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May 13, 2013

Space tourism won't hurt environment: Branson
Singapore (AFP) May 13, 2013
British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. More than 500 people have already reserved seats - and paid deposits on the $200,000 ticket price - for a minutes-long suborbital flight on the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) set to begin by the end of this year. "We have reduced the (carbon emission) cost of somebody going into space from something like two weeks of New York's electricity ... read more

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NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission Practices New Satellite-Servicing Tasks With a historic robotic refueling demo ticked off its checklist, NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) put down the hose and picked up the screwdriver and utility knife. This latest round of satell ... more		Boeing to Build Four More Intelsat EpicNG 702MP Satellites Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will d ... more		Another 'trophy' for the chemistry cabinet The search for cleaner, low temperature nuclear fuels has produced a shock result for a team of experts at The University of Nottingham. First they created a stable version of a 'trophy molecu ... more
				Cloud computing is silver lining for Russian firms Russian police marched into a small company's office in Moscow and told everyone to sit down and wait to be interviewed. They left hours later with all the computers. ... more		One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases Anyone who has seen pictures of the giant, red-hot cauldrons in which steel is made - fed by vast amounts of carbon, and belching flame and smoke - would not be surpris ... more

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Facebook eyes $1bn deal for GPS app Waze Facebook is in talks on a potential $1 billion deal to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, The Wall Street Journal reported. ... more		NASA Awards Contract to Modify Mobile Launcher NASA has awarded a contract to J.P. Donovan Construction Inc. of Rockledge, Fla., to modify the mobile launcher that will enable the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket to send huma ... 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		SES-6 Launch Campaign Kicked-Off At Baikonur Cosmodrome SES S.A. reports that the SES-6 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft is now being processed for launch on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket schedul ... more
				Orbcomm Signs Seven New Customers In Transportation And Logistics Industry ORBCOMM Inc. reports that its state-of-the-art ReeferTrak platform has been selected by seven new domestic and international transportation and logistics companies. ReeferTrak is an industry-leading ... more		Researcher Construct Invisibility Cloak for Thermal Flow By means of special metamaterials, light and sound can be passed around objects. KIT researchers now succeeded in demonstrating that the same materials can also be used to specifically influence the ... more

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Canada said to be aiming for precision weaponry Is Canada moving toward developing a futuristic arsenal of precision weaponry? That would be both to save costs and to save lives - its own fighters' lives and possibly civilians in combat zones. ... more		Quantum optics with microwaves Quantum mechanics, famously, is full of effects that defy our basic intuition. A fine example is the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, which occurs when two light quanta (or, photons) arrive simultaneously at ... 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		Spintronics discovery From powerful computers to super-sensitive medical and environmental detectors that are faster, smaller and use less energy - yes, we want them, but how do we get them? In research that is hel ... more
				Engineers fine-tune the sensitivity of nano-chemical sensor Researchers have discovered a technique for controlling the sensitivity of graphene chemical sensors. The sensors, made of an insulating base coated with a graphene sheet - a single-atom-thick layer ... more		Giant 50-foot magnet to make cross-country trek for physics experiment U.S. physicists say they're planning a new experiment in particle physics - but first there's the small matter of moving a 50-foot-diameter magnet 3,200 miles. ... more

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Raytheon completes first international delivery of Enhanced Paveway II GBU-50		Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade		Iran unveils new attack drone		Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with Successful Fourth Flight		Rocky road for electric car market

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Japan automakers step on profit accelerator

YouTube launches paid channels, in TV challenge

Japan steelmaking giant posts $1.2 billion net loss

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Nokia debuts $99 smartphone in emerging market struggle

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