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May 16, 2014

Russian rocket falls back to Earth with super satellite
Moscow (AFP) May 16, 2014
A Russian rocket carrying its most advanced communication satellite to date fell back to Earth minutes after lift-off on Friday in the latest blow to the country's once-proud space industry. Space officials said the Proton's control engine failed 545 seconds after its nighttime blastoff from the Baikonur space centre Moscow leases in Kazakhstan. State television showed the carrier and its Express-AM4P satellite reported to be worth $29 million (21 million euros) burning up in the upper layers of ... read more

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New unmanned areial system from Lockheed Martin A new, small unmanned aircraft system that can be rapidly reconfigured in the field for a variety of missions has been introduced by Lockheed Martin. ... more		ScanEagle drone capabilities demonstrated in Australia A ScanEagle unmanned aerial system has proven its worth to Australian firefighting officials, monitoring the movement of a bushfire at night. ... more		Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch Foreign delegation comes under Israeli fire in occupied West Bank		Fury UAS ground control station features latest technology The latest ground control station technology for unmanned aerial systems has been fielded by Lockheed Martin for use with its Fury UAS, the company said. ... more
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