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May 02, 2016

India a step away from joining GPS club
Sriharikota, India (IANS) Apr 29, 2016
India on Thursday afternoon successfully put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite - IRNSS-1G - with its own rocket in copy-book style. With this, India successfully completed putting into orbit all the seven navigation satellites to complete the system in the sky. Exactly at 12.50 p.m. the PSLV rocket standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing 320 tonnes tore into the afternoon skies with fierce orange flames at its tail. Gathering speed every second, the rocket raced towa ... read more

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Cracking the Code in Satellite Data The challenge: New constellations of small satellites will launch in the near future, generating a deluge of imagery for analysts to sift through to find patterns and answers to perplexing issues. ... more		BlackSky inks US deal to enhance global decision-making BlackSky has announced that it has established an official partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). UNITAR, created in 1965, is an autonomous body within the ... more		Russia says neutralised 20 drones, 2 missiles Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 18 Solomons' PM contender vows to abolish China security pact		Sentinel-1B delivers Launched on 25 April from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, Sentinel-1B has produced its first images only two hours after the radar was switched on - a record time for a space radar. The f ... more
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AeroVironment begins production of Switchblade tactical missile upgrade At the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit AeroVironment announced it has developed a block upgrade, designated Block 10C, to its already fielded Switchblade Tactical Missile system. The Di ... more		Researchers create artificial protein to control assembly of buckyballs A Dartmouth College scientist and his collaborators have created an artificial protein that organizes new materials at the nanoscale. "This is a proof-of-principle study demonstrating that proteins ... more		Atomic magnets using hydrogen and graphene Graphene, a sheet one atom thick made up of carbon atoms, has a huge number of qualities but lacks magnetic properties. Yet the hydrogen atom has the smallest magnetic moment. The magnetic moment is ... more		Physicists detect the enigmatic spin momentum of light Ever since Kepler's observation in the 17th century that sunlight is one of the reasons that the tails of comets to always face away from the sun, it has been understood that light exerts pressure i ... more

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US to move more assets into deep space over next 4 years

N. Korea registers multiple test failures with new missile: South

Putin hails first rocket launch from new cosmodrome after delay

Soyuz demonstrates Arianespace mission flexibility

China open to Sino-US space cooperation

SES powers innovative satellite communications ideas with SATLAS

China aiming for reusable manned spacecraft: chief engineer

China's long march into space

China's top astronaut goes to "space camp"

S. Korea says North failed again with mid-range missile test

Israel nuclear reactor defects spark secrecy dilemma

First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay

Curiosity Mars Rover crosses rugged plateau

Opportunity completes mini-walkabout

Could Earth's light blue color be a signature of life?

Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite

Discovering the bath scum on Titan

SpaceX vows to send capsule to Mars by 2018

ISRO launch campaign for IRNSS-1G progressing smoothly

Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake

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