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January 15, 2014

Spaceflight, Nanoracks Partnership Launch CubeSat Customers Towards Historic ISS Deployment
Seattle, WA (SPX) Jan 15, 2014
Spaceflight and NanoRacks have announced that multiple CubeSats are en route to the International Space Station on the Orbital Sciences Cygnus Orb-1 Mission made possible by close cooperation between the two companies. The satellites were manifest via the NanoRacks Space Act Agreement with NASA, and are scheduled for deployment using the self-funded NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer. Spaceflight, with an extensive network of Launch Service Providers worldwide, was able to offer its customers the NanoRack ... read more

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Two carrier rockets to be launched from Baikonur next month Two Russian carrier rockets are scheduled to blast off next month from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesperson for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. "In Februa ... more		Russia to launch seven space vehicles in two months Russia plans to launch seven space vehicles by March, the federal space agency Roscosmos said Monday. "Preparations for the 2014 program have started," Roscosmos said on its official website. ... more		KVH mini-VSAT Installed on 100 US Coast Guard Vessels KVH Industries, Inc., has surpassed the 100-vessel mark in its 10-year contract to supply the next-generation satellite communications solution for the U.S. Coast Guard's fleet of small cutters. ... more
				Ground control to Major Tang If everything goes well, the first private astronauts from China may journey to space before the end of the year. The Netherlands-based space tourism firm Space Expedition Corporation, or SXC, has s ... more		NASA warns of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid A new, "potentially hazardous" asteroid has been discovered by one of NASA's recently reactivated spacecraft - and it's headed in Earth's direction. The new asteroid, called 2013 YP139, was spotted ... more

ISEF-riding an asteroid to the future On Thursday, Washington, D.C. hosted the first ever ministerial-level meeting of space-faring countries. High-ranking officials from more than thirty nations came to the U.S. capital to attend ... more		Space-faring countries discuss cooperation in US Ministers and high-level officials from about 35 space-faring countries, including United States and China, on Thursday gathered in Washington D.C. to discuss international cooperation on space expl ... more		'Not interested': Analysts sceptical about US, Russia nuclear talks Iran says ready for nuclear talks if West is 'serious' ESA and European Commission to establish secure quantum communications network		Field Museum in Chicago unveils 'oddball' green meteorite The Field Museum in Chicago has unveiled an "oddball" cosmic find - a green meteorite it says was discovered in southern Morocco two years ago. ... more
				Kids coached to pitch world-changing ideas A program launched globally on Tuesday set out to inspire children to present their big ideas for changing the world. ... more		IBM leads in U.S. patent awards with more than 6,800 in 2013 For the 21st consecutive year, U.S. technology giant IBM led the nation in obtaining patents, a survey by a patent-tracking firm has found. ... more

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Cygnus Work Under Way, Normal Station Operations Continue Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft has arrived at the International Space Station on its Orbital-1 resupply mission. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins captured Cygnus with the station's ... more		Suit up for Skinsuit The Space Medicine Office of ESA's European Astronaut Centre is managing a project that could help astronauts overcome back problems in space, simply by wearing a high-tech tight-fitting 'skinsuit'. ... more		Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known		Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sou ... more
				School's out for ATV training This year sees the fifth and last of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicles leave for the International Space Station. ATV Georges Lemaitre will be launched this summer from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, ... more		SimCity coming down from the "cloud" Hugely popular SimCity will be coming down from the cloud, letting fans play the rich world simulation game without needing to be connected to the Internet. ... more

Internet Radio Provides Musical Space-Weather Reports from NASA's LRO Mission

Moon rover, lander wake after lunar night

India to launch second mission to moon by 2017

Ten-Years Roving About On Mars

Mars Orbiter Images Rover and Tracks in Gale Crater

Who Wants to Go to Mars - One Way?

Kids coached to pitch world-changing ideas

Internet of Things poses new security risks

China, US move toward cooperation in space

Official: China's space policy open to world

China launches communications satellite for Bolivia

China's moon rover continues lunar survey after photographing lander

	Internet Radio Provides Musical Space-Weather Reports from NASA's LRO Mission The latest tool for checking space weather is an internet radio station fed by data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. The radio station essentially operates in real time, receiving m ... more		Northrop Grumman and Trex Enterprises to Introduce Celestial Navigation to Soldier Precision Targeting Laser Systems Northrop Grumman has announced an agreement to collaborate with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability provided to the U.S. milit ... more		Giant Antarctic glacier beyond point of no return Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly and could add as much as a centimetre (0.4 inches) to ocean levels in 20 years, a study said Sunday. ... more		Portable telemedicine device for medics A robust portable device for monitoring vital signs and providing communications for medics developed with the support of ESA offers a lifeline even in the remotest areas on Earth via satcoms. ... more

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Official: China's space policy open to world		Ten-Years Roving About On Mars		Fusion instabilities lessened by unexpected effect		India to launch second mission to moon by 2017		Reaction Engines signs Cooperative Agreement with USAF Lab

Hubble Sees a Star Set to Explode

Iran to launch 3 new satellites: report

Orbital's cargo ship arrives at space station

China, US move toward cooperation in space

Shelton discusses importance of space defense

Cyberwarfare main threat to US: poll

Markets seen shrinking for big-ticket jet fighters

Personal drones launch in your skies

Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries' Arrow 3 Interceptor Completes Second Flight Test

Northrop Grumman, Navy Complete Nine Flights of Triton Unmanned Aircraft System

US Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Production of Paveway II

Northrop Grumman Supports US Marine Corps Command, Control and Communications Facility for Tactical Air Operations

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Make Non-Traditional Sensor and User Data Available for Space Situational Awareness

Lockheed Martin Receives Contracts for JASSM Production

Lockheed Martin Advances Affordability Across U.S. Navy's Aegis Weapons System To Secure Multi-Year Contract

Global Hawk Aids in Philippine Relief Efforts

SciTechTalk: New year, new technology

SpaceShipTwo soars to 71,000 feet above Earth during test

Internet of Things poses new security risks

Israel's Rafael and Raytheon to co-produce Iron Dome

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