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September 17, 2014

Boeing, SpaceX to send astronauts to space station
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014
Boeing and SpaceX will build the next generation of spacecraft that will carry US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Tuesday, hailing a new chapter in space flight. The $6.8-billion contract announced by NASA administrator Charles Bolden at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will enable the United States to develop its own crew transport vehicles that could carry astronauts to the ISS within the next three years, US officials said. "Today, with the selection of Boein ... read more

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SpaceX To Deliver Science Experiments To ISS For Ames NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, will launch four life science experiments to the International Space Station aboard NASA's next commercial cargo resupply flight of the Spac ... more		New species of electrons can lead to better computing In a research paper published this week in Science, the collaboration led by MIT's theory professor Leonid Levitov and Manchester's Nobel laureate Sir Andre Geim report a material in which electrons ... more		HawkEye 360 expands signals intelligence network with operational deployment of Cluster 12 York confirms successful deployment and health of 21 satellites for SDA Tranche 1 mission Spain faces uphill battle to cut Israel military ties: experts		Europe's new age of metals begins ESA has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort developing new types of metals and manufacturing techniques for this cent ... more
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The long descent

Gaia discovers its first supernova

Awaiting New Results on Pluto's Atmosphere

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Peptoid Nanosheets at the Oil/Water Interface

Solar storm heads Earth's way after double sun blasts

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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reaches 'far frontier'

Nicaragua asks U.S. for help investigating meteorite crater

Black hole seeking telescope will be carried by giant balloon

Exelis boasts of its GPS signal interference product

Thales to improve GPS satellite navigation system

Researchers Part Water

Where to grab space debris

China's Xi pledges closer defence ties with Sri Lanka

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