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October 06, 2015

Green Propellant Infusion Mission Passes Spacecraft Integration Milestone
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2015
The propulsion subsystem for NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission has been integrated onto the spacecraft, moving the mission another major step toward scheduled launch in 2016. GPIM prime contractor Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colorado, was able to integrate the green propellant propulsion subsystem in less than two weeks after receiving it from Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond, Washington. The propulsion subsystem will be the primary payload on the mission's spacecraft - a ... read more

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Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

Solar systems for home and business installations

Arianespace signs ARSAT to launch a new satellite for Argentina Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the Argentinean operator ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima) to launch its next geostationary satellit ... more		Exhibition on "father of Chinese rocketry" opens in U.S. An exhibition, themed on the life of China's late space scientist Qian Xuesen, who is considered "Father of Chinese Rocketry," was staged in California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Friday. ... more		How Space Exploration Opens Up New Horizons for Global Security and Governance Iran's defence, missiles not part of US nuclear talks says foreign office Hegseth dismisses Pentagon advisory committees		45th Space Wing supports ULA's 100th launch The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing supported the United Launch Alliance's 100th launch, an Atlas V 421 flying the Morelos-3 communications satellite for Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and ... more
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Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

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Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea mining

Nigeria court orders seizure of 73 properties linked to Chinese scam suspects

China says wind and solar energy capacity exceeds thermal for first time

Patriot missiles to be pulled from Turkey as planned		India inks deal for Apache, Chinook helicopters		Ukrainian company touts new armored vehicle		Report: Asia a growing market for light military helicopters		U.S. Army awards General Dynamics $358 million for tank upgrades
Europe urges militaries to 'go green'		Israeli-made Dominator UAV tested in Mexico		Austrian Army receiving Saab training system		US boy, 11, kills girl, eight, over puppy		Chinese herbal expert among Nobel medicine prize winners

UN slams 'inexcusable' Afghan hospital air strike that killed 19

Pentagon chief arrives in Europe amid Syrian, Afghan crises

China appetite for pricey contemporary art 'suddenly evaporates'

World Bank trims Asia forecast but says no China hard landing

As China growth flags, analysts weigh alternative indicators

Indonesia defends rail project after Japan angered

China manufacturing continues to shrink: official data

MIT's egg-clutching robot has soft but steady hands

First optical rectenna converts light to DC current

Embedded optical sensors could make robotic hands more dexterous

New tech automatically 'tunes' powered prosthetics while walking

Ariane 5 orbits Sky Muster and ARSAT-2

Spaceflight Purchases SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight For Small Satellite Industry

Keeping cells in good shape

Down to Earth and walking the line

Small-scale nuclear fusion may be a new energy source

Harris supplying tactical radios to Special Operations Forces

BAE Systems developing new, digital EW system for F-15s

Saab to support Australia's C-RAM components

The First Meeting of the U.S.-China Space Dialogue

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