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August 12, 2014

American Spaceports
Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2014
Most people are not aware that the world is awash with spaceports. However, the popular ones are well-known. For example, the Cape Canaveral Area of Florida is the home of the most famous launch facilities. Both NASA and the US Air Force have launch pads and complex support infrastructures at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center and at the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Sunshine State's east coast. This is also the home of Launch Pad 39A, from which NASA launched Apollo 11, the first ... read more

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China Sends Remote-Sensing Satellite into Orbit China on Saturday successfully launched a Long March 4C carrier rocket with the Yaogan XX satellite, Xinhua news agency reported. The carrier lifted off at 1:45 p.m. local time (05:45 GMT) fro ... more		NASA Engineers Begin Testing for SLS Liquid Oxygen Feed System Let's be honest - geysers are really cool. You've got an eruption of water and vapor that can burst to heights of 185 feet. What's not to like about that? When building propellant tanks for t ... more		Galileo's initial two Full Operational Capability satellites are fueled for launch The latest two satellites to be launched by Arianespace for Europe's Galileo navigation system are being fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying them for this month's Soyuz mission. Named ... more
				Introducing this year's underground astronauts Each year, ESA sends up to six astronauts down into the caves of Sardinia, Italy, for two weeks on a simulated space mission. New and experienced astronauts from different space agencies are invited ... more		On the frontiers of cyborg science No longer just fantastical fodder for sci-fi buffs, cyborg technology is bringing us tangible progress toward real-life electronic skin, prosthetics and ultraflexible circuits. Now taking this human ... more

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Communications system used in Afghanistan gets Northrop support The U.S. Air Force has exercised a contract option with Northrop Grumman for operational support of a battlefield communications system. ... more		Association of satellite operators joins program for space safety An international association of satellite operators has joined a U.S. Department of Defense program for data sharing for situational awareness and space safety. ... more		EU finalises 150-bn-euro loan scheme to rearm Retired four-star US admiral convicted on corruption charges UK FM says EU defence pact will 'complement' NATO		A protecting umbrella against oxygen In the development of fuel cells the effort of generations of scientist and engineers have led to efficient and stable catalysts based on noble metals. These catalysts have reached the required thre ... more
				New Method Reveals Nanoscale Details Of Battery Materials Using a new method to track the electrochemical reactions in a common electric vehicle battery material under operating conditions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National ... more		Used-cigarette butts offer energy storage solution A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind tur ... more

Chemists develop MRI technique for peeking inside battery-like devices A team of chemists from New York University and the University of Cambridge has developed a method for examining the inner workings of battery-like devices called supercapacitors, which can be charg ... more		Space cargo ship set for docking with ISS Europe's final robot cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to dock on Tuesday - its manoeuvres webcast live from several angles, France's CNES space agency said on Monday. ... more		AI talking trees feature at Chelsea Flower Show Mountain Glaciers Face Centuries-Long Recovery Even if Warming Reversed Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5C world: study		More Tasks for China's Moon Mission Later this year, China will launch a robotic spacecraft to the Moon and back. We have known about this mission for some time, and we know roughly what the mission hopes to achieve. A bell-shaped re- ... more
USN Moderates CubeSat RF Communications Standards Meeting Universal Space Network (USN) moderated a meeting Tuesday of 20 CubeSat industry leaders from academia, industry and government in an effort to develop a standardized communications package. " ... more		Russia to Decide on Future of Sea Launch Project by End of 2014 Russia will decide on the future of the Sea Launch project, which uses Russian-Ukrainian Zenit-SL rockets to put commercial cargo into orbit, by the end of the year, the head of Russia's United Rock ... more		NASA Selects Proposals for Advanced Energy Storage Systems NASA has selected four proposals for advanced energy storage technologies that may be used to power the agency's future space missions. Development of these new energy storage devices will hel ... more		Russia to Draft Import Substitution Program for Space Industry An import substitution program for Russian space companies will be ready by the end of 2014, the head of the United Rocket and Space Corporation said Thursday. Igor Komarov told a news confere ... more

	Soviet-Era Satellite Burns Up in Atmosphere After 34 Years of Service The Kosmos-1151, a Soviet-era satellite appears to have burned up upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, Russian Aerospace Defense Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said Tuesday. " ... more		Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield visits EIAST Canadian astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield, visited the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), and met with a group of exec ... more

Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI

India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report

Battery giant CATL ends up more than 16% on Hong Kong debut

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US looks to Japan space program to close Pacific communications gap		NASA Upgrades Its 3-D Spacecraft App		NASA's Space Launch System Boosters Office Completes Critical Design Review		Hitchhiking robot thumbs its way across Canada		Military training and simulation revenues to remain steady

Fourth MUOS Communication Satellite Clears Launch-Simulation Test

SpaceX to build world's first commercial rocket launch site in south Texas

Russia to Give 'Tough' Response to Western Sanctions Soon

ATK Passes Critical Design Review for NASA's Space Launch System Booster

RRC supports Navy's Satellite Communications Facility in Virginia

US names New York test site for small drones

United Launch Alliance Launches Two Rockets in Just Four Days

SpaceX launches AsiaSat8 into orbit via Falcon 9 rocket

Baikonur Cosmodrome Could Stop Receiving Financing in 2016

'Impossible' engine may actually work, NASA engineers suggest

NASA Selects Innovative Advanced Concepts For More Study

Russian Space Scientists Hope Sanctions Don't Impede Projects

NASA Engineer Set to Complete First 3-D Printed Space Cameras

AsiaSat 8 Successfully Lifts Off

Nearly all Gaza rockets self-made: Israeli army

Britain aborts second Iraq aid drop over safety fears

Chinese media keep to Beijing's script for quake reports

NEEMO 18 Aquanauts Complete Underwater Mission

Tibet bus accident kills 44 people, injures 11: Xinhua

India calls off landslide rescue after 151 bodies found

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