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September 13, 2013

NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013
Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday. The spacecraft, which looks like a combination of a satellite dish and an old television set with rabbit ear antennas, was launched in 1977 on a mission to explore planets in our solar system. Against all odds, Voyager kept on moving and now is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our Sun in a cold, dark part of spac ... read more

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Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to Earth A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says. ... more		Ryder Selects ORBCOMM for Telematics Solution Across its Mixed Fleet of Trailer Assets ORBCOMM has announced that Ryder System has selected ORBCOMM to deliver a comprehensive telematics systems solution tailored for Ryder's fleet of more than 30,000 dry van, refrigerated and flatbed t ... more		NASA Spacecraft Embarks on Historic Journey Into Interstellar Space NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun. ... more
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US Navy History of Human Spaceflight Conference

Lockheed Martin Atlas V To Launch Morelos-3 ComSat Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has been selected by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, a g ... more		New Hydra project to see underwater drones deploying drones The sky is no longer the limit for US drone warfare, with secret military research agency DARPA considering a conquest of the seven seas with an underwater drone carrier. America's Defense Adv ... 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		Elite Group of Young Scientists Embark on DARPA Research Efforts A group of early-career scientists at research universities have received grants totaling more than $12 million for basic research to address some of the Department of Defense's (DoD) most challengi ... more
				Location services grow for smartphone users: survey Most US smartphone owners use their device's location service for directions or other purposes but only a small percentage share their location with friends and others, a survey showed Thursday. ... more		First laser-like X-ray light from a solid Researchers have for the first time created an X-ray laser based on a solid. The method developed at DESY's free-electron laser FLASH opens up new avenues of investigation in materials research, as ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

It's been 40 years since Apollo ... Time to go Back

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Satellite built by Colorado students set for launch from California A team of University of Colorado Boulder students says a small satellite it has built has been given a launch date from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. ... more		Chinese-built Bolivian satellite tested in space simulator The Chinese-built Bolivian satellite Tupac Katari is undergoing testing in a space simulator to determine whether it can withstand the extreme temperatures of outer space, the Bolivian Space Agency ... 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		Inmarsat and Telespazio offer mobile satellite services to energy sector Inmarsat and Telespazio are teaming up to develop joint offerings for energy and machine to machine (M2M) customers in the European Region. Mobile satellite services (MSS) have long been an establis ... more
				Inmarsat and Onixsat expand support for Brazil's financial services sector Inmarsat and Onixsat have announced an expansion of their joint initiative to target the Brazilian banking and financial services market. Onixsat will particularly focus on the opportunities availab ... more		European researchers envision wearable exoskeleton for factory workers Seven European countries are involved in a project to test a robotic exoskeleton suit that can be worn by factory workers, European Union officials say. ... more

Lab-made complexes are "sun sponges"

Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates

Using x-ray vision to detect unseen gold

Unified Military Intelligence Picture Helping to Dispel the Fog of War

New Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launches

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

Lockheed Martin Atlas V To Launch Morelos-3 ComSat

Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch

Arianespace delivers! EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7 are orbited by Ariane 5

Location services grow for smartphone users: survey

Raytheon GPS Launch and Checkout capability receives Interim Authorization to Test

Galileo's secure service tested by Member States

	Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch Japan's state-run space agency Monday said the launch of its next-generation solid-fuel rocket had been rescheduled for September 14 after the first attempt was suspended seconds before lift-off. ... more		Warrior Web Closer to Making Its Performance-Improving Suit a Reality Of the many risks dismounted Soldiers face in the field, one of the most common is injury from carrying their gear-often topping 100 pounds-for extended periods over rough terrain. Heavy loads incre ... more		Russia unveils plans for new anti-missile system, 5th-generation fighter jet Russia is developing a fifth-generation unmanned fighter jet and a completely new missile defense system which can simultaneously engage several supersonic targets in space, it has been revealed at ... more		Wiring microbes to conduct and produce electricity faster A team of researchers in Ireland have found evidence that altering the chemistry of an electrode surface (surface engineering) can help microbial communities to connect to the electrode to produce m ... 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

Advancing graphene for post-silicon computer logic		Novel topological crystalline insulator shows mass appeal		Electronics advance moves closer to a world beyond silicon		New computational approaches speed up the exploration of the universe		O3b and Kymeta Sign Agreement For Flat Panel Satellite Antenna
Inflatable antennae could give CubeSats greater reach		Raytheon moves forward on DARPA Persistent Close Air Support program		Anti-Ship Missile Prototype Conducts First Solo Test Flight		Lockheed Martin Completes First LRASM Air-Launch Flight Test		Raytheon GPS Launch and Checkout capability receives Interim Authorization to Test

Northrop Grumman Unmanned Portfolio Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Over Last 15 Years

US Army awards Raytheon contract for Excalibur Ib

Lockheed Martin Adds Integrated Missile Defense Command and Control Option to Dragon Family of ISR Configurations

Unified Military Intelligence Picture Helping to Dispel the Fog of War

Raytheon Stinger trainer demonstrates accuracy in Finland VSHORADS field trials

Non-lethal weapons markets seen to be growing

S. Korea to parade North-focused cruise missile

USAF and Boeing Finalize KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Design

'Friendly' nation to test missiles in Mediterranean: Cyprus

Simple compact laser system could detect presence of explosives

Air Canada transfers executive jet fleet to partner

Workshop report explores use of mass collaboration in disaster management

Clay key to high-temperature supercapacitors

Iranian telegraph operator, first to propose earthquake early warning system

Researchers discover breakthrough technique that could make electronics smaller and better

New technique to assess cost issues from major flood damage

Australia reiterates tough asylum boat policy

Producing hydrogen from water with carbon/charcoal powder

Oerlikon Leybold offers flexible solutions for heat-treatment and metallurgy

McLaren roars into China luxury auto market

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