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October 09, 2014

NASA To Study Deep Space Behavioral Health and Performance Issues
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2014
NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) will fund three proposals to help investigate questions about behavioral health and performance on future deep space exploration missions. Research like this may help astronauts as they venture farther into the solar system than ever before to explore an asteroid and, eventually, Mars. The selected proposals are from three institutions in two states and will receive a total of about $3.2 million during a three-year period. The three projects were selected ... read more

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Lockheed orders more cruise missile bodies from Exelis		New Marine Corps intel contract for Engility		Iran to Launch Three Locally Made Satellites		China to help Venezuela launch third satellite		NASA's Space Power Facility Getting Ready to Shake Orion Up

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Airbus seeks civil certification unmanned aerial vehicle in Europe

MBDA continues British missile support

Saab taps South African subsidiary for Gripen E work

New Polaris combat vehicle on the market

Army touts interoperability of Apache helos, unmanned aircraft

U.S. Special Operations Command OKs Flyer 72 production

Rafale F1 naval jet upgraded by Dassault Aviation

Ecuador opens tender to acquire radars

Better Situational Awareness Can Increase Survivability Of Armored Vehicles

Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest

Australia shifts MH370 search zone further south

Egypt raises over 8 bln USD for new canal project

Reflected smartphone transmissions enable gesture control

NIST quantum probe enhances electric field measurements

Eradicating harmful impacts of manufacturing

Smartphone understands gestures

New frontier in error-correcting codes

Facebook founder aims to get India online

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