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July 12, 2013

NASA Selects Seven Projects for 2014 X-Hab Innovation Challenge
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2013
NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have selected seven projects from six universities to participate in the 2014 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge. Throughout the 2013-2014 academic year, the undergraduate student teams will attempt to meet a series of milestones to design, manufacture, assemble and test systems and concepts that could be used in future deep-space habitats. They will work in close cooperation with members of the NASA Advanced Exploration Systems ( ... read more

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Missile plan to go ahead despite test failure: US The US military will go ahead with the deployment of a missile defense system in Alaska despite the recent test failure of an interceptor missile, officials said Tuesday. ... more		Russia to launch 2 Glonass satellites Russia will launch two Glonass navigation satellites later this year to make up for the loss of three satellites in the recent Proton rocket explosion after launch from the Baikonur space center in ... more		Navigation satellite orbit raised, ISRO starts testing cryogenic engine The Indian space agency Saturday evening successfully put its first navigation satellite - the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A (IRNSS-1A) - in the geosynchronous orbit at 27 degrees t ... more
				GPS System Improved as New Boeing Satellite Enters Service The Global Positioning System, which millions of people use every day for precise navigation and timing, recently became more accurate and reliable as the fourth Boeing GPS IIF satellite began opera ... more		NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest environme ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

IMI develops air-launched missile that sounds familiar Israel Military Industries, one of the Jewish state's leading defense companies, has completed development of its long-range MARS precision air-launched rocket, which appears to have capabilities similar to the missiles the air force reportedly used to hit targets in Syria in May. ... more		Northrop Grumman Moves New B-2 Satellite Communications Concept to the High Ground Northrop Grumman has taken another significant step to reduce the risks and costs associated with producing an extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force's ... 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		ReconRobotics touts market position ReconRobotics Inc., said sales of its tactical micro-robots passed 4,000 units, making it the world's second largest producer of military and police robots. ... more
				Tests advance U.S. program for new GPS satellites Tests for the next generation of Global Positioning System satellites produced positive results, making way for further work to begin on a U.S. Air Force GPS program seen as crucial to military, commercial and civilian uses in the coming decades. ... more		N. Korea tested rocket engine: think-tank North Korea tested a rocket engine earlier this year in a potential bid to further develop its missile capability, a US think-tank said Thursday after reviewing new satellite images. ... more

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Special group to be set up for inspecting production of Proton-M carrier rockets A special group of experts will be set up at the Khrunichev State Space Research Center for inspecting the entire technological chain of manufacturing the Proton-M carrier rocket, which collapsed on ... more		ROI of Satellites and Space Technologies to be discussed at the International Space Commerce Summit Two dozen communications satellites are estimated to be launching over the period of a year, it is predicted that the satellites industry will have a global worth of $196 billion worldwide with the ... 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		Specialists unrelated to Khrunichev to check Proton-M rocket production An inspection team will be set up to check the production of Proton-M rockets in the light of the latest accident at the Baikonur Space Center, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. ... more
				Increasing the Speed of Deep Space Communications Back in the early history of transatlantic shipping, sea captains used sextants to point to the stars in order to navigate earthly destinations. Today, scientists at NASA's Glenn Research Center are ... more		Two Rockets Launched From Wallops Two suborbital rockets were successfully launched 15 seconds apart this morning from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility as part of a study of electrical currents in the ionosphere. The launch of ... more

Increasing the Speed of Deep Space Communications

Saarland University scientists reveal structure of a supercooled liquid

Molecular chains hypersensitive to magnetic fields

Northrop Grumman Moves New B-2 Satellite Communications Concept to the High Ground

Canada links up on secure U.S. military telecoms network

Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Satellite Encapsulated In Launch Vehicle Payload Fairing

Two Rockets Launched From Wallops

Specialists unrelated to Khrunichev to check Proton-M rocket production

Europe okays design for next-generation rocket

Tests advance U.S. program for new GPS satellites

GPS System Improved as New Boeing Satellite Enters Service

Russia to launch 2 Glonass satellites

	Molecular chains hypersensitive to magnetic fields Researchers of MESA+, the research institute for nanotechnology of the University of Twente, in cooperation with researchers of the University of Strasbourg and Eindhoven University of Technology, a ... more		Designer droplets open new possibilities By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have opened new possibilities in physics. This technique could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating makeup ... more		New Catalyst replaceable platinum for electric-automobiles Affordable and scalable process of a carbon nanotube-based catalyst outperforming platinum for electric-automobiles. Korean researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST ... more		Saarland University scientists reveal structure of a supercooled liquid The experimental work, which was performed at the German Electron Synchrotron Facility (DESY) in Hamburg, involved levitating hot metal droplets and observing them as they cooled by irradiating them ... 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

Laser and optical glass can store data for millions of years		Europe okays design for next-generation rocket		Most reliable rockets are the oldest ones		Autonomous Rover Drills Underground in the Atacama		Russian air force receives Su-34 bombers
US drone lands on carrier deck in historic flight		Report reveals Pakistan-US 'understanding' on drones		Pentagon begins furloughs for 650,000 civilians		Indian space agency wants second rocket assembly facility		Human resource management key to Russia's space industry reform

Indian GPS satellite orbit to be raised on Tuesday night

Loss of three GLONASS satellites won't reduce efficiency of Russian navigation network

Israel's Livni to visit Moscow 'over Syria S-300 plans'

Cyprus ex-defence minister, 3 others guilty over blast

Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle

Bioengineers Use Adhesion to Combine Silicones and Organic Materials

Researchers Build 3-D Structures Out of Liquid Metal

New analytical methodology can guide electrode optimization

World Bank invests in online education

Technology turns almost any surface into a touchscreen

Inscription found on fragment in Israel said earliest ever found

Kongsberg tapped for display systems

PC sales slide again, Lenovo takes top spot: survey

Australia at crossroads as China boom ends: PM

Nepal police seize smuggled gold bound for India

Apple guilty in e-book conspiracy case, vows appeal

China accuses GSK staff of corruption, tax crimes

Tablet wars intensify as prices tumble

China auto sales up 11.2% year-on-year in June

Robot mom would beat robot butler in popularity contest

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