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September 08, 2016

Astronaut returns home after logging record-breaking 534 days in space
Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (UPI) Sep 7, 2016
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams returned to Earth on Wednesday with a new record. Williams' latest mission puts his days-in-space total at 534, the most by an American astronaut. "No other U.S. astronaut has Jeff's time and experience aboard the International Space Station," Kirk Shireman, ISS program manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center, said in an update. "From his first flight in 2000, when the station was still under construction, to present day where the focus is science, technology develop ... read more

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Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

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2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

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Drone swarm explores turbulent airflows near wind turbines

Robot autonomously completes complex surgery guided by voice and video

Lockheed delivers 2,000th JASSM to U.S. Air Force		China's newly-launched quantum communication satellite in good shape		Security Council to meet after latest NKorea missile test		US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet		PKL Services gets $495 million Saudi F-15 support contract
Saab supplying simulators for Polish military academy		Ex-Japan PM Koizumi says Fukushima not 'under control'		Germany's anti-migrant populists beat Merkel's party in local vote		Irish opposition attacks Apple ruling appeal		Vietnam's 'Silicon Valley' sparks startup boom

China's forex reserves fall $16 bn in August

Taiwan tourism industry hit by drop in Chinese visitors

EU defends 'free roaming' pledge despite 90-day limit

China's Xi warns against 'empty talk' as G20 summit opens

New Brazil president woos business allies in China

Laundry-folding washing machine: eye-catching gizmos at IFA fair

Canada's Trudeau hails new friendship with China

With operational acceptance complete, Western Range is ready for launch

Europe 'close to limits' on refugee influx: Tusk

G20 warns against slide into protectionism

Britain's May faces obstacles to post-EU trade goals

Merkel vows to 'win back trust' after poll loss blamed on migrant crisis

G20 treads lightly on 'globalisation' taboo

Trudeau warns against dangerous protectionist mood

China Sends Country's Largest Carrier Rocket to Launch Base

Orion Jettison Motor Fires to Ensure Crew Safety for the Journey to Mars

Sky Muster II comes to French Guiana for launch on Ariane 5

Raytheon gets $24 million for Tomahawk radio and antenna

Qatar orders coastal defense system from MBDA

Lockheed Martin gets $204 million Aegis contract modification

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