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May 03, 2014

Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre
Paris (ESA) May 02, 2014
Europe's latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency's Netherlands-based technical centre for testing, as the previous two satellites are prepared for transport to French Guiana for launch in summer this year. The new satellite travelled safely enclosed within an air-conditioned and environmentally-controlled protective container from its manufacturer, OHB in Bremen, Germany, to ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The specially-engineered container was on ... read more

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				New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years The next generation of American spacecraft designed to carry people into low-Earth orbit will be required to function as a lifeboat for the International Space Station for up to seven months. This s ... more		Hubble astronomers check the prescription of a cosmic lens Two teams of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered three distant exploding stars that have been magnified by the immense gravity of foreground galaxy clusters, which ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

The Canadian Space Agency supports five studies on microsatellites The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded five contracts to Canadian industry to perform feasibility studies on five potential future microsatellite missions. These proposed missions would a ... more		Elon Musk halts deal between USAF and Russian rocket-makers A decision handed out late Wednesday by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge will for now keep the American aerospace industry from buying Russian-made rockets. Judge Susan G. Branden ... 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		Hubble Astronomers Use Supernovae to Gauge Power of Cosmic Lenses Distant exploding stars observed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are providing astronomers with a powerful tool to determine the strength of naturally-occurring "cosmic lenses" that are used to mag ... more
				Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of its Galaxy The galaxy known as M87 has a fastball that would be the envy of any baseball pitcher. It has thrown an entire star cluster toward us at more than two million miles per hour. The newly discovered cl ... more		Raytheon tests new guidance system for Tomahawk cruise missile Raytheon has completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile using company-funded independent research and development investment. The captive flight test, usin ... more

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

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of First PAC-3 MSE Missiles Lockheed Martin has received a $611 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) following the Army' ... more		Images suggest N. Korea testing ICBM engine: US think-tank New satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been testing the engine for an inter-continental ballistic missile, a US think-tank said Friday, amid concerns the North is also preparing a nuclear test. ... 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		DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system The U.S. military's command-and-control system for joint and multi-national operations is to continue to be modernized and sustained by Northrop Grumman. ... more
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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

Mission to Mars

Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior

Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations

Orion Exploration Design Challenge Winner Announced

China issues first assessment on space activities

China launches experimental satellite

Tiangong's New Mission

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North Shore Deploys Mutualink's Emergency Communications Platform in 15 Hospitals

Microbe's Innovation Brought Doom to Earth

UV-radiation data to help ecological research

Physicist demonstrates dictionary definition was dodgy

A new key to unlocking the mysteries of physics? Quantum turbulence

AllCell Working on ARPA-E Grant for Advanced EV Battery

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Microscopic Organism Plays a Big Role in Ocean Carbon Cycling

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines

Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory

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Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers

Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun

NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon

US wants to drive Russia out of space launch market by sanctions

Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations

Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch

Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling

N. Korea ICBM engine tests stoke nuclear fears

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