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  bv Launchspace Staff Writers Bethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Sea Launch was a unique space launch system intended to be an attractive way to launch geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellites. It was developed as a multinational endeavor that uses a mobile maritime launch platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on a specialized Zenit-3SL launch system. The first launch took place in March 1999 with launches occurring occasionally for the next 15 years. A total of 36 attempts produced 32 complete successes and ... read more |
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SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landingMiami (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday carrying a South Korean communications satellite to boost broadband coverage for southeast Asia and the Middle East, and stuck its 19th rocket landing in two years. ... more 
Arianespace to launch Embratel Star One D2Paris (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Brazilian operator Embratel Star One and U.S. satellite manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral) have chosen Arianespace to launch the Embratel Star One D2 satellite. Arianespace reports the sig ... more  
SATCOM and Disaster Recovery Plans Withstand IrmaMcLean VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 The recent barrage of hurricanes in the southern United States is a reminder of the need for all companies that operate critical services to have a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan. At Intelsat Gen ... more  
Scientist devises a solar reactor to make water and oxygen from moon rocksWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Working over a ten year period at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (CIEMAT) Denk has designed and built a device to make enough oxygen and water for 6 to 8 astronauts, powered by a thermal solar reac ... more |
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NanoRacks Deploys Second Kaber-Class Microsatellite This Week, First On-Orbit AssemblyHouston TX (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 NanoRacks successfully deployed NovaWurks' SIMPL satellite via the Company's Kaber Microsatellite Deployer (KABER) from the International Space Station (ISS) early this morning. This is the second K ... more 
How Does Your Space Garden GrowKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Early Friday morning, astronauts onboard the International Space Station were busy at work, harvesting three varieties of leafy greens from the Veggie growth chamber and installing the next generati ... more
Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satelliteKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 30, 2017 Arianespace and Inmarsat have announced the signature of the launch contract for Inmarsat's Global Xpress-5 (GX-5) very high throughput communications satellite. The satellite will be orbited ... more  
Physics boosts artificial intelligence methodsPasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California (USC) report the first application of quantum computing to a physics problem. By employing quantum-compatible machine learning tech ... more 
Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithmsNew York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, but it may be a while before people trust their driving. The danger of self-driving cars was highlighted last year when Tesla's autonomous car collided ... more  
Advanced artificial limbs mapped in the brainLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR) is a surgical procedure on patients with amputations that reroutes residual limb nerves towards intact muscles and skin in order to fit them with a li ... more |
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Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin GalacticRiyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic. ... more 
Pope asks spacemen life's big questions in ISS live chatVatican City (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Pope Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe". ... more  
Iran says to continue developing ballistic missilesTehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2017 Iran's president on Sunday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the United States prepares new sanctions over its ballistic missile programme. ... more  
16th SPCS Defenders of critical satellite communicationsPeterson AFB CO (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 More than 1,800 unclassified spacecraft are being tracked as they orbit earth, according to Space-tracl.org, the public data base for such items. They are communicating with receivers on the ground ... more |
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  Boulder CO (VOA) Oct 31, 2017 
People are big polluters, on the land, in the sea and even in outer space, that can include anything from a hammer that floats away from the space station, to radiation from a nuclear weapons test in the atmosphere.
"This can range from little chips of paint all the way up to spent rocket bodies and things like that," said Dan Baker, director of the Laboratory of Atmosphere and Space Physi ... more Trieste, Italy (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Laser beams for superconductivity  Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Guiding the random laser  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Oct 19, 2017New material for digital memories of the future |
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More than 1,800 unclassified spacecraft are being tracked as they orbit earth, according to Space-tracl.org, the public data base for such items. They are communicating with receivers on the ground as well as each other.
Who is watching to make sure none of those signals are nefarious, aimed at disrupting communications between the satellites and the warfighters in various theaters who rel ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NRL clarifies valley polarization for electronic and optoelectronic technologies  Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Harris supplying tactical radios to Navy, Marines |
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 Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In this context, this terminal is being expanded to a throughput capacity of 9 million TEUs annually. This will make it the single largest container terminal in Europe.
When fully moved and operatio ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Galileo in place for launch: then there were four  Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017  The U.S. Air Force's Afghanistan program has tapped Sierra Nevada Corporation and partner Embraer Defense & Security to supply six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to Afghanistan.
The Afghan air force uses the A-29 trainer and light attack aircraft for flight training, aerial reconnaissance and other missions, Embraer said in a company news release Wednesday.
Afghanistan will have 26 A ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017Airbus expected to lead light military helicopter market, report says  Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017Eurofighter companies add on to Belgian contract bid  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017Despite strong Q3 earnings, Boeing hit with $349M loss over Pegasus |
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Silicon has provided enormous benefits to the power electronics industry. But performance of silicon-based power electronics is nearing maximum capacity.
Enter wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Seen as significantly more energy-efficient, they have emerged as leading contenders in developing field-effect transistors (FETs) for next-generation power electronics. Such FET technology would b ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Resistive memory components the computer industry can't resist  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Nanoelectronic breakthrough may lead to more efficient quantum devices  Singapore (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Research team led by NUS scientists breaks new ground in memory technology |
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Penguins are arguably the most iconic and well-loved of the handful of animal species that call Antarctica home. From a scientist's point of view, they are also important ecosystem indicators: how well their populations do reflects the health of krill and other fisheries that the birds prey upon. Changes in the penguins' environment-sea ice, atmospheric and ocean temperatures, among other factor ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017When surrounding farms get hot and dry, cities cool off  Paris (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Earth Observation market worth $8-15B by 2026  Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Keeping an Eye on Earth's Energy Budget |
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
Reducing pollutant emission of vehicles and meeting stricter exhaust gas standards are major challenges when developing catalytic converters. A new concept might help to efficiently treat exhaust gases after the cold start of engines and in urban traffic and to reduce the consumption of expensive noble metal. It is based on the interaction between platinum and the cerium oxide carrier to control ... more Santiago (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Chile to ban plastic bags in coastal regions  Rome (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Schools closed over fears of toxic wind from Italy steel plant  Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2017Levels of microplastics in the Baltic have remained constant for 30 years |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defence ministry announced.
A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launched by two nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs), two from the Okhotsk Sea, ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Report: Japan eyeing SM-6 missiles for defense program  Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Lockheed Martin missile defense sensor technology receives prototyping contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Lockheed Martin to develop missile defense tools under DoD deal |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017  The Brazilian Army has ordered additional RBS 70 Very Short Range Air Defense systems from Saab Defense for delivery in 2018 and 2019.
The RBS 70 system is in-service with the Brazilian Army. It is a man-portable system, which first came into service in the late 1970s. It has a range of nearly five miles and a flight altitude of about 16,400 feet.
Saab Defense, which did not deta ... moreTehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Iran says to continue developing ballistic missiles  Vilnius (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Lithuania buys Norwegian air defence system amid Russia fears  Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2017'How to survive a N. Korean missile' - in Japanese manga form |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Fibers made of carbon nanotubes configured as wireless antennas can be as good as copper antennas but 20 times lighter, according to Rice University researchers. The antennas may offer practical advantages for aerospace applications and wearable electronics where weight and flexibility are factors.
The discovery offers more potential applications for the strong, lightweight nanotube fibers ... more Swansea UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New research explores the limits of nanomaterials and atomic effects for nanotechnology  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017New technique produces tunable, nanoporous materials  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Jumping nanoparticles |
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 New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, but it may be a while before people trust their driving. The danger of self-driving cars was highlighted last year when Tesla's autonomous car collided with a truck it mistook for a cloud, killing its passenger.
Self-driving cars depend on a form of machine learning called deep learning. Modeled after the human brain, layers of artificial neur ... morePasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods  Sussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer  Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Intel working with Facebook on chips for AI |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
The Pentagon announced Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, has been awarded a new $9.2 million firm-fixed price contract for spare and sustainment parts for the RQ-21A Blackjack.
The RQ-21 Blackjack is a small tactical unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform used by the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The RQ-2 ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Boeing invests in autonomous flight technology company  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept |
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