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January 06, 2015

SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket
Miami (AFP) Jan 05, 2015
SpaceX aims to launch a new era in modern rocket science Tuesday by landing a key part of its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. The California-based company headed by billionaire Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk has given itself just a 50-50 chance of success in the bid to guide the powerful first stage of the rocket to a floating platform about 200 miles (322 kilometers) off the coast of northern Florida after launching from Cape Canaveral at 6:20 am (1120 GMT). But it hopes the ... read more

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Summary of 2014 Civil and Commercial Launches The new year promises a great deal of space launch activity by many of the world's spacefaring nations. The year just passed also saw many important events and activities for the space transportatio ... more		NASA Statement on GAO Decision to Deny Commercial Crew Contract Protest NASA has issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision to deny a protest Sierra Nevada Corp., of Louisville, Colorado, filed Sept. 26, 2014, ... more		Navy prepares for Jan. 20 communications satellite launch Navy military and civilian engineers are preparing the latest military communications satellite for a planned Jan. 20 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite is pa ... more
				NASA exploring inflatable spacecraft designs for future Mars missions Slinging a fast-moving probe into orbit around a faraway planet is hard enough; landing a hefty, astronaut-carrying spacecraft on an alien surface is beyond difficult. ... more		U.S. military seeks new UAV perception technology The U.S. military is seeking the development of enhanced unmanned aerial vehicle technology for autonomous operations within complex indoor spaces. ... more

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Germany Wraps Up a Successful Year in Spaceflight 2014 was a very successful and eventful year for the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Germany was active in the field of human spaceflight as the country's astronaut Alexander Gerst spent six months a ... more		China Launches New Meteorological Satellite The Fengyun-II 08 satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, will be used to collect meteorological and environmental information. The data will be used for we ... more		Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Amentum secures up to 995M dollar US Air Force contract for MQ9 modernization		Commercial suborbital research program to qualify scientist-astronauts Project PoSSUM, a non-profit suborbital research program, announces the first PoSSUM scientist-astronaut class to be held at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 7 - ... more
				United Launch Alliance Concludes Banner Year United Launch Alliance, the nation's premier space launch provider, congratulates its employees, suppliers and customers on another successful year, reliably and affordably launching 14 satellites t ... more		China launches the FY-2 08 meteorological satellite successfully China successfully launched meteorological satellite Fengyun-2 08 at 9:02 am on December 31, 2014, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. FY-2 08 satellite is named as FY-2G ... more

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

The NACA's Space Legacy Engineers from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), who joined NASA after its creation, tested, developed, and recommended one of the most vital technologies that the United State ... more		'Connected life' at the heart of CES electronics show In the air, in your car, on your back - new technology at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show is showcasing the growing number of ways to live the "connected life." ... more		AI enables tailored education for medical students at scale MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic Iran president warns Tehran may face evacuation due to drought		Revisiting a 2009 Space Exploration Architecture Proposal Several recent articles in space publications have called into question NASA's ability to assemble a reasonable space exploration program plan. In summary, NASA is apparently building the Space Laun ... more
Lithuania receives Polish shoulder-fired air defense missiles Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense has added Polish-made shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to its air defense missile inventory. ... more		Hungary to acquire extra maintenance gear for Gripen fighters Extra maintenance equipment for Gripen fighters are being supplied to the Hungarian Air Force by the Swedish Defense and Security Export Agency. ... more		Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos Russia carried out a total of 38 successful space launches in 2014, maintaining its first place in the world, the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said Tuesday. "As a result, Russia orbited a ... more		USAF inactivating two C-17 squadrons Two Air Force squadrons of C-17 transport aircraft are being inactivated over the next two years as a cost-saving measure, the service announced. ... more

	Turkey receives second A400M transport The second of 10 A400M tactical transport aircraft has been received by Turkey from from the Airbus. ... more		UN Security Council envoys to visit Haiti UN Security Council ambassadors will travel to Haiti this month for a first-hand look at the political situation following a decision to draw down the UN mission there. ... more

High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics

New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteries

Enhanced solar water splitting achieved with MoS2 GaN nanorod heterostructures

Malaysian PM suffers bacterial infection after flood tour		Italy takes control of drifting migrant ship		Mourning and fury over China stampede deaths		Search resumes off British coast for missing mariners		New concept of fuel cell for efficiency and environment
Green walls, effective acoustic insulation		Canada Safe Despite Fukushima Radiation in British Columbia Waters		Japan Doesn't Know What to Do With Waste From Fukushima Nuclear Accident		'Smart pot' watches over house plants		Club Med, far from its founding tents, turns to luxury-seeking tourists

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered: report

Tasmania's lavender bear smells potential of Chinese market

Airline, travel site sue over 'hacked' airfares

How Germany and the euro are keeping Europe in recession

Chinese power companies pursue smart grids

With new entrants, streaming TV sees watershed moment

Australia poised to seize assets of corrupt Chinese: report

Dongfeng, Huawei partner for Internet-enabled cars

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

AirAsia disappearance fuels calls for real-time tracking

New Year stampede kills 36 in China's financial capital

Vostochny Space Center Construction Back On Track for 2015

ISRO to study data in crew module's 'black box'

Radar testing for JLENS aerostat

CPI Aerostructures resuming work on F-16 wings

I, Tormentum

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

Russia to Debate US Discrimination of Glonass System in UN: Reports

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