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April 18, 2014

SpaceX Cargo Mission Launches to Space Station
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 17, 2014
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 3:25 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. and is on its way to the International Space Station. Falcon 9 is performing as expected. At the time of launch, the space station was traveling at an altitude of 260 miles over southeastern Turkey. Dragon is carrying to the space station almost 5,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, vehicle hardware and spacewalk tools -- all to support the crew and more than 150 scientific investigations planned for Expeditions 39 and 40. ... read more

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				First Earth-sized planet found in 'habitable zone': NASA The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward - an international team of researchers has discovered the first Earth-sized planet within the "habitable zone" of another star. ... more		Growth of Antarctic ice sheet triggered warming in the Southern Ocean during Miocene Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have deciphered a supposed climate paradox from the Miocene era by means of complex model simulation ... more

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Xi urges China to build up joint space and air power Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged further integration of air and space defence capabilities, in what experts described Tuesday as a response to the militarisation of space by rivals including the United States. ... more		Russia launches its new ICBM from Plesetsk space centre The Russian Strategic Missile Troops have successfully test fired an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile with a multiple re-entry vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, a Russian Defence Mi ... more		China emphasizes commitment to peaceful space activities ICEYE secures substantial growth investment to bolster its SAR satellite fleet Interconnected quantum system boosts long-distance secure communication		Raytheon awarded first international contract for Paveway IV Raytheon Company received a contract from an international customer for Paveway IV precision guided bombs valued at more than $200m. As part of the sale Raytheon will deliver hundreds of the a ... more
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Researchers say Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting Archaeologists at the University of York are challenging the traditional view that Neanderthal childhood was difficult, short and dangerous. A research team from PALAEO (Centre for Human Palae ... more		Vacuuming carbon from the atmosphere may be most realistic solution to climate change In order to stave off the worst of global warming's consequences, the world's nations must find a way to reduce carbon emissions by 40 to 70 percent by 2050. That's one of many claims made in the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). ... more		Tracing life's origins: Cambridge team explores early Earth conditions Satellite technology from Surrey University aids Mauritius in illegal fishing detection West Antarctic ice shelf stability threatened by feedback loop		Forest fires and warming planet could accelerate deforestation in Amazon The increasingly deadly combination of forest fire and extreme weather spells tragedy for the trees of the Amazonian rainforest, according to a new study by biologists from Brazil's Amazon Environmental Research Institute and the Woods Hole Research Center in the U.S. ... more
				Facebook rolls out 'nearby friends' feature Facebook on Thursday began rolling out a feature allowing users of its mobile app to use smartphone location to discover friends near them. ... more		ATK supplying hardware, composites for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Hardware and large composite structures for Phase 1 of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program are to be supplied by ATK. ... more

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