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Japan Plans to Launch New Carrier Rocket in 2013Tokyo (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2012 Japan is planning to launch its new light-class Epsilon carrier rocket in summer 2013, national space agency JAXA said. JAXA's goal is to have an inexpensive rocket to launch compact low-cost satellites into orbit. It will replace the M-5 rocket, a similar vehicle that carried out seven successful space missions between 1997 and 2006. The three-stage solid-fuel launcher is designed to lift more than 2,600 pounds to low Earth orbit. The M-5 rocket could haul about 4,000 pounds to a simi ... read more |
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  SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group and SpaceMetric announce signing of MOU SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) and Spacemetric has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and demonstrate a multi-purpose and real-time Ground Receiving and Pr ... more | .. |
  Student teams fly their theses in weightlessness For three days last week, student teams had the opportunity to run their experiments in near-weightlessness aboard Novespace's Airbus A300 Zero-G aircraft as it followed a series of parabolas. ... more | .. |
  Powered exoskeleton helps paralyzed walk People paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step could gain some independence thanks to a new exoskeleton, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
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  Orbiting Gas Stations for Satellites One of the things that makes space applications so expensive is the fact that we cannot service satellites once they get to orbit. The moment a satellite leaves the ground it is destined to survive, ... more | .. |
  Voyager observes magnetic field fluctuations in heliosheath As they near the outer reaches of the solar system, for the past several years the two Voyager spacecraft have been sending back observations that challenge scientists' views of the physics at the e ... more | .. |
 Boeing on Schedule to Deliver Next-Gen Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Boeing is on schedule to deliver the next-generation series of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), which will increase NASA's signal processing and transmission capabilities among the Hubble ... more | .. |
 Canada, NASA in space rover talks The Canadian Space Agency says it's in talks with NASA to launch a rover beyond Earth orbit aboard NASA's huge new deep space rocket. ... more |
  
China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research
Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government
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 Russian Briz-M booster falls apart in orbit Russia's Space Defense Forces have confirmed that the Briz-M propellant upper stage fell apart in the near-Earth orbit on October 16. Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said Monday the ... more | .. |
 MEASAT HD Bouquet Reaches 34 Channels MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") has announced an agreement with Encompass Digital Media ("Encompass") for the addition of HISTORY North East Asia regional feed on MEASAT's HD video nei ... more | .. |
 Quantifying the Benefits of Hosted Payloads Last month I was a presenter at the Hosted Payload Summit in Washington, DC. Part of my presentation included an analysis conducted by the Avascent Group that quantified the benefits of the hosted p ... more | .. |
 EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 Set For Ariane 5 November Launch The two satellite passengers to be carried on Arianespace's Flight VA210 - the sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2012 from French Guiana - are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport for their November 9 lifto ... more |
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  Telit Introduces LTE Module Expanding Automotive Product Line with 4G for North American and European Markets Telit Wireless Solutions has announced the introduction of the LE920 LTE module for European and North American OEM automotive and aftermarket segments. The new 920 form factor measures 34x40x2.8mm ... more | .. |
 ORBITEC's Rocket Engine Soars Above the Mojave Desert Orbital Technologies has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, CA. ORBITEC integrated its Vortex Liquid Rocket Engine into a launch vehicle airframe designed a ... more | .. |
 S. Korea sets new window for rocket launch South Korea said Monday it would make another atempt to send a satellite into space next month after a scheduled rocket launch last week was cancelled because of a technical glitch. ... more | .. |
 SpaceX capsule completes successful first mission The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station. ... more |
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Consortium plans global shift toward net negative carbon economy
Six satellites launched for ICEYE as constellation expansion gains momentum
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 U.S. unveils new supercomputer Graphic processing units first created for computer gaming have been used to create one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, U.S. officials say. ... more | .. |
 Antitrust Clearance for Sale of SSL Received by Loral and MDA Loral Space and Communications Inc. has announced that Loral and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) have received notice from the Department of Justice that it has completed its review o ... more | .. |
 China launches another satellite for independent navigation system China successfully launched another satellite into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 11:33 p.m. Beijing Time Thursday, the launch center said. The satellite ... more | .. |
 New NASA Online Science Resource Available for Educators and Students NASA has a new online science resource for teachers and students to help bring Earth, the solar system, and the universe into their schools and homes. Called NASA Wavelength, the site features ... more |
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  Brazil's armored personnel carrier on way Brazil is pushing ahead its armored personnel carrier production program both to modernize its army and to create a new defense export market. ... more | .. |
  Bell Boeing Receives US Marine Corps Contract for V-22 Training Devices The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing and Bell Helicopter - Textron, for seven Osprey ground-based trainers, w ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Enhance Combat Vehicle The U.S. Army competitively awarded Lockheed Martin a $114 million, five-year contract to upgrade combat vehicle simulators for soldier training and to expand the training capability for the Marine ... more | .. |
  Russia's space forces launch missile shield rocket Russian Aerospace Defense forces have successfully launched a short-range missile as part of the country's missile shield test, Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin told reporters Tuesda ... more |
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Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in space
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  China speeds up the Dragon's Flight program China speeds up its program to develop unmanned aviation. It has announced the creation in the Liaoning province of the first two drone military bases set up to monitor the situation in the coastal ... more | .. |
  Completion of FCSA Demonstrates Shift In Government Thinking for SATCOM Procurement The FCSA process has been a long road, but the final contract in the series, called CS2, was awarded in August to Intelsat General and seven other prime contractors. This latest contract could be th ... more | .. |
 Elbit To Supply Brazil Remote Controlled Weapon Stations Elbit Systems reports that Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa S.A. ("Ares"), its Brazilian subsidiary, was awarded an initial production order valued at approximately $25 million to supply 12.7/7.62mm Remot ... more | .. |
 Israel doubts Iran has drone data: defence official A senior officer in Israel's northern command on Monday dismissed an Iranian claim they were in possession of data transmitted by an unmanned Hezbollah drone that overflew Israel earlier this month. ... more |
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  Fishing for answers off Fukushima Japan's "triple disaster," as it has become known, began on March 11, 2011, and remains unprecedented in its scope and complexity. To understand the lingering effects and potential public health imp ... more | .. |
 New York in shock over storm horror New York confronted Tuesday the devastation of superstorm Sandy, which left at least 18 people dead in the city and threatened to bring prolonged chaos and misery. ... more | .. |
 Storm leaves billions in damage across eastern US US businesses, homeowners and local governments faced up to $20 billion in damage Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy left coastal homes crumbled, urban neighborhoods swamped and eight million without power. ... more | .. |
 Asia's mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, experts said on Tuesday. ... more |
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