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November 28, 2012

Who will challenge Dragon? Dragon spaceship postponed until March
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 28, 2012
The head of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Elon Musk has foretold a grim future for the European Ariane 5 rocket launcher, but SpaceX's own project, the Dragon spaceship, bound for the International Space Station, has now been postponed until March, 2013. It's thought that could be due to malfunctions in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and in Dragon's onboard systems that were discovered during the latest flight from 7th to 28th of October, 2012. Next year will hopefully see Cygnus, ... read more

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Soyuz ready for Friday launch of Pleiades 1B at Kourou Arianespace's fourth Soyuz for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now undergoing final checkout for a November 30 evening liftoff following installation of its Pleiades 1B observation sat ... more		Sea Launch Postpones Satellite Launch Until Dec. 3 The Sea Launch consortium has moved the date for the launch of its Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the EUTELSAT-70B satellite 24 hours due to the delayed arrival of the Odyssey platform to the launch site ... more		Roskosmos to design satellite for Brazil The Russian space agency Roskosmos has been in talks to create a communication and remote sensing Earth satellite for Brazil. According to Roskosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin, Russia has signed ... more
				Russia Replaces Proton-M Rocket for Dec 28 Launch A Proton-M carrier rocket has been damaged during transportation to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan and will be replaced to keep the launch schedule unchanged, the Khrunichev space rocket ma ... more		SES And ESA To Support Innovation In Satellite Broadband Communication SES has entered into an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support innovation in satellite broadband communication. As part of the agreement, SES' 100% owned satellite broadband affil ... more

Boeing Partner Orbital Completes MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Boeing and partner Orbital Sciences are a step closer to helping the government of Mexico provide advanced communications services throughout the country and surrounding maritime area with the compl ... more		Private company to launch Sri Lanka's first satellite Sri Lanka's maiden satellite launch done by SupremeSAT, a private company with collaboration from China's state owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation, is expected to take place on Tuesday, an ... more		BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA K2 Space validates satellite systems in orbit and fires record-breaking thruster		S.Korean Rocket Set to Lift Off Thursday South Korea's KSLV-1 carrier rocket will be launched on Thursday, Russia's Khrunichev Space Center said on Tuesday. The Khrunichev Center built the first stage for the rocket under a 2004 agre ... more
				EchoStar and Arianespace sign new satellite launch services contract EchoStar and Arianespace have reached an agreement to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The new contract will provide EchoStar with la ... more		Astrium showcases maritime broadband solutions at Seatrade Middle East Astrium Services will showcase their latest innovations in maritime communications at the upcoming Seatrade Middle East 2012 in Dubai. Astrium Services is the 'satellite services' unit of Astrium, c ... more

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Russia selects woman cosmonaut prospect A cosmonaut recruitment drive in Russian has produced eight prospects, including the country's second female one, officials said. ... more		Shakeup of Russian space industry ordered Russia's far-flung space industry will reorganized into five or six large holdings, the head of the country's space agency says. ... more		The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation		Japan firm offers 3D model of foetus Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a three-dimensional model of the foetus to pass around their friends. ... more
				Star Trek Classroom: The next generation of school desks Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics. New results from a 3-year project working with over 400 ... more		Study of risks to humankind proposed British researchers say they want to create a Center for the Study of Existential Risk to analyze the ultimate risks to the future of mankind. ... more

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Lockheed Martin to Demonstrate Key Component of Tactical MilSat Communications System

The Skynet 5D secure telecom satellite is received in French Guiana for Arianespace's December Ariane 5 mission

Lockheed Martin Completes On Orbit Testing of Second AEHF Satellite

EchoStar and Arianespace sign new satellite launch services contract

Failure Of India's Big Rocket Project Is Symbolic Of Deep Structural Problems

Soyuz ready for Friday launch of Pleiades 1B at Kourou

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US Navy, Raytheon receive Pentagon engineering award for GPS-guided precision landing program

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China speeds up renewables building spree: report

French giant EDF will take 12.5 pecent stake in new UK nuclear plant

Major US teachers union teams up with AI giants

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India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia		Raytheon opens new Standard Missile factory in Alabama		New sensor detects bombs on sea floor		Rise of the Machines: Combat Drones to look for in the near future		NGC Completes Air and Missile Defense Radar Technology Demonstration

Hamas arsenal hit but rocket know-how intact

Israel tests new weapon, but gap remains

Turkey insists Patriots would be 'purely defensive'

India tests missile interceptor

Russia frees physicist convicted of spying for China

N. Korea preparing for missile launch

Russia warns Turkey against deploying Patriot missiles

South Korea deploys new cruise missiles: report

Chernobyl shelter construction reaches key landmark

CCNY Landscape Architect Offers Storm Surge Defense Alternatives

Sandy costs top $42 bn in New York: governor

Canada orders automakers to halve emissions

Renault to set up in China: industry source

Indian inventor wins cash to develop Braille phone

Saab reaches out to Brazilians

Tokyo eyes $10.7 bln stimulus ahead of polls: reports

Myanmar copper mine protesters charged: police

Honda chief eyes more exports from US

GM cars to use Apple voice assistant Siri

Anger at Chinese businesswoman's foreign passport

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