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November 07, 2014

Virgin Galactic could resume test flights in six months
London, UK (AFP) Nov 08, 2014
Virgin Galactic could resume test flights with a new spaceship within six months, the company said Friday, a week after the fatal crash of SpaceShipTwo in the Californian desert. The United States' National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident, which has called into question Virgin chief Richard Branson's dream of tourist flights to the edge of space. "It's possible that test flights for the next spaceship could begin within six months, before the investigation is expect ... read more

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Orion launch to test human flight risks in deep space With memories still fresh of two commercial space flight accidents in the past 10 days, NASA is readying its first test flight of the Orion spacecraft that could one day carry humans to Mars. ... more		NASA wants to put Lytro cameras in their probes Digital camera company Lytro is making buzz in the tech world this week, having announced partnerships with NASA, the Defense Department, and a number of companies in the energy and healthcare industries. ... more		EIAST and AUS launch UAE's first CubeSat Mission Nayif-1 The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), in partnership with American University of Sharjah (AUS), launched the UAE's first CubeSat Mission, a Nanosatellite that offers ... more
				Poland to buy armed drones amid Ukraine crisis NATO member Poland said Tuesday it will acquire combat drones as part of a multi-billion-euro revamp of its armed forces amid heightened tensions with Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. ... more		NASA Installs Giant Composite Material Research Robot Kathy Barnstorff It looks like something out of a "Transformers" movie - a huge robotic arm that moves and spins to pick up massive heads filled with spools of carbon fibers, then moves in preprogr ... more

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Gilat and HISPASAT Enhance VNO Activity Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that its Virtual Network Operations (VNO) program with Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT has signed on two new ISPs who intend to provide Internet services v ... more		Rice chemists gain edge in next-gen energy Rice University scientists who want to gain an edge in energy production and storage report they have found it in molybdenum disulfide. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has turned molybdenum disul ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		New way to make batteries safer Every year, nearly 4,000 children go to emergency rooms after swallowing button batteries - the flat, round batteries that power toys, hearing aids, calculators, and many other devices. Ingesting th ... more
				NMSU chemistry research could contribute to multiple applications New Mexico State University's Gary A. Eiceman has received funding of $399,000 from the National Science Foundation for research to be conducted on "Chemical Orthogonality in Tandem Differential Mob ... more		Raising cryptography's standards Most modern cryptographic schemes rely on computational complexity for their security. In principle, they can be cracked, but that would take a prohibitively long time, even with enormous computatio ... more

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Orbital likely to discontinue using Russian rocket engine The US manufacturer of fallen unmanned cargo spacecraft Antares is likely to discontinue using the Russian rocket engine that it believes to be the cause of the vehicle launch crash in October, acco ... more		The Little Engine that Could The Price Induction DGEN model 380 turbofan engine rolled into the NASA Glenn Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory on the back of a flatbed truck recently to see if the small engine could be successf ... more		Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependence NATO chief talks Arctic security with Rubio amid US Greenland push		ESA space ferry moves ISS to avoid debris The International Space Station was threatened by space debris last week but ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle saved the day by firing its thrusters to push the orbital outpost and its six occupants ... more
US to Continue Space Cooperation With Russia After Spacecraft Crashes The United States plans to continue cooperation with Russia in the space industry amid US spacecraft crashes, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Monday. "We have continued to see ... more		Spaceflight partners with JAMSS to loft 8 CubeSats on JAXA mission Spaceflight and Japan Manned Space Systems have announced a cooperative launch service agreement to integrate and deploy CubeSats from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astro-H missio ... more		Orion Takes Big Step Before Moving to the Launch Pad Kevin Rivers was nothing but giddy as he stood behind the closed door of the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, waiting to see the Orion spacecraft that will one ... more		Application of NovelSat tech on AFRICASAT-1A generates big savings MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced that customers on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful test of 64APSK modulation on the sat ... more

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Japan to test deep sea rare earth mining to cut China reliance

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AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

SpaceShipTwo Manufacturer May Face Setback After Crash in California		Eye-catching space technology restoring sight		Canadian astronaut's 'Space Oddity' video back on YouTube		NASA Program Enhances Climate Resilience at Agency Facilities		Britain, France award joint contracts for UAV program
Fearing US raids, Syria seeks Russian S-300s: Muallem		New Paveway IV capability for upgraded Typhoon fighters		Korea cancels BAE Systems contract for F-16 upgrade		Indonesian Navy to receive Airbus helicopters		CPI Aero wins multi-year award for outer wing panel kits

Marine Corps taps Cubic Applications for training support services

Britain, France launch feasibility study for joint military drones

Boeing Completes Testing on New Anti-Jamming Technology

Booz Allen to support USAF test and evaluation center

S. Korea suspends $1.6 bn deal to upgrade fighter jets

US pressure prompts S. Korea pullout of China airshow

Counter-IED training center opens in Europe

Rolls-Royce trimming workforce

Typhoon-shattered Philippines slowly on mend

Airbus signs deal with Chinese firm for 100 planes

Australia keen on China-backed infrastructure bank

Hong Kong lawmakers demand inquiry into city leader

Asia's richest man buys 60 aircraft in $2.5 billion deals

Google going where no search engine has gone before: Amit Singhal

Amazon debuts Siri-style virtual assistant in speaker

Microsoft makes Office free to rival mobile platforms

Clearing a path for electrons in polymers: Closing in on the speed limits

Toyota racing to record profit, but China flashing red signal

Wall Street welcomes Alibaba results

F-35 Lightning makes first-ever landing on aircraft carrier

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