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November 24, 2012

New DOD Space Policy Addresses Safety, Security, Access
Washington DC (AFPS) Nov 22, 2012
The new Defense Department space policy, updated to reflect the fast-growing use and sometimes misuse of the space domain, addresses issues of safety, sustainability and security in space for the 21st century and beyond. The policy, signed Oct. 18, 2012, by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, follows the release in 2010 of President Barack Obama's National Space Policy, and in 2011 of the National Security Space Strategy, the first such strategy to be cosigned by the defense secretary and t ... read more

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East Riding Of Yorkshire Council Selects Ctrack For Specialist Vehicle Tracking Solution East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to boost the performance of more than 600 specialist vehicles used for waste management, street cleaning and highway maintenance with an innovative tracki ... more		SES' Astra 2F Satellite Starts Operations SES report that the ASTRA 2F satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and in commercial service at the orbital neighborhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. ... more		Can life emerge on planets around cooling stars? Astronomers find planets in strange places and wonder if they might support life. One such place would be in orbit around a white or brown dwarf. While neither is a star like the sun, both glow and ... more
				University of Glasgow and Clyde Space set to put brakes on space junk problem Engineers at the University of Glasgow and Clyde Space Ltd have developed a practical solution to the increasing problem of space debris. Millions of pieces of 'space junk' are orbiting the Earth as ... more		Final North American Alma Antenna Delivered After an odyssey of design and construction stretching across more than a decade, North America has delivered the last of the 25, 12-meter-diameter dish antennas that comprise its share of antennas ... more

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Satellite photo shows odd cloud phenomenon NASA says its Terra Earth observation satellite has captured a striking image of an atmospheric phenomenon knows as "cloud streets" over Canada's Hudson Bay. ... more		Snap the stars to see your photo on ESA portal Have you taken an interesting astronomical photo this year? From planets and moons to the Sun, stars and galaxies, we'd like you to send us your images to feature as our Space Science Image of the W ... more		U.S. sides with Russia in U.N. resolution votes on Ukraine war Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut Air alert across Ukraine, missiles incoming: authorities		Planck discovers filament of hot gas linking two galaxy clusters Scanning the sky at microwave and sub-millimetre wavelengths with Planck, astronomers have unambiguously detected a 'bridge' of hot gas connecting two galaxy clusters, Abell 399 and Abell 401. ... more
				Failed explosions explain most peculiar supernovae Supercomputer simulations have revealed that a type of oddly dim, exploding star is probably a class of duds-one that could nonetheless throw new light on the mysterious nature of dark energy. Most ... more		At Helsinki's Slush, start-ups 'speed date' for financing It's 10:00 am at Helsinki's Cable Factory and for Yan Shtefanets, a 23-year-old Russian student, the clock is ticking: he has two minutes to pitch his start-up to investors to secure much-needed financing. ... more

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Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet. ... more		S. Korea rocket launch set for Nov 29 South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch on Thursday next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit, officials said. ... more		Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest Regions Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks		Defying money crunch, Europe sets new goals in space Europe on Wednesday set its sights on a new rocket and a deeper involvement in the International Space Station (ISS) despite intense constraints on budgets. ... more
				France, Germany compromise on Ariane launcher: minister France and Germany have overcome differences on building a successor to the Ariane 5 rocket, French Science Minister Genevieve Fioraso said at a European space meeting here Wednesday. ... more		UK Secures Billion Pound Package For Space Investment The UK Space Agency is set to invest 1.2 pounds in some of Europe's biggest and most lucrative space projects, providing the UK with increased leadership in a rapidly growing global sector and build ... more

China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year

Moon crater yields impact clues

Study: Moon basin formed by giant impact

Martian And Terran History Finding a common denominator

Curiosity Rover Preparing for Thanksgiving Activities

Curiosity Team May Reveal Major Discovery Soon

UK Secures Billion Pound Package For Space Investment

Europe, U.S. talk space program link

At Helsinki's Slush, start-ups 'speed date' for financing

Mr Xi in Space

China plans manned space launch in 2013: state media

China to launch manned spacecraft

	Dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2012 Dwarf planet Makemake [1] is about two thirds of the size of Pluto, and travels around the Sun in a distant path that lies beyond that of Pluto but closer to the ... more		Curiosity Team May Reveal Major Discovery Soon The Curiosity Mars rover has made a potentially explosive discovery, experts said, but NASA scientists are keeping it under wraps to double-check the spacecraft's calculations. Chief mission s ... more		Pleiades 1B is ready for integration in the payload "stack" for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission The Pleiades 1B satellite passenger for Arianespace's fourth Soyuz flight from French Guiana is ready for integration into the medium-lift launcher's payload "stack" at the Spaceport. This dua ... more		Germany consolidates its position in European space On 20 and 21 November 2012, delegates from the 20 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada met at the 'Mostra d'Oltremare' conference centre in Naples, Italy. The start of the ESA ... more

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Mexsat Bicentenario is delivered to French Guiana for its December launch on Ariane 5		Survey At 'Matijevic Hill' Wrapping Up		Curiosity Rover Preparing for Thanksgiving Activities		Meteorite samples provide definitive evidence of water and rock types on Mars		European Ministers decide to invest in space to boost Europe's competitiveness and growth
Precision, Wireless Ground Handling of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft		CU-NOAA study shows summer climate change, mostly warming		What lies beneath? New survey technique offers detailed picture of our changing landscape		Patriot performs flawlessly in Japan test firings		Lockheed Martin to Demonstrate Key Component of Tactical MilSat Communications System

Satellite brought closer to Earth to work

Ban 'killer robots,' rights group urges

ILS Launches the EchoStar XVI Satellite

USAF and Raytheon evaluate avoidance capabilities for safe UAS flight

India steps up cruise missile production

Mars on, Moon off at Europe space talks

S. Korea readies for delayed rocket launch

Lifting The Ceiling On Terran Lifeforms

Hubble helps find candidate for most distant object in the Universe yet observed

Born-again star foreshadows fate of Solar System

Spatial Energy Becomes First Astrium Services OilGas Global Reseller

NASA Innovator of Year Hunts for Extraterrestrial Amino Acids

MESSENGER Finds Unusual Groups of Ridges and Troughs on Mercury

NASA's Kepler Wraps Prime Mission, Begins Extension

Supersonic Decelerator Project 'On Track' for Success

Europe, U.S. talk space program link

BaBar Experiment Confirms Time Asymmetry

Martian And Terran History Finding a common denominator

How many Russian Earth observation satellites will be in orbit by 2015?

Lockheed Martin Expands Range Of Cloud Computing Services for UK Government

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