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July 30, 2015

Russia schedules first Proton rocket launch since crash
Moscow (AFP) July 29, 2015
Russia on Wednesday set a date for the first Proton rocket launch since an engine failure in May saw a Mexican satellite destroyed. Authorities said a Proton-M rocket would blast off from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan on August 28 carrying a British Inmarsat-5F3 commercial communications satellite. A similar rocket bearing a Mexican satellite fell back to earth on May 16 after suffering an engine malfunction, in one of a string of embarrassing failures for Russia's troubled space progr ... read more

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SMC goes "2-for-2" on weather delayed launch Five o'clock in the "City of Angels" typically signals the end of a hard work day. It's a time when most Los Angeles metropolitan area commuters pile on to the freeways and Metrorail system, returni ... more		$1.5B contract goes to Lockheed Martin for Patriot interceptors Lockheed Martin reports receipt of a $1.5 billion contract to produce advanced missiles for Patriot air-defense systems for allied nations. ... more		New Zealand cracks down on foreign actors surveilling space activity Confidence in NATO security guarantees plunges in Finland: survey US lost 7 multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March		Massive pool for space and deep-sea training to be built in Essex The University of Essex has entered exploratory discussions to establish the world's deepest and largest research, training and development pool on the Knowledge Gateway research and business park a ... more
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Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

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	Navy researches use of transparent material as armor The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is working to improve a transparent material for use as bullet-proof windows and for military optics. ... more		India Earned Over $100Mln Launching Foreign Satellites The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is promoting its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a launch system initially developed to allow India to achieve its domestic space goals. To ... more

UN chief says energy revolution unstoppable despite US pivot

ACES mission delivers record-breaking atomic clock to ISS for precision timekeeping

Cambodia approves cement factory in wildlife sanctuary

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Pentagon asks armed 'citizen guards' to stand down

Patrick Stewart endorses Snotbot whale research drone

China escalator swallows toddler's mother: report

British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda

WTO strikes 'landmark' deal to cut tariffs on IT products

Pollution not contagion: eurozone debt market survives Greek crisis

China manufacturing hits 15-month low: survey

The Friendly Unmanned Skies

Scientist develops model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains

Novel scissor-like bridge structure for use during emergencies

Monsoon troubles Nepal quake survivors three months on

Gun-firing 'drone' built by US teen under investigation

Cost of USAF decoy systems reduced

Air Force tests internal integration of Gatling gun on F-35A

Rockwell Collins enhancing E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post

Police arrest US teen who built gun-firing drone

India tests locally developed high thrust cryogenic rocket for 800 seconds

RS-25 Engine Revs Up Again

Wal-Mart buys remaining shares of Chinese firm Yihaodian

Maldives to allow foreigners to own land

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