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September 24, 2013

XCOR And ULA Complete Critical Milestone In Liquid Hydrogen Engine Program
Mojave CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2013
XCOR Aerospace and United Launch Alliance announced significant progress today in the XCOR/ULA liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine development program. "We are happy to announce that we have successfully operated our liquid hydrogen pump at full design flow rate and pressure conditions," said XCOR Chief Executive Officer Jeff Greason. "This milestone builds on our earlier success with liquid oxygen and kerosene pumps, which have powered many of our hotfires. Achieving this goal allows us to proceed ... read more

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				Iran parades 30 2,000 km range missiles Iran paraded 30 missiles with a nominal range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) Sunday, the first time it had displayed so many with the theoretical capacity to hit Israeli targets. ... more		Invention jet prints nanostructures with self-assembling material A multi-institutional team of engineers has developed a new approach to the fabrication of nanostructures for the semiconductor and magnetic storage industries. This approach combines top-down advan ... more

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International Partnership Releases Space Exploration Benefits Paper NASA and the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) released a white paper Friday outlining benefits of human exploration of space. The document, titled "Benefits Stemming ... more		OHN Christner Trucking Selects Orbcomm For Refrigerated Telematics Solution ORBCOMM and its StarTrak division has been selected by John Christner Trucking (John Christner) to provide an industry-leading two-way tracking and monitoring solution for its nationwide fleet of re ... 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		SES and CETel ink new capacity deals to meet growing connectivity demands in the Middle East SES has announced that CETel has renewed a multi-year deal and signed a new multi-transponder capacity deal with SES to provide services to meet the escalating demand for VSAT services and corporate ... more
				Northrop Grumman Maturing Key Triton Unmanned Aircraft Sensor Northrop Grumman has completed more than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system's (UAS) primary maritime surveillance sensor in preparation for its installation on the airc ... more		US Navy Expands Surveillance Mission for Maritime Unmanned Aircraft The U.S. Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded Sept. 6. The con ... more

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Third Advanced EHF Satellite Will Enhance Resiliency of Military Communications A Northrop Grumman-built payload launched aboard the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite Sept. 18 is on a course to make protected military space communications more resilient o ... more		CCT Supports Missile Defense Test against Multiple Targets The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has announced successful completion of a complex missile defense flight test resulting in the intercept of two ballistic missile targets. Command and Control Te ... 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		US Navy launches two Raytheon-made SM-3 missiles against single ballistic missile target In a Missile Defense Agency test, the U.S. Navy launched two Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)-made Standard Missile-3 Block IBs from the USS Lake Erie against a complex, separating short-range ballistic ... more
				2nd Gen Aegis Hits Most Sophisticated Target Yet The Lockheed Martin Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated, on the first attempt, the second generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System's capability to en ... more		GPS III 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

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