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March 07, 2013

NASA Launches Website to Design Interplanetary Missions
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2013
A small group of engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have launched a new web-based tool for scientists and engineers to use when designing spacecraft trajectories to interplanetary destinations. The Trajectory Browser, as the web application is called, can provide an instantaneous assessment of the launch date, time and flight path requirements for future missions to asteroids, comets and planets for the next 25 years. "The Trajectory Browser website is best used ... read more

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UK's TechDemoSat-1 to launch Q3 2013 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with Glavkosmos / NPO Lavotchkin for the launch of the UK technology demonstration mission, TechDemoSat-1, by the Soyuz launch vehi ... more		Russia to send woman to space in 2014 Russia will send a female cosmonaut into space for the first time in two decades next year, an official at the space training centre said Wednesday. ... more		MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Completes On-orbit Testing The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] partner Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB], has completed on-orbit testing and has been accepted by the customer, the first step t ... more
				New tech aims to transform homes, shopping in Spain With a flick of the wrist, residents of a futuristic home developed in Spain can browse Internet pages displayed on the living room walls, switch off a giant projected alarm clock in the bedroom or transform the entire interior into a busy streetscape or tranquil beach. ... more		Gadgets and gizmos galore at world's top IT fair From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets. ... more

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Sequestration and the Civil Space Industry Amazingly, the space industry appears to have survived the so called "fiscal cliff" at the end of 2012. The next big and scary fiscal event is already upon us and it is called "sequestration." Altho ... more		2014 maiden launch for Long March-7 rocket China's indigenous carrier rocket Long March-7 will hopefully make its first launch in 2014, a senior official of the rocket's designing institute said on Friday. Liang Xiaohong, Party chief o ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		General Dynamics Modernizes Ground System Terminals for NASA's Next-generation TDRS Satellites General Dynamics C4 Systems successfully completed critical ground system modifications and technology updates needed to support the mission of NASA's three, next-generation Tracking and Data Relay ... more
				Vega launcher integration continues for its April mission The no. 2 Vega light-lift launcher has been fitted with its solid propellant third stage, marking another milestone in preparations for its April mission from French Guiana with a multi-satellite pa ... more		Gilat Peru Wins Contract with Peruvian Ministry of Education Gilat Satellite Networks has been was awarded a three year contract by the Peruvian Ministry of Education to provide SkyEdge II-c hub and 'Aries' VSAT equipment, installation, maintenance and techni ... more

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Chinese probe in breakthrough outer space travel China's second moon orbiter, Chang'e-2, has arrived in outer space about 20 million km from the Earth, marking a new breakthrough in the nation's efforts for deep space exploration, Chinese scientis ... more		SimCity rebuilt for modern life A 10-year wait ends Tuesday with the arrival of 'SimCity,' a computer game that challenges players to build thriving cities in the face of conditions such as limited funds and climate change. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		3D printer wows world's top high-tech fair Of all the futuristic gadgets on show at CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, few drew bigger crowds Tuesday than a 3D printer creating solid objects in plastic from a computer display. ... more
				Space race under way to create quantum satellite In this month's special edition of Physics World, focusing on quantum physics, Thomas Jennewein and Brendon Higgins from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada, de ... more		China's space station will be energy-efficient China's space station, which is expected to be completed around 2020, will set an example of green technology, a Chinese space scientist said. The space station will use a slew of cutting-edge ... more

MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Completes On-orbit Testing

SimCity rebuilt for modern life

3D printer wows world's top high-tech fair

Space race under way to create quantum satellite

Boeing Receives USAF Contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

Air Operations Center Modernization Program PDR Completed

Vega launcher integration continues for its April mission

SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS

Dragon Transporting Two ISS Experiments For AMES

Tracking trains with satellite precision

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contracts to Begin Work on Next Set of GPS III Satellites

Telit Offers COMBO 2G Chip For Multi Satellite Positioning Receiver

	China to launch new manned spacecraft China's new spacecraft will be launched sometime between June and August, a spokesperson for the office of the country's space manned program said in a statement released Thursday. Three Chine ... more		Woman expected again to join next China crew roster A Chinese space expert said Friday that three Chinese astronauts, including one woman, are expected to board the Shenzhou-10, the country's new manned spacecraft, which should launch sometime betwee ... more		Clever battery completes stretchable electronics package Northwestern University's Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois' John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery - a flexible device capable of powering their i ... more		Arianespace wins Australian broadband satellite contract European satellite launch company Arianespace was Monday selected by Australia to send rockets into orbit to help bring broadband to the country's remote Outback. ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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World car sales should grow 3% this year		Man-made material pushes the bounds of superconductivity		Sometimes, the rubber meets the road when you don't want it to		Analytical theory may bring improvements to lithium-ion batteries		Shadows over data sharing

Outside View: The Y2K Sequester?

French minister vows to cut red tape for investors

At world's top IT fair, firms mull death of email

Outside View: Can U.S. bull market endure

Sharp announces $111 mn tie-up with Samsung

News Corp shows, tell details of education tablet

Colombia's emeralds set to sparkle in Chinese market

iPhone extends gains in US market: survey

China's Qoros takes European path to sell cars at home

China promises growth but target unchanged

'Couch potato' rowing chair energises tech fair

Samsung set to buy 3% stake in Sharp: report

Improved synchronicity: Preventive care for the power grid

Turning Trash into Cash and Saving Energy

Towards more sustainable construction

Creating your own animated 3D characters and scenes for the web

'Mad Max' accused of destroying Namib desert

Blueprint for an artificial brain

China plans manned space mission

SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS

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