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Europe's space hub to open its doors on 6 October
Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 19, 2013
From the latest space ferry to the very first Alphasat, Europe has never been more active in space, with a crowded manifest of ESA launches across the rest of the year. But where are all these varied missions born? See for yourself this October, as ESA's ESTEC research and technology centre opens its doors to the public. No sooner has Luca Parmitano joined the International Space Station than ESA's latest space truck is resupplying the orbital outpost. Meanwhile, the May-launched Proba-V is return ... read more

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NASA Tests Radio for Unmanned Aircraft Operations NASA's communications experts have begun flight testing a prototype radio as part of the agency's contributions toward fully integrating civil and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the ... more		Half-Time for Shenzhou 10 At roughly the halfway point of its mission, the flight of Shenzhou 10 seems to be going well. The spacecraft lifted off beautifully on its first launch attempt and staged a successful docking with ... more		The Centaur Upper Stage For those of you who are not familiar with the Centaur rocket and its history, this commentary should be of interest, especially on Centaur's 50th anniversary. In Greek mythology, a "centaur" is a c ... more
				e2v releases the first space qualified GHz-class microprocessor e2v has announced the launch of a space qualified version of the Power Architecture PC7448, the first GHz class microprocessors in the world which can be integrated onto space qualified equipment. T ... more		New Zealand emerges as guinea pig for global tech firms When Google chose New Zealand to unveil secret plans for a balloon-driven wi-fi network last weekend, it cemented the country's reputation as a test bed for global tech companies looking to trial their latest innovations, industry experts say. ... more

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Laser survey reveals detail of 'lost' city hidden in Cambodian jungle Aircraft equipped with lasers have revealed a lost city near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, hidden for centuries under a dense forest cover, researchers say. ... more		First Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into new Russian hero Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar and chirpily tells mission control: "Let's go!" ... 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		Plan for modified European rocket gets backing Two major figures in the European space industry on Monday backed plans to modify the Ariane 5 rocket to help it shoot larger satellites into orbit. ... more
				NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a record half of NASA's first astronaut class since 2009 are women. ... more		Europe's largest spaceship reaches its orbital port ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it docked smoothly with orbital outpost at 14:07 GMT (1 ... more

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Electronics Unit Delivery Marks Milestone for Fourth Advanced EHF Protected Satellite Communications Payload by Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman has recently delivered the first of approximately 20 electronics units for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload, allowing the integratio ... more		Peru launches first homemade rocket Peru successfully launched its first rocket built with 100 percent Peruvian technology with the capacity to reach the stratosphere, head of the National Aerospace Research and Development Commission ... 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		Defence giants call for European drone program Three top European defence firms called Sunday on governments to launch a programme to manufacture drones that European countries are currently having to buy from Israel or the United States. ... more
				Raytheon to improve US Army air defenses, better identify targets Raytheon under a contract modification from the U.S. Army, is adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator to reduce Radio Frequency (RF) emissions and enhance target ide ... more		Unzipped nanotubes unlock potential for batteries Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes. P ... more

Laser survey reveals detail of 'lost' city hidden in Cambodian jungle

e2v releases the first space qualified GHz-class microprocessor

Water is no lubricant

Electronics Unit Delivery Marks Milestone for Fourth Advanced EHF Protected Satellite Communications Payload by Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman Delivers Second Hosted Payload for Enhanced Polar System

Peru launches first homemade rocket

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INSAT-3D is delivered to French Guiana for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch

Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit

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	Discovery of new material state counterintuitive to laws of physics When you squeeze something, it gets smaller. Unless you're at Argonne National Laboratory. At the suburban Chicago laboratory, a group of scientists has seemingly defied the laws of physics and foun ... more		Popcorn particle pathways promise better lithium-ion batteries Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, or LFP), fi ... more		Water is no lubricant Water in the Earth's crust and upper mantle may not play such an important role as a lubricant of plate tectonics as previously assumed. This is a result geoscientists present in the current issue o ... more		Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit ESA's Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across the globe to be followed in flight from space. "We have succeeded in proving that th ... more

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China's Naughty Space Models		INSAT-3D is delivered to French Guiana for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch		Students and Teachers Become Rocket Scientists at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility		Russia fetes 50th anniversary of first woman in space		Chinese astronauts complete warm-up maintenance work in space module
China's space dream crystallized with Shenzhou-10 launch		S.Korea to buy European missiles		Raytheon extends ballistic missile defense capability through radar modernization effort		Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot		Faster, More Precise Airstrikes Within Reach

Russia to Unveil New Piloted Spacecraft at MAKS Airshow

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S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal

U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs

Raytheon continues Global Hawk ground support

Beechcraft issues statement on LAS dispute

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Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries

US auto giant GM plans to invest $11 billion in China

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Chinese business leaders to head to France, Belgium

Japan May trade deficit widens on import costs

China firm forays into British yacht, hotel markets

Huawei vows to catch up with Samsung, Apple

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