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Giant tracking station readies for operationParis (ESA) Nov 01, 2012 One of the world's most sophisticated satellite tracking stations is nearing inauguration in Malargue, Argentina, 1000 km west of Buenos Aires. The new station will ensure reliable communications with missions voyaging hundreds of millions of kilometres into our Solar System. ESA's new tracking station, near the town of Malargue in Mendoza province, joins two existing stations in Spain and Australia to provide global coverage for the Agency's deep-space missions. Deep Space Antenna 3 - or DSA 3 - ... read more |
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  Two SOPS accepts command and control of newest GPS satellite The 2nd Space Operations Squadron accepted satellite control authority of its third Global Positioning System Block IIF satellite during a ceremony here Oct. 26. Following its launch from Cape Canav ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5s are readied in parallel for Arianespace's next heavy-lift flights Launch vehicle preparations for the next two Ariane 5 flights from French Guiana are moving forward at the Spaceport as Arianespace maintains the mission pace in 2012 with its heavy-lift workhorse. ... more | .. |
  Flying rescue robot can avoid obstacles U.S. researchers say they have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles. ... more | .. |
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  Non-NATO Sweden, Finland agree to monitor Iceland's airspace Sweden said Wednesday that it and Finland, two countries outside any military alliances, would help monitor the airspace of NATO member Iceland for a few months in early 2014 in what is seen as a sensitive step. ... 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 | .. |
 Japan Plans to Launch New Carrier Rocket in 2013 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 ... more | .. |
  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 |
  
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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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  Space Systems Loral Selected by USAF to Develop Next Gen Protected Military Satellite Communications Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it was selected by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop affordable design concepts for next generation Protected Militar ... more | .. |
 US Army's Soldier Radio Waveform demonstrated on Raytheon's next gen air and ground radios In a key milestone, Raytheon has demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) on its new class of airborne and ground radio terminals, providing soldiers with another way to communicate across disp ... more | .. |
 Boeing Opens First System Integration Lab for KC-46 Tanker Program Boeing has opened the first KC-46 Tanker System Integration Laboratory (SIL) to support testing and reduce risk in the development of the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker. ... more | .. |
  Iran insists it obtained drone images of Israel Iran insisted on Wednesday that it had obtained images of sensitive areas of Israel from a Hezbollah drone before it was shot down, despite the Jewish state questioning if the aircraft carried a camera. ... 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Limited NY subway service to resume: governor Limited service will resume Thursday on New York's subway trains, state Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, with lower Manhattan still cut off because of ongoing power outages. ... more |
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 Obama vows to stand with superstorm Sandy victims US President Barack Obama, in a helicopter scudding low over flattened homes and swamped streets, on Wednesday toured the devastation wrought on New Jersey's coastline by superstorm Sandy. ... more | .. |
 Panic power withdrawals hit New York banks There was a post-hurricane run on Manhattan banks Wednesday, but the panic was to withdraw electricity, not cash. ... more | .. |
Americans take to social media to help post-Sandy As the US East Coast slowly cleaned up from superstorm Sandy, those hoping to help the millions without power or food took to tweeting, posting and crowdsourcing Wednesday to mobilize much-needed aid. ... more | .. |
New York re-emerges from Sandy damage Storm-battered New York got slowly back on its feet on Wednesday, with Wall Street and two of the city's airports up and running after a monster storm that left more than 50 Americans dead. ... more |
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