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NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Development ProposalsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 24, 2012 NASA has selected 26 proposals from academia and industry for advanced development activities for the nation's next heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). Proposals selected under this NASA Research Announcement (NRA) seek innovative and affordable solutions to evolve the launch vehicle from its initial configuration to its full lift capacity capable of sending humans farther into deep space than ever before. NASA sought proposals in a variety of areas, including concept development, tr ... read more |
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  Processing is underway with the next Automated Transfer Vehicle to be orbited by Arianespace Initial checkout has begun at the Spaceport for Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is to be launched from French Guiana by Arianespace on a servicing mission to the Internationa ... more | .. |
 California Governor Signs the Spaceflight Liability and Immunity Act California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law the Spaceflight Liability and Immunity Act, AB 2243. This law provides the necessary liability protections for compliant companies in the st ... more | .. |
  B612 Wins Funding Support From Prominent Business Leadersy The world's first privately funded deep space mission - SENTINEL - received major support this week from prominent members of the business and financial community who joined the B612 Foundation's Fo ... more | .. |
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 Fueling underway with the Galileo satellites for next Soyuz launch from French Guiana Both passengers for Arianespace's third Soyuz flight from French Guiana are entering their final processing phase, which includes fueling of the two Galileo navigation satellites prior to their in ... more | .. |
 SpaceX, NASA Target Oct. 7 Launch For Resupply Mission To Space Station NASA managers, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) officials and international partner representatives Thursday announced Sunday, Oct. 7, as the target launch date for the first contracted ... more | .. |
 Cavenauts return to Earth The international team of astronauts taking part in ESA's caving adventure have returned to Earth after spending six days underground. The voyage to the surface of our planet took them five hours fr ... more | .. |
  Radar Measurements of Highest Precision Scientists of KIT and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) have reached a record precision in radar distance measurements. With the help of a new radar system, an accuracy of one micrometer was achieved in ... more |
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Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' ahead before Ukraine peace deal
Eutelsat strikes global satellite internet deal with UK govt
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  Gilat's Spacenet Installs 10,000th Dollar General VSAT Gilat Satellite Networks has equipped its 10,000th Dollar General store with Spacenet's advanced SkyEdge VSAT technology. Dollar General has more retail locations than any other retailer in the U.S. ... more | .. |
 SATADSL To Market SES Broadband In Sub-Saharan Africa SES Broadband Services has announced that it has signed an agreement with SatADSL for the distribution of its satellite broadband service, SES Broadband, in Sub-Saharan Africa. The service will be p ... more | .. |
  BSkyB keeps licence but James Murdoch criticised Britain's media regulator on Thursday allowed pay-TV giant BSkyB to keep broadcasting, but blasted former boss James Murdoch for failing to uncover the hacking scandal at his father's empire. ... more | .. |
  China launches another 2 navigation system satellites China successfully launched another two satellites into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 3:10 a.m. Beijing time on Wednesday. They were the 14th and 15th s ... more |
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 Capturing defective satellites in space - DLR awards contract to Astrium A service satellite captures an uncontrollable satellite in space, repairs or refuels it and, at the end of the mission, ensures that the defective satellite is disposed of in a controlled manner. S ... more | .. |
 Gaia Payload Module Integration Completed Integration of the Flight Model of the Gaia Payload Module has been completed. It has undergone acceptance vibration testing; thermal balance and thermal vacuum testing will be carried out towards t ... more | .. |
 Data that lives forever is possible: Japan's Hitachi As Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones prove, good music lasts a long time; now Japanese hi-tech giant Hitachi says it can last even longer - a few hundred million years at least. ... more | .. |
 Drink, flirt, stumble home: there's a beer fest app for that Whether you want to know how long until you're sober, flirt with like-minded single revellers or where to stumble home after a few, help is only a click away at this year's Munich Oktoberfest. ... 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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 Astrium wins DEOS contract to demonstrate in-orbit servicing Astrium is preparing a new technology mission for the maintenance and disposal of satellites. At the ILA Berlin Air Show, the DLR Space Administration announced that Astrium Friedrichshafen will be ... more | .. |
 Improved positioning indoors The NAVVIS positioning system is primarily based on visual information. The TUM researchers had to develop a special location recognition system for this project. They started by taking photos of a ... more | .. |
  S. Korea near deal on longer missile range: report South Korea and the United States are close to agreement on more than doubling the range of Seoul's ballistic missiles to better guard against threats from North Korea, a report said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Awards CH-147F In-Service Support Contract to GD Canada Boeing has completed its selection of in-country providers to support Canadian Forces CH-147F helicopters by awarding an Engineering Support Services contract to General Dynamics Canada. The I ... more |
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 US Army, Navy Demonstrate JLENS' Ability to Defeat Anti-ship Cruise Missile A recent U.S. Army and Navy test has proved that the Raytheon JLENS can integrate with defensive systems currently in the U.S. Navy's inventory to provide, for the first time, overland cruise missil ... more | .. |
 Leaked pics of cutting-edge Chinese fighter On September 15-16, images of the cutting-edge Chinese fighter jet appeared on the web. The state-of-the-art aircraft bears strong resemblance to the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Provide 44 Additional STARLite Radar Systems for the U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. STARLite features synthetic apertu ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop Navigation System for the U.S. Navy's Super Hornet and Growler Aircraft Northrop Grumman has been awarded a competitive prototyping contract by The Boeing Company to develop an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Su ... 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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 Indian air force to buy French fighters The Indian air force is to finalize a contract to purchase 126 French Dassault Rafale jet fighters this year, in one of 2012's largest armaments purchases. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan readies production of UAVs Pakistan Defense Minister Syed Naveed Qamar said Pakistan intends to build unmanned aerial vehicles. ... more | .. |
 UAV proliferation worries security experts The commonplace technology behind improvised unmanned aerial vehicles has brought home to defense and security experts and scientists the dangers for the global proliferation of iUAVs. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Super-Mario's new dawn It may be the darkest hour before the dawn but the economic news from Europe could hardly be more depressing for Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank. ... more |
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  Japan business chiefs scrub China visit: official A group of Japanese business leaders that has met top Chinese politicians regularly over 37 years will cancel this year's trip, an official said Monday, amid a degenerating territorial spat. ... more | .. |
 China's stance could weaken its economy: Japan PM Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned China, in an interview published late Sunday, that its tough and uncompromising stance taken in a territorial dispute with Japan could weaken the Chinese economy. ... more | .. |
 Nicaragua, a Taiwan friend, warms to China investment Nicaragua's leftist government, which has diplomatic relations with Taiwan, is seeking to lure investments from China - in part to offset a possible loss of support from its regional ally Venezuela. ... more | .. |
 Apple seeks more damages in wake of win against Samsung Apple is seeking more than $700 million in additional damages and interest while arch-rival Samsung wants a new trial in the wake of a verdict that saw the US technology giant awarded $1 billion. ... more |
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