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February 03, 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

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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		Russia, China slam Trump's plan for 'Iron Dome' missile shield Pakistan says India has brought neighbours 'closer to major conflict' North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees nuclear counterattack missile test		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		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

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		Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years as plan wins funding China congratulates Pope Leo on election, hopes for 'dialogue' Endangered vultures killed in S.Africa poisoning; Japan arrests 3 with suitcases filled with hermit crabs		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		Pakistan tests cruise missile, India its Agni-V missile An air launched cruise missile indigenously developed by Pakistan successfully conducted on performed on Monday a successful flight test. ... more		More bomb racks, missile launch systems for F-35s on way Additional pneumatic bomb racks and missile launcher systems for F-35 Lightning II fighters are to be produced by Exelis under a low-rate production contract. ... more

	Chinese company limits US drone use after White House crash A Chinese drone maker which created the small quadcopter that recently crashed on White House grounds said Wednesday it is updating its drones to prohibit flight over the US capital. ... more		Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile Pakistan Monday test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, just over a week after its arch-rival India reached a new civilian nuclear accord with the United States. ... more

China exports beat forecasts ahead of US tariff talks

Greenpeace Denmark launches fake tourism ad to highlight pollution

Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' risks prison in toxic waste crime trial

India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher		US Missile Defense Agency spends $58M on new Alabama facility		China rebuffed over UN move targeting NGOs		Next-of-kin bash Malaysian declaration on MH370		HSBC: China manufacturing shrank again in January
Mexican high-speed train project suspended 'indefinitely'		Masdar, Masdar Institute And ABB Announce New Facility		Infrared imaging technique operates at high temperatures		Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing bets on Europe as China slows		membrane will make batteries safer, thinner

China manufacturing unexpectedly shrinks in January

Alibaba's Ma meets top China regulator after fakes row

Robot acquires chef skills via YouTube instructional vids

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

Greece's Piraeus port U-turn will not hurt China investment: analysts

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

Generating Mobius strips of light

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

Airbus shake up to get A400M military plane back on track

Boeing 747-8 picked for next Air Force One: US military

New York defends storm shutdown

China media warn new Greek government over port

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