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March 11, 2015

In 'milestone' toward Mars, NASA test-fires rocket
Miami (AFP) March 11, 2015
The most powerful solid rocket booster ever built was fired up for the first time Wednesday in a test that NASA described as a "significant milestone" toward Mars. Tied horizontally to the ground at the base of a Utah mountain, the 177-foot-long (54-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) booster was hot-fired for two minutes to see how the system would perform when eventually launched. "Great test, just a fantastic result," said Alex Priskos, who manages the Boosters Office for the SLS program at NASA ... read more

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Booster Temps Will be Just Right for Major Ground Test Steam me up, Scotty. Well before this week's major ground test of the booster for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, engineers have been warming things up so the booster will be not too hot, n ... more		Heat Shield for NASA's Orion Continues Post-Flight Journey by Land The heat shield for NASA's Orion spacecraft that successfully survived a high-velocity re-entry during its December 2014 flight test, is continuing its journey, now at the agency's Marshall Space Fl ... more		NanoRacks Completes Historic Third Round of ISS CubeSat Deployments NanoRacks is pleased to announce the successful completion of it's third full round of CubeSat deployments from the International Space Station. Deployed from the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer we ... more
				THOR 7 being fueled for Arianespace's dual-payload April mission Activities for Arianespace's Ariane 5 launch next month have moved into a new phase as the first of this heavy-lift mission's two payloads is fueled in French Guiana. The THOR 7 satellite was ... more		Arianespace wins SES-15 launch contract New contract confirms Arianespace's long-term partnership with SES, after the SES-12 contract announced in January SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its new, all-electric telecommunications ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

Space soprano plans first duet from ISS British singer Sarah Brightman said Tuesday she was working with ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber to perform in space after paying $52-million (48 million euros) to fly to the International Space Station. ... more		Bangladesh uses SERVIR for flood warning system Bangladesh officials have announced plans to expand a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning system developed by SERVIR to aid an area where floodwaters inundate from 1/3 to 2/3 of the countr ... more		Trump tells India and Pakistan to 'stop' clashes China's Xi lands in Moscow to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership Philippines slams 'high-risk' Chinese naval actions near contested reef		45th Space Wing unveils multi-vehicle launch support center The 45th Space Wing held a Multi-Vehicle Launch Support Center grand opening ceremony March 4, 2015, at the 45th Space Wing's Headquarters building here. The renovated center is now equipped w ... more
				Galileo satellites ready for fuelling as launcher takes shape All the elements for this month's Galileo launch are coming together at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. As the two satellites undergo final testing and preparations, the first part of their Soy ... more		China's Space Laboratory Still Cloaked The recent release of another update on Tiangong 2, China's next space laboratory, has prompted a lot of attention. A recent tightening of Chinese media policies has made this relatively obscured pr ... more

World View completes first commercial flight with NASA-selected payloads World View has completed their first commercial flight carrying research payloads as part of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities Program. This program gives students, re ... more		Lockheed Martin Eyes Portable Fusion Engines Within Decade Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest defense contractor, is aiming to use nuclear fusion to create cheap electrical power that uses water for fuel, produces byproducts that are totally safe and rele ... more		Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion A bitter return for Iraqis kicked out of Europe Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected ants		Planetary Society Announces Test Flight for Privately Funded LightSail Spacecraft The Planetary Society has announced the first of its LightSail spacecraft will embark on a May 2015 test flight. Funded entirely by private citizens, the solar sail satellite will hitch a ride to sp ... more
ISRO races to fix glitch in navigational satellite so that it can be launched in time The Indian space agency is deliberating the ways and means of setting right a glitch in its fourth regional navigation satellite with minimum effort so that it can be launched early, said an officia ... more		UT Dallas could make night vision, thermal imaging affordable Engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created semiconductor technology that could make night vision and thermal imaging affordable for everyday use. Researchers in the Texas Anal ... more		New research could lead to more energy storage Lawrence Livermore researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. ... more		GPS gaffe surprises Belgian bus tourists A bus driver tasked with taking 50 Belgian tourists to a French ski resort got his GPS directions wrong, and made a 1,200 km (750 mile) detour, according to Belgian radio. ... more

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OpenAI offers to help countries build AI systems

World's richest 10% caused two thirds of global warming: study

Google agrees to fund three US nuclear plants

Talking drone technology developed by Australian researchers		China's test spacecraft simulates orbital docking		China has ability but no plan for manned lunar mission: expert		Tianzhou-1 cargo ship to dock with space lab in 2016		Toward Methuselah - long-living lighting devices
High performance, lightweight supercapacitor electrodes of the future		AVX releases new guide for medium and high power film capacitors		Researchers snap-shot fastest observations of superconductivity yet		Four years on, Japan's tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy		Mid-IR frequency combs enable high resolution spectroscopy

China inflation jumps but worries endure

WTO to help settle Canadian trade rows with China, Taiwan

No known link between towelette found in Australia and MH370

MH370 report sparks fresh criticism of Malaysia govt, airline

Airlines need to improve despite 'safest' year: IATA chief

China's 2015 budget deficit rate higher than declared: minister

China February trade surplus hits record $60.6 bn: govt

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

Surviving the 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion' in 9 steps

Did climate change help spark the Syrian war?

Russian SAR-401 Space Robot Ready for the ISS

Gazprom Space Systems to Scrub Contracts with French Satellite Providers

More Filipinos pushed into poverty by Haiyan, high rice prices

Water, electricity cuts shut Comoros main hospital

Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal

Amazon sets up shop in China on Alibaba platform

Kids and robots learn to write together

Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead

China lowers 2015 growth target to 'approximately 7%'

Lithium from the coal in China

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