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Now when Europe and specifically China openly contend the previous American and Russian space ‘monopoly’. Here we intercept news as published worldwide, chronologically, covering this specific subject.
New Mexico Space Grant: Operating at the margins and making it work (4:42 pm) Las Cruces Sun-News National competitive advantage in the space industry is being ceded to China. The United States is the only country to carry humans to and from the moon. The space industry market place encompasses living and working off earth. |
 ThinkProgress | Hoekstra Latest Candidate To Run Xenophobic Ad Showing Prejudiced Chinese ... ThinkProgress Zack Space (D-OH) began the recent trend with an ad supposedly depicting a parade in China — the actual footage was of Asian Americans in San Francisco — and a tagline “thanking” his opponent: “As they say in China, xie xie Mr. Gibbs! Controversial Hoekstra Ad Targeting Debbie Stabenow Created By The Prosper Group |
 Los Angeles Times | Republican candidates revealed how they think during the moon debate Ideal Taxes Association But I'll tell you, I do not want to be the country that having gotten to the moon first, turned around and said, it doesn't really matter, let the Chinese dominate space, what do we care? I think that is a path of national decline, and I am for America ... Moon draws growing interest as a potential source of rare minerals Rick Santorum Takes Another Moon Shot At Newt Gingrich Newt defends his space program |
Space junk orbiting Earth threatens satellites, space exploration Salt Lake Tribune It's usually not a meteor, but rather a bolt or a paint chip that is part of the tons of debris floating in Earth's orbit, posing real dangers to space exploration. A new film opening at Clark Planetarium on Friday called Space Junk 3D highlights some ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | China has moral high ground over "dirty skies" Reuters Chinese principles may yet be modified for the sake of global harmony. Beijing's says its airlines can't pay the tax "without official permission", leaving space for negotiations. But as China gets richer and more powerful, other countries will have to ... China: Chinese Airliners banned from joining EU Carbon Reduction Scheme China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme |
VIEW: Is US-China collision inevitable? —SP Seth Pakistan Daily Times China regards the Asia-Pacific as its strategic space and the US as an external power. The US has decided to hit back by declaring that it is not going anywhere and, indeed, will beef up its military presence in the region. Straddling both the Pacific ... |
Scientists say well thought strategy needed to catch up with China Economic Times Speaking on development of space science in China, Prof. UR Rao, Chairman, PRL Council and former Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, DOS, said India need not compete with China but should "carefully evaluate of its capability, national needs and cost ... |
 CNBC.com | Rein: When Chinese Tourists Are Not Welcome CNBC.com They will put out breakfast spreads featuring dishes Chinese visitors prefer, like congee and tea makers in the room. They will have more private dining rooms and cut bar space to cater to Chinese dining in groups. Yet, the hotel chain is also ... |
 IBNLive.com | IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% MarketWatch Despite the expected slowdown, "China has room for a countervailing fiscal response and should use that space" to provide more stimulus to the domestic economy, the IMF said, adding that it expects world's No. 2 economy to gather speed next year and ... Two HK IPOs kick off investors' roadshow |
Tucson gem show's meteorites give 'rare' a whole new meaning The Republic He said he traveled to northeastern China in the middle of winter to pick it up. The hardest part was getting the big rock through customs. After proving the space rock wasn't some priceless sculpture or expensive gemstone, he persuaded the Chinese ... |
 BBC News | ExoMars co-operation between Nasa and Esa near collapse BBC News By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News The American space agency looks set to pull the plug on its joint missions to Mars with the European Space Agency. Nasa has told Esa it is now highly unlikely it will be able to contribute to the ... Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission? Russia May Run Repeat Mission to Phobos NASA is too poor to help Europe go to Mars |
 International Business Times | Augmented reality promises astronauts instant medical knowhow PhysOrg.com Credits: ESA/Space Applications Service NV A new augmented reality unit developed by ESA can provide just-in-time medical expertise to astronauts. All they need to do is put on a head-mounted display for 3D guidance in diagnosing problems or even ... Augmented Reality: ESA Developing Ultrasound Cue-Card Surgery Helmet [VIDEO] Augmented Reality Will Help Future Astronauts Perform Surgery on Each Other Augmented reality headset turns astronauts into doctors |
 Aviation Week | Vega Launcher Targets Government Market Aviation Week 13, was developed to fly once or twice a year for a core market of European governments led by the 19-nation European Space Agency. ESA has committed to loft a handful of science and Earth-observation satellites atop the new rocket. New date set for launch of Europe's Vega rocket Vega set for its inaugural flight |
 Cleveland News - Fox 8 | Evidence suggests ancient Mars ocean UPI.com Credit: ESA, C. Carreau PARIS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says its Mars Express orbiter has discovered strong evidence for a large ocean once covering part of the Red Planet. Using radar, it has detected sediments suggestive of an ocean ... Strong evidence for lost ocean on Mars Mars Express Gives Strong Evidence of Former Ocean on Mars New Research Shows Ocean Existed On Ancient Mars |
 msnbc.com | Surface of Mars may be too dry for any alien life to exist msnbc.com "Future NASA and ESA missions that are planned for Mars will have to dig deeper to search for evidence of life, which may still be taking refuge underground," Pike said. Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter ... Life on Mars unlikely on dry surface Mars 'super-drought' may make red planet too dry for alien life 600 Million Year Drought Makes Life on Surface of Mars Unlikely |
 SatNews Publishers | ESA Signs Contract For Eight More Navsats Defenseworld.net The Ariane 5 ES is currently used for launching ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle to the International Space Station at around 380 km, but requires changes and requalification to deliver satellites to orbital altitudes of 23 222 km. Arianespace's Launchers Launch Plan With Galileo (Launch) SSTL-OHB System Consortium to Build a Further Eight Galileo FOC Satellites |
 Proactive Investors UK | Avanti Communications to raise £73.8 mln to fully fund HYLAS 3 satellite Proactive Investors UK The satellite broadband Internet service provider said HYLAS 3 will be a "hosted payload", flown on a new European Space Agency (ESA) satellite. HYLAS 3 is to provide Ka band services, as with HYLAS 1 and 2. Under the terms of the ESA programme, ... Avanti to raise £75m to fund broadband satellite |
 Indian Country Today Media Network.com | Milky Way Has a Mysterious Twin Indian Country Today Media Network.com By ICTMN Staff February 4, 2012 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1073, which is found in the constellation known today by its Greek name, Cetus (The Sea Monster). Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, ... Space Pictures This Week: Hubble Galaxy, Poet Nebula, More New Hubble Image of a Spectacular "Barred" Galaxy & Brilliant Quasars Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way |
 Outcome Magazine | Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy image Outcome Magazine The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1073 in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster). Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is a similar barred spiral. Credit: NASA/ESA The presence of such a structure ... Classic Portrait of a Barred Spiral Galaxy Hubble Observes NGC 1073 Hubble Captures Giant Lensed Galaxy Arc This Awesome Photograph Of A Spiral Galaxy Gives Us A Glimpse Into Cosmic History |
 Space News | Europe signs deal for eight more Galileo satellites Spaceflight Now The full 30-satellite constellation should be in space by 2019. The Galileo program will consist of 30 satellites providing global navigation coverage. Credit: ESA The EU's next seven-year budget cycle begins in 2014, when the commission is expected to ... ESA Signs Construction, Launch Contracts for Galileo Satellites SSTL-OHB System Consortium to Build Eight More Galileo FOC Satellites Contract signed for next stage of Galileo navigation satellites |
With little cash to spare for their armed forces, Europeans must deepen military cooperation after incessant US pressure urging old allies to start pulling their own weight.
A parade of world defence leaders and experts meeting at the Munich Security Conference issued stark warnings about Europe's place in the global arena if it fails to maintain its military might.
With the debt crisis 
North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using US target drones imported from the Middle East, a report said Sunday.
They are based on MQM-107D Streaker target drones, which are used by the US army, and imported from a Middle East nation believed to be Syria, Yonhap news agency reported.
It cited an anonymous Seoul military official, adding the communist state would likely depl
Iranian naval ships docked on Saturday in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on a mission to project the Islamic republic's "power on the open seas," the Fars news agency reported.
The supply ship Kharg and Shaid Qandi, a destroyer, docked in the Red Sea port in line with orders from Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it quoted navy commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari as saying.
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President Jalal Talabani's tribe has called for Iraq's fugitive vice president to be handed over to the Baghdad government to face trial, a member of the tribe said on Saturday.
Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni, has been charged with running a death squad and has taken shelter since December in Talabani's native Kurdistan, an autonomous region in northern Iraq.
The region's gover
Boeing has announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter.
DTS provides enhanced targeting capability for the Super Hornet. It is part of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Network Centric Warfare Upgrades program and the F/A-18E/F Flight Plan, which will ensure that the Super Hornet remains ahead of emerging thre
The U.S. Navy completed developmental testing (DT) of the Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1. The conclusion of DT brings U.S. and allied warfighters one step closer to being able to engage moving ships as far as 60 nautical miles (70 statute miles) away with an air-launched weapon.
Developmental testing finished when the JSOW C-1 struck a small, fast-moving ship target during the weapon's
Thanks to lightning-fast software from the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S and T), if a truck bomb was discovered in Lower Manhattan we will now be able to predict the likely damage patterns in the surrounding areas, and prioritize the first responders' activities long before the bomb's acoustic shockwave ricocheted out at the speed of sound.
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The Iraqi central bank has enacted measures to identify those who buy dollars, as some are believed to be front men at a time when Iran and Syria are facing foreign currency shortages due to sanctions.
Both Iran and Syria have been hit by sanctions from the United States and Europe, the former over its controversial nuclear programme and the latter due to its bloody attempts to suppress a re
The United States is offering technical assistance to Spain to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on the area in 1966, the US State Department announced Saturday.
The Spanish and US governments have not yet reached an agreement on the cleanup.
At the request of the Spanish government, an American technical team led by the US Ener
The United States sought Saturday to reassure old European allies of its continued support despite a strategic shift to Asia, amid warnings the EU could be sidelined by its economic crisis.
But as leaders, ministers and experts discussed the transatlantic alliance and Asia's rise at the annual Munich Security Conference, frantic diplomacy on the sidelines failed to prevent a veto of a UN res
The United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local troops, The New York Times reported.
Citing unnamed senior Pentagon officials, the newspaper Saturday said these forces could remain in the country well after the NATO mission ends in late 2014.
NATO defens
The United States said Saturday that Europe remains Washington's security "partner of first resort" despite a US strategic pivot to Asia, but urged Europe to pull its weight.
In a twin effort to reassure Europe about the historic US commitment to the continent, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta delivered carefully calibrated messages of support.
Iran has begun mass production of an anti-ship cruise missile, state television's website said on Saturday.
The Zafar missile, as it is dubbed in the report, "is a short-range, anti-ship cruise missile capable of destroying small- and medium-sized targets with high precision."
It can be mounted on speed boats and other light vessels, can withstand electronic warfare, and is able to fly i
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta urged the international community on Saturday to help pay for strong Afghan security forces despite worldwide economic pressure.
The United States is spending around $12 billion a year (2.3 billion euros) to train the Afghan security force (ANSF), which is expected to rise to 352,000 men in order to take over security when NATO combat troops withdraw at the 
Fears of a Russian veto of a U.N. Security Resolution on Syria mellowed European positions on ways to defuse the violent government-opposition showdown in the Middle Eastern country only days after the European Union issued tough sanctions against Iran.
The contrast between the EU's resolute stand on Iran and Brussels' readiness to compromise and accommodate Russian demands was seen by 
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