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June 25, 2013

Xi vows bigger stride in space exploration
Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2013
President Xi Jinping said that the Chinese people will take bigger strides in space exploration, during his talk to astronauts aboard the orbiting space module Tiangong-1 on Monday. "The space dream is part of the dream to make China stronger. With the development of space programs, the Chinese people will take bigger strides to explore further into the space," said Xi, making the video call at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. Xi expressed his sincere greetings to the three astronauts w ... read more

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The next batch of Galileo satellites These pictures give the first detailed views of the next batch of Galileo satellites, the first of which has already been delivered to ESA for rigorous testing in simulated space conditions. T ... more		Northrop Grumman to Offer Improved GPS-Challenged Navigation and Geo-Registration Solution for USAF Northrop Grumman has been awarded a phase two inertial navigation system-related contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to continue improving geo-registration accuracy for positioning and p ... more		Making memories: Practical quantum computing moves closer to reality Researchers at the University of Sydney and Dartmouth College have developed a new way to design quantum memory, bringing quantum computers a step closer to reality. The results will appear June 19 ... more
				Researchers Propose New Method for Achieving Nonlinear Optical Effects Picture two light beams intersecting one another in space. When the beams touch one another, does the light bend? Reflect? Combine into a single beam? The answer, of course, is the light beams ... more		Unexpected behavior of well-known catalysts Industrial palladium-copper catalysts change their structures before they get to work, already during the activation process. As a result, the reaction is catalysed by a catalyst that is different f ... more

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Raytheon's Satellite Air Navigation System marks 10 years of continuous service in the US The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's satellite-based Air Navigation System, developed by Raytheon, marks 10 years of continuous operation in the United States this year. The Wide Area Au ... more		Raytheon unveils Excalibur with dual-mode guidance Raytheon has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) en ... 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		Raytheon's latest air traffic management systems go into continuous operation Raytheon's latest air traffic management automation systems have successfully gone into continuous operation at two of the world's busiest airport hubs: Dallas Fort Worth in the U.S. and Dubai in th ... more
				Canada Makes First Call On AEHF Canada recently became the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) international partner to communicate using the Lockheed Martin-produced [NYSE: LMT] satellite system. The U.S. Air Force has ... more		Efficient and inexpensive: Researchers develop catalyst material for fuel cells Efficient, robust and economic catalyst materials hold the key to achieving a breakthrough in fuel cell technology. Scientists from Julich and Berlin have developed a material for converting hydroge ... more

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'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage Home remodelers understand the concept of improving original foundations with more modern elements. Using this same approach-but with chemistry-researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's Kenneth ... more		Noble gases hitch a ride on hydrous minerals The noble gases get their collective moniker from their tendency toward snobbishness. The six elements in the family, which includes helium and neon, don't normally bond with other elements and they ... 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		A robot that runs like a cat Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat. Developed by EPFL's Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob), the "cheetah-cub ro ... more
				Chinese astronauts manually dock spacecraft Three Chinese astronauts on the country's longest manned space mission on Sunday succeeded in manually docking their spacecraft with a module orbiting Earth, state media said. ... more		Arianespace will retain its market leadership by building on the company's flexibility and agility Arianespace's new chairman and CEO has detailed his perspectives for the company's future - continuing the focus on operational excellence with the Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega launcher family, while al ... more

Noble gases hitch a ride on hydrous minerals

'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage

Researchers Propose New Method for Achieving Nonlinear Optical Effects

Canada Makes First Call On AEHF

Northrop Grumman Provides Fuel Quantity Indicator For E-3D AWACS

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for IT and Telecommunications Services

Four O3b Network birds integrated to Arianespace Soyuz launcher

Arianespace will retain its market leadership by building on the company's flexibility and agility

Plan for modified European rocket gets backing

Raytheon's latest air traffic management systems go into continuous operation

Raytheon's Satellite Air Navigation System marks 10 years of continuous service in the US

Raytheon unveils Excalibur with dual-mode guidance

	Supernet Signs Multi-Year Contract With SES For GSM Backhaul SES announced at CommunicAsia2013 a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's leading satellite network service provider. The deal will see Supernet contract C-band ... more		Four O3b Network birds integrated to Arianespace Soyuz launcher The fifth Soyuz to be launched from French Guiana is now complete following the integration of its upper composite consisting of four O3b Networks satellites, their protective payload fairing and th ... more		THAICOM and Gilat Satellite Networks Announce Partnership Agreement Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and THAICOM Public Company Limited have signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement. As part of this agreement, the companies will provide customers across the Asia- ... more		NASA Bill Would 'End Reliance on Russia,' Nix Asteroid Capture Project A Republican-backed bill released Wednesday that would authorize NASA programs for the next two years backs a $500 million project to develop crew transportation systems to end US reliance on Russia ... 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

Britain shut down UFO desk after finding no threat: files		Russian Space Freighter 'Buried' in Pacific		IT Company Probed Over Russian Sat-Nav Embezzlement		China seeks to boost share of satellite market		China's space program less costly
Space Launch System Program Kicks Off Preliminary Design Review		Space lotuses to touch down in Shanghai		Earth Explorers take centre stage at Le Bourget		Banking on satellites in Africa		A new trophallactic strategy for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles flying in formation

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for IT and Telecommunications Services

First Lockheed Martin F-35C Reports to the Navy

Hollande seeks Rafale jet deal with Qatar

U.S. seeks to buy into Israeli missile programs

Germany orders Eagle V vehicles

Kalashnikov to be airlifted to Moscow in new health scare

Airbus shows off new military transport plane

Raytheon delivers mini transponders for Identification Friend or Foe on Korean Air UAV

Northrop Grumman Provides Fuel Quantity Indicator For E-3D AWACS

Enhanced Paveway II provides improved capability, performance

MEADS Tactical BMC4I Software Demonstrates Interoperability in NATO Exercises

Mutualink Deploys Full Range of Communications Capabilities

US to sell military helicopters to Thailand

Russia's latest fighter wows crowds at Paris Air Show

Cassidian produces anti-missile system for civil aircraft

Beyond Silicon: Transistors without Semiconductors

New TCH Series Offers Hermetically Sealed Tantalum Polymer Chip Capacitors For Aerospace Applications

Graphene-based system could lead to improved information processing

Precise thickness measurement of soft materials by means of contact stylus instruments

Disney Research creates techniques for high quality, high resolution stereo panoramas

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