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December 10, 2014

Orbital outlines details of Antares launcher "Go-Forward Plan"
Dulles VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2014
Orbital Sciences has announced new details in its plans to resume cargo flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and to accelerate the introduction of an upgraded Antares launch vehicle. In formulating its go-forward plans, the company's primary objective is to fulfill its commitment to NASA for ISS cargo deliveries with high levels of safety and reliability and minimum disruption to schedules. As previously announced, these plans are expected to allow Orbital to accomplish all remai ... read more

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Russian space-based ABM system on-track for 2020 launch An improved early warning system in space for detecting ballistic missile launches will be in place by 2020, a chief engineer from the Russian defense corporation Almaz Antey said Monday. "In ... more		Scientists test new hybrid rocket engine for Bloodhound SSC Engineers donned flame-retardent suits and safety goggles this week as they tested the new hybrid rocket engine that they hope will power Bloodhound SSC past the 1,000 mile per hour mark - setting a new land speed record. ... more		Major advancements in US space domain awareness through Space Systems Command Enhancing connectivity and readiness at Space Systems Command Space Systems Command Completes Key Software Upgrade for OPIR Monitoring at FORGE		Saturn's Moons: What a Difference a Decade Makes Almost immediately after NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft made their brief visits to Saturn in the early 1980s, scientists were hungry for more. The Voyagers had offered them only a brief glimpse of a ... more
				NASA Exploration Programs Face Cost, Technical, Scheduling Issues There is a number of problems with a trio of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) programs to continue human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, US Government Accountability ... more		NASA's IceBridge Antarctic Campaign Wraps Up NASA's Operation IceBridge recently completed its 2014 Antarctic campaign, marking the mission's sixth set of flights over Antarctica. During the six-week-long deployment from Punta Arenas, Chile, r ... more

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Secondary relaxation in metallic glasses key glassy physics Humans have been experimenting with and utilizing glassy materials for more than ten millennia, dating back to about 12000 B.C. Although glassy materials are the oldest known artificial materials, n ... more		China developing space-based 3D printing machine Scientists have produced a 3D printing machine, the first of its kind in China, which astronauts will be able to use while on space missions, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology ... more		NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space NASA study reveals comprehensive global river water accounting Asterra debuts groundbreaking L-band SAR API for commercial use		45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors An odd, iridescent material that's puzzled physicists for decades turns out to be an exotic state of matter that could open a new path to quantum computers and other next-generation electronics. Phy ... more
Laser-plasma 'tabletop' particle accelerator sets record Researchers have accelerated particles to unheard-of speeds using a record-setting compact accelerator. The device was developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and is small enough to fit on a kitchen table. ... more		Rosetta suggests Earth's water came from asteroids, not comets Water on Earth is more likely to have come from asteroids that hit our planet billions of years ago than comets, European researchers said on Wednesday. ... more		Finding the simple patterns in a complex world An ANU mathematician has developed a new way to uncover simple patterns that might underlie apparently complex systems, such as clouds, cracks in materials or the movement of the stockmarket. ... more		ULA signs Orbital Sciences to launch Cygnus cargo mission to ISS United Launch Alliance (ULA) has signed a contract with Orbital Sciences to launch up to two cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) p ... more

	World record for compact particle accelerator Using one of the most powerful lasers in the world, researchers have accelerated subatomic particles to the highest energies ever recorded from a compact accelerator. The team, from the U.S. Departm ... more		Electron pairs on demand In quantum optics, generating entangled and spatially separated photon pairs (e.g. for quantum cryptography) is already a reality. So far, it has, however, not been possible to demonstrate an analog ... more

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