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June 02, 2014

SpaceX founder unveils his 'future of space travel' capsule
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 02, 2014
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) presented its new space capsule, expected to carry up to seven astronauts into space and bring them back to Earth, with the capacity to land anywhere 'with the accuracy of a helicopter.' The Dragon V2 (version two) was unveiled in Hawthorne, California on May 29 by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The sleek capsule is the company's first spacecraft designed for human travel to the International Space Station (ISS) and back. "It really takes things to the n ... read more

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Private Space Race Heats Up Privately-funded, manned space exploration and tourism received two boosts on Thursday. SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 spacecraft, which the company hopes will one day take astronauts to and from the ... more		Russia preparing to launch Okno space surveillance system at full capacity State tests of the Okno (Window) complex for tracking and monitoring man-made space objects in Tajikistan will take place during the summer months in the interests of the Russian aerospace defence t ... more		German village takes digital fate into own hands Too isolated and with few inhabitants, the tiny village of Loewenstedt in northern Germany is simply too small to show up on the radars of national Internet operators. ... more
				Smart lifestyle takes centre stage at Asia tech show Asia's largest tech trade show will be a battleground for smart innovations when it kicks off in Taiwan Tuesday - from car systems which warn when you are driving badly to a toothbrush-style camera that films the user's teeth. ... more		NASA faces identity crisis, funding battle As NASA funding continue to dissipate, space agency officials are left trying - frustratingly - to figure out what's worth paying for. And the Spitzer Space Telescope is just the latest in a growing list of defunded and soon-to-be-extinct projects. ... more

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SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX. ... more		Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794 A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. ... more		Israel military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices Seoul says no talks with US on potential troop pullout		Engineers reconnect with ISEE-3, retired NASA probe Engineers with Skycorp, Inc. - the Los Gatos, California-based group attempting to reconnect with a retired NASA probe first launched in the 1970s - announced Thursday they had successfully established contact with International Sun-Earth Explorer-3, or ISEE-3. ... more
				US seeks greater missile defense cooperation by Japan, South Korea A top US military official on Wednesday called for better missile defense cooperation between Japan and South Korea, in the face of strained ties between America's two closest Asia allies and a belligerent North Korea. ... more		Scientists develop new hybrid energy transfer system Scientists from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and Crete, have developed a new hybrid energy transfer system, which mimics the processes responsib ... more

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

Leaving the islands In a recent study involving LMU researchers, the desorption of oxygen molecules from a silver surface was successfully visualized for the first time. The effects account for the shortcomings of conv ... more		A Path Toward More Powerful Tabletop Accelerators Making a tabletop particle accelerator just got easier. A new study shows that certain requirements for the lasers used in an emerging type of small-area particle accelerator can be significantly re ... more		The surprising climate power of penguin poo In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird species Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEO		Velociraptor robot almost as fast as robotic rival Cheetah Luckily for Usain Bolt, robots aren't allowed to compete for gold medals. If they were, the new Velociraptor robot designed by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, might force Bolt to settle for silver - or bronze if Raptor's robotic rival Cheetah raced, too. ... more
Virgin space flights cleared for US take-off Richard Branson's dream of commercial space flights took a step nearer reality after Virgin Galactic signed a deal with US aviation authorities to let it blast paying customers into space, the company said Thursday. ... more		NATO agency extends Globalcomms services Communications services and on-site support for NATO's GPS-based force tracking system will continue to be provided by U.S.-headquartered Globecomm. ... more		Chinese army regulates sat nav use The Chinese army on Thursday issued regulations covering how satellite navigation systems are applied in combat. The new rule issued by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Headq ... more		Million-dollar Kavli prizes split among nine scientists Nine scientists have been awarded Kavli prizes by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The winners were announced Thursday at the World Science Festival in New York. ... more

	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

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EU parliament backs carbon border tax exemption

Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

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Rockwell supplying radios, satellite terminals to Canadian military		New rules for airlines enrolled in military program		Thales teams with Provincial Aerospace		US Veterans Affairs secretary resigns amid scandal		Army, Marine howitzers getting new battery system

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BAE Systems offers vehicle in Army M113 replacement competition

Italy navy picks up 3,000 boat migrants in 24 hours

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MH370 search on right track: Australian transport chief

Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone

X-ray pulses on demand from electron storage rings

New printable robots could self-assemble when heated

Direct-to-satellite hand-held device could revolutionise learning

Chinese ship in latest glitch in MH370 search mission

China manufacturing up in May: government

Software to star at Apple developers conference

Heavy airplane traffic potentially a major contributor to pollution in Los Angeles

Tiny elite huge proletariat: UK middle class to disappear in 30 years

25 years on, world happy to do business with Beijing's 'butchers'

Facebook's Zuckerberg pumping $120 mln into local schools

Sales tax hike dents Japanese economy

Microsoft working on smartwatch: report

China house prices post first fall in 23 months: survey

Microsoft allies with Salesforce.com in 'cloud' push; Acer launches software 'cloud' service

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