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May 06, 2015

North Korea Unveils New Satellite Control Center
Moscow (Sputnik) May 05, 2015
North Korea will continue developing space technology despite international sanctions, the country's leader Kim Jong-un said when visiting a newly-built satellite command and control center earlier this week. "Peaceful space development is an option taken by our Party and people and a legitimate right of [this country]," Kim said while touring the center of the National Aerospace Development Administration. "The status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a satellite producer-laun ... read more

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Most Advanced GPS Satellite Comes Together Using a 10-ton crane, Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians gently lowered the system module of the U.S. Air Force's first next generation GPS III satellite into place over its propulsion core, ... more		China Develops Fourth-Generation Nuclear Sub China completed the development of its fourth-generation nuclear submarine, media reports said late last week. At a recent meeting in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, Tan Zuojun, vice governor of Liaoning Pro ... more		EU, China stress scope for stepped up security, climate cooperation The European Union and China on Tuesday expressed a desire to deepen cooperation on international security, diplomacy and climate change, though human rights appeared to remain a sensitive issue. ... more
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