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May 28, 2015

SpaceX cleared for US military launches
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2015
Billionaire Elon Musk's firm SpaceX has won long-waited approval from the US Air Force to launch military satellites, opening the way to a lucrative market that has been a virtual monopoly for a Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture. Certification for the California-based SpaceX follows months of wrangling and a lawsuit filed by the company against the air force, which was eventually settled. Now SpaceX can compete against the United Launch Alliance - the giant Boeing-Lockheed combination - ... read more

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Planetary Society's LightSail has gone silent The scientists managing the Planetary Society's LightSail are holding their breath as they wait for their experimental Cubesat to come back to life. A software glitch caused the small satellite to freeze up last week, and so far, attempts to reboot the device have failed. ... more		Tiny grains of lithium dramatically improve performance of fusion plasma Scientists from General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a phenomenon that helps them to improve fusion plasmas, a finding ... more		Putin discusses readiness of Vostochny for first space launch Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the readiness of the Vostochny Space Center for its first launch, the director general of the United Rocket and Space Corporation said Monday. "We al ... more
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Next Generation Integrated ISR 2015 - Washington DC - July 27-29

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SpaceX cleared for US military launches

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Commission on Proton Rocket Failure to Finish Investigation by End of May

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A Tough Three Weeks in Space for Russia

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Russia confirms sale of S-300 missile systems to Iran

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