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First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

New light rocket Angara ready for launch

Russia's first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said.The first Angara will be sent to the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia later this month, the manufacturer ... [Published ProKerala.com - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Plesetsk (Russia), Khrunichev State Research and Production Space ..., Russia, Yury Borisov, Oleg Ostapenko

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

NASA

NASA: Austin, calling Austin. 3-D pizzas to go

(Phys.org) —The idea of living with 3-D printed food is neither unthinkable nor new; designers and futurists have been looking to 3-D printing as food's next frontier. In 2012, there was news that the Thiel Foundation made a $350,000 donation to Modern ... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: 3D Printing, NASA, Austin

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp

As a planet hunter falters, a new spacecraft takes flight

Last week, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft (pictured) arrived at NASA to begin its first test flights. It’s one of three vehicles being developed for NASA’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Program, which will launch astronauts to the International ... [Published SmartPlanet - May 23 2013]

Entities: NASA, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Low Earth Orbit, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

First Light Angara Rocket Ready for Launch - Maker

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said on Wednesday.The first Angara will be sent to the Plesetsk space center in northern ... [Published RIA Novosti - May 22 2013]

Entities: First Light, Plesetsk (Russia), Khrunichev State Research and Production Space ...

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

SPACE: Chinese KillSats Threaten GPS Network

: The U.S. believes that China again tested its ASAT (anti-satellite) system on March 13th, when a Chinese Dong-Ning 2 rocket was successfully launched for the first time. This was described as a scientific mission, but American analysts studied the March ... [Published Strategy Page - May 21 2013]

Entities: ASAT Holdings Ltd, Ballistic Missile, China, missile, United States

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

SpaceX

Daily News starts its own space adventure

By TJ AULDS galvestondailynews.comWalking into Building 9 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Thursday was eerie. There were familiar sites, but the mock-ups of the famed space shuttle and associated parts were gone.I figure through the years I’ve been ... [Published Galveston County Daily News - May 20 2013]

Entities: NASA, Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Race, Space shuttle, SpaceX

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Dmitry Rogozin

Russia to move Angara rocket to Plesetsk Center by June

Russia’s new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center for further testing by June, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.“The work on the rocket at the Khrunichev space company is almost completed,” Rogozin ... [Published Voice of Russia - May 18 2013]

Entities: Dmitry Rogozin, Plesetsk (Russia), Russia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Charles Bolden talks about the future of NASA in Houston

HOUSTON, TX – With all the excitement this weekend over the new Star Trek, a fake space program, you’d think congress would be more excited about the real space program. But that’s not the case.The sequester could slow down or stop some of the programs ... [Published CW39 NewsFix - May 17 2013]

Entities: Charles Bolden, NASA, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space Hearing

I thank the committee for inviting me to testify concerning the growth of the space industry including the private sector space transportation.In the interest of full disclosure, I am hardly a disinterested party in this topic. I am and have always been ... [Published Zecco - May 17 2013]

Entities: Low Earth Orbit, Transportation, NASA, Solar System

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

MDA to provide advanced technology solutions for European telecommunication satellite constellation

RICHMOND, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, announced today that it has signed a contract worth several million dollars to provide Tesat-Spacecom GmbH and ... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - May 08 2013]

Entities: Telecommunication, Low Earth Orbit, MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd, Geostationary Orbit

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Russia’s new Angara carrier rocket launch delayed

PanARMENIAN.Net - The launch of Russia’s new Angara carrier rocket has been delayed by at least a year, Defense Ministry officials said on Monday, May 6, according to RIA Novosti.The light-class Angara is to be launched in mid-2014 and its heavy-class ... [Published PanARMENIAN Network - May 06 2013]

Entities: Russia, Plesetsk (Russia), Yury Borisov, Oleg Ostapenko

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

2014: Planetary Resources To Launch Their First Satellites

symbolset writes "Planetary Resources wants to mine asteroids for their sweet, sweet minerals and make a business of it.See more: http://blodic.us/technology/2014-planetary-resources-to-launch-their-first-satellites-15-0.htmThe sparky little company has ... [Published Blodic.us - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: James Cameron, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, Planetoid

Quotes

...huttleshuttle America has had no spacecraft to take astronauts to and from the space station, and has had to book passage on Russian Soyuz missions. "We have got to get Commercial Crew funded, or we're going to be paying the Russians forever" Bolden remarked Tuesday at NASA Dryden

NASA Stumps For Asteroid Capture Mission [Published NBC Los Angeles - 2 hours ago]

..."We're obviously concerned," said Sierra Nevada's Lindsey. "As long as the money's not there, the schedules will slip. That's just how it is." Dream Chaser's builders -- and NASA -- hope successful testing will make an impression on Capitol Hill

Possible Space Shuttle Successor is Readied for Testing [Published NBC Los Angeles - 23 hours ago]

Beyond 3-D printed food for astronauts, though, the company mantra, "We embrace science to engineer a smarter, more sustainable world" is not lost on team member, Anjan Contractor, who is a senior mechanical engineer...

NASA: Austin, calling Austin. 3-D pizzas to go [Published PhysOrg.com - May 22 2013]

...understanding of protein crystallization in the unique microgravity environment of the ISS," said CASIS Interim Executive Director Jim Royston. "With today's announcement, CASIS will now fund six projects within the field of protein crystallization, which will lead to a better understanding of protein makeup and potential drug treatments."

CASIS Announces Latest Funded Project for Protein Crystallization in Microgravity [Published SpaceRef - May 20 2013]

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First Light Angara Rocket Ready for Launch - Maker [Published RIA Novosti - May 22 2013]
SPACE: Chinese KillSats Threaten GPS Network [Published Strategy Page - May 21 2013]
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Blogs

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UK Complex Weapons – Part 1 (Brimstone Missile) [Published Think Defence - Apr 11 2013] As part of the UK Complex Weapons partnership, one of the launch projects was the Dual Mode Brimstone. With our recent look at Main Battle Tanks I thought I would lead with this one. The Anti Armour Boss. History The Brimstone missile was originally ...
Obama’s “Muslim Self-Esteem” NASA in Complete D... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Apr 08 2013] Obama’s “Muslim Self-Esteem” NASA in Complete Disarray http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/obamas-muslim-self-esteem-nasa-in-complete-disarray/ April 7, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (7) 20 Print This Post Obama trashed ...
Arthur C. Clarke: On Cities and Stars [Published Centauri Dreams - Apr 02 2013] I’ve always wondered how Arthur C. Clarke coped with the news he received in 1986, when doctors in London told him he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a terminal illness that in the States is often called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The ...
The British Interplanetary Society at 80 Years:... [Published Centauri Dreams - Mar 25 2013] by Kelvin Long The chief editor of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society here offers part II of his article on the Society’s history. If there is one BIS project that captures the imagination above all others, it’s surely Project Daedalus, ...
Astronauts Will Tackle Your Questions In A Goog... [Published TechCrunch - Feb 08 2013] Getting a glimpse into the lives of astronauts in space has been de rigueur since the days of the Apollo program, but actually interacting with those busy space-dwellers? That’s a much more modern trend, and one that NASA seems eager to continue. To ...

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