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Baumgartner feat boosts hopes for imperilled astronautsParis (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 Daredevil Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking jump raises hopes that pilots and even astronauts can be saved from accidents in the stratosphere, experts said on Monday. Michel Viso, an expert in exobiology at France's National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), said Baumgartner's leap from 39,045 metres (128,100 feet) "has operational potential" for manned flight at extreme heights. "In the event of a problem, people can eject at very great altitudes, provided they have a pressurised suit and ... read more |
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  ISS and space flight gravity influence immune system development New research findings recently published in The FASEB Journal, show that immune system development is affected by gravity changes, as reported by researchers from the University of Lorraine and Univ ... more | .. |
  UNH scientists provide window on space radiation hazards Astrophysicists from the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center (SSC) have created the first online system for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near-Earth, lunar, ... more | .. |
  NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength Marvel Comic's fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength. While NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton can't do what you see in the movies, the latest roboti ... more | .. |
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 ESA deploys first orbital debris test radar in Spain A new radar designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation has been installed in Spain. The radar will be used to develop future debris warning service ... more | .. |
  NASA's WISE Colors in Unknowns on Jupiter Asteroids Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, have uncovered new clues in the ongoing mystery of the Jovian Trojans - asteroids that orbit the sun on the same path ... more | .. |
 Austrian space diver no stranger to danger "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who stunned fans around the world Sunday by breaking the sound barrier in a hair-raising dive from the fringe of space, was "born to fly." ... more | .. |
 Indra Technology Supports Management And Control Of New Galileo Satellites Indra technology supports the management and control of the two new Galileo satellites launched on 12 October. Under the technical supervision of the European Space Agency, the multinational has dev ... more |
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 Boeing Proposes Gas Clouds to Remove Space Debris Space debris issues continue to proliferate and concern continues to build. It is not surprising that the big aerospace companies are gearing up to take advantage of any future debris removal contra ... more | .. |
  Thuraya Launches The Mobile Satellite Industry's Fastest Handheld Hotspot Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of its Thuraya XT-Hotspot product. Building upon the success of its Thuraya XT ... more | .. |
  New WTA Report Explores Reported Problems with Occasional-Use Satellite Access The World Teleport Association has released a new report, Delays in Occasional-Use Satellite Access. The report details results of a WTA investigation into problems reported by its members in gainin ... more | .. |
 Eutelsat selects Thales Alenia Space to build the EUTELSAT 8 West Satellite broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa will soon be gaining powerful new broadcasting resources following an order announced Sunday by Eutelsat Communications for a new satellite ... more |
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 OG2 Prototype Hardware Functionality Verified Prior to Deorbit ORBCOMM Inc. reports that the single prototype of its second generation of satellites (OG2), launched as a secondary mission payload on the Cargo Re-Supply Services (CRS-1) mission of October 7, 201 ... more | .. |
  AFSPC commander convenes AIB Air Force Space Command commander General William Shelton has ordered an Accident Investigation Board (AIB) to investigate why a Delta IV RL-10B-2 upper stage engine did not perform as expected duri ... more | .. |
 Testing of Galileo satellite navigation system can begin Yesterday a very significant milestone in the construction of Galileo - Europe's satellite navigation system - was achieved. T wo operational satellites were launched on 12 October at 18:15 UT ... more | .. |
  China launches civilian technology satellites China successfully launched the Practice-9 A and Practice-9 B satellites into space at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellites, launched from the center in ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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Austrian freefaller inspires awe in watching millions The world looked on in fear and awe as Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of outer space on Sunday, breaking a slew of records and winning millions of instant fans. ... more | .. |
 Austrian breaks sound barrier in record space jump Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first man to break the sound barrier in a record-shattering, death-defying freefall jump Sunday from the edge of space. ... more | .. |
 Red Bull set for marketing history with supersonic jump Felix Baumgartner, set to leap from the edge of space on Sunday, is no stranger to breaking records. But neither is the firm bankrolling and sponsoring his audacious jump: energy drink maker and marketing trailblazer Red Bull. ... more | .. |
 Austrian breaks sound barrier in record space jump Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first man to break the sound barrier in a record-shattering freefall jump from the edge of space Sunday, organizers said. ... more |
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Austrian daredevil to make new space jump bid An Austrian daredevil is preparing to make a new attempt Sunday to jump from the edge of space, days after his initial bid was aborted at the last minute due to the weather. ... more | .. |
 Proton Lofts Intelsat 23 For Americas, Europe and Africa Markets Intelsat S.A., report Sunday that an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton vehicle successfully launched the Intelsat 23 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff occurred a ... more | .. |
  Israel unveils Flying Elephant, other UAVs Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems have unveiled the upgraded Shoval unmanned aerial vehicle for maritime surveillance and the Flying Elephant, which can carry a payload of 1 ton of supplies for frontline combat troops. ... more | .. |
  Full production for German army missile The PARS 3 LR fire-and-forget missile by Europe's MBDA is heading into full production for the German military. ... more |
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  Another Advance on the Road to Spintronics Spintronic technology, in which data is processed on the basis of electron "spin" rather than charge, promises to revolutionize the computing industry with smaller, faster and more energy efficient ... more | .. |
 Science: Quantum Oscillator Responds to Pressure In the far future, superconducting quantum bits might serve as components of high-performance computers. Today already do they help better understand the structure of solids, as is reported by resea ... more | .. |
  GAIA commits with energy efficiency The Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Cluster in the Basque Country (GAIA-Cluster TEIC) has participated, together with an international consortium of companies and institut ... more | .. |
  Toyota to halt production at China plant: reports Toyota plans to halt production next week at its biggest assembly plant in China, reports said Tuesday, with demand for Japanese cars slumping because of a bitter territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more |
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  Workers unite to form Canada's largest union Two unions representing Canada's auto, energy, forestry, media and telecommunications workers merged Monday to form the nation's largest public sector union. ... more | .. |
  Yahoo! raids Google for another key executive Yahoo! on Monday announced it had nabbed another key Google executive, naming Henrique de Castro as chief operating officer. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Why the IMF was wrong In the five years since the financial crisis began, economic analysis has been dominated by the Keynesians who want more government stimulus spending to restart growth and the followers of Hayek and the Austrian school who insist on austerity by cutting public spending and paying down debt. ... more | .. |
 Amazon offers refunds following e-book settlement Amazon has announced it will offer refunds to customers who bought e-books as a result of a partial settlement of a lawsuit against publishers in a price-fixing case. ... more |
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