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December 19, 2013

JPL to Test New Supersonic Decelerator Technology
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 19, 2013
A giant crane will tower above NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., shooting out of a hilly mesa like an oversized erector set, ready to help test components of NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. The goal of the challenging technology, led by JPL, is to enable a future mission to Mars or other planetary bodies that uses heavier spacecraft and lands them at locations that were previously not achievable. The crane-test is scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 18, ... read more

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Russia rebuilding lost radar coverage

Targeted synthesis of natural products with light

Northrop Grumman Reinvents Satellite Communications for Aircraft

Military Communication Improved as 6th Boeing-built Wideband Satellite Enters Service

Radio Gateway Connects US and Allied Troops to a Common Mobile Network

Gaia secured inside fairing

India to decide December 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Arianespace orders 18 rockets for 2 bn euros

CSP MEMS Oscillator Paired with Mini GPS Receiver

Raytheon receives $16 million contract award for miniaturized airborne GPS receivers

Nepal uses satellite to track rare snow leopard

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Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution

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Stunned Kerry says US won't abandon typhoon-hit Philippines

Philippines launches $8.17 bn Haiyan rebuilding plan

Santa takes gourmet dinner to Japan nuclear evacuees

UN supplies seeds for typhoon-hit Philippine farmers

Targeted synthesis of natural products with light

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Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics for battle with Amazon

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Rock points to potential diamond haul in Antarctica

Sri Lanka revives state firm with Chinese ships

Google Glass eyewear lets winking snap pictures

Microsoft expects to name new chief early in 2014

Yutu robotic rover begins lunar mission

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