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December 20, 2014

SpaceX delays resupply flight to ISS
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Dec 18, 2014
SpaceX's fifth commercial launch to provide supplies to the International Space Station was delayed due to problems experienced during an engine fire test, the company and NASA said Thursday. The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to take off with the Dragon cargo ship Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket is now scheduled to launch the morning of Jan. 6. A news release from NASA said the delay was to allow "SpaceX engineers time to investigate further issues that arose ... read more

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Satellite firm Stevenson Astrosat moves into spacecraft systems Stevenson Astrosat, one of Scotland's most ambitious space technology companies, is accelerating into spacecraft systems in the latest rocket-powered boost to its business growth trajectory. T ... more		State Spaceports Receive Federal Funding The Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) will receive half of the $6 million in the Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Omnibus Bill (HR83) for state owned spaceports. AAC has been working w ... more		XCOR Announces Further Progress on XCOR Lynx Spacecraft The XCOR Lynx suborbital spacecraft continues to make rapid progress towards final assembly. Immediately after bonding the cockpit to the fuselage, the shop crews set up for the delicate and precise ... more
				Arianespace sets new operational benchmarks on its latest Soyuz success The latest Arianespace Soyuz mission has deployed the next four satellites for O3b Networks' pioneering connectivity service on a flight performed from the Spaceport in French Guiana, wrapped up an ... more		MUOS-3 Encapsulated In Launch Vehicle Fairing The third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated into its payload fairing Dec. 18. It is scheduled to launch Jan. 20 ab ... more

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NTU invents smart window that tints and powers itself Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists have developed a smart window which can darken or brighten without the need for an external power source. This unique self-tinting window requ ... more		US Space Launcher to Get 60 Russian Engines in $1Bln Deal Russian design bureau Energomash has signed a contract with the US-based Orbital Sciences Corporation for the delivery of 60 RD-181 rocket engines to be used to power the Antares rocket's first stag ... more		With Trump's second term, Big Tech embraces US exceptionalism Australia's Albanese touts defence ties during Indonesia visit China says ready to 'expand practical cooperation' with Russian army		India launches biggest ever rocket into space India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, as the country ramps up its ambitious space programme. ... more
				SpaceX postpones launch after rocket 'issues' SpaceX on Thursday postponed the planned launch later this week of its unmanned Dragon cargo ship after unspecified "issues" arose during a launchpad test, the company said in a statement. ... more		NASA awards Launch Services Contract for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TESS will launch aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with liftoff targeted for Au ... more

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SpaceX to try to 'precision-land' rocket in ocean SpaceX said Wednesday it will for the first time try to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the ocean after launching cargo to the International Space Station. ... more		O3b satellites integrated on Soyuz For Dec 18 Arianespace flight Arianespace's next medium-lift Soyuz to be launched from French Guiana is now complete following the integration of its "upper composite," which consists of four O3b Networks connectivity satellites ... more		Kinshasa deploys excavators against illegally built homes 'Children are innocent': Myanmar families in grief after school air strike Chimpanzees Use Medicinal Plants for Wound Care and Hygiene in Ugandan Forests		Russia, US to Cooperate on Orion Spacecraft Modernization Russian Rocket and Space Corporation 'Energia' (Russian for Energy) and the US corporations Lockheed Martin and Boeing will jointly work on modernizing the US Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Orion so tha ... more
2015 to be a busy year, says ISRO chief The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will also launch a heavy communication satellite, GSAT-15, with around 40 transponders - automatic receivers and transmitters for communication and broa ... more		US Ballistic Missile Defense Needs More Testing The proposed placement of ballistic missile interceptors on the US East Coast has the advantage of providing more time and distance to shoot down an enemy missile, but still has a lot of shortfalls ... more		Navy demos unmanned helicopter for Coast Guard An unmanned aerial vehicle has been operated from a U.S. National Security Cutter as part of a Coast Guard assessment for using drone aircraft. ... more		Army installs ground-based sense-and-avoid system for drones A system to support unmanned aerial systems in flying safely from airfields to restricted areas for training and testing has been deployed by the U.S. Army. ... more

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Dongfeng, Huawei partner for Internet-enabled cars

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Plans to Create Russian National Orbital Station Confirmed

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SpaceX Soon To Try Landing First Stage on Floating Platform

NASA, SpaceX reschedule next week's ISS resupply launch

New generation of Star Tracker from Terma

XCOR Presents New Platforms For Suborbital Science at AGU

Lockheed Martin opens MUOS application development facility

Russia launches Yamal-401 communication satellite

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Israel, US in abortive missile defence test

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