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September 18, 2014

NASA Chooses American Companies to Transport US Astronauts to ISS
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2014
U.S. astronauts once again will travel to and from the International Space Station from the United States on American spacecraft under groundbreaking contracts NASA announced Tuesday. The agency unveiled its selection of Boeing and SpaceX to transport U.S. crews to and from the space station using their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft, respectively, with a goal of ending the nation's sole reliance on Russia in 2017. "From day one, the Obama Administration made clear that the greatest nati ... read more

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NASA Awards Cross-track Infrared Sounder For JPS System-2 Bird NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis, Inc., Geospatial Systems, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Instrument for flight on the Joint Polar ... more		Astronauts eye China's future space station 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 ... more		Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport 'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target		Space: China's final tourism frontier One night in a Beijing gym when the rain was pouring down outside, Tong Jingjing cried after being repeatedly knocked down by her boxing coach, tears and sweat mingling on her face. Tong, 41, ... more
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China's overseas investment soars as FDI drops again

Strati 3D-printed electric car unveiled at expo in Chicago

Tycoon Branson backs ride-sharing service Sidecar

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Court tosses $368 mn patent case verdict against Apple

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China's Xi wins Maldives backing for 'maritime silk route'

China removes top official of free trade zone: media

Al-Jazeera's AJ+ eyes young viewers on 'social stream'

Microsoft powers up game platform with 'Minecraft'

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Toshiba Provides Rapid Recharge SCiBT Batteries for Proterra Bus Fleet

New species of electrons can lead to better computing

Europe's new age of metals begins

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