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March 30, 2015

A Year in Space
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2015
Two humans are getting ready to say farewell to Earth for nearly 12 months. On March 27, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will launch to the International Space Station, beginning a one-year mission in space, testing the limits of human research, space exploration and the human spirit. Most expeditions to the space station last four to six months. By doubling the length of this mission, researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adap ... read more

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Artificial hand able to respond sensitively using smart metal wires Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature's book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication of flexib ... more		Russia to Consider Training First Guatemalan Cosmonaut Moscow will consider a request for a Guatemalan cosmonaut to be trained in Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. "We have received a request to consider whether a Guate ... more		N. Korea says US missile system seeks to contain China, Russia North Korea weighed in Thursday on the proposed deployment of a US missile defence system in South Korea, criticising it as a Cold War-era move to "contain" China and Russia. ... more
				Army tests missile launch demonstrator The tube integrity and missile stack integration of a demonstrator multi-mission launch system has been successfully verified in U.S. Army testing. ... more		Lockheed Martin buys high-speed wind tunnel Lockheed Martin has purchased the high speed wind tunnel it has leased for years from Triumph Aerostructures for research and development testing. ... more

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Cost of Russian Space Projects Grows by 27 percent Russian space projects have risen in price on average by 27 percent due to the current economic situation, Yuri Koptev, a representative of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. "Al ... more		UAE Moves to Purchase Russian Spacecraft Launch Platform The United Arab Emirates is interested in the acquisition of the international spacecraft launch platform "Sea Launch". It is a sea-based launch system that allows launches of commercial freights on ... more		Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea Trump, Putin agree to meet next week in Alaska Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious		Feud on Earth but peace in space for US and Russia Hundreds of kilometres below on Earth, their governments are locked in a standoff over Ukraine - but up in space, Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts are still working together side by side. ... more
				Russia Plans to Boost Space Tourism at Orbital Outpost Russia may reduce the number of cosmonauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) in order to optimize the commercial use of its ISS segment, the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said Tuesda ... more		Countdown Begins for ISRO's Navigation Satellite Launch The countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket with the country's fourth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began at 5.49 am Thursday, the ISRO said. According to Indian Space Research ... more

United Launch Alliance Launches Second Mission in Less than Two Weeks A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 2:36 pm Thursday from Space Launch Complex-37. ... more		Russia Launches Satan Missile With S Korean Kompsat 3A Satellite The launch was completed at 01:08 a. m. Moscow time on Thursday (22:08 GMT on Wednesday) from the Yasny launch site located in Russia's Orenburg Region, according to the spokesman. The RS-20B missil ... more		Scrumped fruit shaped ape evolution and human fondness for alcohol Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit Zambia rejects US claims of toxins after February mine spill		Galileo satellites enclosed for Friday's launch Thousands of engineers have worked on the seventh and eighth navigation satellites of Europe's Galileo constellation in recent years, but last Friday marked the very last time the spacecraft were gl ... more
Europe resumes Galileo satnav deployment Europe resumed deployment of its beleaguered Galileo satnav programme on Friday, launching a pair of satellites seven months after a rocket malfunction sent two multi-million euro orbiters awry. ... more		S. Korea opts for KAI-Lockheed in $7.8 bn fighter deal South Korea on Monday selected Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and partner Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for a multi-billion-dollar contract to develop 120 "indigenous" fighter jets. ... more		Navy tests new production lot Tomahawk Functional ground testing for a new production lot of the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk tactical cruise missile has been conducted by the Navy Warfare Center Division. ... more		Army receives first production-line configured training helo A UH-72A Lakota helicopter specifically configured during manufacture by Airbus Group as an initial entry trainer aircraft has been delivered to the U.S. Army. ... more

	Winged drones look and move like real butterflies German robotics company Festo makes robots inspired by nature. Its newest invention, a winged drone, may be its most realistic yet. The eMotionButterflies look, fly and behave like real butterflies. ... more		NATO country orders tactical radios An unidentified country belonging to NATO has ordered secure tactical radios for its military from the Harris Corporation of the United States. ... more

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Northrop Grumman delivers first shipset for Australian Growler		AW announces new maintenance deal for Royal Navy helicopters		Cosmonaut Leonov Marks 50 Years Since Mankind's First Spacewalk		Canada orders missile protection system		Squid-inspired 'invisibility stickers' could help soldiers evade detection
DARPA, Navy contract for new UAS-ship capability		USAF releases requirements for new trainer jet		UN vows to step up Iraq heritage protection		Twelve dead in Indonesian landslide		German, British skiers killed in Swiss avalanches

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Tiny bio-robot is a germ suited-up with graphene quantum dots

Soils help control radioactivity in Fukushima, Japan

Australia moves towards joining China-led bank: government

New technology converts packing peanuts to battery components

Snake robots learn to turn by following the lead of real sidewinders

Indonesia's Widodo supports China-led investment bank

Canada orders two crew in cockpits always, after Alps crash

China denies seeking veto power in new bank

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

Soyuz ready March 27 flight to deploy two Galileo navsats

Europe poised to launch more navigation satellites

Tern enables small ships to host their own UAVs

Russia warns US against sending missile defence system to South Korea

3-D satellite, GPS earthquake maps isolate impacts in real time

U.S. company Leidos to manage Britain's military logistics

Netherlands seeks billion-dollar helicopter deal

Amazon says US too late on drone rules

DoD Works to Build Competition Into Space Launches

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