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US private rocket readies key demonstration launchWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2010 American firm SpaceX readied Tuesday the first demonstration launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program next week. Dubbed COTS 1, the December 7 launch will also mark the first time a private firm attempts to have a spacecraft - SpaceX's Dragon capsule - re-enter Earth's atmosphere from orbit, a key step in developing commercial launchers to put people into space. It will be the first of three demonstration launches for Falcon ... read more |
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  GPS Satellite Achieves 20 Years On-Orbit The Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation is the most robust and capable system in the history of space. Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 23 is a testament to how the Air Force continues to meet a ... more | .. |
  To Boldly Go - But On A Tight Budget Britain's space experts are keeping their fingers crossed that their Pounds 250m a year budget won't fall victim to the public spending cuts. Dr David Williams, chief executive of the UK Space Agen ... more | .. |
  HYLAS Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite), which was launched successfully on November 27, 2010 by the European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle, has reached the geostationary orbit. It may be recalled t ... more | .. |
  World's Fastest Camera Takes A New Look At Biosensing A European consortium comprising NPL, ST Microelectronics, the University of Edinburgh, and TU Delft has been involved in the development and application of the Megaframe Imager - an ultrafast camer ... more |
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  NSS Calls On Congress To Pass NASA Authorization Act Of 2010 In late September 2010, after many months of debate, Congress passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. This three-year authorization demonstrated a bipartisan, cooperative effort on the part of bo ... more | .. |
 NASA Sets Coverage For COTS 1 Launch The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Liftoff will occur from Launch Complex 40 at ... more | .. |
 Boeing defense arm sees 'flattish' year The defense arm of US aerospace giant Boeing is expecting a lackluster year followed by a modest pickup in 2012, the head of the unit said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 India software czar gives 2 bln dlrs of shares to charity Indian software tycoon Azim Premji said Wednesday he would donate two billion dollars in shares to a new charitable trust for education. ... more |
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Obama foes recommit to blocking his agenda US President Barack Obama's Republican foes laid out a year-end strategy on Wednesday that could doom efforts to approve a nuclear pact with Russia and lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military. ... more | .. |
  Russia to increase missiles unless shield agreed: Putin Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Moscow will build up its "striking forces" including nuclear weapons to ensure security if a joint decision on missile defence fails. ... more | .. |
  US deploys 'game-changer' weapon to Afghanistan It looks and acts like something best left in the hands of Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo," but this latest dream weapon is real - and the US Army sees it becoming the Taliban's worst nightmare. ... more | .. |
 Russia not moving missiles near NATO allies: Putin Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia was not moving tactical nuclear weapons near NATO allies, and pointed the finger back at the West for escalating tensions on the issue. ... more |
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  Mapping Mangroves By Satellite Mangroves are among the most biologically important ecosystems on the planet, and a common feature of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines. But ground-based evidence suggests these vital coastal for ... more | .. |
 ESA Attending UN Climate Conference Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change. ESA is attending 'COP16' to up ... more | .. |
 Forest Imaging In Gabon For UN How much forest cover remains? What is the land like - is it forest, bush, water or some other type of landscape? Has forest cover been destroyed by human beings to make way for other uses? Fo ... more | .. |
  Pakistan's flood aid 'unspent and mismanaged' Mismanagement and misuse of cash are hampering relief efforts for Pakistan's flood victims with nearly 60 million dollars in a prime minister's fund still unspent, officials say. ... more |
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 Novel Services For Tropical Forest Monitoring With Satellite A consortium led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing methods for monitoring tropical forests using satellite data in a project funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the Euro ... more | .. |
 German scientist eyes gold mine in rare earths recycling Surrounded by smoking vats in his tumble-down factory in former Communist East Germany, Wolfram Palitzsch sees a golden future in recycling "rare earths," the metals crucial to must-have gadgets such as mobile phones and TVs. ... more | .. |
 Estonia's rare earth break China's market grip High-tech firms across the globe have been hit hard by China's slashing of rare earth metals exports but it is turning out to be good news for Estonia's small Silmet factory. ... more | .. |
  Triplet Superconductivity Proven For First Time The results achieved by this research team headed by Prof. Kurt Westerholt and Prof. Hartmut Zabel (Department of Physics and Astronomy at RUB) could contribute to new, power saving components in th ... more |
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 China secures the lead in renewable energy China is now the leader in the global renewable energy market, a report by Ernst & Young says. ... more | .. |
 FuelCell Energy To Build Small Scale Direct FuelCell Power Plant FuelCell Energy will jointly develop a small-scale Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant with its South Korean partner, POSCO Power. The power plant will target the fast-growing commercial applica ... more | .. |
  China leads Asia-wide acceleration in manufacturing: surveys China's factories led a strong pick-up in manufacturing activity across Asia in November, surveys showed Wednesday, but soaring raw material costs fuelled expectations for more interest rate hikes. ... more | .. |
 Psychology Theory Enables Computers To Mimic Human Creativity A dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date "544 B.C." stamped on the other. The dealer examines the coin, but ins ... more |
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