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April 02, 2015

Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 02, 2015
The EU's Galileo satellite navigation system now has eight satellites in orbit following the launch of the latest pair. Galileo 7 and 8 lifted off at 21:46 GMT (22:46 CET, 18:46 local time) on 27 March from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on top of a Soyuz rocket. All the Soyuz stages performed as planned, with the Fregat upper stage releasing the satellites into their target orbit close to 23 500 km altitude, around 3 hours 48 minutes after liftoff. Following initial checks, run jointly by ES ... read more

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Rockwell Collins intros new military communications system A new interoperable, scalable and ad hoc network for ground-air military communications is being unveiled by Rockwell Collins. ... more		Pentagon needs to adapt to recruit top talent: Carter The US military needs to give its troops and new recruits better career options due to increasing competition for talent from private companies, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. ... more		Raytheon modernizing South Korean Patriot system The Patriot Air and Missile Defense system of South Korea is to be upgraded by Raytheon, which will also provide the country with UAV ground stations. ... more		KAI preferred bidder for new Korean Air Force jet Korea Aerospace Industries, partnered with Lockheed Martin, is the preferred bidder to build a new jet fighter for the country. ... more

	Falcon 9 Evolves SpaceX developed the two-stage Falcon 9, a family of launch vehicles that consists of the Falcon 9 v1.0, Falcon 9 v1.1, and the partially-reusable Falcon 9-R. Both stages of each vehicle emplo ... more		Chinese scientists mull power station in space The battle to dispel smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve the energy crisis is moving to space. Chinese scientists are mulling the construction of a solar power station 36,000 kilometers above groun ... more

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Hard money, soft standards? Tough questions for China's new bank

China official PMI shows expansion in positive sign

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China home prices fall in March; Bank deposit insurance starts May 1

Thailand admits 'urgent' need to improve aviation safety

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Europe resumes Galileo satnav deployment

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UN vows to step up Iraq heritage protection

Twelve dead in Indonesian landslide

Taiwan to apply to join China-led infrastructure bank

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