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December 03, 2014

Japan launches rocket carrying asteroid probe
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 03, 2014
Japan on Wednesday launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet. The H-IIA rocket blasted off from Tanegashima Space Center in the south of the country at 1:22 pm (0422 GMT) after delays due to bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sent the probe, Hayabusa2, on a six-year mission. The 31-billion-yen ($260-million) project will send the explorer towards the 1999JU3 asteroid i ... read more

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Galileo satellite recovered and transmitting navigation signals Europe's fifth Galileo satellite, one of two delivered into a wrong orbit by VS09 Soyuz-Fregat launcher in August, has transmitted its first navigation signal in space on Saturday 29 November 2014. ... more		Europe to build new-generation Ariane 6 rocket European nations announced Tuesday they would build a new-generation rocket in a multi-billion-euro (dollar) programme to maintain their grip on the world market for satellite launches. ... more		ISS astronauts will have to wait until April for espresso If there are sad faces and tired eyes on the International Space Station this week, it's likely not a caffeine crash but the despair of knowing they're going to have to wait another few months for a freshly brewed cappuccino. ... more
				Mislaunched navigation satellite may get 2nd life: ESA A navigation satellite sent astray by a mislaunch in August, has sent a signal from its faulty orbit, and may yet prove useful, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Tuesday. ... more		New Display Counts Down for New Generation The new generation of human space exploration spacecraft is getting a new generation clock to count it down for launch on December 4. The new forms of both the spacecraft and clock and clock will lo ... more

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NASA video shows off Orion cockpit NASA's Orion spacecraft is set to take its first trip into space this week. Though the craft won't go far - just up, twice around in low Earth orbit and back - it's an exciting time for the future of space exploration. ... more		Russia Opens New National Defense Control Center The creation of the National Defense Control Center began in May 2013. President Vladimir Putin has announced that the council will improve the military's central command system. From April 1 to Dec ... more		Price tag for Washington military parade on Trump birthday approaches $45 million Israel army says intercepts missile from Yemen, Huthis claim strike 'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target		Ballistic Missile Launches Detected by Russia's Aerospace Defense Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces (ADF) have detected the launch of three foreign ballistic missiles, Major General Anatoly Nestechuk, the deputy chief of the Space Command, said. "We've detec ... more
				NASA's Orion capsule poised for first test launch NASA's multi-billion dollar Orion capsule is poised for its first test launch Thursday, in a demonstration flight that aims to propel it higher than any spacecraft meant to carry humans in 40 years. ... more		New Electrolyte for the Construction of Magnesium-Sulfur Batteries The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) established by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is pushing research relating to batteries of the next and next-but-one generations: A research team has now d ... more

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NASA Glenn Expertise Instrumental in Orion Spacecraft Space exploration projects like Orion require putting together a top team of scientists and engineers from all the NASA centers across the United States. Experts from NASA's Glenn Research Center ha ... more		Boeing Completes First Milestone for CCT NASA has approved the completion of Boeing's first milestone in the company's path toward launching crews to the International Space Station from the United States under a groundbreaking Commercial ... more		Trump admin leaves door open for tougher PFAS drinking water standards England sees driest spring since 1956: government agency Thai court issues warrants over deadly quake tower collapse		An eel-lectrifying future for autonomous underwater robots On 24 October 2014, Sweden called off the hunt for a submarine after a week-long underwater search in the Stockholm archipelago. Triggered by a reported sighting of a Russian submarine, the alleged ... more
Global quantum communications -- no longer the stuff of fiction? Neither quantum computers nor quantum cryptography will become prevalent technologies without memory systems able to manipulate quantum information easily and effectively. The Faculty of Physi ... more		Crew Module Cabin the Focus for Weekend Engineers and technicians prepping Orion for its first flight test Dec. 4 began putting the finishing touches inside the crew cabin today and will continue the work through the weekend. Althou ... more		China's homegrown GPS ready to be used for smartphones A Chinese company has rolled out a chip that can help smartphones get easy access to the country's homegrown GPS-like Beidou System. The 40-nanometer chip, developed by Shanghai Beiga Satellit ... more		GLONASS-K State Testing to End in 2015: Russian Defense Ministry State testing of the new generation of Russian navigational satellites GLONASS-K will be over by 2015, Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Anatoly Nestechuk said Saturday. ... more

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Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out

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LockMart completes environmental testing on 4th MUOS bird		Republican Budget Cuts Threaten NASA's Space Exploration Plans		Pakistan adds home-made fighter jets to airforce		Taiwan develops new missiles to counter China's threat		Russia's Angara Space Rocket Tests to End in 2020: Defense Ministry

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China to implement property registration in March: report

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Innovation hatching in Greece amid slow economic revival

China manufacturing growth at eight-month low: govt

Fire causes shutdown at Belgian nuclear reactor

Foreign automakers find Iranian market has gone local

China plans deposit insurance in long-awaited reform

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