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Astrium - double prime contractor for Astra 2F satellite launchKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 26, 2012 Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is prime contractor for both the Ariane 5 launcher and the Astra 2F satellite scheduled for launch from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 28 September. Astrium is prime contractor of Ariane 5, the heavy-lift European launcher designed and built to carry out the widest range of missions and which has proved its reliability by achieving 50 consecutive successful launches already. On this particular launch, the ECA version ... read more |
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  UK's Cubesat books a ride on Russian rocket UKube-1 - the UK's first cubesat mission - has 'booked' its journey into space on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan is expected to take place in March 2 ... more | .. |
 Loral and MDA Receive Approval for SS/L Sale From the Committee on Foreign Investment in US Loral Space and Communications has announced that Loral and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) were notified recently by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) ... more | .. |
 Vietnam launches construction of national satellite center A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the Vietnam Satellite Center was held at Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday. The center, scheduled to be completed by ... more | .. |
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  China Spacesat gets 18-million-USD gov't support China Spacesat Co., Ltd., the nation's key developer of small satellites, said on Saturday that it will obtain 116 million yuan (18.3 million U.S. dollars) in government financial support. Fou ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Improve Performance of MEMS Inertial Sensors for DARPA Northrop Grumman has been awarded a subcontract from the University of California, Irvine to help address the long-term calibration of inertial sensors. Inertial sensors, which measure rotatio ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers Propulsion Core for the First GPS III Satellite The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has delivered the first spacecraft's propulsion core module to the company's Denver- ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Software Milestone for Iridium NEXT Communications Satellite A "switchboard in the sky" for the Iridium NEXT constellation of global communication satellites is one step closer to becoming reality as Lockheed Martin completed a major software design milestone ... more |
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Ukraine 'shouldn't target' Moscow: Trump
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
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  Russia's First Private Satellite to Be Launched in 2013 Russia's first satellite manufactured and operated by a private firm will be launched next year, Dauria Aerospace head Mikhail Kokorich told RBK daily. The DX1-class 50-kg satellite will be de ... 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 | .. |
  NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Development Proposals 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 NA ... more |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Israel postpones vital Arrow-3 flight test The crucial first test-firing of Israel's Arrow-3 interceptor missile, designed to destroy ballistic weapons, reportedly has been postponed despite efforts to boost the Jewish state's missile defenses amid threats of pre-emptive strikes against Iran. ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
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  Raytheon to provide Joint Tactical Terminal radios with latest security features to US Navy Raytheon has received an $8.7 million modification to a previously awarded production contract to provide the U.S. Navy with Joint Tactical Terminal Senior (JTT-Sr) radios that are compatible with t ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Completes Field Installations of New B-2 Radar System Northrop Grumman has completed - ahead of schedule - all field installations of a new radar system for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers. Every operational B-2 is now equipped ... more | .. |
  China to promote drones for marine surveillance China will promote the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to strengthen the nation's marine surveillance, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said on Sunday. The SOA verifie ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Extend BACN Communications Connectivity to the Tactical Edge The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $20 million contract modification to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control (BLOS C2) capabilities to the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node ... more |
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  US Army Awards Lockheed Martin Apache M-TADS/PNVS Performance Based Logistics Contract Lockheed Martin has received a $111 million Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon MALD-J Decoy Goes 4 for 4 in Operational Flight Tests The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have begun operational testing of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). After completing a highly successful developmental test phase, the MALD-J team ach ... more | .. |
 Raytheon and PACAF expand the reach of realistic training environments Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon has announced that its SimShield customer, U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and its 353d Combat Training Squadron, ha ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21 awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the service's anti-submarine, anti-surfac ... more |
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Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Nvidia's Huang says China's open-source AI a 'catalyst for progress'
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 Argentina, Venezuela to build trainer jet Argentina and Venezuela will collaborate to build a trainer jet for deployment in member countries of the Union of South American States, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran tests missiles, unveils drone amid Israel tensions Iran has tested anti-air and anti-ship missiles and unveiled a new drone, its powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, in a show of military readiness for a war with Israel their chief says is inevitable. ... more | .. |
Brazil could delay jet decision until 2013 Brazil's long-delayed decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets may be put off until next year, government officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US drone kills five militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike on Monday killed at least five Islamic militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
 New California Law Boosts Sustainable Materials Industry California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday Assembly Bill 2205, which clears the way for a new, revolutionary materials industry in California. AB 2205, authored by Assembly Member V. ... more | .. |
  Auto Production Roars to New Records Production of passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 million in 2010 to 76.8 million in 2011----and 2012 may bring an all-time high of 80 million or more vehicles, according to ne ... more | .. |
  3M Hosts Energy-Efficiency Workshop to Improve Energy Efficiency Manufacturing 3M hosted a regional energy-efficiency workshop in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR Industrial Partnership for companies interested in improving energy effici ... more |
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