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June 04, 2013

Shenzhou 10's Missing Parts
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2013
Following the rollout of the rocket for China's Shenzhou 10 space launch on June 3 (China time), many facts have been officially disclosed about the upcoming mission. The flight of Shenzhou 10 will last more than two weeks and will be China's longest astronaut mission to date. We have a fairly good idea of what to expect for Shenzhou 10, but some major parts of the puzzle still remain to be disclosed. China has a habit of keeping information about its space launches under wraps, and sometimes does ... read more

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Glitch puts off Indian navigation satellite launch by a fortnight During the checks, an anomaly was noticed in one of the electro-hydraulic control actuators in the second stage. An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to p ... more		Sizing Up Shenzhou 10 Facts and figures about China's upcoming Shenzhou 10 are emerging at a steady pace. Much of what China's state-run media has recently disclosed has been suspected for a long time ... more		The Future of Space Launch Based on current NASA and DOD launch vehicles and plans for next generation options, the future for space launch appears to be pretty dull. DOD has EELV in the form of Delta IV and Atlas V. Th ... more
				NASA Seeks High-Performance Spaceflight Computing Capabilities NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions. T ... more		Russia Launches European Telecoms Satellite A Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying a SES-6 telecommunications satellite has lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Khrunichev space company said on Monday. "The l ... more

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Ariane poised to launch first 20 ton payload into orbit Nearly 40 years ago, European countries worried by US and Soviet dominance of space gave the green light to the first Ariane rocket, a wee launcher capable of hoisting a satellite payload of just 1. ... more		Rocket Engine Maker Proton-PM to Invest in New Products Russian rocket engine maker Proton-Permskiye Motory plans to spend 39 million rubles ($1.2 million) on modernizing production of engines for the new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket, the comp ... 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		Rollout for Shenzhou 10 The silence has been broken. After an extended period of silence from Chinese authorities, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft and its rocket have been rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at China's ... more
				Radiation Exposure Associated with a Trip to Mars Calculated On November 26, 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory began a 253-day, 560-million-kilometer journey to deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet. En route, the Southwest Research Institute-led Radi ... more		Israel builds up its war robot industry Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the Middle East, is in the forefront of the rapidly expanding drone business that's changing the way wars will be fought for decades to come. ... more

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SPUTNIX is granted a license for space activity SPUTNIX has been granted has been granted a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency for engaging in space activity, namely: creating and modernizing small automatic space vehicles for scientific ... more		NASA Partners With Utah State University's Space Dynamics Lab NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Innovative Partnerships Office in Greenbelt, Md., has entered into a Space Act Agreement with Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), North Loga ... 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		For the very first time, two spacecraft will fly in formation with millimeter precision Spanish industry is leading the Proba-3 mission, a world first in precise formation flying. This European Space Agency (ESA) project aims to demonstrate that two satellites can move as one single ob ... more
				Boeing Completes Commercial Crew Spacecraft And Rocket Milestones The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, recently performed wind tunnel testing of its CST-100 spacecraft and integrated launch vehicle, the United Launch Allianc ... more		NASA Selects 31 Space Biology Research Proposals NASA's Space Biology Program will fund 31 proposals to help investigate how cells, plants and animals respond to changes in gravity. These studies will result in new basic knowledge that provi ... more

Radiation Exposure Associated with a Trip to Mars Calculated

SPUTNIX is granted a license for space activity

NASA Seeks High-Performance Spaceflight Computing Capabilities

Mutualink Platform to be Deployed by US DoD during JUICE 2013

General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System

Boeing-built WGS-5 Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications for Warfighters

Rocket Engine Maker Proton-PM to Invest in New Products

SES-6 Proton Breeze M Scheduled For Launch Monday

The Future of Space Launch

Glitch puts off Indian navigation satellite launch by a fortnight

Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Open Architecture Navigation System for DARPA

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	A certain level of stress is necessary European astronaut Luca Parmitano's 'Volare' mission will begin on 28 May 2013 with the launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The International Space Station will be his place of work a ... more		SES-6 Proton Breeze M Scheduled For Launch Monday SES S.A. has confirmed that the launch of the SES-6 satellite on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket is slated for lift-off at 15:18 Baikonur time on June 3, 2013 (11:18 a.m. CET, 5:18 a.m. EDT). ... more		Incoming Pakistan PM Sharif condemns drone attack Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif condemned the U.S. drone attack that killed a senior Taliban leader as a violation of the county's sovereignty. ... more		Raytheon, US Navy complete first phase of RAM Block 2 developmental testing The U.S. Navy completed the first series of developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2. In at-sea tests conducted from the U.S. Navy's Self-Defense ... more

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Raytheon books Paveway II contract		Warner Robins Air Logistics To Get Radio Frequency Threat Simulator		SES Enables Remotely Piloted Aircraft System In Non-Segregated Airspace		New Nerve and Muscle Interfaces Aid Wounded Warrior Amputees		No Russian S-300s to Syria before 2014: Israel's Yaalon
US to send Patriot missiles, F-16s to Jordan for drill		More than 60 countries sign new arms trade treaty		US Missile Shield Threatens Balance in Asia-Pacific Region		MiG Signs Attack Drone Research and Development Contract		Shenzhou-10 spacecraft to be launched in mid-June

Israel's UAV makers face export curbs

US slams Russia over Syria arms deal

Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space

Agreement over Statue of Liberty security screening

Japan disaster cash spent on counting turtles: report

No health risk from Fukushima radiation: UN

NTU invention allows clear photos in dim light

Atom by atom, bond by bond, a chemical reaction caught in the act

Researchers design sensitive new microphone modeled on fly ear

Magnetic monopoles erase data

Windows Phone gains amid Apple-Android clash

Volvo chief acknowledges errors, says to stay in US

US manufacturing lobby presses Obama on China

Airline industry calls for single emissions standard

Spotlight on wearable tech at Asia's biggest IT fair

US studying risk from online payment providers: Fed

US says Apple led 'deliberate' scheme on ebooks

China's home prices pick up in May: survey

Xi visits Costa Rica, agree on $2 billion in projects

Flexible opals make for some colourful material science

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