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October 07, 2014

"Dream Chaser" Chases Its Dream
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 07, 2014
"Dream Chaser" is the name given to a possible future reusable crewed suborbital and orbital lifting-body spaceplane. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been working toward development of the vehicle for some time. In its latest embodiment the Dream Chaser is designed to carry up to seven people to and from low-earth orbit. In order to achieve orbit, the vehicle must employ a launch vehicle. Current interfaces are designed to match the Atlas V. Thus, liftoffs will be vertical, but returns w ... read more

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Setting sail for ESA spaceplane recovery The boat that will lift ESA's unmanned IXV spaceplane out of the Pacific Ocean after the research flight next month set sail on Saturday from Genoa in Italy. The Nos Aries received a special send-of ... more		S-400 Air Defense Regiment Takes up Duty in Russia's South The S-400 Triumf air defense missile system regiment that was deployed in the Southern Military District, has taken up combat duty near the Russian city of Krasnodar, the press service of the distri ... more		Saudi Arabia seeks billion-dollar air defense deal More than 200 Patriot Air Defense Systems with PAC-3 enhancement may be sold to Saudi Arabia under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. ... more
				New NASA Technology Brings Critical Data to Pilots Over Remote Alaskan Territories NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilot ... more		Aurora Flight Services receives DARPA funding The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has given Aurora Flight Sciences Phase 1B funding for continued participation in the VTOL X-Plane project. ... more

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London cabbies streets ahead with 'inner GPS': Nobel winner John O'Keefe, the US-British neuroscientist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, told AFP the brain's "inner GPS" system he discovered was starkly evident in London taxi drivers. ... more		NASA's Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight NASA's new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on their path to a December flight test. Orion was moved Sunda ... 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		Mars Rover Technology Adapted to Detect Gas Leaks In collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) announced that it is testing state-of-the-art technology adapted from NASA ... more
				European pioneers: ESRO-1A and 1B Forty-five years ago this week, the ESRO-1B satellite was launched. One of a pair of satellites that formed the basis of ESRO's scientific programme, ESRO-1B took to the skies on 1 October 1969. ... more		Virgin Galactic could soon begin trips to space Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson says his company might soon be ready to take civilians into space. ... more

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

NASA Crashes Helicopter to Test Safety Improvements "The big difference in this year's experiment is that we are testing three energy absorbing composite subfloor concepts that should help some of the dummy occupants sustain fewer injuries than they ... more		This company is fighting NASA to bring people to space When NASA awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX company and Boeing the contract to start bringing astronauts to the International Space Station as early as 2017, the Sierra Nevada Corp. was not happy. They're planning to legally contest NASA's decision to choose those companies, instead of them, so they can one day be part of space missions run by a commercial company. ... more		Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall Nigeria army head vows to counter jihadist attacks Five dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods		Dream Chaser Teams with Stratolaunch to Carry People into Space The Dream Chaser, a reusable crewed space shuttle currently under development by Sierra Nevada Corporation, may one day carry people into space with the help of Stratolaunch's massive carrier plane, ... more
Running the Race to Cure Cancer From Space The race to find answers for cancer is not a sprint, but a marathon. When you participate in charity runs for yourself or your loved ones, it is in pursuit of improved treatments and hopefully a cur ... more		To boldly go: what is the point of space exploration? The UK's space activities employs over 100,000 people and contributes nearly Pounds 10 billion to the economy but why bother with space exploration? This question will be debated by a panel includi ... more		Getting Off the Planet A few months ago, famed British cosmologist Stephen Hawking presented a lecture on the survival of the human race. According to him there is only one way for humanity to survive the next thousand ye ... more		U.S. Army Reserve gets M1271 Medium Flail Mine Clearing Vehicles The U.S. Army Reserve is fielding mine clearance vehicles that use a motorized flail system to safely detonate land mines. ... more

	Poland urges NATO to push ahead with missle shield Poland on Monday urged NATO's new secretary general to push ahead with a missile shield system amid the West's worst standoff with Russia since the Cold War. ... more		Space debris expert warns of increasing CubeSat collision risk The increasing number of small 'CubeSat' satellites being launched combined with a relaxed attitude to debris mitigation could lead to hazards for all space users unless preventative measures are ta ... more

China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand

Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out

Dutch students launch hydrogen boat to 'inspire shipping industry'

Europe sat-nav launch glitch linked to frozen pipe		Russia to Launch New GLONASS Navigation System Satellite by Year End		India's Tata Power licensed to produce Honeywell navigation system		Beidou sat nav sees increasing civil use		Aerojet Supports ULA to Establish Near-Term Competitive Product
Afghan Air Force receiving MD Helicopter's 530F aircraft		More recovery vehicle upgrade work for BAE Systems		BAE Systems Australia building avionics components for F-35		Soft robotics 'toolkit' features everything a robot-maker needs		Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity

Dutch combat vehicles being sold to NATO partner Estonia

Poor safety blamed after 15 killed in Bulgaria explosives blast

Protective barrier maker enters body armor business

Wi-Fi worries prompt Boeing cockpit display change

Underwater robot for port security

Desktop device to make key gun part goes on sale in US

Two million Muslim pilgrims ending annual hajj

Pakistan bars relief goods to flood-hit Indian Kashmir

In Nobel season, laureates fret for sickly Earth

New Absorber Will Lead to Better Biosensors

"Multi-spectra glasses" for scanning electron microscopy

World Bank cuts China, East Asia growth forecasts

China a drag on steel demand: trade body

Facebook closes big-ticket buy of WhatsApp

Club Med board recommends Chinese firm Fosun's new bid

Chinese firm secures mining deal in nickel-rich New Caledonia

High-performance military helo S-97 Raider makes debut

Social networks make push as shopping destinations

Cyber-crime costing US billions: FBI chief

Next phase of underwater MH370 search begins

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