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March 21, 2013
ROCKET SCIENCE
Moog Conducts More Than 7,900 Hot Fire Tests on 400 Engines in 2012
Niagara Falls NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2013
In the past year, Moog ISP, part of Moog Inc.'s Space and Defense Group, successfully conducted more than 7,900 hot fire tests on 400 engines for at least 14 different customers. Along with testing engines and a variety of propellants and propulsion systems, Moog ISP manufactures liquid rocket engines, tanks and propulsion systems for satellites and launch vehicles. Moog ISP conducts hot fire tests at its Niagara Falls, N.Y. facility. The Moog facility includes four vacuum-capable rocket test cell ... read more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA denies report that Voyager left solar system
The US space agency on Wednesday denied a claim made in a scientific study that its Voyager 1 spacecraft had left the solar system, describing the report as "premature." ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

DARPA Seeks More Robust Military Wireless Networks
In areas lacking trustworthy communications infrastructure, deployed servicemembers rely on wireless devices to perform double duty: they not only provide access to the network; they are the network ... more
TECH SPACE

Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft
A free ESA app turns a popular iPhone-controlled 'home drone' into a spacecraft. The augmented reality game lets owners of Parrot AR.Drone quadcopters attempt dockings with a simulated International ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Sea Launch and EchoStar Reach Preliminary Agreement for Launch Services
Sea Launch AG and EchoStar Satellite Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, have announced that Sea Launch has been identified as the intended launch services provider for the launch of a ... more


UAV NEWS

Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate
Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance society? ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China: report
Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a media report said on Monday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE

Russia dismisses US missile defence move
Russia said Monday it saw "no concession" in the US decision to abandon the final phase of its missile shield for Europe in favour of deploying new interceptors against a possible attack from North Korea. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge
ROCKET SCIENCE

Here We Go Again, Another Air-Launch Idea
Over the past two decades there have been a number of proposals suggesting that air launching a satellite is an effective and low-cost approach to space operations. Launchspace has followed each of ... more
TECH SPACE

NASA Awards Astrotech Contract For SMAP Spacecraft Processing
Astrotech Corporation, reports that its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary has been awarded a NASA task order contract to provide payload processing services for the Soil Moisture Active Pa ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ

Proba-V minisatellite reaches Europe's Spaceport
ESA's Proba-V minisatellite for mapping global vegetation has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is being prepared for a mid-April launch atop a Vega launcher. The small ... more
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CONSTELLATIONS

Orbcomm To Acquire Globaltrak
ORBCOMM Inc. has entered into an agreement with System Planning Corporation to acquire substantially all of the assets of its GlobalTrak division. GlobalTrak is an information services company that ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ

NASA Ames' E. Coli Small Satellite Study Selected For Flight
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) recently selected E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite (EcAMSat) as one of 24 small satellites to fly as secondary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 201 ... more
24/7 News Coverage
Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
ROCKET SCIENCE

Russia Delays New Soyuz Launch
The first launch of Russia's new Soyuz-2.1V lightweight carrier rocket, scheduled for early 2013, is now likely to be delayed until the second half of 2013, its maker Progress said on Thursday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL

Sara Brightman's Space Trip Under Question
Russia's space agency Roscosmos and NASA may opt against sending music star Sarah Brightman to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, Russian agency's head Vladimir Popovkin said on Saturday ... more
SPACE TRAVEL

Reproduction In Zero Gravity
University of Montreal researchers found that changes in gravity affect the reproductive process in plants. Gravity modulates traffic on the intracellular "highways" that ensure the growth and funct ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Awards Astrotech Contract For SMAP Spacecraft Processing

Mobile LIDAR technology expanding rapidly

Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft


SPACE TRAVEL
DARPA Seeks More Robust Military Wireless Networks

DoD Selects Northrop Grumman for Joint Command and Control System

Northrop Grumman Highlights Affordable Milspace Communications


SPACE TRAVEL
Sea Launch and EchoStar Reach Preliminary Agreement for Launch Services

Vega receives its upper stage as the next mission's two primary passengers land in French Guiana

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SPACE TRAVEL
Galileo fixes Europe's position in history

China city searching for 'modern Marco Polo'

Milestone for European navigation system

CONSTELLATIONS

Orbcomm To Acquire Mobilenet
ORBCOMM has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of MobileNet, Inc. (MobileNet), a leader of satellite and cellular-based telematics solutions for monitoring heavy eq ... more
TECH SPACE

Earth will drown in garbage
Man-made garbage cluttering from near space is a very intensive process. Therefore, it may happen that within the coming 20 years safe near-Earth orbits which it would be possible to use will become ... more
MISSILE NEWS

India's Nirbhay missile aborted in flight
India's indigenously developed long-range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay failed to hit its target during its first test flight. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

DoD Selects Northrop Grumman for Joint Command and Control System
Northrop Grumman has been selected to modernize and sustain the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) joint command and control (C2) system used to provide accurate, complete and timely information for t ... more
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Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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MISSILE DEFENSE

US to boost missile defenses against N. Korea

CHIP TECH

Organic nanowires open the way for optoelectronic device miniaturization

CHIP TECH

Ultra-high-speed optical communications link sets new power efficiency record

CHIP TECH

Surprising Control over Photoelectrons from a Topological Insulator

TECH SPACE

Mobile LIDAR technology expanding rapidly

TECH SPACE

First Laser Communication System Integrated, Ready for Launch

MISSILE DEFENSE

Poland vows own shield as US reins in Europe missile defence

TECH SPACE

Raytheon helps MDA counter ballistic missile threat with delivery of 8th AN/TPY-2 radar

AEROSPACE

Northrop Grumman Delivers 100th Center Fuselage for F-35 Lightning II

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Soldiers and Families Can Suffer Negative Effects from Modern Communication Technologies

First Lockheed Martin F-35As Report to Nellis AFB for Operational Testing

N. Korean leader watches 'drone' attack drill: KCNA

US Congress hears calls for drone safeguards

Seven killed in Marine Corps training accident

Northrop Grumman Highlights Affordable Milspace Communications

Where, oh where, has the road kill gone?

Nuclear-hit Fukushima to get 20,000 cherry trees

China sets sights on S. America resources

Laser-like photons signal major step towards quantum 'Internet'

Fantastic flash memory combines graphene and molybdenite

Digital 'talking head' speaks for computer

Trichet confident of 'appropriate' Cyprus solution

China manufacturing improves in March: HSBC

Scientists claim new glasses-free 3D for cellphone

YouTube passes billion user mark

Amazon taps growing Brazil e-reader market

China to become biggest online market: study

Mainz scientists create new flexible mineral inspired by deep-sea sponges

China's Xi tells US Treasury chief of 'shared interests'

China foreign direct investment overseas soars 147%

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