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June 30, 2010
SPACE TRAVEL
New U.S. space policy sets global agenda
Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2010
Advanced science and technology industries worldwide will have new opportunities in an overarching space policy unveiled by President Barack Obama as part of his strategy to boost investment and speed economic recovery. The policy precedes an anticipated end of the space shuttle program this year and exploration of closer U.S.-Russian collaboration, including American use of the Russian Soyuz program for transport to the International Space Station. A U.S.-led development of a commercial ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

India To Relaunch GLSV Within One Year
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PHYSICS NEWS

GOCE Helping Reveal The Gravity Of Earth
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EXO WORLDS

First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Around Sun-Like Star
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TECH SPACE

Engineers Assess Reaction Wheel On Dawn Spacecraft
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Russia, Canada Seek Joint Arctic Space Monitoring Project
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Aerojet Propellant-Saving Xenon Ion Thruster Exceeds 30,000 Hours
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MISSILE DEFENSE

THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date
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EXO LIFE

Zapping Titan-like atmosphere With UV Rays Creates Life Precursors
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Alex Stirs Up The Gulf
SPACE TRAVEL

US To Enhance Space Cooperation With India
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity To See More Detail At Crater Destination
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MOON DAILY

Building A Better Robot Arm For Lunar Rovers
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Low Density Aluminum Contributes Falcon 9 Success
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VENUSIAN HEAT

The Canadian Space Agency Invests In Concept Studies
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SPACE TRAVEL
NASA And International Space Agencies Meet To Discuss Human And Robotic Space Exploration
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2010
NASA senior managers met with their counterparts representing other space agencies at the National Harbor, Md., on June 23, to discuss globally-coordinated human and robotic space exploration. The meeting participants agreed that significant progress has been made since the joint release of The Global Exploration Strategy (GES) in May 2007. They agreed steps should be taken to coordinate a ... more

SPACEWAR
Key Sensor Delivered For NPP Satellite
Rochester, NY (SPX) Jun 29, 2010
An advanced infrared sensor designed to improve weather forecasting around the world has been delivered for integration and testing on the precursor satellite to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), a key sensor for the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP), was delivered June 18 by Northrop Grumman Corporation ... more

SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager 2 At 12,000 Days
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 29, 2010
NASA's plucky Voyager 2 spacecraft has hit a long-haul operations milestone - operating continuously for 12,000 days. For nearly 33 years, the venerable spacecraft has been returning data about the giant outer planets, and the characteristics and interaction of solar wind between and beyond the planets. Among its many findings, Voyager 2 discovered Neptune's Great Dark Spot and its 450-met ... more

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MARSDAILY

Rocky Mounds And A Plateau On Mars

TIME AND SPACE

World's biggest atom smasher gains pace: CERN


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TIME AND SPACE
UK MoD Awards GBP 45 M Contract For Over 140 Jackal 2a Vehicles

Russia picks up French combat optics

Northrop Grumman Discusses Capabilities in Electronic Warfare Interoperability

TIME AND SPACE
THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date

Bulgaria defence minister in US for talks on missile defence

Interoperability Key To Success In Missile Defense

TIME AND SPACE
USS George H.W. Bush Conducts First Missile Launch

First Firing Of MBDA's SCALP Naval Missile

SSBN Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles

TIME AND SPACE
Pentagon calls on defense industry to bring down costs

China bans military from blogging

Gulf states seek to cash in on arms buys

TIME AND SPACE
Machines that understand us on the rise

Intelligent 3D Simulation Robots To Compete In Robocup 2010

Robot cat Doraemon's gadgets come to life in Japan show

TIME AND SPACE
Repressive drug policies boosting AIDS spread: experts

Council of Europe calls for WHO flu handling probe

New Vaccine Strategies Could Safely Control Rift Valley Fever

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MARSDAILY
Spirit Standing By At Troy
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 29, 2010
Spirit remains silent at her location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). As stated previously, it is likely that Spirit has experienced a low-power fault and has turned off all sub-systems, including communication and gone into a deep sleep. While sleeping, the rover will use the available solar array energy to recharge her batteries. When the batteries recover to a sufficient state of charge, Spiri ... read more

TIME AND SPACE
First Community-Owned Solar Garden In The Nation

Flexible Thin Film Inspection At Intersolar North America 2010

PV Trackers Dual-Axis Tracking System Eliminates Farm Utility Bills

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TIME AND SPACE
India and Canada sign civil nuclear deal

ITAAC Solution For Nuclear Delivers Quickest Path To Compliance, Closure And Fuel Load

Nuclear Group Focuses On Safety And Reliability At Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station

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TIME AND SPACE
China struggles to find 106 still buried in landslide

'Slim' survival chance for 107 trapped in China landslide

India unveils new 280-mln-dollar Bhopal disaster response

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TIME AND SPACE
Pakistan gets U.S. F-16s

Commentary: Afghan quagmire

Petraeus tries to reassure anxious Congress on Afghan war

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TIME AND SPACE
US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan: officials

Northrop Grumman Selling Unmanned Systems Capabilities At UV Europe 2010

Alenia Aeronautica Starts The Sky-Y UAS

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