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June 05, 2014

Airbus's SpacePlane demonstrator tested in South China Sea
Singapore (SPX) Jun 05, 2014
Held on 1-4 May, the tests of Airbus Defence and Space's SpacePlane demonstrator validated the dynamic flight conditions encountered in the end-of-flight phase following a return from space. The tests, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, took place 100 kilometers off the coast of Singapore and involved a fleet of seven ships. The quarter-scale demonstrator used in the tests was built in partnership with HOPE Technik and Airbus Group Innovations, the corporate network of re ... read more

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Rover Corrects its Spacecraft Clock Opportunity is exploring south on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign in the northern part of the region of aluminum/hydroxyl clay mineral ... more		Russia, US resume talks on new joint projects for ISS Russia and the US have resumed talks on new joint projects regarding the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian daily Izvestia writes on Wednesday, referring to Oleg Orlov, First Deputy Dire ... more		Trump to U.N.: 'Your countries are going to hell' Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China		How NASA Builds a Space Laser To build a satellite that will measure all the bumps and dips of our dynamic Earth, engineers started with a black box, built of a composite honeycomb material to make it as light as possible. ... more
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Global warming: Breakthrough material absorbs CO2 from gas Chemists said on Tuesday they had invented a material that easily removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas, making the abundant fuel more climate-friendly. ... more		Mutualink's Fusion Kit Enables On-the-Go Interoperability Mutualink has announced the availability of a new mobile operations fusion kit (OFK) for use by military personnel, coalition partners and first responders in the field. The kit, known as OFK 2.0, e ... more		Raytheon awarded contratc for USAF FAB-T satellite terminal program Raytheon has been awarded a $298,000,044 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) Command Post Terminals (CPT) Producti ... more		Researchers predict electrical response of metals to extreme pressure Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes it possible to predict how subjecting metals to severe pressure can lower their electrical resistance, a finding that ... more

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