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April 18, 2014

SpaceX Cargo Mission Launches to Space Station
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 17, 2014
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 3:25 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. and is on its way to the International Space Station. Falcon 9 is performing as expected. At the time of launch, the space station was traveling at an altitude of 260 miles over southeastern Turkey. Dragon is carrying to the space station almost 5,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, vehicle hardware and spacewalk tools -- all to support the crew and more than 150 scientific investigations planned for Expeditions 39 and 40. ... read more

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Satellite telecom vulnerable to hackers: researchers Security flaws in many satellite telecommunications systems leave them open to hackers, raising potential risks for aviation, shipping, military and other sectors, security researchers said Thursday. ... more		Raytheon awarded first international contract for Paveway IV Raytheon Company received a contract from an international customer for Paveway IV precision guided bombs valued at more than $200m. As part of the sale Raytheon will deliver hundreds of the a ... more		Facebook rolls out 'nearby friends' feature Facebook on Thursday began rolling out a feature allowing users of its mobile app to use smartphone location to discover friends near them. ... more
				ATK supplying hardware, composites for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Hardware and large composite structures for Phase 1 of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program are to be supplied by ATK. ... more		Russian Rockets used by the US Since the end of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. and Russian relations have deteriorated significantly due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. One of the important questions on many minds is: " ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

NASA Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Use of Historic Launch Pad NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions began, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site. NASA sign ... more		NASA Astronauts Will Breathe Easier With New Oxygen Recovery Systems For NASA's long-duration human spaceflight missions, travelers will need to recycle as much breathable oxygen in their spacecraft environments, as possible. To turn that need into a reality, NASA is ... more		Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters		Russia investigates top space official for abuse of office The head of the famed Russian space-rocket company Energia that makes the Soyuz spacecraft faces a criminal investigation into alleged abuse of office, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Wednesday. ... more
				NASA's Orion Spacecraft Powers through First Integrated System Testing NASA's Orion spacecraft has proven its mettle in a test designed to determine the spacecraft's readiness for its first flight test - Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) - later this year. EFT-1 will ... more		NASA Gears Up for Next Set of Engine Tests for Space Launch System The RS-25 engine that will power NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), off the launch pad and on journeys to an asteroid and Mars is getting ready for the test stand. And it is packing a ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

NASA to Conduct Unprecedented Twin Experiment Consider a pair of brothers, identical twins. One gets a job as an astronaut and rockets into space. The other gets a job as an astronaut, too, but on this occasion he decides to stay home. After a ... more		Astronauts to grow lettuce on International Space Station NASA's Vegetable Production System, called VEGGIE for short, is among the 500 pounds of supplies to be delivered to the International Space Station by SpaceX's Dragon capsule. ... more		Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels Ancient Climate Shifts and Their Impact on North American Landscapes		Google buys solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace Google Monday announced that it is acquiring Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones that could be used to boost Internet access to remote areas. ... more
				Catching the Invisible Wave In a feat that may provide a promising array of applications, from energy efficiency to telecommunications to enhanced imaging, researchers at UC Santa Barbara have created a compound semiconductor ... more		French test fire new cruise missile A second qualification firing of a naval cruise missile for the French Navy has been successfully completed, the French defense procurement agency said. ... more

Satellite telecom vulnerable to hackers: researchers

Refreshingly cool, potentially toxic

Amazonas 4A satellite anomaly being investigated following launch

Harris, Exelis win Army radio contract

NGC Ships Payload Module For 4th Advanced EHF Protected ComSat

Fourth AEHF Protected Communications Satellite Begins Integration Months Ahead of Schedule

Russian Rockets used by the US

SpaceX Cargo Mission Launches to Space Station

Russia will continue rocket engines supplies to US

Facebook rolls out 'nearby friends' feature

Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Global Positioning System

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

	Emerging research suggests a new paradigm for "unconventional superconductors" An international team of scientists has reported the first experimental observation of the quantum critical point (QCP) in the extensively studied "unconventional superconductor" TiSe2, finding that ... more		Refreshingly cool, potentially toxic The refrigerant R1234yf is being considered for use in air conditioning systems in cars. LMU chemists now show that, in the event of a fire, it releases the highly poisonous carbonyl fluoride, and u ... more		Russia will continue rocket engines supplies to US Earlier, the media reported that the US was seeking a license for domestic manufacturing of RD-180 rocket engines. Russia will continue supplying powerful RD-180 rocket engines to the US, the Rocket ... more		Egypt to launch new satellite from Kazakhstan Egypt will launch a new satellite from Kazakhstan on Wednesday, official news agency MENA reported on Monday. "Egypt will launch a new satellite, named 'Egyptsat,' from Baikonur Cosmodrome, lo ... more

Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy

Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious

Suriname president vows oil bonanza won't hit carbon-negative status

MEASAT-3b shipped to launch base		From Red Mars To Green Earth		Amazonas 4A satellite anomaly being investigated following launch		Putin Hopes For Further Cooperation With Committee on Space Research		NASA to go ahead with joint projects with Russia, aside from ISS
Energy efficiency a trump card for German tech exports		F-35 in first international flight		ISS to Beam Video via Laser Back to Earth		GMLRS alternative warhead completes production qualification tests		Diligent Consulting tapped for Air Force Network support

UAV production to remain profitable

Germany asks U.S. for P-3C Orion upgrade

Raytheon UK to export Paveway IV

BAE Systems announces mobile app for Google Glass devices

Software update for Common Missile Warning System completes CDR

S. Korea spurns North's call for joint drone probe

US actor Michael Douglas fronts disarmament initiative

Comtech continues Blue Force Tracking support

Harris, Exelis win Army radio contract

N. Korea denies link to drones recovered by South

12 Nepalese guides killed in worst-ever Everest accident

MH370 search to be most costly ever at $100 mln: analysts

Two dead, 293 missing in S. Korea ferry capsize

US housing effort in Haiti falls short: official

Minorities on display in Chinese tourist boom

Mini-sub to dive again after aborting first MH370 search

Mini-sub dives again after aborting first MH370 search

Malaysia vows to be transparent with 'black box' data

Deep sea rocks may be future source for rare earth metals

Chinese dream trumps environment as cars sales boom

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