Space Business News
July 01, 2010
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA Tests Engine Technology To Assist With Future Space Vehicle Landings
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 01, 2010
Spacecraft attempting to land on an unfamiliar surface need to perform a maneuver called "deep throttling" - a step that allows the vehicle to precisely throttle down to perform a smooth, controlled landing. NASA, in partnership with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) headquartered in Canoga Park, Calif., has demonstrated this type of engine control capability to help design a more reliable and robust descent engine that could be used to land space exploration vehicles on the moon, an asteroid or anothe ... read more

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TECH SPACE

Ball Aerospace Begins Integration Of CrlS Instrument For NPP Weather Satellite
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SPACE TRAVEL

New U.S. space policy sets global agenda
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EARTH OBSERVATION

SMOS Shines At Symposium
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA's TRMM Satellite Sees Heavy Rainfall In Hurricane Alex
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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SPACEMART

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New National Space Policy
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SPACEMART

IsatPhone Pro Commercial Service Introduction Begins
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SPACEMART

Eutelsat Selects Astrium To Deliver W5A Satellite To Drive Up Capacity
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TECH SPACE

ON24 launching virtual briefing centers
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MISSILE NEWS

USS Sterett Calls Tomahawk Missile Launch A Success
MILTECH

Weapon Enhancement Improves Tornado Aircraft Capability
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MILTECH

Latest Counter-IED Equipment Showcased
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UAV NEWS

EADS Selects Meggitt Fire Detection For ATLANTE
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UAV NEWS

Spy in the sky rakes in millions for Israel
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MISSILE NEWS

Fire breaks out at Russian missile maker: official
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MILTECH
UK MoD Awards GBP 45 M Contract For Over 140 Jackal 2a Vehicles
London UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2010
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a pound45m contract to the Supacat-Babcock industry alliance for over 140 further Jackal weapons-mounted 4x4 patrol vehicles to support operations in Afghanistan. The new order will bring the total number of Jackal vehicles in service with the UK Armed Forces to over 400, in 3 configurations; Jackal 1, Jackal 2 and this latest improved variant, Jackal 2a. ... more

MISSILE DEFENSE
THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date
Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2010
The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, HI. This flight test was THAAD's seventh intercept to date and proved the system's ability to intercept a unitary target in the low endo-atmosphere. There were many THAAD flight test program "first ... more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Dozens of children reportedly among China landslide victims
Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2010
Hopes of finding any survivors among nearly 100 people buried in a landslide after heavy rain in southwest China were fading Wednesday, as a report said dozens of children were among the missing. More than 1,100 rescuers braved ongoing rainfall and the danger of further landslides to find the missing villagers, but only three bodies have been recovered since the disaster struck Monday in Gui ... more

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Polls in quake-hit Haiti set for November

AEROSPACE

Boeing And FAA To Team For Cleaner Skies And Quieter Airplanes


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MISSILE NEWS
Weapon Enhancement Improves Tornado Aircraft Capability

Latest Counter-IED Equipment Showcased

UK MoD Awards GBP 45 M Contract For Over 140 Jackal 2a Vehicles

MISSILE NEWS
THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date

Bulgaria defence minister in US for talks on missile defence

Interoperability Key To Success In Missile Defense

MISSILE NEWS
USS Sterett Calls Tomahawk Missile Launch A Success

Fire breaks out at Russian missile maker: official

USS George H.W. Bush Conducts First Missile Launch

MISSILE NEWS
Military Video Surveillance Systems Market Over Seven Billion In 2010

Amid tanker battle, EADS seeks US inroads in helicopters

Pentagon calls on defense industry to bring down costs

MISSILE NEWS
Machines that understand us on the rise

Intelligent 3D Simulation Robots To Compete In Robocup 2010

Robot cat Doraemon's gadgets come to life in Japan show

MISSILE NEWS
Hong Kong study promises new swine flu treatment

Repressive drug policies boosting AIDS spread: experts

Council of Europe calls for WHO flu handling probe

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TRADE WARS
Google search feature blocked in China, licence in limbo
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2010
A Google search feature remained blocked in China Thursday as the deadline for renewal of the US web giant's operating licence passed with no word from Beijing, amid a fractious row over censorship. Google said it had yet to receive a response from the government in China - the world's largest Internet market - on its application to renew its Internet Content Provider licence, which expired on Wednesday. "We are waiting to hear from the government," Jessica Powell, Google's Tokyo-based spokesw ... read more

TRADE WARS
Vietnam steps up China-style Internet control

Sweden opts for DLS terminals

Australia denies targeting Google over Web filter

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TRADE WARS
Arianespace To Launch Argentine Satellite Arsat-1

Six Astrium Satellites Launched In A Month

Ariane rocket places two satellites into orbit

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TRADE WARS
Boeing And FAA To Team For Cleaner Skies And Quieter Airplanes

Technology-loving Virgin America goes international

Corruption scandal hits China's aviation sector

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TRADE WARS
Directional Network System For US Fleet Forces Command

VoIP Phones For Defense Manufacturers And Militaries Worldwide

WIN-T Team Completes Design Milestone For Key Subsystem

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TRADE WARS
Ball Aerospace Begins Integration Of CrlS Instrument For NPP Weather Satellite

ON24 launching virtual briefing centers

Google News revamped to get more personal

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