Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com

April 08, 2013

NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 06, 2013
The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, has successfully completed a preliminary design review (PDR) of the component that would connect the company's new crew capsule to its rocket. The review is one of six performance milestones Boeing has completed for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to make available commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. The company is on track to c ... read more

Previous Issues

Apr 05

Apr 04

Apr 03

Apr 02

Apr 01

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Connection Between CST-100 Spacecraft and Rocket The structure that will join the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft to an Atlas V rocket has successfully completed a preliminary design review, another step toward the ... more		Building quantum states with individual silicon atoms By introducing individual silicon atom 'defects' using a scanning tunnelling microscope, scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have coupled single atoms to form quantum states. Pu ... more		US boosts missile defence, N. Korea warns of nuclear strike The United States has scrambled to reinforce its Pacific missile defences, preparing to send ground-based interceptors to Guam, as North Korea said Thursday it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on US targets. ... more
				Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013 Gilat Satellite Networks will be showcasing its new lightweight integrated airborne satellite communications solution for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at LAAD 2013, taking place April 9-12 in Rio ... more		A giant step toward miniaturization Bottom-up synthesis of nanowires through metal-catalyzed vapor phase epitaxy is a very attractive process to generate high-quality nanowires thus providing an additional degree of freedom in design ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

CWRU-led scientists build material that mimics squid beak Researchers led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable-a squid's beak. Many medical implants requi ... more		ORNL microscopy uncovers "dancing" silicon atoms in graphene Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of an atomic scale ballet featured in a new Nature Communications study from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The ORNL research tea ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Do Intellectual Property Rights on Existing Technologies Hinder Subsequent Innovation A recent study published in the Journal of Political Economy suggests that some types of intellectual property rights discourage subsequent scientific research. "The goal of intellectual prope ... more
				Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales Imagine if you could drink a glass of water just by inserting a solid wire into it and sucking on it as though it were a soda straw. It turns out that if you were tiny enough, that method would work ... more		What's between a slip and a slide? Working with the International Tennis Federation and colleagues at the University of Exeter, the team from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering developed a test machine which applies ... more

Solar systems for home and business installations

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Light may recast copper as chemical industry 'holy grail' Wouldn't it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticles, and it cou ... more		World Record Silicon-based Millimeter-wave Power Amplifiers Two teams of DARPA performers have achieved world record power output levels using silicon-based technologies for millimeter-wave power amplifiers. RF power amplifiers are used in communications and ... more		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		Swarming robots could be the servants of the future Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines. Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly establ ... more
				KAIST develops a low-power 60 GHz radio frequency chip for mobile devices As the capacity of handheld devices increases to accommodate a greater number of functions, these devices have more memory, larger display screens, and the ability to play higher definition video fi ... more		Theory and practice key to optimized broadband, low-loss optical metamaterials The union of theory and practice makes broadband, low-loss optical devices practical, which is why two groups of Penn State engineers collaborated to design optical metamaterials that have custom ap ... more

What's between a slip and a slide?

Theory and practice key to optimized broadband, low-loss optical metamaterials

CWRU-led scientists build material that mimics squid beak

Soldiers and Families Can Suffer Negative Effects from Modern Communication Technologies

DARPA Seeks More Robust Military Wireless Networks

DoD Selects Northrop Grumman for Joint Command and Control System

Future Looks Bright for Private US Space Ventures

Europe's next ATV resupply spacecraft enters final preparatio?ns for its Ariane 5 launch

ILS Proton Launches Satmex 8 Satellite for Satmex

China preps civilian use of GPS system

GPS device could stem bike thefts

Apple patent shows pen with GPS, phone

	NASA Invests in Small Business Innovative Research and Technology Proposals to Enable Future Missions NASA has selected 295 research and technology proposals from 216 American small businesses for negotiations that may lead to contract awards worth a combined $38.7 million. The proposals are part of ... more		KVH More Than Doubles mini-VSAT Broadband Network Capacity in Brazil and Africa In the latest stage of its ongoing expansion of the global mini-VSAT Broadband network, KVH Industries has more than doubled the network's capacity in the Brazilian and African regions. The ongoing ... more		French military considering purchase of US drones: source France is considering buying US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones to boost its military capabilities, a source in the defence ministry told AFP on Friday. ... more		N. Korea missile movements fuel tensions North Korea has loaded two mid-range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them in facilities near its east coast, a report said Friday, fuelling fears of an imminent launch that would sharply escalate tensions. ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

US boosts missile defence, N. Korea warns of nuclear strike		Davis-Monthan AFB Receives HC-130J Combat King II		Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight		Bangladesh embarks on massive Yak deal		Eurocopter vies for big-ticket Polish chopper deal
Lockheed Martin to Provide US Army with Simulation-Based Command and Battle Staff Training System		Cobra Judy Replacement radars perform exceptionally during first live-launch test		Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again:TEPCO		US drivers talk and text as much as ever		Finland's Fennovoima in talks with Rosatom over reactor

Environmental policies matter for growing megacities

Judge defers class action in US tech 'poaching' case

Outside View: Growing more U.S. jobs

Iceland premier to meet Chinese leaders in Beijing

Dismal US jobs report, Iran talks weigh on oil

In further shakeup, HP chairman Lane quits

EU mulls tougher stand on tax dodgers

Chinese travellers are top spenders: UN tourism body

Germany quashes Apple's patent on unlocking iPhones

A mighty wind

Light tsunami in a superconductor

Outside View: Modest jobs growth expected

Sales of web-ready digital cameras up in Asia: survey

PC market losing more ground to tablets: survey

China plane 'supermarket' flies under restrictions

Facebook stakes out Android 'home' to battle rivals

Michigan Tech researcher slashes optics laboratory costs

Scientists make hydrogen fuel from plants

Mobile phone turns 40, with little fanfare

Boeing Delivers 1,000th Airplane to China

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2013 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement