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November 23, 2014

Elon Musk unveils 'drone ship' and 'x-wing' fins for rockets via Twitter
Hawthorne, Calif. (UPI) Nov 22, 2014
On Saturday, Elon Musk announced via Twitter his company SpaceX is testing 'drone ships' and new rocket fins he refers to as 'x-wing config.' The drone ship is an autonomous landing vessel that will allow rockets to land on a safe platform away from populated areas upon their return from space, according to TechCrunch. Musk claims the ship can maintain its position within 3 meters (about 10 feet), even during a storm, and he said it covers an area of 300 ft by 100 ft. The hyperson ... read more

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				Russia studies construction of its own orbital station 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 Roscos ... more		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

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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		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		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
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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		US delivers anti-mortar radars to Ukraine: Pentagon The US military has delivered three radars to Ukraine designed to detect incoming mortar fire, the Pentagon said Friday, amid appeals from Kiev for Washington to send weapons to help fight pro-Russian rebels. ... more		Sense and Avoid system for UAVs in civilian airspace closer to reality General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is advancing its Sense and Avoid system for unmanned aerial vehicles in non-segregated civilian airspace. ... more		First Australian-made vertical tails fitted onto F-35 Australian-made vertical tails for F-35 Lightning II fighters have for the first time been installed on an aircraft by Lockheed Martin. ... more

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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand

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Dutch students launch hydrogen boat to 'inspire shipping industry'

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NASA Skunkworks Team Set to Deliver 6U CubeSat		Elbit to Supply DIRCM Systems to German A400M Aircraft		Britain's RAF receives first A400M airlifter		France to buy 12 Airbus tankers worth 3 bn euros		F-35Cs complete initial testing from aircraft carrier

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Facebook 'newspaper' spells trouble for media

China central bank cuts interest rates in surprise move

Ageing Japan struggles to make immigrants feel at home

Apple, Xiaomi trade smartphone barbs in China

China firm signs $12 bn deal to build Nigerian railway

Risky rewards for China's overseas investment boom

Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies

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