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October 15, 2013

End of an era at US Space Command
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Oct 15, 2013
The 21st Space Wing closed the Air Force Space Surveillance System due to resource constraints caused by sequestration, marking the end of its 52 years of service to the Space Situational Awareness mission, Oct. 1. The Air Force Space Surveillance System was designed to transmit a "fence" of radar energy vertically into space to detect all objects passing through that fence. It operated from three transmitters and six receiver stations located along the 33rd parallel in the southern portion of the ... read more

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Russia Appoints New Space Chief Former Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Ostapenko will head up Russia's Federal Space Agency, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. The move comes as part of a major reshuffle of the country's t ... more		US Navy Next Gen Air And Missile Defense Radar Contract Awarded Raytheon has been awarded a $385,742,176 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and modeling development phase design, development, integration, test and delivery of Air and Missile De ... more		US senators to ice new sanctions if Iran ends enrichment US senators have vowed to stay the implementation of new Iran sanctions if Tehran takes verifiable steps such as immediately halting uranium enrichment, ahead of a new round of talks on its suspect nuclear program. ... more
				UN frets over Syria deadlines as treaty takes effect The United Nations said Monday "the race is on" to make sure Syria keeps to deadlines to destroy its chemical weapons as a key treaty took effect for Damascus. ... more		Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq Shaqlawa Mohammed Rashid sits at the entrance of a white tent in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, reflecting on what will be her first Eid al-Adha holiday outside Syria. ... more

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West Bank killings heighten fears of new intifada With three Israelis killed in the West Bank in as many weeks and new clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at Jerusalem's flashpoint holy sites there are growing concerns that another Palestinian intifada is brewing. ... more		Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal: reports Japan has approved the sale of engine parts for use by the British Royal Navy, saying it would not violate arms exports by Tokyo, press reports said Monday. ... more		Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits		Army army defuses car bomb in Beirut Hebollah bastion The Lebanese army defused a car bomb on Monday in the southern Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah, the military said in a statement, weeks after it was hit by two bombings. ... more
				Iran says hopes 'roadmap' agreed in nuclear talks with P5+1 Iran's foreign minister said he hoped a "roadmap" for negotiations could be reached in nuclear talks with world powers this week but added that a higher-level meeting would probably be needed. ... more		Brazil to create its own email system after protesting U.S. spying Brazil says it will develop its own in-house email system to strengthen privacy and avoid spying it blames on the United States. ... more

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Easing Iran sanctions would be 'historic mistake': Israel Easing pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme would be an "historic mistake," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday, a day before world powers resume talks with Tehran. ... more		Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect in US: attorney A Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect snatched from Tripoli by US commandos and interrogated on an American warship, has been brought to New York to face trial, a prosecutor said Monday. ... more		Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space		Studies: Cargo aircraft demand to rise; light military helos to drop There's good news and bad news for aircraft manufacturers in two new, separate projections by Airbus of France and Forecast International of the United States. ... more
				Kurd leader says still hopeful of Turkey peace deal Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan said Monday he was still hopeful a peace deal with the Turkish state was possible but argued that Ankara needed to shift the process into a new gear. ... more		Ahead of talks, Iran rejects shipping out uranium Iran will not agree to ship out its stockpile of enriched uranium, one of its main negotiators said Sunday ahead of crunch talks with world powers on its nuclear programme. ... more

Raytheon's newest Standard Missile-3 intercepts medium-range ballistic missile target

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US Navy Next Gen Air And Missile Defense Radar Contract Awarded

Raytheon demonstrates new seeker technology for Tomahawk

Raytheon awarded Standard Missile-6 contract

US ally Turkey defends choice of Chinese missiles

Iran claims breakthrough with Israeli-lookalike combat UAVs

Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target

Iran unveils short-range reconnaissance drone

Third Advanced EHF Satellite Will Enhance Resiliency of Military Communications

USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

Atlas 5 Lofts 3rd AEHF Military Comms Satellites

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New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matter

Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space

UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills

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Vietnamese bid final farewell to war hero General Giap

Outside View: U.S. shutdown costs longer-term relations with Asia

Pakistan army chief supports dialogue with Taliban

Guyana accuses Venezuela navy after ship detained

Three arrested over Iraqi Kurdistan attack: officials

Tight post-attack security curbs Iraqi Kurdistan tourism

Japan votes for Mr and Ms in sailor popularity poll

Thousands rally in Israel to remember slain PM Rabin

Iraq car bomb targeting shoppers kills 13

Iran wants P5+1 top diplomats at nuclear talks

US Air Force fires general in charge of nuclear missiles

IAI seeks foreign investors to develop new missile warship

Boeing says warplane sale hits US-Brazil turbulence

Egypt soldiers wounded in Sinai bombings: security

Hopes high for revival of Cyprus peace talks

Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

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The tundra a dark horse in planet Earth's greenhouse gas budget

Massive spruce beetle outbreak in Colorado tied to drought

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Everglades Freshwater Plants

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