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October 30, 2015

U.S. Air Force prepares to launch next GPS IIF satellite
Los Angeles (UPI) Oct 29, 2015
The U.S. Air Force Space Command is preparing to launch the 11th Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite on Friday. The satellite will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 vehicle from Cap Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Global Positioning System IIF-series satellite (GPS IIF) aims to provide improved navigational accuracy. Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, the Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Air Force program executive officer for space, says the sa ... read more

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Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant

Panama president says moving toward reopening contested mine

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Soldiers assemble newly developed tactical command post

Schiebel demos unmanned helicopter for South Africans

Russia's Iskander missile complexes to be offered for export

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Nepal inks fuel agreement with China to ease crisis

Third night in the cold for Afghan-Pakistan quake survivors

Post-quake Nepal struggles to preserve vanishing skills

Relief agencies battle to reach Afghan-Pakistan quake victims

Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid

Smart Home Revenues to Reach $100 Billion by 2020

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Canadian researchers find geothermal heat pumps most feasible in Halifax

Capacitor breakthrough

China signs deal for 100 Airbus A320s: manufacturer

End of China's one-child policy unlikely to boost economy: analysts

Chinese investors held after metals exchange protest plans

Samsung unveils $10bn share buyback with Q3 profit surge

China punishes Shanghai airport for flight delays

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