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December 24, 2014

Angara-A5 Launch Opens New Page in Russia's Space Exploration
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 23, 2014
The successful launch of Russia's newest heavy rocket, the Angara A5, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, is a significant milestone in the history of Russia's rocket industry, providing the state with independent access to space. The collapse of the USSR in the beginning of 1990s resulted in dissolution of the Soviet airspace industry infrastructure: plants and design bureaus located in former republics were divided from Russia by new interstate borders. The state became highly dependent on its n ... read more

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Thirty-five years of Ariane: how Ariane was born As a new and crucial chapter is being written in the extraordinary Ariane saga, the space community is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first Ariane flight, on 24 December 1979, which made th ... more		NASA Selects Commercial Space Partners for Collaborative Partnerships NASA announced Tuesday the selection of four U.S. companies to collaborate with NASA through unfunded partnerships to develop new space capabilities available to the government and other customers. ... more		SpaceX Completes First Milestone for Commercial Crew System NASA has approved the completion of SpaceX's first milestone in the company's path toward launching crews to the International Space Station (ISS) from U.S. soil under a Commercial Crew Transportati ... more
				Strela Rocket With Kondor-E Satellite Blasts Off From Baikonur Russia's Strela carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite, the country's space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti Friday. On Thursday, the ... more		NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete 23 Milestones in 2014 NASA's Commercial Crew Program and the agency's industry partners completed 23 agreement and contract milestones in 2014 and participated in thousands of hours of technical review sessions. The sess ... more

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Companies demo enhanced global communications for military A new global reach push-to-talk voice and data communications capability for the Defense Information Systems Agency has been developed by two U.S. companies. ... more		In United States, drones take off as Christmas gifts Andrew Steele, 15, chose a drone as a Christmas present. And he's not alone. Thousands of drone fans - young and old - turned out at a recent show in Los Angeles. ... more		France discussing 'unjustified' arrest of citizen in Mali Trump rules out immediate Ukraine ceasefire Russia hosts first military meeting with Sahel juntas; Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilisation plot		Future batteries: Lithium-sulfur with a graphene wrapper What do you get when you wrap a thin sheet of the "wonder material" graphene around a novel multifunctional sulfur electrode that combines an energy storage unit and electron/ion transfer networks? ... more
				Electron spin could be the key to high-temperature superconductivity Cuprates are materials with great promise for achieving superconductivity at higher temperatures (-120oC). This could mean low-cost electricity without energy loss. Intense research has focused on u ... more		SES: Astra 2G ready for Dec 28 Proton launch SES S.A. is pleased to announce that the ASTRA 2G satellite is ready for its scheduled launch on board an ILS Proton booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 28 at 03:37:49 Bai ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

GPS III and OCX Demonstrate Key Satellite Command and Control Capabilities Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have successfully completed the fourth of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate new automation capabilities, information assurance and launch read ... more		Composite plane life cycle assessment shows lighter planes are the future A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 percent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation industry to meet its emissions targets, according to n ... more		Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed CO2 increase to reshape geomagnetic storm impacts on satellites Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinction		Russian Space Agency Pushes Back Earth Imaging Satellite Launch to Friday The launch of Russia's Strela carrier rocket with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome has been postponed until Friday due to technical reasons, the country's space agency ... more
NASA releases video of Orion spacecraft re-entry from astronaut's perspective NASA has released a new video of their Orion spacecraft's re-entry from 3,600 miles above Earth. ... more		SpaceX delays resupply flight to ISS 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. ... more		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		Systems wins deal for new armored vehicles The U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems for its program to produce a replacement vehicle for Vietnam War-era M113 armored personnel carriers. ... more

	BAE Systems wins $1.2bn US contract British defence group BAE Systems announced Wednesday that it has won a contract potentially worth $1.2 bilion (984 million euros) to start building armoured multi-purpose vehicles for the US Army. ... more		Raytheon extends air traffic control work for FAA New automated air traffic control systems for safer, more efficient use of U.S. airspace will continue to be installed by Raytheon for the FAA. ... more

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Speedy, Agile UAVs Envisioned for Troops in Urban Missions		Raytheon given $2.4B FMS contract for Patriot fire units		Taiwan launches its largest ever missile ship		Navy picks MIL Corporation for communications support		French tactical air defense system set for upgrade
Italy orders additional trainer aircraft		Lockheed Martin delivers 36th operational F-35 for 2014		Elbit Systems America upgrading Grumman C-1A aircraft		Russia successfully test-launches new rocket		Satellite for military communications closer to launch

Airbus Helicopters delivers aircraft to Spanish military

Diehl Defense selling tank track business

Iraq seeks tanks and up-armored Humvees

Harris Corporation supplies Philippines with tactical radios

Helibras returns modernized Brazilian Army helicopters

3 countries eye pooled acquisition, operation of airlifters

Poland orders more Norwegian missiles

Canada increases global reach with new military transporter

US says delivered 10 Apaches to Egypt

Army orders hundreds of Oshkosh trucks, trailers

DARPA developing first-ever maneuverable bullet

Second Christmas in ruins in Philippine disaster zone

Premature death more likely in areas with lots of alcohol outlets

Indonesian rescuers end search for landslide victims

Lives of danger, poverty on Philippines' typhoon coast

Police deny two killed in Nicaragua canal protests

China highways bleeding money despite high tolls: state media

China says regrets death in Myanmar mine protest

Making a Good Thing Better for Lithium Ion Batteries

Universality of charge order in cuprate superconductors

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