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May 29, 2014

XCOR Raises Investment Capital Led by Dutch Investors
Mojave CA (SPX) May 29, 2014
XCOR Aerospace reports that the United States Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) has approved the Series B lead investment by Dutch investors. The first closing of XCOR's new round of finance issued $14.2 million of Series B preferred shares. XCOR will use the funds to bring the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane to market. The Series B financing was led by Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) of The Netherlands. Michiel Mol and Mark Hoogendoorn of SXC will join the ... read more

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The 'Serpent' Star-forming Cloud Hatches New Stars Stars that are just beginning to coalesce out of cool swaths of dust and gas are showcased in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). Infrared ... more		Probing satellites' mysterious death tumbling Down on the ground, death equals stillness - but not in space. Derelict satellites can tumble in unpredictable ways and ESA's team tasked with developing a space salvage mission want to find out why ... more		Water in moon rocks provides clues and questions about lunar history A recent review of hundreds of chemical analyses of Moon rocks indicates that the amount of water in the Moon's interior varies regionally - revealing clues about how water originated and was redist ... more
				Antares Launch Postponed Orbital Sciences Corporation has postponed the launch of the Orbital-2 mission to the International Space Station after an engine test aborted prematurely. The engine being tested at NASA's St ... more		Russia ratifies deal on aerospace cooperation with Kazakhstan Upper house parliamentary lawmakers have ratified a Russia-Kazakhstan agreement on cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. The accord was signed in Kazakhstan's capital ... more

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NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Contract for Engineering NASA has selected L-3 National Security Solutions (NSS) Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide simulation and software technology support to the Engineering Software, Robotics and Simulation Division ... more		May the Force (Shoes) Be With You Maintaining astronaut bone and muscle health in microgravity is an ongoing concern for NASA, and now the agency is "forcing" the issue with a new investigation. On May 29, 2014, NASA will fly ... 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		Three New Crew Members En Route to ISS Three new Expedition 40 flight engineers are on their way to the International Space Station following the successful launch of their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3 ... more
				Elon Musk to present manned DragonV2 spacecraft on May 29 SpaceX is on the verge of revealing the next generation version of its Dragon spacecraft, one which the company hopes will allow the United States to once again send its own astronauts into space by ... more		Russia-Ukraine space program proceeding as planned Russia and Ukraine plan to continue joint commercial space launches despite aggravated relations between the two countries, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Roscosmos deputy chie ... more

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New Mars Lander to Probe Interior of Red Planet The U.S. space agency, NASA, recently gave the green light for the construction of a new Mars lander that will examine the deep interior of the Red Planet. The new Mars mission is called the Interio ... more		Chinese lunar rover alive but weak China's troubled lunar rover Yutu is still alive and functional after more than five months on the moon, a lunar program official said Wednesday. Its functionality has been weakened considerab ... 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		Sentinel-1 aids Balkan flood relief Although not yet operational, the new Sentinel-1A satellite has provided radar data for mapping the floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Heavy rainfall leading to widespread flooding and landslides has ... more
				ICF International providing services to Army to counter cyber threats The U.S. Army Research Laboratory has selected ICF International to provide cyber network defense research and services, the company announced Tuesday. ... more		Combined Diehl, Elbit missile counter-measures for Germany's A400Ms Germany's A400M military transports are being equipped with anti-missile defense systems that combine products from Diehl Defense and Elba Systems of Israel. ... more

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Chinese lunar rover alive but weak

Chinese space team survives on worm diet for 105 days

China's Jade Rabbit moon rover 'alive but struggling'

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Hubble Sees Flickering Light Display on Saturn

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