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Garafolo tests spacecraft seal to verify computer modelsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 12, 2012 An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models to test potential new docking seals that will better preserve breathable cabin air for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station and other NASA spacecraft. Garafolo recently analyzed a two-piece elastic silicone - or elastomer - seal, using the IBM 1350 Glenn computer cluster at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC). His model simulated air leakage through the elastomer, taking into account the effects of gas compressibility ... read more |
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  SciTechTalk: Rembering a space 'Pioneer' Space probes and planetary orbiters have become so commonplace, launch of a new one, whether into our solar system or beyond, hardly causes a ripple in the public consciousness. ... more | .. |
  ILS Announces A New Contract For The ILS Proton Launch Of The Mexsat-1 Satellite International Launch Services (ILS) announces a new contract for launch of the MEXSAT-1 satellite on an ILS Proton for the Mexican government's Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the Sec ... more | .. |
  Iridium Delivers Its Smallest Voice and Data Module to Developers Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the commercial availability of the Iridium Core 9523 transceiver. The Iridium Core 9523 further emphasizes the company's Iridium Force vision of bringing vi ... more | .. |
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  V.Ships Selects KVH mini-VSAT Broadband as Preferred Satellite Communications Service In a move recognizing the growing demand for enhanced data applications in the commercial shipping industry, V.Ships, the world's largest independent ship manager serving a fleet of over 1,000 vesse ... more | .. |
  Global Satellite Industry denounces UNIDROIT Protocol The European Satellite Operators' Association (ESOA), the US Satellite Industry Association (SIA), the Space Industry Association of Australia, the Canadian Satellite and Space Industry Forum, the C ... more | .. |
 Andrews Space Contracted to Deliver 100 Series Command and Data Handling System for GEO Application Andrews Space (Andrews) has been contracted to deliver three integrated avionics suites based on its 100-Series avionics architecture for a Geosynchronous spacecraft application. The contract ... more | .. |
 Astrium wins Helios through life support contract extension Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, has signed a through life support contract with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA Delegation generale de l'armement) to continue to be re ... more |
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  Russia space chief hospitalised with 'head injury' The head of Russia's state space agency, which has suffered a series of recent setbacks, has been hospitalised with a head injury, reports said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Three for Tiangong The closer we get to the launch of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the more confused space observers have become. We should have a firmer picture of the whole missi ... more | .. |
  What Next for X-37B On March 5, the X-37B robot spaceplane celebrated a birthday in orbit. This mysterious, semi-classified spacecraft is still up there, and it's not clear when it ... more | .. |
 ViviSat Is Ready to Build ViviSat, the only U.S.-based provider of in-orbit servicing, will be showing the satellite industry that it is ready to build its mission extension vehicles. Through exhibits, panel sessions, and vi ... more |
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 Launch Madness at Wallops in March - "Five in Five" Launch madness will hit the east coast in March as NASA launches five rockets in approximately five minutes to study the high-altitude jet stream from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. ... more | .. |
  Opposition deputies protest against NATO radar system Opposition party lawmakers on Saturday staged a protest in southeastern Turkey against a planned NATO early warning radar system, media reported. ... more | .. |
  FAA Starts UAS Test Site Selection Process On 7 March, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a request for public comment on the selection process for six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites (comments due by 9 May), follo ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for Patriot Engineering Services Raytheon has received a $138.7 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This is the third of four annual options to the base contract awarded ... more |
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DefendEye adds Starlink Mini to tube drone system for real time global search ops
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 Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of All Components of First THAAD Battery to US Army Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system's first U.S. Army Battery. In December, THAA ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft to US Navy Boeing has delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and ... more | .. |
  Boeing and Artel to Provide Commercial Satellite Services to US Government Boeing has announced that Boeing Commercial Satellite Services (BCSS), a unit of Boeing Satellite Systems International, will collaborate with Artel, a global leader in information technology and ma ... more | .. |
 IWI Introduces the World's Only 7.62mm Caliber LMG with Semi-Automatic Mode Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) - a leader in the production of combat-proven small arms for governments, armies, and law enforcement agencies around the world - launches its new Light Machine Gun (L ... more |
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  Raytheon Awarded US Army Contract to Counter Rockets The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $79.2 million contract to develop a system that will detect and destroy incoming rockets. The solution is called the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3). ... more | .. |
  Meltdown intel emerges ahead of Japan anniversary Japan was Saturday preparing to mark the first anniversary of its tsunami, as government papers revealed ministers were warned of the possibility of meltdowns at Fukushima just after the waves struck. ... more | .. |
 Nothing stirs in Japan's nuclear ghost town They used to raise premium beef cattle in Iitate. But a year after Japan's nuclear disaster it is an irradiated ghost town and those who used to call it home have no idea when they will be able to return. ... more | .. |
 Japan strives to win back tourists Japanese tourism is still hurting a year after the tsunami and nuclear disaster, industry officials said here, warning that business was only likely to get fully back on track next year. ... more |
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Japan's nuclear disaster: a timeline As Japan marks the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. ... more | .. |
 Shift to green energy sources could mean crunch in supply of scarce metals A large-scale shift from coal-fired electric power plants and gasoline-fueled cars to wind turbines and electric vehicles could increase demand for two already-scarce metals - available almost exclu ... more | .. |
 Workforce from the Digital Cloud By means of cloud computing, enterprises can access scalable computing power and storage capacity. A people cloud, by contrast, supplies a scalable number of workers via the internet. It is us ... more | .. |
  Benefits of single atoms acting as catalysts in hydrogen-related reactions A team of researchers at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering have discovered that individual atoms can catalyze industrially important chemical reactions such as ... more |
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  Biodegradable Transistors - Made from Us Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becomi ... more | .. |
  Communication technologies including smartphones and laptops could now be 1,000 times faster Many of the communication tools of today rely on the function of light or, more specifically, on applying information to a light wave. Up until now, studies on electronic and optical devices with ma ... more | .. |
 ElectraTherm Green Machine Completes 1,000 Hour Demonstration on Oil Field ElectraTherm has released a comprehensive report on its demonstration project in Laurel, Mississippi to generate renewable energy from hot waste water at an oil field. In 2011, ElectraTherm's Green ... more | .. |
 Resetting the future of MRAM Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin developed a magnetic valve that novel electronic devices can be realistic In close collaboration with colleagues from Bochum and the Netherlands, researchers from the ... more |
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