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May 01, 2014

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines
Washington (AFP) May 01, 2014
A US court has blocked a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing from buying Russian-made rocket engines, after private rocket operator SpaceX filed a lawsuit protesting the contract. The preliminary injunction against the deal between the US Air Force and United Launch Systems was issued late Wednesday by Judge Susan Braden of the US Court of Federal Claims. The ruling blocks ULS, its parent company United Launch Alliance, and the Air Force from making payments to any entity subject to the ... read more

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				US wants to drive Russia out of space launch market by sanctions Under the guise of sanctions the United States was trying to push its Russian rivals out of the international space launch market, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of space and defense indus ... more		Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch O3b Networks spacecraft for Arianespace's next launch to help "bridge the digital divide" have been delivered to French Guiana, marking a key step in preparations for this upcoming Soyuz mission fro ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher The third launch by Europe's new small launcher, Vega, has delivered Kazakhstan's first satellite for high-resolution Earth observation into its planned orbit. Liftoff of flight VV03 from Euro ... more		California-based private space companies to avoid property taxes California may boast some of the highest taxes in the Union, but if you're in the movie industry or the private space business, there are few better places to conduct your affairs. ... 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		NASA Aeronautics Set to Premiere High-Flying Sequel It's the season for sequels. Not only in Hollywood, but over the high desert of California as well. For the second time in as many years, NASA researchers beginning in early May will take to the ski ... more
				Arianespace to launch Indonesia satellite BRIsat On behalf of Stephane Israel, who is on duty at the CSG in French Guiana for a launch campaign, Jacques Breton, Arianespace Senior Vice-President, Sales and Customers, signed a contract on April 28t ... more		Mutualink Offers Edge Communications Platform for Public Safety Mutualink has announced a new deployment option for Mutualink Edge, a multimedia communications sharing platform for public safety and enterprise emergency preparedness launched in October 2013. The ... more

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

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Andreas Mogensen's mission name links cosmos and Earth ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen's mission next year to the International Space Station now has a name: iriss. The winning proposal was submitted by Filippo Magni, from Italy, and was selected from ov ... more		India test-fires anti-ballistic missile India successfully test-fired a new anti-ballistic missile on Sunday in a step towards developing a missile defence system which only an elite club of countries has built. ... 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 says driving forward on autonomous car Google said Monday it has made progress on its self-driving car and was "more optimistic" about its goal of developing a vehicle that can operate "without human intervention." ... more
				Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade Northrop Grumman NOC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth bomber. The upgrade is part of the Air Force's Flexible Strike Phas ... more		Twins Mark and Scott Kelly to participate in long-term space travel study [VIDEO] Identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly are going to be part of an experiment in long term space travel to gauge the health effects of a mission to Mars. ... more

Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory

Engineering Breakthrough Will Allow Cancer Researchers to Create Live Tumors With a 3D Printer

Big data poses great challenges and opportunities for databases

Chip-Sized Digital Optical Synthesizer to Aim for Routine Terabit-per-second Communications

Boeing Receives First Multi-year Contract for Rescue Radio Logistics Support

Radio terminals for MUOS satellite communications have testing facility

Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines

Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher

Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software

Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use

Russia eyes building Glonass stations in 36 countries

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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

Lockheed Martin Marks Milestone in Development of Unmanned Technologies		Sweden appoints new Swiss ambassador amid fighter jet scandal		More anti-jamming sub-systems on way for Navy fighters		Orbital and ATK's Aerospace and Defense Groups to Combine in Merger-of-Equals		No Plans to Produce Zenit Rocket in Russia
Russia Gives Green Light to Super-Heavy Rocket Project		Russia sends two satellites into space		Russia Set to Boost Space Cooperation With India, China		US can lose Russian market if bans rocket, space component supplies to Russia		Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software

Canada to Pay for Ditched Launch Contract with Russia

Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use

Air Force enhancing mission capability to its remotely piloted aircraft

Middle East country getting air combat training support from Cubic

Northrop Grumman Awarded US Navy Contract for Next-Gen Mission Computer

Raytheon advancing cruise missile capabilities

Alenia Aermacchi, ATK MC-27J in flight test

How costly are natural hazards?

Captain says warnings over Korean ferry ignored

Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle

Italy cruise ship removal project halted: media

Engineering Breakthrough Will Allow Cancer Researchers to Create Live Tumors With a 3D Printer

North Shore Deploys Mutualink's Emergency Communications Platform in 15 Hospitals

Video shows S. Korea ferry captain escape sinking ship

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia

Russia to Launch Coordination Center for New Space Center by May

ViaSat Awarded Damages in Patent Infringement and Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Space Systems/Loral

It's a "go" for Arianespace's Vega launch with Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite

Orion Feels the Vibe During Tests at Kennedy Space Center

Russian relay satellite Luch-5B put into target orbit

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