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September 16, 2014

Astronauts eye China's future space station
Beijing (XNA) Sep 16, 2014
Astronauts from around the world have expressed interest in China's future space lab and station, hoping to cooperate with their Chinese counterparts on the Tiangong space station. Meeting in Beijing for the 27th annual meeting of the non-governmental Association of Space Explorers (ASE), astronauts from Russia, the United States and other countries visited Beijing Space Flight City, one of China's major space science and technology facilities. Dumitru Prunariu, president of ASE and Romania' ... read more

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Western Sanctions Fail to Impede GLONASS Satellite Production JSC Russian Space Systems (RSS) is continuing to produce equipment for GLONASS satellites, despite difficulties with shipments of foreign electronics, caused by the Western economic sanctions, RSS D ... more		Orders secured for new fibre-optic gyro from ADS after qualification The "Astrix 1090" fibre-optic gyro (FOG) inertial reference unit has been certified as "space-qualified" in an internal review by the Electronics Business Line of Airbus Defence and Space. The ... more		Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports Putin made 'mistake' sending 'low-level' team to Ukraine talks: NATO chief Enveil Secures DIU Contract to Advance Hybrid Space Architecture Data Capabilities		Cutting the cord on soft robots When it comes to soft robots, researchers have finally managed to cut the cord. Developers from Harvard's School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired ... more
				The quantum revolution is a step closer Theories show how computing devices that operate according to quantum mechanics can solve problems that conventional (classical) computers, including super computers, can never solve. These theories ... more		Cobbham, Aeroflex complete acquisition deal Britain's Cobham plc has completed acquisition of Aeroflex Holding Corp., a U.S. company involved in wireless, space and microelectronics. ... more

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BAE Systems Hagglund delivers combat vehicle to Norway

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