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January 08, 2014

Space weather forces Orbital to postpone cargo launch
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2014
Turbulent space weather forced Orbital Sciences on Wednesday to postpone the launch of its unmanned Cygnus spacecraft on its first regular contract flight to supply the International Space Station. The Cygnus spacecraft had been set to take off at midday atop an Antares rocket carrying 2,780 pounds (1,260 kilograms) of gear including science experiments, supplies and hardware. However, a potent solar flare caused increased levels of space radiation that might have damaged the spacecraft's el ... read more

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An astronaut's rhythm Anyone who has flown long distances will be familiar with the jetlag that comes with travelling across time zones. Our body clocks need time to adjust to different daylight times as high-fliers and ... more		Robots invade consumer market for play, work The robots are coming, and they're here to help. ... more		Arianespace targets record year for rocket launches Arianespace, the European satellite launch company, said 2014 would be a record year with the most rocket launches ever despite recent delays. ... more
				SpaceX launches second commercial satellite US company SpaceX said Monday it had deployed a commercial Thai satellite, in its second successful launch in weeks. ... more		Facility upgrades will support X-37B program Boeing will expand its presence in Florida by adding technology, engineering and support jobs at the Kennedy Space Center. Financial and employment details are not being disclosed. Investments ... more

Now sky is the limit for India: Ex-ISRO scientist When the countdown began in Sriharikota on Sunday for the launch of the Rs.365-crore mission to flight test the cryogenic engine designed and built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ... more		'20 years of toil has paid off' Says Radhkrishnan "Twenty years of effort and toil in developing cryogenic engine and stage has paid off. The excruciating efforts of the past three years have been realised," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ... more		Europe 'not ready' for Russian drone attack: EU defence chief Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP North Korea says Seoul-US sub deal will trigger 'nuclear domino' effect		GSLV-D5 launch: What the success means The successful launch of India's heavier rocket - the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5) - Sunday not only means the indigenous cryogenic engine has performed well but would also p ... more
				ISRO raises GSAT-14's orbit The Indian space agency on Monday successfully completed the first orbit raising operations of its communication satellite GSAT-14. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ... more		UAS Test Site Selection Good News for NASA Langley, Wallops The selection of six unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test sites by the Federal Aviation Administration may have an impact on NASA aeronautics research, especially at tw ... more

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Two new radar stations to be placed into service in Russia in 2014 Two new radar stations of the missile warning system will be placed into service in Russia's Kaliningrad and Irkutsk regions this year, the Defence Ministry's press service and information departmen ... more		Israel successfully tests Arrow space missile interceptor Arrow III, an upgraded component of the Israeli missile shield, was successfully tested for the second time, the country's Defense Ministry announced. The kamikaze satellites launched by the system ... more		UN regulator says shipping still wants to decarbonize -- despite US threats Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30: NGO		Exfoliation method paves way for 2D materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals, a class of chalcogenide compounds, int ... more
				Supercomputers Join Search for 'Cheapium' In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power. In a ... more		Japanese scientists move objects using acoustic levitation Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 06, 2014 Japanese scientists have been successful in moving an object in a three-dimensional space through a complex system of acoustic levitation, surpassing previous ... more

Japanese scientists move objects using acoustic levitation

Two new radar stations to be placed into service in Russia in 2014

Supercomputers Join Search for 'Cheapium'

Rocket Rokot brings 3 Russian military-purpose satellites on orbit

US Air Force selects Raytheon's high-bandwidth satellite terminal for secure, protected communications

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

'20 years of toil has paid off' Says Radhkrishnan

GSLV-D5 launch: What the success means

SpaceX launches second commercial satellite

China to upgrade homegrown GPS to improve accuracy

Beidou to cover world by 2020 with 30 satellites

Obama bans construction of GLONASS stations in US without Pentagon's approval

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New standards needed to manage marine carbon removal efforts

Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution

Record support in Norway for fossil fuel drilling: study

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Singapore's OCBC bank in talks to buy Hong Kong lender

Netflix to stream "ultra" high-def shows to LG televisions

Huawei aims to sell 80 mn smartphones in 2014

Cambodian police break up garment worker camp

Computers search for 'cheapium' versions of expensive materials

China foreign exchange regulator urges 'Tobin Tax' study

'Internet of Things' to take CES center stage

Facebook faces suit for data mining 'private' messages

Ford to unveil solar-powered hybrid car

China manufacturing growth slows in December: HSBC

Commentary: Wall Street Caligula

Chinese tycoon says he is in talks to buy New York Times

New computer memory can hold data 20 years without power

China home price rises speed up in December: survey

Snapchat hackers post phone numbers of 4.6 million users online

Bump, Flock apps to be discontinued

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China says local government debt soars

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