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October 14, 2015

NASA, Israel ink space cooperation agreement
Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 13, 2015
NASA and the Israel Space Agency signed an agreement Tuesday to expand cooperation in civil space activities, the Israeli government said. The deal was signed by NASA administrator Charles Bolden and ISA director Menachem Kidron on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem. Bolden said the agreement would enable the US space agency to tap Israeli innovation and technology in cooperation "Our two countries have had a long history of cooperation in space explorati ... read more

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Iran tests new long-range missile Iran announced Sunday it had successfully tested a new domestically produced long-range missile, which it said was the first that could be guided all the way to targets. ... more		Vanishing Acts: A Call for Disappearing Delivery Vehicles It sounds like an engineering fantasy, or maybe an episode from Mission Impossible: A flock of small, single-use, unpowered delivery vehicles dropped from an aircraft, each of which literally vanish ... more		Russian Long-Range Cruise Missiles 'Particular Challenge' for US Defense US Commander of NORAD said that Russian long-range aviation and highly accurate long-range cruise missiles present a new challenge for US strategic homeland defense. Russian long-range aviatio ... more
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U.S. State Dept. approves sale of MQ-9 Reapers to Spain The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to Spain's military, the department announced on Wednesday. ... more		Poland seeks missiles for its MiG-29 fighters Poland has reportedly begun the process to obtain 40 radar-guided R-27R1 missiles, the main armament on Poland 's Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters. ... 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		NASA Instruments Head to Germany for Alternative Fuels Research NASA's ongoing research into the environmental effects of burning alternative fuels in jet engines picked up some fresh international flavor as it continued this fall in Germany. Working in co ... more
				Russian Rocket Engine Delivery to China May Be Agreed by December Russia may sign a rocket engine delivery agreement with China during Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit in mid-December, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday. "We are t ... more		Superconductivity trained to promote magnetization Superconductivity, which is almost incompatible with magneticfield, under certain conditions is able to promote magnetization. Russian scientist Natalya Pugach from the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nucle ... more

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