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May 29, 2014

XCOR Raises Investment Capital Led by Dutch Investors
Mojave CA (SPX) May 29, 2014
XCOR Aerospace reports that the United States Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) has approved the Series B lead investment by Dutch investors. The first closing of XCOR's new round of finance issued $14.2 million of Series B preferred shares. XCOR will use the funds to bring the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane to market. The Series B financing was led by Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) of The Netherlands. Michiel Mol and Mark Hoogendoorn of SXC will join the ... read more

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Probing satellites' mysterious death tumbling Down on the ground, death equals stillness - but not in space. Derelict satellites can tumble in unpredictable ways and ESA's team tasked with developing a space salvage mission want to find out why ... more		Antares Launch Postponed Orbital Sciences Corporation has postponed the launch of the Orbital-2 mission to the International Space Station after an engine test aborted prematurely. The engine being tested at NASA's St ... more		Russia ratifies deal on aerospace cooperation with Kazakhstan Upper house parliamentary lawmakers have ratified a Russia-Kazakhstan agreement on cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. The accord was signed in Kazakhstan's capital ... more
				NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Contract for Engineering NASA has selected L-3 National Security Solutions (NSS) Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide simulation and software technology support to the Engineering Software, Robotics and Simulation Division ... more		May the Force (Shoes) Be With You Maintaining astronaut bone and muscle health in microgravity is an ongoing concern for NASA, and now the agency is "forcing" the issue with a new investigation. On May 29, 2014, NASA will fly ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Elon Musk to present manned DragonV2 spacecraft on May 29 SpaceX is on the verge of revealing the next generation version of its Dragon spacecraft, one which the company hopes will allow the United States to once again send its own astronauts into space by ... more		Russia-Ukraine space program proceeding as planned Russia and Ukraine plan to continue joint commercial space launches despite aggravated relations between the two countries, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Roscosmos deputy chie ... 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		Chinese lunar rover alive but weak China's troubled lunar rover Yutu is still alive and functional after more than five months on the moon, a lunar program official said Wednesday. Its functionality has been weakened considerab ... more
				Combined Diehl, Elbit missile counter-measures for Germany's A400Ms Germany's A400M military transports are being equipped with anti-missile defense systems that combine products from Diehl Defense and Elba Systems of Israel. ... more		Cranial knowledge The human brain is still several years ahead of the supercomputer that now does quadrillions of operations per second (1 quadrillion has 15 zeros). But the gap is closing fast. In fact, Ray Kurzweil, who wrote "The Singularity is Near" eight years ago, predicted parity would be reached 25 to 30 years hence. ... more

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

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Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

China's Jade Rabbit moon rover 'alive but struggling' China's troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover is still alive after more than five months on the moon but is heading for an icy death, state media reported on Wednesday. ... more		SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster SpaceX reports it has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft's launch escape system and enable the vehicle to land propulsively ... more		Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels Ancient Climate Shifts and Their Impact on North American Landscapes Ancient Fossil Tracks Push Back Reptile Evolution by 40 Million Years		Russian-Ukrainian Rocket Launches Eutelsat-3B Satellite A Ukrainian-Russian Zenit-3SL rocket has successfully launched the Eutelsat-3B telecommunications satellite to orbit from the Sea Launch Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean, Russia's space agenc ... more
				NASA-Funded Rocket to Study Birthplace of Stars In deep space, floating between the stars, lies an abundance of atoms - carbon, oxygen, hydrogen - that over millions of years will grow into new stars and new planets. Early in the morning on May ... more		Beidou to help safeguard fishermen on high seas The Beidou navigation satellite system will help establish a security system to protect fishermen in Hainan province, industry insiders said. Qi Chengye, manager of the engineering technology center ... more

Probing satellites' mysterious death tumbling

Cranial knowledge

Leaving the islands

Exelis to help repair, modernize tactical radios

The U.S. Navy has contracted Harris Corporation for next-gen radios

Harris to provide IT service and support for homeland security

Russia puts satellite in orbit from sea platform after 2013 flop

SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster

After Injunction lifted, US rocket with Russian RD-180 Engine takes off

China's domestic navigation system guides Pakistan

Beidou to help safeguard fishermen on high seas

China's BeiDou system standard ratified by IMO

	Russia promotes Glonass to BRICS as competitive boost The deployment of Glonass global navigation system stations in BRICS member countries will boost the network competitiveness, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large, executive secretary of the ... more		After Injunction lifted, US rocket with Russian RD-180 Engine takes off Privately owned SpaceX sued to halt the sale of the Russian RD-180 engine to the United States on the grounds that it would violate US sanctions against Russia. Critics said that within two years, t ... more		Russia puts satellite in orbit from sea platform after 2013 flop Russia has sent a European communications satellite into orbit from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, after the last launch in 2013 ended with the satellite plunging into the sea. ... more		Telecommunication satellite Eutelsat 3B is taken to target orbit Eutelsat 3B telecommunication satellite, launched with Zenit-3SL carrier under the Sea Launch programme, has been taken to the target orbit, the Russian Space Agency reports on Tuesday. "In about ei ... more

Accelerating Mathematical Discovery with AI for Tomorrow's Breakthroughs

Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven Decades

France's TotalEnergies to face court in June in 'greenwashing' case

Nature inspires drones of the future		China's domestic navigation system guides Pakistan		Consequences of EU sanctions against Russia for space exploration		Chinese space team survives on worm diet for 105 days		Rheinmetall clinches joint procurement truck deal
RAF takes newly acquired intel plane for spin		US seeks greater missile defense cooperation by Japan, South Korea		Army M4 carbines getting full-auto capability		Australian military gives JASSM final operational capability status		China's BeiDou system standard ratified by IMO

SSTL announces TechDemoSat-1 launch date

Government aircraft repair plants now managed by Russian Helicopters

India receives fourth P-8I Poseidon

Marines select SAIC for AAV upgrade work

Thales upgrading avionics on helicopters

Russian Rocket Engine Replacement to Cost US $1.5Bln, Take 6 Years

Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor Milestone

Outcry as French police demolish Calais migrant camps

MH370 relatives accuse Malaysia of withholding data

Risk is much more than a game

A Path Toward More Powerful Tabletop Accelerators

Sight for sore eyes: Augmented reality without the discomfort

Leaving the islands

Telit m2mAIR Mobile to Deliver Global Out-of-the-Box 3G Connectivity to USRobotics Customers

Smartphone market still growing as prices fall: study

Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn

Google revs up driverless car, axes steering wheel

Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal

Microsoft claims breakthrough in real-time translation

Seafloor experts publish new view of zone where Malaysia Airlines flight 370 might lie

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