raytheon Company has been awarded its second contract from Boeing Company for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of active electronically scanned array radar systems for the U.S. Air Force F-15E Rad ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Radiation-Enabled Computer Chips Could Lead to Low-Cost Security Imaging Systems With homeland security on high alert, screening systems to search for concealed weapons are crucial pieces of equipment. But these systems are often prohibitively expensive, putting them out of reac ... more |
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 Boiling Water Without Bubbles Every cook knows that boiling water bubbles, right? New research from Northwestern University turns that notion on its head. "We manipulated what has been known for a long, long time by using the ri ... more | .. |
  Dry-run experiments verify key aspect of Sandia nuclear fusion concept Magnetically imploded tubes called liners, intended to help produce controlled nuclear fusion at scientific "break-even" energies or better within the next few years, have functioned successfully in ... more | .. |
  Australia cuts mining forecasts on China drop Australia's resources agency slashed its mining export forecasts Tuesday as China's slowdown hits commodity prices, with earnings set to fall for the first time since the financial crisis. ... more | .. |
 Deals and ordeals for Chinese tech giant Huawei Chinese telecom giant Huawei is perplexed at its treatment in the West, with the United States fearful it is a Trojan horse for cyber warfare even as Europe eagerly courts its business. ... more |
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One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution
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  Property price rises ease in Chinese cities Rises in new home prices moderated broadly in Chinese cities last month, official data showed Tuesday, after authorities vowed to keep a tight grip over the once red-hot sector. ... more | .. |
  Japan auto giants scale back China production Japan's big three automakers shuttered some or all of their factory operations in China on Tuesday amid escalating anti-Japan protests centred on a bitter territorial dispute between the Asian giants. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea's LG Electronics launches new smartphone LG Electronics launched Tuesday its new flagship smartphone which will have to compete against a flurry of new products from rivals Apple and Samsung who currently dominate the global market. ... more | .. |
 Japan Inc. padlocks China factories amid violence Some of Japan's biggest corporate names padlocked factories in China Tuesday as violent anti-Japan protests sparked safety fears, and threatened economic ties worth more than $300 billion a year. ... more |
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 Walker's World: Central Banks Rule We are living in a new era, the age of central banks. ... more | .. |
 Apple gets record 2 million iPhone 5 orders Apple received more than two million orders for its new iPhone 5 in just 24 hours, the company said Monday, pushing back many deliveries into October because of unprecedented demand. ... more | .. |
 Appeals court suspends suit on Google book scanning An appeals court put on hold a long-running lawsuit over Google's massive book-scanning project Monday, likely delaying a full hearing on the merits of the copyright issues in the case. ... more | .. |
 US, China trade battle heats up at WTO US-China trade tensions heated up Monday as the US lodged a complaint over Beijing's automotive subsidies with the WTO and China countered with a filing over US duties on Chinese products. ... more |
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