
US Army camera captures explosives in fine detail
When the script of Lawrence of Arabia called for wrecking a train, director David Lean found it easiest to go ahead and wreck a train, orchestrating and filming it with expert precision. Similarly, ... more
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China launches new satellite for civilian hi-res mapping
China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province.
The 2.7-tonne Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the bac ... more
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Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive species
Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroids
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Russian Glonass-M satellite reaches target orbit
The Glonass-M navigation satellite, launched from Russia's Plesetsk space center atop a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, was brought to its target orbit by the Fregat upper stage, the Russian Defense Mini ... more
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India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions
Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, "Mission accomplished successfully." Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years f ... more
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Lithuania eyes Norwegian air defense system
Lithuania is to hold talks with Norway on procuring the Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System. ... more
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Russia invests in future by building Vostochny Cosmodrome
The spaceport in Kazakhstan is a unique space complex built by the Soviet Union, but its infrastructure is falling into disrepair now due to natural causes and aging equipment. Invest in the Vostoch ... more
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Raytheon awarded $365 million Aegis contract
Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems division has been awarded a $365.8 million fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee U.S. Navy contract. ... more
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