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May 29, 2014

XCOR Raises Investment Capital Led by Dutch Investors
Mojave CA (SPX) May 29, 2014
XCOR Aerospace reports that the United States Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) has approved the Series B lead investment by Dutch investors. The first closing of XCOR's new round of finance issued $14.2 million of Series B preferred shares. XCOR will use the funds to bring the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane to market. The Series B financing was led by Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) of The Netherlands. Michiel Mol and Mark Hoogendoorn of SXC will join the ... read more

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Probing satellites' mysterious death tumbling Down on the ground, death equals stillness - but not in space. Derelict satellites can tumble in unpredictable ways and ESA's team tasked with developing a space salvage mission want to find out why ... more		Water in moon rocks provides clues and questions about lunar history A recent review of hundreds of chemical analyses of Moon rocks indicates that the amount of water in the Moon's interior varies regionally - revealing clues about how water originated and was redist ... more		Antares Launch Postponed Orbital Sciences Corporation has postponed the launch of the Orbital-2 mission to the International Space Station after an engine test aborted prematurely. The engine being tested at NASA's St ... more
				NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Contract for Engineering NASA has selected L-3 National Security Solutions (NSS) Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide simulation and software technology support to the Engineering Software, Robotics and Simulation Division ... more		May the Force (Shoes) Be With You Maintaining astronaut bone and muscle health in microgravity is an ongoing concern for NASA, and now the agency is "forcing" the issue with a new investigation. On May 29, 2014, NASA will fly ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Three New Crew Members En Route to ISS Three new Expedition 40 flight engineers are on their way to the International Space Station following the successful launch of their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3 ... more		Elon Musk to present manned DragonV2 spacecraft on May 29 SpaceX is on the verge of revealing the next generation version of its Dragon spacecraft, one which the company hopes will allow the United States to once again send its own astronauts into space by ... more		US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Spain approves 'total' arms embargo against Israel Khamenei says Iran 'won't yield' to pressure to abandon uranium enrichment		New Mars Lander to Probe Interior of Red Planet The U.S. space agency, NASA, recently gave the green light for the construction of a new Mars lander that will examine the deep interior of the Red Planet. The new Mars mission is called the Interio ... more
				Chinese lunar rover alive but weak China's troubled lunar rover Yutu is still alive and functional after more than five months on the moon, a lunar program official said Wednesday. Its functionality has been weakened considerab ... more		Russian-Western crew blasts off for ISS onboard Soyuz rocket A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian-Western crew blasted off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station, as space cooperation between Moscow and the West presses on despite their worst standoff since the Cold War. ... more

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

China's Jade Rabbit moon rover 'alive but struggling' China's troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover is still alive after more than five months on the moon but is heading for an icy death, state media reported on Wednesday. ... more		Permanently manned ISS could end in 2020 Man in orbit might become history after 2020, as Russia sees no need to keep the ISS operating, announced Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Manned flights make little profit for Russia's space age ... more		Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires Climate change causing havoc with global water cycle: UN		Expedition 40 all set to go From unusual training to upholding cherished traditions, everything is being done to ensure that ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and his crewmates arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday ... more
				SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster SpaceX reports it has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft's launch escape system and enable the vehicle to land propulsively ... more		Sending entangled beams through fast-light materials Michael Lewis's bestselling book "Flash Boys" describes how some brokers, engaging in high frequency trading, exploit fast telecommunications to gain fraction-of-a-second advantage in the buying and ... more

Russia puts satellite in orbit from sea platform after 2013 flop

SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of SuperDraco Thruster

After Injunction lifted, US rocket with Russian RD-180 Engine takes off

New Mars Lander to Probe Interior of Red Planet

A habitable environment on Martian volcano

Mars Curiosity rover may have transported Earth bacteria to Mars

Water in moon rocks provides clues and questions about lunar history

NASA Invites Public to Select Favorite Moon Image for Lunar Orbiter Anniversary Collection

LRO View of Earth

Dwarf planet 'Biden' identified in an unlikely region of our solar system

Planet X myth debunked

WISE Finds Thousands Of New Stars But No Planet X

	NASA-Funded Rocket to Study Birthplace of Stars In deep space, floating between the stars, lies an abundance of atoms - carbon, oxygen, hydrogen - that over millions of years will grow into new stars and new planets. Early in the morning on May ... more		After Injunction lifted, US rocket with Russian RD-180 Engine takes off Privately owned SpaceX sued to halt the sale of the Russian RD-180 engine to the United States on the grounds that it would violate US sanctions against Russia. Critics said that within two years, t ... more		A habitable environment on Martian volcano The slopes of a giant Martian volcano, once covered in glacial ice, may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Planet, according to new research led by ... more		Russia puts satellite in orbit from sea platform after 2013 flop Russia has sent a European communications satellite into orbit from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, after the last launch in 2013 ended with the satellite plunging into the sea. ... more

China's Alibaba teams up with Nvidia on AI robot tech

In just one year, Google turns AI setbacks into dominance

China steps into spotlight at UN climate talks

Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets		Munich to Alexander: all systems go		Chinese space team survives on worm diet for 105 days		SpaceX-3 Science Payloads Return to Kennedy		Russian Rocket Engine Replacement to Cost US $1.5Bln, Take 6 Years
Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor Milestone		NASA Invites Public to Select Favorite Moon Image for Lunar Orbiter Anniversary Collection		Sea Launch sends Eutelsat 3B satellite into orbit via Zenit 3SL rocket		India To Launch PSLV On Commercial Mission		US allocates $100 million for Russian rocket engine replacement

NASA Mars Weather Camera Helps Find New Crater on Red Planet

Hirst art, DiCaprio space trip help raise record AIDS funds

Joystick sets record price for space collectibles

Mars Curiosity rover may have transported Earth bacteria to Mars

Crew Wraps Up Week With Science, New Trio Awaits Launch

Engineers Test NASA's SLS Booster Forward Skirt to the Limits

US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket

Halting Russian rocket engine deliveries may cost US $5 billion

Pay and go: 'Soyuz' space ticket at US$45-50 million

UMD Establishes Orbital Debris Research Center

Airbus design of European service module for Orion approved by ESA

Astronomers identify signature of Earth-eating stars

Intelligent alien life will be discovered in next 20 years, scientists say

Staying alive: Rescue mission for disco-era satellite

Forum Highlights Future of Research aboard the International Space Station

A Breath of Fresh Air: NPP Post Doc Trinity Hamilton

Swiss Space Systems launch the ZeroG experience

Opportunity Explores Region of Aluminum Clay Minerals

NASA Rover Gains Martian Vista From Ridgeline

Mars mineral could be linked to microbes

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