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July 18, 2013

Deep-space stations gain made-in-Europe hearing boost
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2013
Picking up ultra-weak signals from spacecraft exploring deep in our Solar System requires cooling a detector to within a few degrees of absolute zero. Thanks to ESA's support, the technology is now available in Europe for the first time. With future exploration missions like Gaia, BepiColombo and Juice set to deliver massive amounts of scientific data, ESA's trio of deep-space tracking antennas needed an upgrade. The 35 m-diameter dishes in Australia, Spain and Argentina use cryogenic coolin ... read more

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Upside down sensor behind proton rocket explosion An investigation into the failure of a Proton-M booster rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites that exploded moments after launch suggests a wrongly placed sensor was to blame. Th ... more		Outside View: Future science fiction The 1973 science fiction movie "Soylent Green" focused on a futuristic world plagued by rising temperatures, pollution, depleted resources, overpopulation, dying oceans and poverty. Massive food shortages leave Americans surviving on processed food rations. ... more		Broadband photodetector for polarized light Using carpets of aligned carbon nanotubes, researchers from Rice University and Sandia National Laboratories have created a solid-state electronic device that is hardwired to detect polarized light ... more
				NASA, International Space Agencies Note Benefits of Space Station during Disasters on Earth The International Space Station (ISS) partner agencies released a statement Wednesday on the benefits of the space station during natural disasters on Earth. Flying 250 miles above the planet ... more		Raytheon touts company developments The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and American allies will soon be able to obtain deployment-ready ballistic missile defense radars. ... more

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Homemade 3D guns in US stir more buzz than bang Like many Americans, Travis Lerol has owned guns for much of his life, but the single-shot Liberator he made himself in his basement with a tabletop 3D printer is unique. ... more		Russian Entrepreneur Bets on US Rent-a-Satellite Company Russian investor and Internet entrepreneur Dmitry Grishin has invested $300,000 in a new company manufacturing innovative research satellites for use by private individuals, the technology news webs ... 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		Mexico's Satmex expands satellite fleet Boeing will help Mexican satellite network operator Satmex to modernize and expand its Latin American services with the commissioning of a new satellite. ... more
				The Zero Gravity Coffee Cup High above our planet in the realm of satellites and space stations, the familiar rules of Earth do not apply. The midday sky is as black as night. There is no up and no down. Dropped objects do not ... more		NASA Technology Has Stabilizing Effect for Rockets and Buildings A NASA technology originally designed to stabilize rockets could now help buildings survive earthquake damage. The patented technology, called fluid structure coupling, uses simple physics to dampen ... more

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Earth's gold may have been born in cataclysmic cosmic collisions All gold in the universe likely came from massive cosmic collisions of the dead cores of stars that previously exploded as supernovas, U.S. astronomers say. ... more		Resonator Gyro Achieves 25 Million Operating Hours in Space Northrop Grumman's patented hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) technology, which is used for military and commercial space applications, recently achieved a major milestone of 25 million hours of co ... 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		New Flight Projects Building Boasts First NASA Goddard 'Green' Roof Excavation is now underway for the new Flight Projects Building, Building 36, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The building was designed to bring in light and will include a " ... more
				ASC Signal Doubles Mission Capabilities Across Its Satellite Antenna Line With the introduction of a new, dual-band feed system for the company's 9.4m antenna, ASC Signal Corporation has extended dual X- and Ka-band capabilities across its full line of earth station anten ... more		Taking the "Random" out of a Random Laser Random Lasers are tiny structures emitting light irregularly into different directions. Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology have now shown that these exotic light sources can be accura ... more

Homemade 3D guns in US stir more buzz than bang

ASC Signal Doubles Mission Capabilities Across Its Satellite Antenna Line

Earth's gold may have been born in cataclysmic cosmic collisions

US Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users

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

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

Alphasat stacks up

ESA Signs Off On Baseline Configuration Of Ariane 6

Alphasat and INSAT 3D fueled for Ariane 5 heavy lift dual launch

Distorted GPS signals reveal hurricane wind speeds

GPS III satellite antenna assemblies ready for installation

Lockheed Martin Delivers Antenna Assemblies For Integration On First GPS III Satellite

	Russian backed Grishin Robotics invests $300,000 into American nano-satellites Russian backed Grishin Robotics invests $300,000 into American nano-satellites Grishin Robotics, the first global robotics investment company, said it is investing in US-based NanoSatisfi. Wit ... more		Boeing, Panasonic Look to Offer eXConnect In-Flight Broadband to Government Customers Boeing and Panasonic Avionics Corp. are preparing to open a new market for Panasonic's secure, satellite-based, in-flight broadband service known as eXConnect. Under a new agreement, Boeing will off ... more		Imaging electron pairing in a simple magnetic superconductor In the search for understanding how some magnetic materials can be transformed to carry electric current with no energy loss, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Labora ... more		Early hardware delivery enables deployment of crucial missile defense radar The Missile Defense Agency will soon have available a deployment-ready AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to help counter the more than 6,300 ballistic missiles outside of U.S., NATO, Russian ... 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

Novel Hollow-Core Optical Fiber to Enable High-Power Military Sensors		Russian 5G fighters boast cutting-edge life support systems		Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for LITENING Targeting System Sustainment		Northrop Grumman Selected by UK Ministry of Defence to Support Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems		Israel tests rocket system: ministry
NASA, Industry Test Additively Manufactured Rocket Engine Injector		GPS III satellite antenna assemblies ready for installation		Raytheon demonstrates high-definition, two-color Third Generation FLIR System		ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment		US Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users

Best artificial intelligence programs said only as smart as 4-year-old

Raytheon, Chemring Group plan live missile firing for next phase of CENTURION development

Raytheon's advanced uncooled thermal technology preferred by international land forces

Rocket part made by 3D printing in successful hot-fire test

Russia to design a new strategic bomber

Distorted GPS signals reveal hurricane wind speeds

The best defense against catastrophic storms: Mother Nature, say Stanford researchers

Rain no dampener for New Zealand cardboard cathedral

Long-forgotten seawall protected New Jersey homes from Sandy

NASA Technology May Breathe Life, Safety Into Mines

Unusual material expands dramatically under pressure

Milikelvins drive droplet evaporation

Penn researchers help show new way to study and improve catalytic reactions

Stanford scientists break record for thinnest light-absorber

End of China boom a challenge, not a crisis: Australia

Microsoft results hit by weak demand for Surface

Mercosur mired in row over Paraguay's suspension

Internet committee says Amazon should not be given .amazon web domain

'Horror film' puts Internet privacy under spotlight

Google profit rises 16%, short of forecasts

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