After Astrosat success, India set to launch 23 foreign satellites
Sriharikota, India (IANS) Oct 01, 2015 -
India has signed up contracts to launch 23 foreign satellites soon, an official of Antrix Corporation said on Monday. Antrix Corporation is the commercial arm of Indian space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"Out of 23 foreign satellites, two will go in two separate rockets. The remaining 21 satellites will piggy-back on bigger Indian satellite," the official told IANS. He ...
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Leidos and Boundless Enter Strategic Relationship
New York NY (SPX) Oct 01, 2015 -
Leidos and Boundless has announced they have entered into a strategic relationship to collaborate on cybersecurity and geospatial solutions. Leidos and Boundless will collaborate on joint business development efforts to market and identify opportunities.
Boundless will provide Leidos with open-source geospatial software development and expertise in support of integration efforts addressing ...
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Report: Marine Corps may expand training in Ukraine
Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
U.S. Marine Corps officials are considering beefing up their training program for local troops in Ukraine who may take on Russian-backed separatists.
The original mandate for U.S. Armed Forces in Ukraine was to train national guardsmen. This mission was expanded by the U.S. State Department on July 25 to include conventional forces. U.S. Marine Corps leaders now want this to include nav ...
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US gathers great Asian democracies to its side
New York (AFP) Sept 29, 2015 -
The United States took a moment Tuesday to gather the great Asian democracies to its side to reassure them of the strength of their ties in the face of North Korean threats and an assertive China.
New threats from Pyongyang, ominous economic signals and China's aggressive stance on its territorial claims in the South China Sea and the Pacific have sent jitters through the region.
Preside ...
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U.S. bomber fleets re-aligned under single command
Barksdale Afb, La. (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
All U.S. Air Force bomber fleets are being re-aligned under a single command, officially effective Oct.1, the Air Force announced.
The move moves joins B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Ellsworth AFB, S.D., with B-52H Stratofortresses and B-2 Spirits of the Eighth Air Force, which is part of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
A ceremonial re-alignment of the Se ...
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Lockheed Martin moves forward with Space Fence program
Moorestown, N.J. (UPI) Sep 28, 2015 -
U.S. government officials approved Lockheed Martin's design for their Space Fence system, which includes a large-scale digital radar and a turn-key facility, the company announced today.
The Space Fence is a next-generation space surveillance system being built by the U.S. Air Force. Its purpose is to monitor both artificial satellites and space debris that orbit Earth. The plans were b ...
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The First Meeting of the U.S.-China Space Dialogue
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2015 -
Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing civil space cooperation as agreed upon in the Strategic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in June 2015, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China convened their inaugural Civil Space Dialogue on September 28, 2015, in Beijing, China.
The meeting was co-chaired by the Department of State for th ...
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