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February 11, 2010
ROCKET SCIENCE
Falcon 9 Ready For Final Assembly At Cape
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 11, 2010
SpaceX reportsthat all the flight hardware for the first launch of the Falcon 9 vehicle is now at the SpaceX launch site, Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Final delivery included the Falcon 9 second stage, which recently completed testing at the SpaceX test facility in McGregor, Texas. SpaceX has now initiated full vehicle integration of the 47 meter (154 feet) tall, 3.6 meter (12 feet) diameter rocket, which will include a Dragon spacecraft qualification unit. ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

Flight-Testing Of Cryogenic Stage Of GSLV In April
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ROBO SPACE

Robot to take starring roles in S.Korea plays
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TECH SPACE

USAF Lab And Academy Collaborate On Space Project
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Space Access Capability Boosted By Wind Tunnel Test Success
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SPACE TRAVEL

Nanosats Expected To Benefit from Advanced Propulsion Tech
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Crew Preparing Spacewalk Equipment
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ROCKET SCIENCE

AFRL Funding Propels Advances In Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Shuttle Endeavour docks with International Space Station
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles
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TECH SPACE
GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
During the first three weeks in January, the latest in the series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites also known as GOES-P is being processed and prepped for launch. Meanwhile, the first and second stages of the Delta IV rocket that will carry it into orbit, are being assembled on the launch pad. The GOES-P spacecraft is currently being processed at Astrotech Space Operat ... more

EXO LIFE
Looking For Life In The Multiverse
Miami FL (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
Is there anybody out there? In Alejandro Jenkins' case, the question refers not to whether life exists elsewhere in the universe, but whether it exists in other universes outside of our own. While that might be a mind-blowing concept for the layperson to ponder, it's all in a day's work for Jenkins, a postdoctoral associate in theoretical high-energy physics at The Florida State University ... more

DRAGON SPACE
China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2010
China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said. The orbiter, launched at about 00:12 am (1612 GMT Saturday) was the third orbiter that China has launched for its Beidou Navigation System, Xinhua news agency said. "(The orbiter) will join another two already in orbits to form a network which will eventually have a total of 35 satellites, capable of providing global navigation service to users around the world around 2020. ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

X-51A WaveRider Gets First Ride Aboard B-52

TECH SPACE

Optical Refrigeration Expected To Enhance Airborne And Spaceborne Apps


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SHUTTLE NEWS
Advanced Algorithms to Enhance Mobile Autonomous Robots

New Lab-Funded Magnetron May Help Defeat Enemy Electronics

Foam Replacing Wax In Aerospace Casting Foundries

SHUTTLE NEWS
Russia blasts US, NATO policies as security threat

Moscow 'concerned' by US-Romania missile shield deal

Romania to host U.S. missiles

SHUTTLE NEWS
USAF Awards Raytheon Contract For Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles

Iran to make missile system better than Russian: airforce

Iran opens two new missile plants

SHUTTLE NEWS
China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying

BAE pays hefty fines, but ducks full trial

NATO agrees steps to fill yawning budget gap

SHUTTLE NEWS
Robot to take starring roles in S.Korea plays

NASA And GM Take Giant Leap In Robotic Technology

Animal rights group wants 'Robohog Day'

SHUTTLE NEWS
Bad News For Mosquitoes

Vietnam slaughters poultry over bird flu fears

Freeze on HIV spending sparks concern in Africa

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LAUNCH PAD
Solar Dynamics Observatory At Launch Pad
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 10, 2010
The Solar Dynamics Observatory and its Atlas V rocket rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Tuesday morning move sets the stage for a liftoff Wednesday at 10:26 a.m. EST. Weather for launch day stands at 40 percent "go" at liftoff time due to wind, cloud thickness and a slight chance of showers. The temperature at launch time is expected to be a chilly 51 degrees. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday on ... read more

LAUNCH PAD
AFRL Funding Propels Advances In Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel

Falcon 9 Ready For Final Assembly At Cape

Flight-Testing Of Cryogenic Stage Of GSLV In April

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LAUNCH PAD
Russia Prepares To Launch US Telecoms Satellite

Solar Dynamics Observatory At Launch Pad

Arianespace Heads Into Another Busy Year

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LAUNCH PAD
Shuttle Endeavour docks with International Space Station

Crew Preparing Spacewalk Equipment

NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles

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LAUNCH PAD
Panoramic Dome On Its Way To ISS

US shuttle to deliver panoramic dome to space lab

Progress Docks With ISS

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LAUNCH PAD
Nanosats Expected To Benefit from Advanced Propulsion Tech

The Shoulders Of Giants

Businessman to fly African flags on space trip

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