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February 20, 2014

New Russian Rocket Mock-Up Rolls Out to Launch Pad
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 20, 2014
A full-scale mock-up of Russia's first large post-Soviet rocket has been rolled out to a launch pad at the Plesetsk space center. The mock-up of the Angara, built by the Khrunichev aerospace research and production center, will be used to test ground support systems ahead of the maiden launch of the vehicle scheduled for later this year. The Angara is expected to launch both government and commercial satellites either as a single rocket or in several configurations of booster stages clustere ... read more

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Arianespace to launch OPTSAT 3000 and VENuS satellites Arianespace and Italian company CGS S.p.A. announced the launch contract for the OPTSAT 3000 satellite today in Rome. Arianespace also announced that it had signed a launch contract with the Israeli ... more		Russia's Baikonur Space Center Head Quits The head of Russia's Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan has quit, a spokesperson for the country's Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. Yevgeny Anisimov stepped down from the post for personal ... more		Orion Underway Recovery Testing Begins off the Coast of California About a hundred miles off the coast of San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean, a U.S. Navy ship's well deck filled with water as underway recovery operations began Feb. 18 on a test version of NASA's Orion ... more
				Russia to deploy up to 7 Glonass ground stations outside of national territory in 2014 Russia will deploy up to seven ground stations for Glonass satellite navigation system monitoring and augmentation outside of the national territory in 2014, Glonass/GNSS Forum Association Executive ... more		Amazonas 4A is prepared for Arianespace's second Ariane 5 flight of 2014 Pre-launch checkout is now underway in French Guiana with Amazonas 4A, one of two satellite passengers to be orbited on Arianespace's next mission with its workhorse heavy-lift Ariane 5 - which is s ... more

Spaceplan 2020 - Space Technology Symposium

Physicists produce a potentially revolutionary material A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a technological revolution. "Artificial graphene" should lead to faster, smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of all ... more		What to expect from Dyson's new robotics lab James Dyson's decision to fund a robotics laboratory at Imperial College London may not lead to the super advanced robot friends of our dreams, but what he has planned could make robotic domestic ap ... more		Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027 Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drills		It's alive! Bacteria-filled liquid crystals could improve biosensing Plop living, swimming bacteria into a novel water-based, nontoxic liquid crystal and a new physics takes over. The dynamic interaction of the bacteria with the liquid crystal creates a novel form of ... more
				Busy Week of Imaging and Robotic Arm Studies Opportunity is climbing 'Murray Ridge' up on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to explore the region called 'Cook Haven.' The rover has turned its attention to ... more		Carbon dioxide from exhaust fumes used to make new chemicals To stop global warming, most governments are advocating reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, put into the atmosphere. But some argue that such action won't be enough - we w ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

ASC Signal Selected by Newtec to Provide Transmit Receive Satellite Antennas for Pan-European Network ASC Signal Corporation has been selected by Newtec to provide over 50 satellite antennas across Europe. The antennas will be used to support Newtec's construction of a new broadcast distribution net ... more		Robotic fish aids understanding of how animals move The weakly electric black ghost knifefish of the Amazon basin has inspired Northwestern University's Malcolm MacIver and an interdisciplinary team of researchers to develop agile fish robots that co ... more		Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in Tehran Brazil Sees Massive Climate Protests as COP30 Hits Halfway Mark Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11; Flood kills two in storm-hit Portugal		New 'pomegranate-inspired' design solves problems for lithium-ion batteries An electrode designed like a pomegranate - with silicon nanoparticles clustered like seeds in a tough carbon rind - overcomes several remaining obstacles to using silicon for a new generation of lit ... more
				Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Military Contract for Navigation Systems Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for purchase and sustainment of its embedded global positioning/inertial navigation systems (EGI). Under an indefinite-deli ... more		Lighter engines a headache for satellite launcher Ariane Arianespace rockets excel at lifting the heaviest payloads into space, but a new technology allowing for lighter satellites is causing another big bang for an already fast-changing industry. ... more

Physicists produce a potentially revolutionary material

ASC Signal Selected by Newtec to Provide Transmit Receive Satellite Antennas for Pan-European Network

It's alive! Bacteria-filled liquid crystals could improve biosensing

Lockheed Martin Mobile "Network in a Box" Upgraded

US Marines Reach Milestone For New General Dynamics-built Aviation CCS

MUOS Satellite Tests Show Extensive Reach In Polar Communications Capability

Arianespace to launch OPTSAT 3000 and VENuS satellites

An Early 2014 Surprise - Arianespace Needs More Money

Amazonas 4A is prepared for Arianespace's second Ariane 5 flight of 2014

Russia to deploy up to 7 Glonass ground stations outside of national territory in 2014

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Military Contract for Navigation Systems

Galileo works, and works well

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Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space

AI energy demand in US proves minor climate impact

COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts

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Bats inspire 'micro air vehicle' designs		Britain agrees Eurofighter price deal with Saudi		China soldiers too big for outdated tanks: report		Israel unveils "Super Heron" MALE drone		Killer robot drones are like drugs: regulate, but resist the urge to ban them

Meet ARES: DARPA's newest transformer-style drones under development

Journalism use of drones may get prohibited as well as commercial

Police to investigate death of Manus asylum detainee

Riot quelled at Australia's Manus Island detention center

ORNL microscopy system delivers real-time view of battery electrochemistry

Quest for jellyfish robot leads to discovery of bending rules for animal wing, fin tips

A battery small enough to be injected, energetic enough to track salmon

Kinetic battery chargers get a boost

Advance in energy storage could speed up development of next-gen electronics

Greens alarmed as floodgates open for Indian industrialists

Obama in Mexico for less friendly 'three amigos' talks

China confirms probe into Qualcomm

Hard-hit Peugeot wins new lease on life in Dongfeng tie-up

A canal across Nicaragua: is this for real?

US renews 'Open Internet' push after court order

Google asks Internet eyewear fans not to be "Glassholes"

Google out to spread its super-fast Internet service

Long road to Europe for Dongfeng despite Peugeot deal: analysts

Outside View: Raising minimum wage to $8.25 is best option

ATMs raise Bitcoin profile, concerns

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