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Singer Sarah Brightman to become space touristMoscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2012 British singer Sarah Brightman revealed on Wednesday that Russia will launch her as a space tourist to the International Space Station (ISS) in a multi-million dollar voyage aimed at "realising dreams". The soprano and crossover singer, 52, would be the first tourist to go into space after a hiatus in the space tourism programme since 2009, on a ticket costing tens of millions of dollars. "I am planning to become a space flight participant," Brightman, who had her first hit with a 1970s disco an ... read more |
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  Boeing to Build 702HP Communications Satellite for SES Boeing has been selected by SES S.A. to provide a new satellite that will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services to the fast-growing markets of Northeast Asia, South As ... more | .. |
  Cal Poly Licenses CubeSat Technology to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Cal Poly's Research and Graduate Programs office entered into a license agreement that allows Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC to develop and sell the patent-pending, small-satellite technology call ... more | .. |
 Grants help scientists explore boundary between science and science fiction Two University of California, Berkeley, scientists have received research grants to explore areas of science that bleed into science fiction. Astronomer Geoff Marcy, who kicked off the search ... more | .. |
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 Testing Mars and Moon soil for sheltering astronauts from radiation Humans venturing beyond Earth orbit deeper into space face increased exposure to cosmic radiation, so ESA has teamed with Germany's GSI particle accelerator to test potential shielding for astronaut ... more | .. |
  India testfires Mars mission engine India has testfired its Mars mission engine for the first time, local media reported Tuesday. The Mars mission engine, known as the liquid apogee motor (LAM), was fired for about 670 seconds a ... more | .. |
 Rovsing And SSBV Merge Satellite Simulation And Test Services In response to a formal announcement made by Rovsing A/S of Denmark on the 20th of September 2012, the SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) is pleased to acknowledge the merger of satellite si ... more | .. |
 TACLANE-MultiBook Delivers Classified and Unclassified Information for Government and Agency Workers General Dynamics C4 Systems has introduced the new TACLANE-MultiBook laptop, now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below. ... more |
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London, Paris tighten nuclear bond over US, Russia concerns
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  India to launch 58 space missions in next 5 years India is planning to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to Moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy hundreds of transponder ... more | .. |
 Austrian daredevil eyes new space jump at weekend An Austrian daredevil hopes to make a new record-breaking attempt to jump from the edge of space Sunday, after his initial launch bid was aborted due to gusting winds, organizers said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 SpaceX Dragon Successfully Attaches To Space Station For the second time this year, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is at the International Space Station. Expedition 33 crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Sunita Williams today grappled Dragon and attached it ... more | .. |
 Another Ariane 5 Enters Launch Campaign Queue Preparations are now fully underway for Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission scheduled in early November at the Spaceport - underscoring the company's launcher family operational flexi ... more |
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  Apple had warning of mapping problems Developers of apps for Apple's iPhone say they gave the company ample warning about quality problems with the new mapping program in the iOS 6 operating system. ... more | .. |
SpaceX capsule links up with space station: NASA A capsule on a first privately-run resupply mission successfully linked up Wednesday with the International Space Station, the US space agency NASA said. ... more | .. |
 Terrain System Will Help Tactical Low-Level Flight For Transport Planes An innovative Terrain Following and Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) system under development at Elbit Systems, in cooperation with Northrop Grumman, will enable pilots to fly and maneuver more safely in T ... more | .. |
  Avanti's Hylas 2 Satellite Service Live Avanti Communications reports that its Ka-band satellite HYLAS 2 is now fully operational with all beams fully functioning and - for the first time - providing coverage to hundreds of millions of pe ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral clues
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 SES Contracts Boeing To Manufacture SES-9 Satellite For Asia SES S.A. and Boeing announced today that SES has selected Boeing to build a new communication satellite, SES-9, to serve the fast growing markets in Asia. The new satellite - ordered through S ... more | .. |
Assembled and poised for launch: Soyuz is ready with its two Galileo navigation satellites Arianespace's next medium-lift Soyuz is now fully assembled in the launch zone for its upcoming Spaceport mission, ready for the final steps leading to a Friday afternoon liftoff from French Guiana ... more | .. |
 Galileo satellites moved to pad for Friday launch The two Galileo satellites and their upper stage have been enclosed within their protective fairing, and moved to join the Soyuz rocket on the launch pad. The halves of the fairing were sealed ... more | .. |
 ATK Awarded $50 Million Contract for NASA's Advanced Concept Booster Development for SLS ATK (ATK) has announced that NASA has awarded the company a $50 million contract to complete engineering development and risk reduction tests as part of the Advanced Concept Booster Development for ... more |
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 Interstellar Travelers of the Future May be Helped by MU Physicist's Calculations Former President Bill Clinton recently expressed his support for interstellar travel at the 100 Year Spaceship Symposium, an international event advocating for human expansion into other star system ... more | .. |
  Russian space science: microsatellites, distant planets, space plasma and cosmic ray studies The Russian Space Agency's head, Vladimir Popovkin, has announced Russia's plans for space in the coming decade. Among the priorities, to be implemented before 2020, is sending a spacecraft to the M ... more | .. |
Key flight for Europe's GPS is cleared for launch The launch of two Galileo satellites, marking a crucial step in Europe's planned navigation system, has been cleared for Friday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Dead stars could be the future of spacecraft navigation Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Leicester have been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to investigate the feasibility of using dead stars to n ... more |
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Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays
ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies
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  Russia prepares a response to US missile defence plans According to Defence Minister Anatoli Serdiukov, Russia's 8-year rearmament programme includes an appropriate response to the American plan to deploy missile defenses in European countries. Althoug ... more | .. |
  Ukraine Brings Back Naval Killer Dolphins The Ukrainan navy has restarted special training for dolphins and other animals for military duties including attacking enemy combat swimmers and detecting mines, a military source in the Ukrainian ... more | .. |
  Israeli defense official says intercepted spy drone failed its mission A senior Israeli defense ministry official said Tuesday that a rogue drone Israel intercepted on Saturday had failed in its apparent mission. Amos Gilad, director of policy and political-milit ... more | .. |
New Launch and Recovery System Takes UAV Into the Future A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed final demonstration flight testing Sept. 27 at a te ... more |
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  Mutualink Selects Benchmark to Manufacture Interoperable Communications Systems on Global Scale Mutualink, Inc., specializing in advanced interoperable communications solutions for public safety, emergency management and defense personnel, has announced that Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a worl ... more | .. |
  Chile deploys Israel's RecceLite system Chile's air force command has deployed the Israeli-made RecceLite reconnaissance system but the government of President Sebastian Pinera has yet to formally announce the acquisition. ... more | .. |
 Israel air traffic 'briefly halted over unidentified object' Israel's civilian air traffic was halted for several minutes on Wednesday morning after an unidentified flying object was spotted inside Israeli air space, Israel's army radio said. ... more | .. |
  12 Chinese workers killed, 24 hurt in dormitory blaze Twelve Chinese construction workers were killed and 24 injured in a fire at their dormitory early Wednesday, state media reported. ... more |
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