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May 01, 2014

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines
Washington (AFP) May 01, 2014
A US court has blocked a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing from buying Russian-made rocket engines, after private rocket operator SpaceX filed a lawsuit protesting the contract. The preliminary injunction against the deal between the US Air Force and United Launch Systems was issued late Wednesday by Judge Susan Braden of the US Court of Federal Claims. The ruling blocks ULS, its parent company United Launch Alliance, and the Air Force from making payments to any entity subject to the ... read more

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Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward developing a brain implant that could one day restore a wounded soldier's memory. ... more		Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered what appears to be the coldest "brown dwarf" known - a dim, star-like body that surprisingly is as fros ... more		NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon NASA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to science and engineering communities for ideas for a mission to Europa that could address fundamental questions of the enigmatic moon and the search ... more
				The Intergalactic Medium Unveiled: Caltech's Cosmic Web Imager Directly Observes "Dim Matter" Caltech astronomers have taken unprecedented images of the intergalactic medium (IGM)-the diffuse gas that connects galaxies throughout the universe-with the Cosmic Web Imager, an instrument designe ... more		Herschel discovers mature galaxies in the young Universe New Herschel results have given us a remarkable insight into the internal dynamics of two young galaxies. Surprisingly, they have shown that just a few billion years after the Big Bang, some galaxie ... more

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Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover plans to proceed in coming days with the third-ever drilling into a rock on Mars to collect a sample for analysis. The rover used several tools t ... more		Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers Scientists have discovered a young galaxy acting in unexpectedly mature ways. The galaxy, called S0901, is rotating in a calm manner typical of more developed galaxies like our own spiral Milky Way. ... more		Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe		US wants to drive Russia out of space launch market by sanctions Under the guise of sanctions the United States was trying to push its Russian rivals out of the international space launch market, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of space and defense indus ... more
				Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers have verified that the Orion spacecraft successfully passed an important environmental test called Multi-Point Random Vibration Testing. This test shakes the space ... more		Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch O3b Networks spacecraft for Arianespace's next launch to help "bridge the digital divide" have been delivered to French Guiana, marking a key step in preparations for this upcoming Soyuz mission fro ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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MDA selected to define robotic concepts for deep-space missions MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has received two contracts from the Canadian Space Agency to define critical technologies and assess potential contributions that Canada could make to future spac ... more		Mars Rover Switches to Driving Backwards Due to Elevated Wheel Currents Opportunity is exploring south of "Solander Point" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is headed to a region of clay minerals seen from orbit. Opportunity drove six times on Sols 36 ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher The third launch by Europe's new small launcher, Vega, has delivered Kazakhstan's first satellite for high-resolution Earth observation into its planned orbit. Liftoff of flight VV03 from Euro ... more
				Search for life on exoplanets more difficult than thought A new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough suggests the search for life on planets outside our solar system may be more difficult than previously thought. The study, authored by a ... more		California-based private space companies to avoid property taxes California may boast some of the highest taxes in the Union, but if you're in the movie industry or the private space business, there are few better places to conduct your affairs. ... more

John C. Houbolt, Unsung Hero of the Apollo Program, Dies at Age 95

NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon's Surface

Russia plans to get a foothold in the Moon

Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling

Mars Rover Switches to Driving Backwards Due to Elevated Wheel Currents

Traces of recent water on Mars

Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations

NASA Partners with LittleBits Electronics on STEM Activitie

Orion Exploration Design Challenge Winner Announced

China issues first assessment on space activities

China launches experimental satellite

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	Lockheed Martin Wins Contract To Develop Weapons Grade Fiber Laser for US Army Field Test The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $25 million contract to design, build and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser to be integrated and tested in a truck-mounted weapon system demonstrator. The ... more		NASA Aeronautics Set to Premiere High-Flying Sequel It's the season for sequels. Not only in Hollywood, but over the high desert of California as well. For the second time in as many years, NASA researchers beginning in early May will take to the ski ... more		NASA Seeks to Evolve ISS for New Commercial Opportunities As part of NASA's continuing effort to open low-Earth orbit to commercial space opportunities, the agency is seeking feedback on ways it can help create greater access to and use of the Internationa ... more		Safer flying with satcom weather app Pilots using a satellite service can now receive inflight updates on weather hazards and warn other aircraft of storms they see ahead. This Planet service is offered to regional, business and ... more

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Arianespace to launch Indonesia satellite BRIsat		NASA Goddard to Bring Satellite Data to African Agriculture		Proving uncertainty: New insight into old problem		Mutualink Offers Edge Communications Platform for Public Safety		Satellite Movie Shows US Tornado Outbreak from Space
Andreas Mogensen's mission name links cosmos and Earth		India test-fires anti-ballistic missile		Google says driving forward on autonomous car		Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade		Twins Mark and Scott Kelly to participate in long-term space travel study [VIDEO]

Alien planet's rotation speed clocked for first time

Boeing Receives First Multi-year Contract for Rescue Radio Logistics Support

Chip-Sized Digital Optical Synthesizer to Aim for Routine Terabit-per-second Communications

Star Is Discovered To Be a Close Neighbor of the Sun and the Coldest of Its Kind

ATK And Orbital Sciences Set To Merge

Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in NASA's Hubble Archive

When next Earth's magnetic field reverse begins and what consequences for mankind will it have?

NASA Partners with LittleBits Electronics on STEM Activitie

Traces of recent water on Mars

Drill Here? NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Inspects Site

Asteroids as Seen From Mars; A Curiosity Rover First

Seven Samples from the Solar System's Birth

Cosmic illusion revealed: Gravitational lens magnifies supernova

X-class Flare Erupts from Sun on April 24

NASA Puzzles Out Ozone's Ups and Downs

Reconstructed ancient ocean reveals secrets about the origin of life

Metabolism may have started in our early oceans before the origin of life

Discovery helps solve mystery source of African lava

Ball Aerospace Moving Ahead on TEMPO and GEMS Air Quality Sensors

EU firms help power China's military rise

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