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<title>US: China's aggression written in the stars</title>
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Media reports reveal that there are growing concerns in the United States over rapidly expanding Chinese space capabilities that could help the communist giant derive diplomatic and defense-related advantages, which in turn could hurt the long-term national security and geostrategic interests of the US. (Asia Times -- May 12, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel's Science Minister on Space Technology--for Peaceful and Militaristic Aims</title>
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Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's minister of science and technology talks about his country's capabilities and ambitions in space, including military plans. (Scientific American -- May 10, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>US Military Seeks Rapid Satellite ID in Crowded Space</title>
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U.S. military observers can have trouble identifying satellites whizzing overheard in Earth's crowded space lanes. A new Pentagon effort aims to find the unique visual signatures of individual satellites for quick identification, regardless of whether such satellites belong to friend or foe. (Space.com -- May 7, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>More doubts cast on European missile defense plan</title>
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The National Academy of Sciences is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration's European-based missile defense shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system. (Associated Press -- May 5, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>North Korea's &quot;Peculiar Means&quot;?</title>
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The South Koreans believe their friendly neighbors to the north have jammed the Global Positioning Systems on hundreds of airliners flying in and out of South Korea's major airports in recent days. It could be a typical North Korean tactic: come up with a low-cost way to cause trouble, especially one that&acirc;€™s difficult to trace. (Time -- May 3, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Rules of the road for Space</title>
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The author argues that &quot;[s]pace could also benefit from a code of conduct that clarifies wrongdoing, facilitates corrective responses, and reduces the likelihood of devastating accidents, miscalculations and collisions. &quot; (The Hill -- May 2, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/225079-rules-of-the-road-for-space</link>
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<title>Spy-High: Amateur Astronomers Scour the Sky for Government Secrets</title>
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In a development harkening back to the earliest days of desktop computing, highly skilled stargazers are hacking together optics, electronics and software to create sophisticated satellite observatories of their own, posing complications for governments trying to keep their spy satellite assets hidden. (Scientific American -- May 1, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 23:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=amateur-astronomers-spy-satellite</link>
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<title>SETI Telescope to Help US Air Force Track Space Junk</title>
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A privately funded search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has pulled in its antenna horns a tad to help the U.S. Air Force gauge human-made space junk circling Earth. (Space.com -- April 30, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hearings show our dependence on military space technology</title>
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The United States may be falling behind in transportation, education and health care down here on Earth, but its military infrastructure is certainly way ahead when it comes to imagery and communications satellites armed with defensive and offensive capabilities out there in space. That the United States leads in the militarization of space is apparent from House and Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearings this month on the fiscal 2013 budget of $9.7 billion for military space programs. (Washington Post -- April 26, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>India Launches Surveillance Satellite in 'Grand Success'</title>
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India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off Thursday with a radar surveillance satellite designed to obtain all-weather, day-and-night ground imagery for national security and environmental applications. (Space.com -- April 26, 2012)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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