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January 24, 2013

Japan launching spy satellite to monitor North Korea
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2013
Japan is to launch a new spy satellite on Sunday to strengthen its monitoring capabilities amid concern that North Korea may carry out more missile and nuclear tests. A rocket carrying a radar-equipped satellite is scheduled to blast off from a space centre at Tanegashima in the southwest, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has announced. The space agency said the satellite would be used for information-gathering, including data following Japan's 2011 quake and tsunami, but did not mention N ... read more

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North Korea says plans nuclear test aimed at US North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its "arch-enemy" the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no timeframe. ... more		UN to sanction N. Korea space agency: diplomat The UN Security Council will order sanctions against North Korea's space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning the secretive state's ballistic launch, a diplomat said. ... more		Israel upgrades missile-killer Iron Dome Israel's Defense Ministry is testing an upgraded version of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' combat-tested Iron Dome counter-rocket system that will have "improved capabilities against an unprecedented range of threats." ... more
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Insights from the SIA DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop Last month, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) held its 2012 DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop, which brought together government leaders from the Department of Defense along with commerci ... more		Researchers analyse 'rock dissolving' method of geoengineering The benefits and side effects of dissolving particles in our ocean's surfaces to increase the marine uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2), and therefore reduce the excess amount of it in the atmosphere, h ... more		Major advancements in US space domain awareness through Space Systems Command Enhancing connectivity and readiness at Space Systems Command Space Systems Command Completes Key Software Upgrade for OPIR Monitoring at FORGE		Great Oxidation Event: More oxygen through multicellularity Cyanobacteria belong to the Earth's oldest organisms. They are still present today in oceans and waters and even in hot springs. By producing oxygen and evolving into multicellular forms, they playe ... more
				Studying ancient Earth's geochemistry Researchers still have much to learn about the volcanism that shaped our planet's early history. New evidence from a team led by Carnegie's Frances Jenner demonstrates that some of the tectonic proc ... more		Synchrotron infrared unveils a mysterious microbial community In the fall of 2010, Hoi-Ying Holman of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) was approached by an international team researching a mysterious microbia ... more

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Azerbaijan to launch telecom satellite Azerbaijan will launch its first telecommunications satellite in early February, the country's information and communications technology minister says. ... more		Computer breakthrough: Code of life becomes databank Scientists in Britain on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in the quest to turn DNA into a revolutionary form of data storage. ... more		NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space NASA study reveals comprehensive global river water accounting Asterra debuts groundbreaking L-band SAR API for commercial use		Cheating to Create the Perfect Simulation The planet Earth will die - if not before, then when the Sun collapses. This is going to happen in approximately seven billion years. In the universe however the death of suns and planets is an ever ... more
				Sagetech, ING Robotic Aviation Demonstrate "Sense and Avoid" Capabilities of UAV's ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation teamed to make Canadian aviation history in November, as a manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew in shared airspace, demonstrating how ... more		Boeing to Upgrade Combat Survivor Evader Locator Radios, Base Stations Boeing will upgrade U.S. Air Force Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) handheld radios with new capabilities to enable faster search and rescue of isolated personnel, and also upgrade the CSEL ult ... more

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

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US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

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China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013

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NASA Selects Experimental Commercial Suborbital Flight Payloads

TDRS-K Offers Upgrade to Vital Communications Net

Payload elements come together in Starsem's wrap-up Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome for Globalstar

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AFRL Selects Surrey Satellite US to Evaluate Small Satellite Approach to GPS

Gamma-ray burst blasted Earth in 8th century: study

RapidEye Commits to Data Continuity; Discusses System Health and Life Span

Russia to launch fewer Proton M rockets in 2013

Ex-Im Approves Loan Guarantee to Finance Export of American-made Satellite to Spain

SES partners with O3b NETWORKS to provide internet capacity to Digicel

A Microquasar Makes a Giant Manatee Nebula

Opportunity Investigating Light-toned Veins in Rock Outcrop

Aerojet's AJ26 Engine Completes Successful Hot Fire in Support of Antares Rocket

Glitch has space telescope shut down

Black holes growing faster than expected

China buys Russian bombers

Competition for hypersonic vehicles resumes

China unmanned car to 'help driver sleep': reports

New UN sanctions spark North Korean fury

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