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Discovery shuttle blasts off on last space odysseyCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 The shuttle Discovery blasted off Thursday on its final odyssey into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what has been a central mission of the US space program for three decades. NASA's most journeyed shuttle launched at 4:53 pm (2153 GMT) on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). When it returns next month, it will be the first of the three-member fleet to enter retirement. "Good to be here," Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey said over the radio once the shuttle disappeared ... read more |
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  Europe's ATV Supply Ship Docks Safely With ISS Eight days after launch, ESA's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, completed a flawless rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station at 17:08 CET (16:08 GMT) to delive ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Selected To Develop Collaborative Nav System For USAF Program Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the University of Minnesota, has been selected to develop a collaborative navigation system under the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Collaborative ... more | .. |
  Sat-Based Landing Systems At Norway's Regional Airports Northrop Grumman's European air traffic management subsidiary Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded follow-on contracts by Norwegian air navigation service provider Avinor for the supp ... more | .. |
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 Russia Postpones Navigation Satellite Launch From Plesetsk The launch of the Glonass-K navigation satellite, scheduled to take place Thursday from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia was postponed for 24 hours, a defense ministry spokesman said. ... more | .. |
  SwRI And XCOR Sign First Ever Commercial Reusable Suborbital Vehicle Scientific Flight Contract In a first for the reusable suborbital launch vehicle industry, XCOR Aerospace announced today that the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a commercial entity, has purchased six suborbital flights ... more | .. |
  Russian Military Abandons Defense Satellite After Failed Launch The Russian defense ministry said on Thursday it would not use a military satellite that was sent into the wrong orbit earlier this month. The high-tech Geo-IK-2 was launched from the Plesetsk ... more | .. |
 Sotheby's To Auction Soviet Space Capsule Sotheby's auction house announced on Thursday that it will auction a 1961 Soviet space capsule on April 12, the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. The Vostok 3KA-2 spacecra ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military | .. |
  'Missing' element gives planet birth clues A search for a missing metal in the Earth could help scientists understand the early stages of planet formation, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Mid East At Forefront Of $7.5 Billion Space Tourism Industry Space and satellite forum to highlight regional business opportunities for private and public sector investors - tourists will fly into space for $25,000 by 2030 The plethora of opportunities for p ... more | .. |
  Solar Experts Detect Waves In Giant Magnetic Holes The Size Of The UK Massive waves in giant magnetic holes on the surface of the Sun have been discovered for the first time by solar scientists from the University of Sheffield and Queen's University Belfast, something ... more | .. |
 Planet Formation In Action Using ESO's Very Large Telescope an international team of astronomers has been able to study the short-lived disc of material around a young star that is in the early stages of making a planetary sy ... more |
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  The Great Moonbuggy Race Forty years after the first lunar rover rolled across the moon's surface, 84 teams of enterprising future engineers will demonstrate the same ingenuity and can-do spirit at the 18th annual NASA Grea ... more | .. |
  'Walking' marathon set for robots in Japan Japanese researchers say they are set to conduct a 26-mile marathon that will test the endurance of its participants: five walking robots. ... more | .. |
 Olympic Flame May Be Sent To ISS The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos is positive about a recently advanced idea to send Olympic Flame to the International Space Station (ISS) and back to Earth as a part of the preparations f ... more | .. |
  Findings Raise New Questions About Dark Matter Recent data for gas rich galaxies precisely match predictions of a modified theory of gravity know as MOND according to a new analysis by University of Maryland Astronomy Professor Stacy McGaugh. Th ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
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 Kepler Triples ExoPlanet Count As Search For Biosphere 2 Intensifies The rush of data released earlier this month from the Kepler science team is intriguing for what it saw and didn't see in its first 4 months of observations. The relatively small Kepler space telesc ... more | .. |
  Out Of Thin Air Imagine a priceless painting that has been all but ruined by a ravaging storage room fire. The beautiful paint, painstakingly applied in a multitude of colors, is obscured by layers of dark soot. A ... more | .. |
 Quasar's Belch Solves Longstanding Mystery When two galaxies merge to form a giant, the central supermassive black hole in the new galaxy develops an insatiable appetite. However, this ferocious appetite is unsustainable. For the first ... more | .. |
 Chandra Finds Superfluid In Neutron Star Core NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered the first direct evidence for a superfluid, a bizarre, friction-free state of matter, at the core of a neutron star. Superfluids created in laboratori ... more |
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 Garmin And Volvo Penta Form Strategic Alliance Garmin has announced that the company has entered into a strategic alliance with AB Volvo Penta, a world-leading supplier of integrated propulsion systems. This alliance will leverage the companies' ... more | .. |
 CSC Launches Mobile Solution For Healthcare Professionals CSC has launched Patient in Your Pocket, a wireless application for BlackBerry smartphones that enables on-the-go healthcare professionals to more efficiently and effectively deliver quality patient ... more | .. |
 Helping Towing Fleets Manage Operations More Efficiently TomTom and Beacon Software have partnered to help towing fleet operators improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase control of drivers and equipment. The integration of TomTom WORKsmart fleet man ... more | .. |
 Destron Fearing Launches Global Pocket Reader Series Digital Angel has announced that its subsidiary Destron Fearing, will launch the Global Pocket Reader series on March 1, 2011. The Global Pocket Reader series offers two durable and versatile radio- ... more |
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The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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 GeoDecisions Selects ORBCOMM For Global Data Communications GeoDecisions has selected ORBCOMM to provide global satellite and cellular communications for GeoILS, its innovative, Web-based portal based on IRRIS technology that supports transportation security ... more | .. |
  Missing Chromium Is Clue To Planet Formation Early in the formation of the Earth, some forms of the element chromium separated and disappeared deep into the planet's core, a new study by UC Davis geologists shows. The finding, to be publ ... more | .. |
 LizardTech MrSID Gen 4 Files Now Supported In LP360 LizardTech has announced the integration of its MrSID Generation 4 Decode SDK (MG4 DSDK) into GeoCue Corporation's LP360 for ArcGIS and other LP360 software applications. GeoCue Corporation, w ... more | .. |
 MarineMax Partners With Sea Tow And Marinalife MarineMax has announced new partnerships with Sea Tow Services International and Marinalife. "Our mission at MarineMax isn't just to get people on the water, it's to maximize their enjoyment on the ... more |
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 Boeing Offers India Significant Space Cooperation Boeing has offered to partner with India on manned space missions, including on the very significant "composite cryogenic tanks" for the launch and propulsion control of rockets. The developme ... more | .. |
  24 hour delay for launch of NASA satellite NASA on Wednesday pushed back by one day launch of its Glory Earth-observation satellite, the US space agency said. ... more | .. |
 First Series Of Laser-Guided Maverick Captive Flight Testing Completed Raytheon has completed a series of initial captive carry flight tests of the AGM-65E2/L, the newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct- ... more | .. |
  'Black carbon' key to tackling climate threat: UN report Curbing sooty particles emitted by burning biomass and smog caused by traffic fumes would slow the onslaught of climate change and deliver many health benefits, a UN report said here on Wednesday. ... more |
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