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September 12, 2013

NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013
Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday. The spacecraft, which looks like a combination of a satellite dish and an old television set with rabbit ear antennas, was launched in 1977 on a mission to explore planets in our solar system. Against all odds, Voyager kept on moving and now is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our Sun in a cold, dark part of spac ... read more

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Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to Earth A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says. ... more		Satellite built by Colorado students set for launch from California A team of University of Colorado Boulder students says a small satellite it has built has been given a launch date from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. ... more		Chinese-built Bolivian satellite tested in space simulator The Chinese-built Bolivian satellite Tupac Katari is undergoing testing in a space simulator to determine whether it can withstand the extreme temperatures of outer space, the Bolivian Space Agency ... more
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European researchers envision wearable exoskeleton for factory workers Seven European countries are involved in a project to test a robotic exoskeleton suit that can be worn by factory workers, European Union officials say. ... more		Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch Japan's state-run space agency Monday said the launch of its next-generation solid-fuel rocket had been rescheduled for September 14 after the first attempt was suspended seconds before lift-off. ... 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		Warrior Web Closer to Making Its Performance-Improving Suit a Reality Of the many risks dismounted Soldiers face in the field, one of the most common is injury from carrying their gear-often topping 100 pounds-for extended periods over rough terrain. Heavy loads incre ... more
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Advancing graphene for post-silicon computer logic A team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have solved a problem that previously presented a serious hurdle for the use of graphene in electro ... more		Novel topological crystalline insulator shows mass appeal Disrupting the symmetrical structure of a solid-state topological crystalline insulator creates mass in previously mass-less electrons and imparts an unexpected level of control in this nascent clas ... 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		Electronics advance moves closer to a world beyond silicon Researchers in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University have made a significant advance in the function of metal-insulator-metal, or MIM diodes, a technology premised on the assumption ... more
				New computational approaches speed up the exploration of the universe How many different molecules can be created when you release one of the universe's most reactive substances, hydrogen cyanide, in the lab? And will the process create some particularly interesting m ... more		O3b and Kymeta Sign Agreement For Flat Panel Satellite Antenna O3b Networks - which is launching its next-generation satellite constellation for satellite services with fiber-like speeds - and Kymeta Corporation - the company commercializing innovative software ... more

Lab-made complexes are "sun sponges"

Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates

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Unified Military Intelligence Picture Helping to Dispel the Fog of War

New Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launches

US Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users

Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch

Arianespace delivers! EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7 are orbited by Ariane 5

Arianespace to "reach for the stars" with its Soyuz launch of Europe's Gaia space surveyor spacecraft

Raytheon GPS Launch and Checkout capability receives Interim Authorization to Test

Galileo's secure service tested by Member States

European Union countries in test of home-grown GPS system

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UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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Simple compact laser system could detect presence of explosives

Air Canada transfers executive jet fleet to partner

New technique to assess cost issues from major flood damage

Australia reiterates tough asylum boat policy

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