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Russia sets priorities for federal space programMoscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2011 The Russian space agency Roscosmos has prioritized commercial use of its satellites as part of the federal space program until 2015. "By 2015, we are planning to increase the number of Earth observation satellites [in orbit] from five to 20, operational Glonass navigation satellites from 24 to 30, communications and Cospas-Sarsat satellites from 26 to 48," Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin told Russian lawmakers on Friday. Popovkin said Russia occupied only 3 percent of the commercial service ... read more |
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  Measuring Billions of Elusive Neutrinos Flowing Through the Earth Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, an international team including physicists Laura Cadonati and Andrea Pocar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are now measur ... more | .. |
  Hyperactive Hartley 2 has a split history The latest analysis of data from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft shows that comet 103P/Hartley 2 is hyperactive in terms of the material it spews out, compared to the other comets observed up close to ... more | .. |
  Astrium to build EUTELSAT 9B Astrium, Europe's leading space company, has been selected by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ELT) to build EUTELSAT 9B, a high-power broadcast satellite addressing high-growth video market ... more | .. |
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  The First Detection of Abundant Carbon in the Early Universe A research team of astronomers, mainly from Ehime University and Kyoto University in Japan, has successfully detected a carbon emission line (CIV1549) in the most distant radio galaxy known so far i ... more | .. |
 Almahata Sitta Meteorites Could Come From Triple Asteroid Mash-Up Analysis of fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorite, which landed in Sudan in 2008, has shown that the parent asteroid was probably formed through collisions of three different types of asteroids. ... more | .. |
  Boeing and Lion Air Pioneer Precision Satellite Navigation Technology Boeing and Lion Air, an all-Boeing Next-Generation 737 operator, are pioneering the use of precision navigation technology in South Asia with the introduction of Required Navigation Performance (RNP ... more | .. |
  Did Earth's oceans come from comets ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has found water in a comet with almost exactly the same composition as Earth's oceans. The discovery revives the idea that our planet's seas could once have ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
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 Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays from Crab Pulsar Iowa State University astrophysicists are part of an international team that unexpectedly discovered very-high-energy gamma rays from the already well-known Crab pulsar star. The team's findin ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Joins Industry Partners in Honoring USAF for Historic Contributions Through GPS Raytheon joins industry partners in congratulating the United States Air Force (USAF) for the International Astronautical Federation's 60th Anniversary Award, presented at IAF ceremonies Oct. 4 in C ... more | .. |
  Mission to Mysterious Uranus Earlier this year, the Planetary Science Decadal Survey recommended that NASA consider sending a mission to the planet Uranus. With all the attention paid to Mars, Jupiter, and even poor little Plut ... more | .. |
  Video Documents Three-Year Trek on Mars by NASA Rover While NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was traveling from Victoria crater to Endeavour crater, between September 2008 and August 2011, the rover team took an end-of-drive image on each Mart ... more |
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 UK Space Agency investment targets growth in the local space industry The first 8.5 million pounds of investment from the UK's National Space Technology Programme was announced Tuesday by the Science Minister, David Willetts. This boost to the UK space sector will mat ... more | .. |
  Indra Tries In Madrid And Seville Space Technology To Detect Heat Islands Indra has led in Spain the Heat Islands European project oriented to study the benefits of using Earth observation satellite imaging to study the climate in urban areas. The project, which jus ... more | .. |
  On-time preparations continue for Soyuz' milestone mission from French Guiana Preparations for the first Soyuz launch from French Guiana are on track for its historic liftoff later this month with two Galileo navigation satellites. "We're right on the timeline, and ever ... more | .. |
 Opportunity is on the Move Again Opportunity finished her in-situ work at the target called "Chester Lake" at Cape York on the rim of Endeavour crater and is on the move again. On Sol 2726 (Sept. 24, 2011), the rover performe ... more |
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  Russia puts new Rus-M carrier rocket project on hold The Russian space agency has dropped plans to construct a new Rus-M carrier rocket by 2015, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Friday. "We have come to the conclusion that we do not need ... more | .. |
  Subtly Shaded Map of Moon Reveals Titanium Treasure Troves A map of the Moon combining observations in visible and ultraviolet wavelengths shows a treasure trove of areas rich in Titanium ores. Not only is Titanium a valuable mineral, it is key to helping s ... more | .. |
  China should have own ambitions for space development The launch of the Tiangong-1 spacecraft has attracted the attention of the world and some TV viewers in some foreign countries even watched the live broadcast in late September. The public opinion i ... more | .. |
  SSTL celebrates 30th anniversary of groundbreaking satellite UoSAT-1 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of Surrey's first satellite, UoSAT-1. Launched into orbit on 6th October 1981, UoSAT-1 was designed and b ... more |
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 Chinese rocket sends French telecom satellite into space China's Long March-III2 rocket carrier sent a French-made telecom satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon, marking the first time for China to provide launch s ... more | .. |
  It's All in the Mix With Fluid Physics in Space If you had the choice between a product that you had to shake before use and one that came premixed, you'd probably buy the one that was easier to use and worked best. Industries are aware of ... more | .. |
 Russian Space Forces to conduct 14 rocket launches by year end Russia's Space Forces will carry out 14 launches of various carrier rockets until the end of 2011, SF commander Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said. "About 14 launches will be carried out from the Pl ... more |
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  UN highlights everyday benefits from space science and technology Understanding more about space science and that benefits that such technology has brought to everyday life is essential to helping the world address its most urgent problems, the United Nations said ... more | .. |
  ESA finds that Venus has an ozone layer too ESA's Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus. Comparing its properties with those of the equivalent layers on Earth and Mars will help astronomers ref ... more | .. |
 The Secrets of Asteroid Minerva and its Two Moons Since the discovery of its two moons, the triple asteroid Minerva has been the focus of space and ground-based telescope studies that have attempted to unravel the secrets of this intriguing system. ... more | .. |
  NASA Developing Instruments For New Solar Orbiter Mission NASA will begin development and testing of two science instruments, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), to be placed on ESA's newly selected Solar Orbiter mission. The spacecraft wi ... more |
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 Mars Express: Current flows and 'islands' in Ares Vallis The Ares Vallis outflow channel meanders for more than 1700 kilometres across the southern highlands of Mars and ends in a 100-kilometre-wide delta-like region in the lowlands of Chryse Planitia. ... more | .. |
 Russia to abandon rocket booster work Russia's space agency Roscosmos says it has decided to abandon the development of its Rus-M booster rocket because of inadequate funding. ... more | .. |
 Titanium treasure found on Moon A new map of the Moon has revealed an abundance of titanium ore that is up to 10 times richer than on Earth, a finding that could one day lead to a lunar mining colony, astronomers said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 US telecoms satellite reaches designated orbit The U.S. Intelsat 18 telecommunications satellite was put into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for Russian space agency Roscosmos said. "The separation took place according to the schedule. The ... more |
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