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February 11, 2013

Space Sciences Committee reacts
Strasbourg, France (SPX) Feb 11, 2013
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) today released its position on the perspectives for the European Space Agency's (ESA) scientific programmes. The position statement provides recommendations on the outcomes of the ESA council meeting at ministerial level, which took place on 26-27 November 2012 in Naples. The statement comments on the impact for science-relevant ESA's programmes resulting from the decisions (or lack of) taken in the Naples meeting. They assert that despite some of the p ... read more

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NASA and ATK Complete Avionics and Controls Testing for SLS Booster NASA and ATK (ATK) completed the second in a series of development tests for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) booster program on January 30 at ATK's Promontory, Utah, test facility. This key a ... more		How the DoD Can More Efficiently Acquire Satellite Systems and Capacity How best to increase efficiency while reducing costs in defense procurements, yet still delivering the highest quality services to the American warfighter? Those were the questions raised in an exce ... more		Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform Russia fires 136 drones at Ukraine ahead of Trump-NATO head meeting		Javelin Demonstrates Extended Range Capability in Recent Tests The Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture recently demonstrated the ability of the Javelin missile to engage targets beyond its current maximum range requirements during a series of tes ... more
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Largest prime number to date found

Light-emitting triangles may have applications in optical technology

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Arianespace Launches Six Globalstar Birds Using Starsem Soyuz

Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone

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