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December 03, 2015

LISA Pathfinder en route to gravitational wave demonstration
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 03, 2015
ESA's LISA Pathfinder lifted off earlier today on a Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its way to demonstrate technology for observing gravitational waves from space. Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime, predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, published on 2 December 1915. Einstein's theory predicts that these fluctuations should be universal, generated by accelerating massive objects. However, they have ... read more

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				New law establishes ownership rights for space minerals A new public law signed by President Obama sets the stage for continued expansion of the U.S. space program and transforms the mining of space mineral resources (SMR). The President signed into law ... more		Half of Kepler's giant exoplanet candidates are false positives An international team led by Alexandre Santerne from Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA) made a 5-year radial velocity campaign of Kepler's giant exoplanet candidates, using the SOPHI ... more

Kennedy now firmly established as a 21st Century Spaceport On Thursday, Dec. 3, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will team with industry partners to launch science and supplies to the International Space Station. The event is one more example of ... more		Researchers question results from the study of pulsating stars The movement of gas inside a star causes seismic waves which in turn cause irregularities on the star's surface. These 'earthquakes' (or pulsations) produce periodic variations in the brightness of ... more		North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined' ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent Comtech modem earns first sovereign certification for SES O3b mPOWER network		Arianespace selected to launch Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 satellites Azercosmos and Intelsat have chosen Arianespace to launch the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 telecommunication satellite. The satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space ... more
				These are the robots you're looking for It seems that every science fiction story has a robot tightly woven into its narrative. Where there are space travelers, there are robotic sidekicks - often of the clunky metal figure variety - movi ... more		LISA Pathfinder launch timeline On Thursday, a Vega rocket will boost LISA Pathfinder into space to pave the way to a future mission for detecting gravitational waves. Once aloft, ESA's mission control teams will pace the ultra hi ... more

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'Fast radio burst' sheds new light on origin of these extreme events Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), brief yet brilliant eruptions of cosmic radio waves, have baffled astronomers since they were first reported nearly a decade ago. Though they appear to come from the distan ... more		Progress continues on test version of SLS Connection Hardware The forward cone for a test version of the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) - part of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System - is lifted out of a weld tool following completion of eight verti ... more		New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expands Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis		Orbital to fly first space cargo mission since 2014 explosion Orbital ATK on Wednesday counted down to its first space launch since a sudden explosion last year destroyed its Antares rocket and cargo craft bound for the International Space Station. ... more
Cosmic filaments exposed near huge cluster ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has revealed three massive filaments of hot gas flowing towards a cluster of galaxies, uncovering a portion of the cosmic skeleton that pervades the entire Univers ... more		Aerojet Rocketdyne completes build of 3-D printed parts for Orion spacecraft Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed 12 additively manufactured production nozzle extensions for use aboard the Orion spacecraft. The nozzle extensions are part of Orion's crew module reaction control s ... more		Peryphon Development to supply rugged tactical communication products Peryphon Development has announced that it has received an order for the supply of its advanced rugged military communication products and systems to the armed forces of an undisclosed country. ... more		New insights into the creation of heavy elements Alpha particles, as the nuclei of the helium atom are also called, play a decisive role in the formation of heavier elements. Carbon, for instance, is formed from the fusion of these alpha particles ... more

	USAF works with Congress to get leeway on using Russian RD-180 Engines The US air force is working with Congress to ease restrictions on using Russian RD-180 rocket engines, US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James stated on Wednesday. In 2014, Congress passed a ... more		ELaNa IX mission launches first cubesat built by elementary school students NASA will enable the deployment of three small research satellites, or CubeSats, selected through the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for two universities and one primary school as part of the nint ... more

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