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January 31, 2016

European Satellite Project Over Budget, 13 Years Late
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 31, 2016
The French Court of Auditors has found that the much-vaunted European Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation program is three times over-budget and 13 years late in delivery, after a series of cost overruns and strategy failures. The Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) program is the first Pan-European satellite navigation system, providing a highly accurate global positioning service under civilian control. It is designed to boost the explosion in satellite ... read more

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Initial launcher assembly clears Ariane 5 for its payload integration process The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's second flight of 2016 has completed its basic build-up, marking a key milestone as preparations advance for this early March mission from the Spaceport in French Guian ... more		US missile interceptor and targeting system pass test An interceptor rocket and its ground-based targeting system successfully completed the latest test in a program to develop a missile defense capable of hitting targets on the edge of outer space, tw ... more		Deployment of US Defense System to Increase South Korea's Security The deployment of a US anti-missile system in South Korea would boost the country's security as it would help counter possible threats form the North, a spokesman for the South Korean Defense Minist ... more
				ILS Proton Successfully Launches Eutelsat 9B for Eutelsat International Launch Services has placed the EUTELSAT 9B satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit on behalf of Eutelsat Communications of Paris, France. With this mission, ILS completed its 92nd ... more		Astronaut rescue exercise proves Det. 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA It's not common an astronaut must be rescued out of rough open waters after descending home to Earth in a crewed capsule but when those Space Race era days of human space flight return, a small Air ... more

Innovations in the Air Sure, Google's driverless car is pretty cool. But according to key leaders in the aerospace industry, much of the world's most innovative work is happening not in Silicon Valley but in the laborator ... more		Russia launches ambitious cosmic robotics project The development of state-of-the-art robots capable of operating in outer space will begin in Russia this year, media reports said. Russian scientists will begin the development of sophisticate ... more		Armed Forces Network to reduce radio programs next month L3Harris boosts US defense with expanded satellite facility in Indiana Ambitious cross-continental initiative targets breakthroughs in AI space and cyber tech		Last Launch for Long March 2F/G At some time this year, China will launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. It will look much like its predecessor, Tiangong 1: A stubby cylindrical crew module with a smaller service module at its r ... more
				Ascent Trajectories and the Gravity Turn Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 26, 2016 Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the ... more		Bezos space firm duplicates reusable rocket breakthrough Two months after the breakthrough launch and vertical landing of a reusable rocket, the space firm created by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos did it again. ... more

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The Path to the Pad 2016 is well underway. Another year over, another year begun. For the SLS program, it means we're even further past the halfway point toward launch readiness. It's been only four years since t ... more		SpaceX Tests Crew Dragon Parachutes Four red-and-white parachutes unfurled high above the desert near Coolidge, Arizona, recently during a test of the system that initially will be used to safely land SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft c ... more		NASA balloon embarks on multi-month stratospheric flight from New Zealand 'The voice of god': Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis Sunscreen and shelter strategies may have shielded early humans from solar radiation		Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better? Since humans first set their sights beyond the upper atmosphere, 2- astronauts have died during space missions or test flights. There have been more space-related fatalities, upwards of 150, if you count ground crews killed in launch accidents and astronauts perished during land-based tests gone wrong. ... more
70th consecutive successful launch for Ariane 5 Flight number 228 for the Ariane launcher, successfully placing a telecommunications satellite in its geostationary transfer orbit, took place today from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Gui ... more		AMOS-6 Scheduled for May 2016 Launch by Space-X Spacecom reports announced that Space-X has scheduled the launch of the AMOS-6 satellite for May 2016. AMOS-6, to be co-located with AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 at the 4 W prime orbital position, will provide ... more		Pentagon Can't Overcome Its Russian Engines Addiction: McCain Despite John McCain's profound displeasure, US defense officials are not inclined to abandon the RD-180 Russian rocket engines until 2021 or 2022 earliest. Since the collapse of the Soviet Uni ... more		James describes way forward to Space-Launch System Everyone agrees the United States depends on space-based assets as part of the defense of the homeland and the ability to command and control forces worldwide, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James ... more

	Raytheon, MDA test new thruster for EKV missile A data-gathering flight test of a Raytheon Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has validated the missile's redesigned thruster components. ... more		Boeing, Northrop Grumman conduct missile system flight test Boeing and Northrop Grumman collaborated with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to test improvements for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. ... more

China's CATL launches new EV sodium battery

Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in Chile

UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30

Ariane 6 design finalized, set for 2020 launch		ViaSat tapped to provide tactical terminals for Apache helicopters		Japan unveils first stealth fighter jet		US to deploy missile attack drones in South Korea		Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile
Missile Defense Agency orders more THAAD interceptors		France delivers 3 more Rafale fighters to Egypt		Japan reveals first domestic stealth aircraft		Rolls-Royce to provide engines, propulsion support for C-130Js		BAE Systems reveals new system for avoiding air collisions

US to lack full space launch capability beyond 2019 without Russian engine

US Senator McCain to introduce bill to end use of Russian rocket engines

Lockheed Martin, AEC Sniper ATP center opens in Saudi Arabia

Denmark orders hundreds of Piranha 5 armored vehicles

Air Force orders more Predator/Reaper training simulators

U.S. drone Gray Eagle to be deployed in South Korea

U.S. Air Force sending F-35A to U.K. air shows

Boeing to train NATO C-17 aircrews

Jordan to purchase Arlan armored vehicles from Kazakhstan

SpaceX Falcon 9 upgrade certified for National Security Space launches

Thales, ASV to jointly develop unmanned surface vehicle technology

Chinese ship to join Australia-led search for MH370

Facebook blocks unlicensed gun sales

Putting silicon 'sawdust' in a graphene cage boosts battery performance

China's Citic Bank defrauded of up to $148m

Russian tourism in Turkey crumbles after plane downing

China floods financial system with $52 bn to boost liquidity

Fincantieri signs framework accords with Iranian companies

Graphene composite may keep wings ice-free

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

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