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April 10, 2015

Home Away From Home: NASA Spider-Droids to Build in Space
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2015
A company called Tethers Unlimited is developing a futuristic "Arachnid-like" droid system, funded by the North American Space Agency, that hopes to help humanity's journey into - and settlement in - outer-space. Dubbed the "SpiderFab," the droids will work similarly to a 3D printer to help construct spacecraft, radio antennas, and, in the long term, infrastructure to support the expansion of human activity in space. Tethers Unlimited CEO and chief scientist Dr. Robert Hoyt believes that bui ... read more

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How To Train Your Astronauts Training an astronaut is no easy task. Astronauts go through years of rigorous technical, health and safety training to learn simple and complex tasks for a typical four to six month mission. They d ... more		THOR 7 encapsulation as next Ariane 5 campaigns proceeds The build-up of Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration is underway at French Guiana, where this mission's upper satellite is now encapsulated in the launcher's payload fairing. During activit ... more		Huthis say US bombed Yemen after strike on Israel's main airport Pakistan conducts second missile test since renewed India standoff Patriot defense system headed for Ukraine as ceasefire hopes dim		A common battery test often bounces off target Don't throw away those bouncing batteries. Researchers at Princeton University have found that common test of bouncing a household battery is not actually an effective way to check a battery's charg ... more
				French energy company invests in drones French energy company GDF Suez said Wednesday it was investing in Redbird, a civilian drone company, to monitor natural gas infrastructures. ... more		Researchers build brain-machine interface to control prosthetic hand A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts. The technique, de ... more

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Russia reshuffles management of new spaceport program Russian authorities on Wednesday decided to reshuffle the management structure responsible for the construction of the new Vostochny space center after large-scale mismanagement was revealed there. ... more		Russia to Launch Nine Rockets Into Space in April-June Seven of the launches will take place from the Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan with various payloads and the remaining two, which are for Russian military purposes, will be launched fro ... more		Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian election Over 45,000 affected by Somalia flash floods since mid-April: UN Trump asks Congress to cut billions in nondefense spending; up funds for military, border		Space Launch System to Boost Science with Secondary Payloads When NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) launches on its first flight, it will be doing some serious multi-tasking. Not only will Exploration Mission-1 test the performance of SLS and its integrati ... more
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Super-Fast Deep Space Engine NASA announced it will partner with a variety of companies in new attempts to create more advanced space technology - including a new engine that could get humans to Mars in less than 40 days. ... more		New safety-related work on Orion by Orbital ATK An attitude control motor for a system to enable astronauts to escape the Orion spacecraft in an emergency during launch is being built by Orbital ATK Inc. ... more		Raytheon expects production okay for AMRAAM systems The newest variants of Raytheon's Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missile and Small Diameter Bomb II are moving toward Milestone C production decisions. ... more		Canadian, U.S. contracts for DRS Technologies DRS Technologies is supplying electronic equipment to Canadian and U.S. military services under three separate contracts with a combined worth of $540 million. ... more

	Honeywell emergency signal tracking system passes testing A global tracking system from Honeywell has passed final acceptance tests for use in the European Space Agency's Galileo search-and-rescue satellite program. ... more		N. Korea fires missiles ahead of Pentagon chief's visit North Korea fired two surface-to-air missiles into the sea this week as US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter visited the region for talks in Tokyo and Seoul, South Korea's defence ministry said Thursday. ... more

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Russia mulls credit autonomy

China eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway: report

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Former China central bank governor helping graft probe: report

China sees first default on bond principal

World Bank welcomes China's new bank in poverty fight

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Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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McMurdo receives certification for Kannad navigation interface

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N. Korea fires four short-range missiles into sea

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