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June 08, 2016

Titan Transtage to be studied by orbital debris scientists
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2016
The Titan Transtage, an upper stage of the Titan III rocket family, arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center May 26, where it will be studied by scientists in the Orbital Debris Program Office (ODPO) to obtain information to complete forensics that will help us understand why things break up in space. Developed in the 1960s to lift heavy payloads, or multiple small payloads, to specific locations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), the Transtage was the world's first "spac ... read more

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Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Situational Awareness Contract Orbit Logic has signed a Phase II SBIR contract sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research and implement software to optimize the scheduling of observations of known space obj ... more		Mass Production: China to Build 1,000 220-Ton Planes As part of its military boost, China plans to increase its fleet of heavy strategic transport aircraft. In January, the China Daily reported that the People's Liberation Army Air Force was preparing ... more		US firms 'increasingly unwelcome' in China US firms feel increasingly unwelcome in China, top American officials said Tuesday, as disagreements overshadowed an annual dialogue in Beijing. ... more
				Beijing refuses to move on sea disputes as US meet ends Beijing will not budge on its claims of ownership over a vast tranche of the South China Sea, a top official insisted Tuesday, as a key annual meeting with the US ended with no movement on the issue. ... more		Beijing's artificial island includes operational farm While Washington has continuously accused Beijing of constructing islands in the South China Sea for military reasons, the true purpose may be agricultural. Ever since China began its land reclamati ... more

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Poland, NATO kick-off biggest manoeuvres amid Russia tensions Troops were set to hit the ground in Poland Tuesday as Warsaw kicks off its largest-ever joint military exercises with its NATO allies, aimed at shoring up regional security amid the West's worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War. ... more		NATO irks Russia with massive war games in Poland US, British and Polish soldiers parachuted to the ground in Poland on Tuesday in a mass show of force as NATO launched its biggest war games in eastern Europe since the Cold War. ... more		NSSA Calls for Doubling U.S. Space Force Budget to Maintain Space Superiority First CubeSat Selected for ESA's Ramses Mission to Asteroid Apophis The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs		Obama offers Modi warm farewell embrace Barack Obama and Narendra Modi vowed cooperation between the United States and India on nuclear power and climate change during a meeting at the White House Tuesday. ... more
				Carrier spearheads US show of strength in eastern Med US planes operating from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean have mounted at least 35 air strikes on Islamic State jihadists since relocating last week from the Gulf, officers on board told AFP Tuesday. ... more		Future USNS Carson City ends acceptance trials The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed acceptance trials late last month in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy announced Monday. ... more

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China says it doesn't fear 'trouble' in S. China Sea

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Taiwan's Tsai urges China to heal Tiananmen pain

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Liebherr to supply air system for Antonov AN-132D

Cubic launches virtualization servers for battlefield use

Portugal to modernize its C-130H transports

BAE, Babcock to service Royal Navy guns

Peru to modernize submarines

Poland enrols paramilitary to offset perceived Russia peril

Chinese military moves key issue at Singapore forum

Eyeing China, Obama demands Congress move on key UN maritime rules

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