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October 21, 2014

China Launches New Satellite Via Orbital Carrier Rocket
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2014
China has launched its new Yaogan-22 remote sensing optical satellite into scheduled orbit Monday, Chinese News Service reported. The satellite was launched atop a Long March 4C rocket, which blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, a Chinese space and defense launch facility and a spaceport. The satellite will be used for scientific exploration purposes, natural resource and crop yield surveys, and disaster relief, according to Chinese News Service. The previous launch of ... read more

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Mysterious Midcontinent Rift is a Geological Hybrid An international team of geologists has a new explanation for how the Midwest's biggest geological feature - an ancient and giant 2,000-mile-long underground crack that starts in Lake Superior and ... more		Russia to Create Space-Based Ballistic Missile Warning System Russia will create a space-based ballistic missile warning system capable of detecting launches of existing and test missiles, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday. "The creati ... more		US Ukraine proposals 'not a real plan': Germany Russian says key city falls;. Missiles kill 10; Zelensky tries to revive peace efforts UK and MBDA announce major anti-drone laser contract		LockMart and NGC Deliver Payload for Fourth SBIRS Satellite Prime contractor Lockheed Martin and payload provider Northrop Grumman have delivered the payload for the fourth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite of the U.S. Air Force's Space Based Infrar ... more
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Curious signal hints at dark matter

Probing the past

Discovery of the Benesov meteorites 20 years after the bolide event

Construction secrets of a galactic metropolis

First Evidence of a Hydrogen-deficient Supernova Progenitor

Milky Way Ransacks Nearby Dwarf Galaxies

Mars One -- and done?

Inside the Milky Way

Wobbling of a Saturn moon hints at what lies beneath

Messenger Images Ice Near Mercury's North Pole

NASA's Opportunity Rover Gets Panorama Image at 'Wdowiak Ridge'

U.S. holds test on Aegis tracking capability

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