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Space Launch System Providing Engine 'Brains' With an UpgradeHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 18, 2012 America's next heavy-lift rocket needs a strong and reliable engine to launch humans beyond low Earth orbit. That's why engineers with NASA's Space Launch System program, managed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will use the proven RS-25, the space shuttle's main engine during its 30-year history, to power the massive rocket's core stage. The RS-25, which was designed and developed with NASA by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga Park, Calif., is a crucial part to the co ... read more |
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  New radiation treatment significantly increases survival rate A novel drug that mimics a naturally occurring molecule found in coffee and blueberries has been developed to treat radiation exposure. Charles R. Yates, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and colleagues Duane Miller ... more | .. |
 Blue Origin Tests Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As par ... more | .. |
  Join Europe's space conversation Think you know how space affects you each day? You might - but you might not. Explore Down2Earth, ESA's new online challenge, and join Europe's space conversation. It's a crucial discussion and your ... more | .. |
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 J-2X Engine Offers A Powerful Line Up Two J-2X engines and a power pack, developed for NASA by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, sit side-by-side at John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as work continues on the Space Launch System. ... more | .. |
 Mapping The Universe In 3-D Combining observations from Mauna Kea with data taken by telescopes in space, astronomers at the Institute for Astronomy (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and their collaborators have developed a tech ... more | .. |
 Space Systems Loral-Built Satellite for Echostar Delivered to Baikonur Launch Base Space Systems/Loral has announced that the EchoStar XVI satellite, designed and built for EchoStar Corporation, has arrived at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it is scheduled to be la ... more | .. |
  ISS and space flight gravity influence immune system development New research findings recently published in The FASEB Journal, show that immune system development is affected by gravity changes, as reported by researchers from the University of Lorraine and Univ ... more |
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France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row
Trump: U.S. to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to pay bill
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 UNH scientists provide window on space radiation hazards Astrophysicists from the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center (SSC) have created the first online system for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near-Earth, lunar, ... more | .. |
  Thuraya Launches The Mobile Satellite Industry's Fastest Handheld Hotspot Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of its Thuraya XT-Hotspot product. Building upon the success of its Thuraya XT ... more | .. |
  Indra Technology Supports Management And Control Of New Galileo Satellites Indra technology supports the management and control of the two new Galileo satellites launched on 12 October. Under the technical supervision of the European Space Agency, the multinational has dev ... more | .. |
 NASA's WISE Colors in Unknowns on Jupiter Asteroids Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, have uncovered new clues in the ongoing mystery of the Jovian Trojans - asteroids that orbit the sun on the same path ... more |
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 ESA deploys first orbital debris test radar in Spain A new radar designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation has been installed in Spain. The radar will be used to develop future debris warning service ... more | .. |
 Boeing Proposes Gas Clouds to Remove Space Debris Space debris issues continue to proliferate and concern continues to build. It is not surprising that the big aerospace companies are gearing up to take advantage of any future debris removal contra ... more | .. |
  Venezuela serious about producing drones Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is pursuing plans to develop a home-grown defense industry topped by a drone built reportedly with Chinese, Iranian and Russian help. ... more | .. |
  F-35A Completes First In-Flight Weapons Release An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation figh ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral clues
Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecasts | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes F-35 Full Mission Simulator Installation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Lockheed Martin marked the completion of the first F-35 Lightning II Full Mission Simulators (FMS) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Ariz. The air station will be home to the first operational Mari ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Modernizes Distributed Common Ground System Imagery Testbed The mobile testbed used by the U.S. Department of Defense to assess new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies prior to their introduction into an operational environment ... more | .. |
 U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman Contract to Modernize Joint Tactical Ground Station Northrop Grumman has received a $31.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to modernize the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) and improve the warfighter's theater missile warning capability. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Kits Lockheed Martin has received a $34.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-10, GBU-12 and GBU-16 guidance kits. With ... more |
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 Ceradyne and Threat4 Introduce the MOHAWK Combat Helmet Ceradyne, in conjunction with Threat4, is showing a new concept, next generation Combat Helmet with integrated radio communication headset and hearing protection utilizing Ceradyne's advanced Seamle ... more | .. |
 Peru begins de-mining operations An international team of experts has begun clearing mines along Peru's borders with Chile and Ecuador after Norway pledged additional cash to make the area explosive-free. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Starting Production of KC-46 Tanker Refueling Boom Boeing this week begins assembling the first refueling boom for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft in the KC-46 Boom Assembly Center that opened Teusday at Boeing ... more | .. |
 Innocon selects Imint's Vidhance video enhancement engine and video tracker for its small unmanned aerial vehicles Innocon integrates Imint's unique low latency Vidhance video processing engine into its ground control station software. Vidhance gives access to very efficient real-time video processing allowing f ... more |
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Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays
ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies
Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government | .. |
  Jacobs supports Patriot Excalibur system The Jacobs Engineering Group has been contracted for software engineering and sustainment services for the U.S. Air Force's Patriot Excalibur system. ... more | .. |
  $15M order for Harris tactical radios An unidentified Latin American country has ordered public safety and tactical radios, plus accessories, in a $15 million deal with Harris Corp. ... more | .. |
 SPAWAR Atlantic taps Engility The U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Atlantic has added Engility Holdings Inc. to its roll of prime contractors for C4ISR support. ... more | .. |
  Climate change helps drive N. America disasters: re-insurer Climate change played a role in a nearly five-fold jump in weather-related natural disasters in North America over the last 30 years, Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Tiny travelers from deep space could assist in healing Fukushima's nuclear scar Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method to use cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside the damaged cores of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, which ... more | .. |
  Argentina blasts rating agencies Argentina lashed out at international rating agencies for critical reports on the country's economy which it said were exploited by financial speculators. ... more | .. |
  ASML microchips says paying 1.95 bn euros for US Cymer Dutch microchip manufacturing equipment maker ASML said on Wednesday it was acquiring US company Cymer for 1.95 billion euros to develop equipment for making the next generation of processors. ... more | .. |
  Car-packed Sofia sets EU example with solar car charger Bulgaria's car-packed capital Sofia has set an EU example in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions by installing its first state-of-the-art solar-powered charger for electric cars, the project's managers said Wednesday. ... more |
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