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November 21, 2014

Russia studies construction of its own orbital station
Moscow (XNA) Nov 20, 2014
Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos is studying several options of creating a brand-new Russian orbital station, which could replace the International Space Station (ISS), deputy chief of Roscosmos Denis Lyskov said Monday. "We are looking into various options, while building an orbital station as a substitute for ISS is one of them," Lyskov said without giving any further details. Earlier in the day, Moscow's Kommersant business daily reported that Russia has been designing a multi-func ... read more

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NASA Selects Student Teams for High-Powered Rocket Challenge NASA has selected eight teams from middle and high schools across the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge, April 7-12, organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Cen ... more		China launches Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite China sent the Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:12 p.m. on Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch center. Yaogan satellites will mainly be used for scientific ... more		Cosmodrome construction falls behind schedule Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday blame government officials for slow progress in the construction of the new Vostochny space center in the Far Eastern Amur region. "Implementat ... more
				A new approach to the delivery of satellites to orbit Celestia Aerospace starts operations in Barcelona for the development and launch of low weight satellites with an innovative approach. Its primary goal is to offer turnkey solutions, which encompass ... more		Astronauts to get 'ISSpresso' coffee machine Ristretto or lungo? Not a question astronauts on the International Space Station normally have to contemplate, but that is about to change thanks to a new zero-gravity coffee machine being delivered this weekend. ... more

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Mutualink and C2UK Partner to Deliver Interoperable Comms C2UK and Mutualink have announced a partnership to jointly develop the UK and Middle East markets for the Mutualink product portfolio. Mutualink offers state-of-the-art, secure, interoperable commun ... more		Eutelsat and Spacecom Create Unified Neighbourhood Eutelsat Communications and Spacecom have announced the signature of a partnership agreement that will drive expansion of digital entertainment services at one of Africa's fastest-growing video neig ... 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		An efficient method to measure residual stress in 3D printed parts Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed an efficient method to measure residual stress in metal parts produced by powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing. This 3D pr ... more
				Holiday Season Makes Most of NASA Aeronautics Gifts Temperatures are dropping, the leaves are falling, and the countdown is on to the busiest time of year for air travel around the nation. The industry association Airlines for America predicts 24.6 m ... more		NASA Awards NASA Balloon Operations Contract NASA has awarded the NASA Balloon Operations Contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Greenbelt, Maryland for engineering and operations services to support the NASA Balloon Program. This c ... more

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GenDyn Canada contracted to connect military to WGS system General Dynamics Canada is building a network of antenna anchor stations for the Canadian military's access to the Wideband Global Satellite system. ... more		Swedish military gets upgraded radar facilityw/lll A refurbished and upgraded radar facility for air and surface surveillance has been returned to the Swedish armed forces. ... more		Modernized Russian Tu-160 bomber completes 1st flight Russian strategic bomber Tu-160 has completed its first flight after modernization, the aircraft's design bureau Tupolev said Wednesday. "On Nov. 16, 2014, the Tu-160 bomber performed the firs ... more		Marines get counter-IED training from A-T Solutions Training to counter improvised explosive devices is to be provided to the U.S. Marine Corps Engineer School by A-T solutions. ... more

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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'

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Law firm forms unit for civilian UAV issues		China launches new remote sensing satellite		Boeing Stacks Two Satellites to Launch as a Pair		CubeSat Instruments to Demonstrate NASA Firsts		New sites will boost European search and rescue

European Space Agency and Airbus sign on to Orion mission

Eurofighter unveils 1.0-billion-euro radar upgrade

Northrop Grumman updating aircraft targeting system

U.S. contracts CPI Aerostructures for F-16 wing components

US can pursue 'reckless' drone flyers, panel rules

Italy faces billion euro bill for killer rainfall

Cloaking device hides across continuous range of angles

Ageing Japan struggles to make immigrants feel at home

Apple, Xiaomi trade smartphone barbs in China

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China firm signs $12 bn deal to build Nigerian railway

Risky rewards for China's overseas investment boom

Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies

Trace amounts of radiation detected along U.S. West Coast

Uber hits brakes on talk of finding dirt on reporters

Toyota rolls out world's first mass market fuel-cell car

New York's Times Square lit up by huge digital billboard

Nokia plans comeback with 2015 tablet launch in China

ICANN chief urges wide Internet control

New technique to help produce next-generation photonic chips

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