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December 18, 2014

US Space Launcher to Get 60 Russian Engines in $1Bln Deal
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 18, 2014
Russian design bureau Energomash has signed a contract with the US-based Orbital Sciences Corporation for the delivery of 60 RD-181 rocket engines to be used to power the Antares rocket's first stage, Russia's Izvestiya newspaper reported Wednesday. "We have committed to deliver a total of 60 engines. Currently, there is a firm contract for 20 engines which we have begun moving forward with, since the first two machines are to be delivered next June," a source from Roscosmos, Russia's Federal Spac ... read more

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India launches biggest ever rocket into space India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, as the country ramps up its ambitious space programme. ... more		Venus Express goes gently into the night ESA's Venus Express has ended its eight-year mission after far exceeding its planned life. The spacecraft exhausted its propellant during a series of thruster burns to raise its orbit following the ... more		Rosetta Orbiter to Swoop Down On Comet in February The European Space Agency's orbiting Rosetta spacecraft is expected to come within four miles (six kilometers) of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in February of next year. The flyby w ... more
				Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs nearly knocked off mammals The extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is thought to have paved the way for mammals to dominate, but a new study shows that many mammals died off alongside the dinosaurs. Metathe ... more		SpaceX postpones launch after rocket 'issues' SpaceX on Thursday postponed the planned launch later this week of its unmanned Dragon cargo ship after unspecified "issues" arose during a launchpad test, the company said in a statement. ... more

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Politics no problem, say US and Russian spacefarers US-Russian ties may have returned to Cold War levels, but an astronaut and a cosmonaut gearing up for the longest flight on the International Space Station said Thursday politics would not disrupt their work of helping a future trip to Mars. ... more		Fifth SpaceX Mission Lets the CATS Out on the International Space Station Not like cats that you might pet in your lap at night, International Space Station CATS study the atmosphere's plight. CATS and new research including flatworms, wearable technology, an external rad ... more		NATO chief says Ukraine can beat Russia; As exhausted troops await resupply Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukraine		Australian university students aim to generate first 'breathable' air on Mars A Mars One astronaut candidate and a team of Western Australian students aiming to generate the first breathable air on Mars have reached the finals of the international competition that will land v ... more
				German named next head of European Space Agency Johann-Dietrich Woerner, head of German aerospace giant DLR, is to succeed Frenchman Jean-Jacques Dordain as next director-general of the European Space Agency, ESA announced on Thursday. ... more		NASA awards Launch Services Contract for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TESS will launch aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with liftoff targeted for Au ... more

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	ESA scientists say Philae lander will wake up in 2015 The team of scientists and engineers responsible for this fall's historic comet landing are confident Philae's current slumber is only temporary. ... more		SpaceX to try to 'precision-land' rocket in ocean SpaceX said Wednesday it will for the first time try to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the ocean after launching cargo to the International Space Station. ... more

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