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September 18, 2013

US launches unmanned Cygnus cargo ship to ISS
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2013
Orbital Sciences Corp launched the first flight of its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship Wednesday to the International Space Station, as NASA forges ahead with its plan to privatize US space missions. "This is just the beginning of what we can do to support human space flight," Orbital executive vice president Frank Culbertson, a retired NASA astronaut, told reporters after Cygnus went into orbit around the Earth. The Cygnus capsule, hitched to Orbital Science's Antares rocket, blasted off at 10:58 am ... read more

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Atlas 5 Lofts 3rd AEHF Military Comms Satellites The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communication satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today at 4:10 a.m. from Cape Ca ... more		NASA Celebrates National Aerospace Week Every time you step aboard an airplane there's an excellent chance that a piece of innovative NASA technology will be flying with you, helping to ensure you have a safe and efficient flight. I ... more		Q and A: John Richardson and John Belcher on Voyager 1's crossing and interstellar exploration On Sept. 12, scientists announced that NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft had gone where no man or machine has gone before: beyond the solar system, and into interstellar space. According to data from the ... more
				Next Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Arrives at Cape Canaveral for Launch Boeing workers lift the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite onto a transporter following its Aug. 1 arrival at the Navstar Processing Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ... more		New Kind of Ultraviolet LED could Lead to Portable, Low-Cost Devices Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED under development at The Ohio State University could lead to more portable and low-cost uses of the technology. ... more

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Scripps Research Institute scientists solve century-old chemistry problem Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a "foundational reaction" of organic chemistry to a stubborn class of chemicals, in a transformation that has been thought ... more		New battery uses microbes to turn sewage into energy US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water, according to a new study out Monday. ... 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		Yahoo Japan develops 3D search engine-printer Yahoo Japan Corp. has developed a voice-activated Internet search that links to a 3D printer, letting users look online for blueprints to deliver solid objects in a few minutes, the company said. ... more
				Voyager 1 spacecraft reaches interstellar space University of Iowa space physicist Don Gurnett says there is solid evidence that NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first manmade object to reach interstellar space, more than 11 billion mil ... more		Northrop Grumman Delivers AEHF Flight 4 Antenna Precision Pointing Unit The recent delivery of an electronics unit that precisely positions a highly sophisticated suite of antennas for the U.S. Air Force's fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite contin ... more

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Study indicates space weather may be to blame for some satellite failures Is your cable television on the fritz? One explanation, scientists suspect, may be the weather - the weather in space, that is. MIT researchers are investigating the effects of space weather - such ... more		Raytheon UK receives first order for its latest GPS Anti-Jam prototype Raytheon UK has taken its first order for a pre-production MiniGAS, the latest in GPS Anti-Jam technology, designed and manufactured by the company in the U.K. This contract, awarded by an undisclos ... 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		USAF Institute of Technology signs Agreement on new GPS technology development with Locata The U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has signed a Co-operative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Locata Corporation to build and demonstrate new Locata technology for use ... more
				GPS 3 And OCX Satellite Launch and Early Orbit Operations Successfully Demonstrated Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have completed the third of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate the launch readiness of the world's most powerful and accurate Global Positionin ... more		Israel's missile makers move toward U.S. production deals Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, one of Israel's leading defense companies, and the Raytheon Co., based in the United States, are reported to be seeking to integrate the jointly funded Israeli-made Stunner air-defense interceptor missile into an advanced version of the U.S. Patriot system. ... more

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USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

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Russian space official denies report of problem in Soyuz return

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	Iran looks to put Persian cat into space Iran has settled on a Persian cat as the best candidate for its latest trial for a manned space mission it hopes to make by 2020, state media reported Monday. ... more		Russia launches three communication satellites Russia successfully put three satellites into orbit, the federal space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. "The launch was carried out at 3:22 Moscow time (2322 GMT Wednesday) from the Plesetsk De ... more		Voyager 1 Spotted from Earth with NRAO's VLBA and GBT Telescopes Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and Green Bank Telescope (GBT) spotted the faint radio glow from NASA's famed Voyager 1 spacecraft - the mo ... more		NASA Interns Start Work on Future CubeSat Mission This summer, a group of interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., hoped to make their impact on the center last more than their 10-week term. Under the Applied Engineeri ... more

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NEXT Provides Lasting Propulsion and High Speeds for Deep Space Missions		RS-25: The Clark Kent of Engines for the Space Launch System		CU-Boulder student-built satellite slated for launch by NASA Sept. 15		USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite		Lockheed Martin Launches First LRASM Boosted Test Vehicle From MK 41 Vertical Launch System
GPS III And OCX Satellite Launch and Early Orbit Operations Successfully Demonstrated		Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London		Raytheon, Falck Schmidt unveil remotely operated long-range surveillance system		LVC-DE Simulation Aids UAS in the NAS Integration		Raytheon awarded Phalanx upgrade contract

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