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February 02, 2015

NASA hails spending boost under Obama budget proposal
Miami (AFP) Feb 2, 2015
NASA on Monday hailed a proposal by President Barack Obama to boost spending for the US space agency and announced plans for a mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa. The agency's administrator, Charles Bolden, said at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that NASA has made strides in the journey toward Mars - where a human mission is planned for 2024 - with a "near-flawless" flight test of its new Orion deep space vehicle. He also heralded success in handing over International Space Station ... read more

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Iran launches first satellite since 2012 Iran launched an observation satellite Monday - its first since 2012 - with President Hassan Rouhani declaring it safely entered orbit and that he had personally ordered the mission. ... more		Mini Models Fire Up for SLS Base Heating Tests It may be cold in upstate New York, but NASA engineers are turning up the temperature in Buffalo for a series of tests that will provide critical data on the heating conditions at the base of NASA's ... more		Russia launches British comms satellite into space Russia on Sunday carried out its first space launch of the year, using its commercial Proton rocket to send a British satellite into orbit. ... more
				How spaceflight ages the immune system prematurely As the world waits to see if Mars One can establish a human colony on Mars, scientists are working to determine the long-term consequences of living in low or no-gravity conditions, such as those th ... more		Iran Launches Satellite Into Space, First Since 2012 Iran has launched its Fajr (Dawn) observation satellite, using a Safir-2 rocket, the country's Fars news agency reported, its first launch since 2012 and declared that it has safely entered orbit. T ... more

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

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Vega receives Spaceplane payload for Feb 11 suborbital mission The fourth Vega has completed its build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, preparing this lightweight member of Arianespace's launcher family for final checkout ahead of its February 11 liftoff w ... more		Moog Supports Delta 2 of SMAP satellite Moog Space and Defense Group provided propulsion control to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft that launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ... more		Pakistan shoots down 25 Indian drones near military installations China vows to stand with Russia in face of 'hegemonic bullying' North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles		Russian Satellites Prohibited for Emergency 911 Calls in US The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn't allow the use of non-US satellites, Chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau David Simpson said, referring to the FCC orde ... more
				US Senator says GPS often fails to track emergency calls First responders are often not able to pinpoint the location of victims when emergency calls are made from wireless devices due to defects in the US GPS satellite system, US Senator Chuck Schumer, s ... more		Sundance doc examines real-life Close Encounter Earth authorities are completely unprepared for the arrival of alien visitors and worried humans should ready themselves by watching a groundbreaking documentary, the film's director boasts. ... more

Infrared imaging technique operates at high temperatures From aerial surveillance to cancer detection, mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation has a wide range of applications. And as the uses for high-sensitivity, high-resolution imaging continue to exp ... more		UNH Scientists Launch "CubeSats" into Radiation Belts Twin, pintsized satellites built in part at the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center will be launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:20 a.m. (EST) Thursda ... more		Sunlight Reveals New Insights into Earth's Complex Systems Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater The West's spring runoff is older than you think		British Satellite to Be Launched by Russian Proton-M Carrier Rocket The launch, slated for 15:31 Moscow time on Sunday, will be the first in this year's program. The contract to orbit the Inmarsat 5F2 was inked by the Russian-American International Launch Services C ... more
Large-scale analytics system for predicting major events described EMBERS is a large-scale big data analytics system designed to use publically available data to predict population-level societal events such as civil unrest or disease outbreaks. The usefulnes ... more		membrane will make batteries safer, thinner New battery technology from the University of Michigan should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013. The innovation is an advanced barrier between the ele ... more		IXV spaceplane packed and ready for Vega launch Feb 11 Preparations are moving forward for next month's Vega flight, with its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) passenger now integrated in the lightweight launcher's payload fairing. During ac ... more		Ballooning offers platform for space-like environment New discoveries are being made on an annual basis by researchers flying their instruments on a high-altitude balloon platform. Ease of access to ballooning, relatively low cost and the potential for ... more

	Japanese businessman set to resume space tourist training A Japanese businessman, who used to shoot space TV commercials at a cosmonaut training facility near Moscow, told journalists at a press conference, that he was happy to return to Star City as a spa ... more		India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher India on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. ... more

Autonomous Black Hawk helicopter trials showcase future of aerial firefighting

Biogas Production from Alfalfa Enhanced by Fruit Waste and Microbes

China's Renewable Energy Shift Faces Sustainability Challenges

US Missile Defense Agency spends $58M on new Alabama facility		Airbus shake up to get A400M military plane back on track		Boeing 747-8 picked for next Air Force One: US military		China rebuffed over UN move targeting NGOs		Next-of-kin bash Malaysian declaration on MH370
Mexican high-speed train project suspended 'indefinitely'		Greece's Piraeus port U-turn will not hurt China investment: analysts		Masdar, Masdar Institute And ABB Announce New Facility		Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing bets on Europe as China slows		China manufacturing unexpectedly shrinks in January

Alibaba's Ma meets top China regulator after fakes row

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China media warn new Greek government over port

ECB QE could cause "competitive depreciation": China

China to expand limited FTZ reforms nationwide

French PM Valls seeks trade 'rebalance' with China

Alibaba plunges on disappointing sales

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

Japan delays launch of satellite due to weather

NASA TV Coverage Reset for Launch of Newest Earth-Observing Mission

SpaceX releases animation of heavy-lift Falcon rocket

Scientists in chart latest discoveries of iron-based superconductors

Europe to resume satnav launches in March: Arianespace

NASA, Boeing, SpaceX Outline Objectives to ISS Flights

Boeing will be first to carry US astronauts to space

Raytheon acquires remote sensing, UAS tech company

911 Assc says lobbyist behind tactics to derail GLONASS

Space Launch System Booster Aimed and Ready to Fire

New York defends storm shutdown

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