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October 14, 2014

Space Trips To Change World For Better: Virgin Galactic CEO
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 15, 2014
As Virgin Galactic is developing commercial space vehicles to launch in spring 2015, for 155,000 pounds per ticket (about $249,015), chief executive George Whiteside expects space tourists to experience a journey that will alter human perspective on our planet irreversibly and help to change the world for better, The Telegraph reported Sunday. "There is something called the overview effect, which is scientifically documented. When people go into space they come back with a different perspective," ... read more

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Sticky business: bonding ultrastable space missions A new ultrastable adhesive identified through ESA research could be a key to assembling rock-solid structures for space, including large telescopes, instruments and antennas to peer deeper into the ... more		Arianespace's December mission for DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16 satellites in process Basic build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's sixth heavy-lift flight of 2014 is complete for a mission scheduled from French Guiana in early December with two geostationary orbit relay satellite ... more		NMSU helps NASA's Scientific Balloon Program achieve rare feat For the first time in the 27-year launch history in Fort Sumner, N.M., New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility team launched three balloon ex ... more
				The heat is on Thanks to ESA and a high-tech fabric used in spacesuits, Swedish steelworkers will soon be wearing safer and cooler underwear to work. Cathrin Persson has worked in Sweden's steel industry since 199 ... more		NASA Exercises Authority to Proceed with Commercial Crew Contracts On Sept. 16, NASA announced U.S. astronauts once again will travel to and from the International Space Station (ISS) from the United States on American spacecraft under groundbreaking contracts. The ... more

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ISRO to Launch India's Third Navigation Satellite on October 16 India's third navigation satellite will be launched October 16 from Sriharikota spaceport in coastal Andhra Pradesh, space agency ISRO announced Thursday. "The 1,425kg navigation satellite (IR ... more		Li pledges China will boost innovation, creativity China's Premier Li Keqiang said Saturday the world's second-biggest economy must open further to harness the innovative and creative talents of its 1.3 billion people. ... 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		NIST quantum probe enhances electric field measurements Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Michigan have demonstrated a technique based on the quantum properties of atoms that directly links mea ... more
				Lynx Spacecraft Development in Pictures XCOR Aerospace has announced marked progress on the path to commercial space flight with the integration of the cockpit to the fuselage on XCOR's Lynx spacecraft. With the fuselage, pressure c ... more		JPL Selects Europa CubeSat Proposals for Study NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has chosen proposals from 10 universities to study CubeSat concepts that could enhance a Europa mission concept currently under study by NAS ... more

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

Soyuz Flight VS09 Report The Independent Inquiry Board formed to analyze the causes of the anomaly occurring during the orbital injection of satellites in the Galileo constellation by a Soyuz rocket launched from the Guiana ... more		ARSAT-1 is installed on the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's next heavy-lift mission Final payload integration has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission on October 16, with ARSAT-1 now installed on the workhorse Ariane 5 launcher at the Spaceport in French Guiana. The spa ... 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		NASA Partners with X-37B Program for Use of Former Space Shuttle Hangars NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B Program for use of the center's Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bays 1 and 2 to process the X-3 ... more
A Successful Launch for Himawari-8 Moog Space and Defense Group provided critical hardware to the Himawari-8 weather satellite, manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO). The launch took place at Tanegashima Space Cente ... more		NASA To Study Deep Space Behavioral Health and Performance Issues 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 ... more		Microgravity Bone Research A Half Century Later Once you reach your fifties, you may anticipate some health changes, such as the beginning of bone loss. You may not expect such challenges in your prime-that is, unless you suffered from osteoporos ... more		China to launch new marine surveillance satellites in 2019 China will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs, marine disasters and land-based resources. According to Lin Mingsen, deputy direct ... more

	JLENS radar data integrates with NORAD system A series of laboratory tests have proven that data collected by the JLENS aerostat-radar system can be successfully be converted into a format for use by NORAD. ... more		BAE Systems rocket conversion kit a hit with Australians BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, which converts 2.75-inch standard rockets into laser-guided weapons, has been tested by Australia. ... 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'

Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense facility established in Romania		Navy announces Milestone C for counter-IED electronic jamming system		Qatar receiving special systems for new Apache helicopters		New Thales innovation hub in Singapore		Brazil's KC-390 set for series production
New fighters added to Russian Air Force fleet		2 dead in Algeria military plane crash		How US pinpoints targets in air war		Indians killed by lightning in Colombia to be left unburied		Glitzy Russian TV drama brings Chernobyl to new generation

Disasters hit over-60s hardest: UN

Chobani yogurt founder gives $2mn for Syria/Iraq refugees

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Stanford scientists create a 'smart' lithium-ion battery that warns of fire hazard

'Data smashing' could unshackle automated discovery

Cree Power Modules Revolutionize Inverter Platform for Power Generation Systems

Revving up fluorescence for superfast LEDs

Australian teams set new records for silicon quantum computing

Virtual currency founder pleads not guilty in New York

Wider product lineup lifts Intel profit, revenues

Son of China's former premier quits investment bank

Australia fast-tracks visas for super rich

China's Li discusses Russia deals ahead of Putin talks

Romania lifts immunity for ex-minister in Microsoft probe

China auto sales up 2.5% in September: industry group

Tesla unveils new electric car for bad weather

China and Germany vow to deepen ties at Li-Merkel summit

Airbus says China to buy 70 A320 planes worth $6.6 bn

Virtual currency founder extradited to face US charges

Egypt raises over 8 bln USD for new canal project

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