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March 20, 2010
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia plans to resume space tourism
Moscow (UPI) Mar 19, 2009
Russia says its could offer more seats than ever to space tourists when the program begins again in two to three years. Russian halted the program last year because all seats aboard its spacecraft were needed to ferry crew to the International Space Station. The nation's RSC Energia now has the capability to build five Soyuz spacecraft per year instead of four, which means one spacecraft could be designated for space tourists after 2012, RIA Novosti reported Friday. Roscosmos, the ... read more

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RAY GUNS

Navy laser weapon goes through early tests
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RUSSIAN SPACE

First-time cosmonauts set to blast off with toy duck
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ROBO SPACE

Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Soviet space dogs blast-off to animated immortality
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STATION NEWS

Astronauts return to Earth on Russian spacecraft
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TIME AND SPACE

Atom smasher cranks up to record energy levels: CERN
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TECH SPACE

Australia commissions Cray supercomputer
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NUKEWARS

US, Russia see disarmament deal clinched soon
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ROBO SPACE

Market For Military Robots Will Reach $9.8 Billion By 2016
ROBO SPACE

Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016
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EXO LIFE

Life Without Water And The Habitable Zone
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MOON DAILY

The Mystery Of Moonwater
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SPACE TRAVEL

ICAP Ocean Tomo To Auction Multiple NASA Patent Portfolios
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TECH SPACE

Gilat To Takeover Raysat Antenna Systems
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A Galactic Desktop Of Cold Dust
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 19, 2010
Planck's ability to measure the temperature of the coldest dust particles will provide a better understanding of the physical processes at play in the spaces between stars, and in regions of star formation. This image covers a portion of the sky about 50 degrees in total extent. It is a three-color combination constructed from Planck's two highest frequency channels (557 and 857 Gigahertz, ... more

EXO WORLDS
Newly Discovered Planet Could Hold Water
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 19, 2010
The Corot satellite strikes again with another fascinating planet discovery. This time, the newly discovered gas giant planet may have an interior that closely resembles those of Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System. Very few planets are temperate enough to allow the presence of liquid water, but the newly discovered Corot-9b is one of them. It was found on 16 May 2008 and orbits its ... more

UAV NEWS
C2-C4ISR Systems Constitutes Around 5 Percent Of National Defence Budgets
London, UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2010
The considerable growth in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications is driving the development of powerful communications systems, high resolution electro-optic sensor subsystems, signal processing and intelligence analytics software. In the digital battlespace, militaries have come to rely more and more upon digital information ga ... more

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LAUNCH PAD

Capacity, Flexibility, Reliability All Key Factors In Winning OHO-1 Launch

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract For Command, Control And Communications System For ADF


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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Joint Strike Fighter Completes First Vertical Landing

Army Fast-Tracking Precision Mortar To Afghanistan

Pinpoint Protection For Afghanistan

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

India's missile shield test fails: officials

India's defense shield test fails

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
For A400M, Airbus targets U.S. market

US may extend tanker deadline to allow EADS bid

US says needs base to defend Japan

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first

Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016

Market For Military Robots Will Reach $9.8 Billion By 2016

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Swine Flu Far Worse For Pregnant Women Than Thought

Vietnam records second bird flu death this year

Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

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SPACEMART
Integral Systems Announces Agreement With SUIRG
National Harbor MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2010
Integral Systems has announced that its Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) business unit has entered into an arrangement with the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group to offer discount rates on annual subscriptions for SATCOM NetOps Services to SUIRG membership. "SUIRG welcomes the IS3 SATCOM NetOps subscription service as a valuable opportunity for mid-size satellite operators to employ the same technology currently being used by the major operators," said Robert Ames, SUIRG Preside ... read more

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Sanyo sets up solar parking lots for electric bikes

Surface Power Signs Partnership Agreement With Solar Energy Initiatives

Suntech Selected To Power Taiwan's Largest Solar Power Plant

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Russian ecologists slam 'horrifying' nuclear waste bill

Nuclear power a possibility for Indonesia

Poland sticks to 2020 target for first nuclear plant: official

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
US may cancel Haiti's 447 million dollar debt to IDB

Too late to avert second Haiti disaster

Chile appoints panel to study quake toll controversy

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Outside View: Strategic defeat

US operations have already started in Kandahar: commander

US missile strikes kill 10 in Pakistan

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
C2-C4ISR Systems Constitutes Around 5 Percent Of National Defence Budgets

Hummingbird Completes Cargo Delivery Demonstration

US missile strikes kill 12 militants in Pakistan: officials

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