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May 16, 2013

Sun unleashes four potent solar flares
Washington (AFP) May 15, 2013
The Sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio communications. One of them was classified as an X3.2 flare, with X-class flares being the most intense type, the US space agency said. "This is the strongest X-class flare of 2013 so far, surpassing in strength the two X-class flares that occurred earlier in the 24-hour period," NASA said of the flare that peaked at 0111 GMT Tuesday. ... read more

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Lockheed Martin's JASSM Extended Range Completes IOT and E Flight Testing Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Extended Range successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT and E) flight testing, scoring 20 su ... more		SES Techcom To Support Aircraft Tracking From Space SES Techcom has launched the first space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) system to monitor air traffic around the globe. The ADS-B system is operating on the Proba V satel ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		e2v image sensors launched into space on board Vietnam's first optical Earth observation satellite On 7th May 2013, e2v high performance image sensors were launched into space on-board Vietnam's first optical Earth observation satellite, the Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster Mon ... more
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EADS posts profit leap as Airbus orders soar

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Germany's Volkswagen plans new China car plant

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Big Three US automakers to skip Tokyo Motor Show

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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

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China launches high-definition earth observation satellite

Japan's Mt Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials

Russia launches latest satellite in its global positioning system

Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite

NASA Mission to Study What Disrupts Radio Waves

Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Open Architecture Navigation System for DARPA

Cargo spaceship docks with ISS despite antenna mishap

US army seeks new technology to replace GPS

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Satrec Initiative of South Korea Continues Collaboration with UAE for DubaiSat-3 Program

Sat-nav warns London lorry drivers of cyclists

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NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites

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DMCii increases downlink capacity with Svalbard ground station facilities

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Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace Receives Follow-On Order for 48 More JIB Antennas for GPS III Satellites

Altus Introduces New GNSS Survey Receiver With 10-cm Terrastar-D

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