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Unique Insurance Products For NASA Commercial Crew Initiative DevelopedBethesda MD (SPX) Nov 09, 2010 Space Partnership International ("SPI") has announced that it is offering a suite of space insurance products to support NASA's Commercial Crew Development ("CCDev") Initiative, the initiative, which includes manned vehicles for space transportation to and from the International Space Station ("ISS") is designed to usher in a new era of commercial services in low earth orbit. NASA has recommended in its CCDev solicitation of October 25th that participants in the Initiative obtain appropriate comme ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin Delivers Key GPS III Test Hardware Ahead of Schedule The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS III) has completed the program's first contract deliverable ahead of schedule, by shipping the GPS III Bus ... more | .. |
  The GEO Graveyard May Not Be Permanent Since the 1970s, a number of geostationary satellites have been placed in the so called "graveyard orbit," an orbit just above the GEO altitude, roughly 100 to 300 km. The sole purpose of this "buri ... more | .. |
  Tiangong Space Lab Spurs China Space PR Blitz In 2011, China will launch Tiangong 1, its first space laboratory. The flight of Tiangong has been openly discussed for years, and we have even seen video of the actual spacecraft being assembled. ... more | .. |
  Space Travel Is Bad On The Bones Long-duration spaceflight may have a long-term negative impact on bone health, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta. ... more |
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  SpaceShipTwo designer Rutan retiring Aerospace designer Burt Rutan, the man behind the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft destined to take tourists to space, has announced his retirement in California. ... more | .. |
  Use Satellites To Know Your Snow As winter approaches, northern dwellers will get assistance from space to help them face the harsh weather. Satellite information on snow cover is now available through ESA's GlobSnow project soon a ... more | .. |
 NASA Extends TIMED Mission For Fourth Time Nine years after beginning its unprecedented look at the gateway between Earth's environment and space, not to mention collecting more data on the upper atmosphere than any other satellite, NASA's T ... more | .. |
  Vega P80 First Stage Is Rolled Out To The Spaceport's Vega Launch Facility A representative P80 first stage for Vega is now on the launch pad in French Guiana, marking a milestone in preparations for next year's introduction of this lightweight vehicle, which will be opera ... more |
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 China Calls For Improved Earth Observation In Developing Countries Chinese Minister for Science and Technology Wan Gang has called for more international cooperation to boost research capabilities and the level of earth observation in developing countries. Co ... more | .. |
 Saudi Arabia, Ukraine To Hold Joint Space Explorations Saudi Arabia and Ukraine have signed an agreement to cooperate in peaceful space exploration, the website of the Space Agency of Ukraine said on Saturday. The agreement was signed between Pres ... more | .. |
 US e-book sales near one billion dollars in 2010: Forrester Sales of electronic books are expected to hit nearly one billion dollars in the United States this year and to triple by 2015, according to a new report by Forrester Research Inc. ... more | .. |
Amazon increases revenue split for newspapers, magazines Amazon is increasing the revenue split for newspapers and magazines sold through its Kindle electronic bookstore. ... more |
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  BSkyB says hits 10 million customer landmark BSkyB, the pay-TV giant being courted by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., announced on Monday that it had reached its long-held target of 10 million household customers. ... more | .. |
  Turkey against NATO missile shield targeting Iran A NATO missile shield project that singles out Iran as a threat will be unacceptable to Turkey, President Abdullah Gul said in an interview broadcast Monday. ... more | .. |
 Israel delays deployment of 'Iron Dome' anti-rocket system Israel is to delay the deployment of its "Iron Dome" multi-million-dollar missile defence system until next year, a military source said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Iran lashes out at Russia for missile deal Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lashed out Russia accusing it of "selling out" his country to the United States for scrapping a missile deal. ... more |
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  Europe tests amphibious military capacity in Senegal Three European countries and Senegal on Monday began a military exercise testing Europe's amphibious warfare capacity to resolve various crises in the world, military officials said. ... more | .. |
  Multi-Purpose UAVs To Get NG STARLite Radars Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply an additional 40 STARLite wide area surveillance radars featuring synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) capabilities f ... more | .. |
 Display System Concept For Elbit Systems Mission Training Center Approved Elbit Systems announced that the Israel Air Force (IAF) has approved the "display system" milestone for Elbit Systems' mission training center for pilots of the IAF's F-16C/D and F-16I fighter aircr ... more | .. |
 NATO Defense Shield In Turkey May Threaten Iran, Russia Possible deployment of the elements of NATO missile defense shield in Turkey is targeted against Iran and may pose a threat to Russia's security, Russian experts said on Saturday. Earlier on S ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman's LEMV Program Completes Three Major Milestones In just four months since signing a $517 million agreement with the United States Army to build three airships with 21-day persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, ... more | .. |
 JAGM Team Verifies Rocket Motor During Flight Test Raytheon and Boeing have completed the third company-funded missile launch of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The test sets the stage for Raytheon and Boeing to enter engineering and manufac ... more | .. |
  Storm deaths, cholera heap more misery on Haiti Struggling to rebuild in the grips of a cholera epidemic, quake-ravaged Haiti suffered further misery at the weekend as Hurricane Tomas claimed at least 21 lives, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Nicaragua, Costa Rica tense over map 'war' Costa Rica is recovering from the shock of a Nicaraguan border incursion over the small matter of a Google map misunderstood by the invaders. ... more |
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