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October 04, 2013

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Ten days ago NASA's Inspector General, Paul K. Martin, testified before the House about the state of the agency's infrastructure. Martin started by pointing out that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is dedicated to providing independent, aggressive, and objective oversight of NASA, and in this case we are focusing on the challenges with respect to aging infrastructure and antiquated facilities. NASA was formed in 1958, with foundations based on the work of 9.30.13.1NACA. The National Advisory ... read more

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No more Glonass-M satellite launches planned before end of year The 2013 program of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) does not include any more satellite launches as part of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) project this year, a space r ... more		Milky Way-mapping Gaia receives its sunshield A high-tech sunshield to protect the Gaia spacecraft during its deep space mission is now being installed at the Spaceport as preparations continue for Arianespace's Flight VS06 Soyuz launch of the ... more		Lockheed Martin Powers on First GOES-R Weather Satellite Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the GOES-R satellite for the first time. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series (GOES-R) is NOAA's next geostationary weat ... more
				Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission will serve two key customers: SES and HISPASAT The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's next dual-payload heavy-lift mission has begun its assembly at the Spaceport for a mid-December launch with telecommunications satellites from two established customer ... more		Making household items on 3D printer said greener than factory versions Making a plastic household item on a home 3D printer is greener than making them en masse in a factory and shipping them to a warehouse, a U.S. study found. ... more

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Paper written as science hoax published by 157 science journals An error-ridden science paper submitted in an effort to expose unethical academic publishers was accepted by 157 open-access science journals, its author says. ... more		Improving Lithium-Ion Batteries with Nanoscale Research Between UC San Diego and The National Labs New research led by an electrical engineer at the University of California, San Diego is aimed at improving lithium-ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale ... 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		Putting a face on a robot What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they w ... more
				Successful mission of Sept 30 makes possible four Proton launches before year end The successful takeoff of a Proton-M Russian heavy launch vehicle from Baikonur on September 30 holds out hope for conducting another four Proton launches from that space center before the end of 20 ... more		US private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launched its first new version Falcon 9 rockets from California, an ambitious test flight that also marked the company's first flight from the West Coast. ... more

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After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites Sunday saw two successful space debuts for the United States: hours after the Cygnus cargo spacecraft eventually reached the International Space Station (ISS), a new version of the Falcon 9 rocket t ... more		Proton booster back in service after mishap According to an announcement made by officials at the Russian spaceport of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, the remainder of this year should see four satellite launches performed with the help of the Proton ... 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		Spirals of Light May Lead to Better Electronics A group of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created the optical equivalent of a tuning fork-a device that can help steady the electrical currents needed to power h ... more
				Drexel finds new energy storage capabilities between layers of 2-D materials Drexel University researchers are continuing to expand the capabilities and functionalities of a family of two-dimensional materials they discovered that are as thin as a single atom, but have the p ... more		How to make ceramics that bend without breaking Ceramics are not known for their flexibility: they tend to crack under stress. But researchers from MIT and Singapore have just found a way around that problem - for very tiny objects, at least. ... more

Lockheed Martin Powers on First GOES-R Weather Satellite

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Bright, laser-based lighting devices

Third Advanced EHF Satellite Will Enhance Resiliency of Military Communications

USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

Atlas 5 Lofts 3rd AEHF Military Comms Satellites

Milky Way-mapping Gaia receives its sunshield

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission will serve two key customers: SES and HISPASAT

After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites

No more Glonass-M satellite launches planned before end of year

Astrium down selected for MOJ electronic tagging contract

Lockheed Martin GPS 3 Satellite Prototype Integrated With Raytheon OCX Ground Control Segment

	Researchers demonstrate 'accelerator on a chip' In an advance that could dramatically shrink particle accelerators for science and medicine, researchers used a laser to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times higher than conventional technology i ... more		DigiGone Approved for Use on the Thuraya Satellite Network DigiGone has announced that its innovative video communications system and software platform has been approved for use with Thuraya's IP terminals. A leading mobile satellite services operator, Thur ... more		People prefer different robot faces depending on task assigned People have varying opinions about what a personal robot should look like, and they change their minds based on what it is supposed to do, U.S. researchers say. ... more		Tokyo gadget show offers glimpse of tomorrow A car that drives itself and glasses that translate a menu as you read it are some of the glimpses of tomorrow on offer at a gadget fair near Tokyo that began on Tuesday. ... 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

Bright, laser-based lighting devices		UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel		Ukraine to end military conscription after autumn call-ups		U.S. army mulls replacing Vietnam-era vehicles		Indian negotiator for giant Rafale fighter deal dies
Japan chooses Mitsubishi Electric, IHI, MHI for F-35 parts		Raytheon awarded Standard Missile-6 contract		Argentina goes for second-hand jets for air force		Airbus delivers first A400M military transport plane		US ally Turkey defends choice of Chinese missiles

S. Korea parades new N. Korea-focused missile

US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit

Satellite flood maps reach crisis teams via Internet

US banks $584 mln in Egypt aid for safe-keeping

US-made electric car tops new registrations in Norway

Protecting underground pipelines from corrosion in sub-zero environments

CU, MIT breakthrough in photonics could allow for faster and faster electronics

AREVA awarded funding for innovative manufacturing technology

Mongolian parliamant passes new investment law: Xinhua

Brazil's Eike Batista faces collapse after repayment default

Twitter marked by rapid rise since launch

Twitter wants to fly with billion-dollar IPO

'Pirate' wanted online black market to change world

Hong Kong's handcarts keep the city on a roll

China's Xi urges improved Southeast Asia ties in Indonesia speech

UTC, BAE warn government shutdown to affect their workers

Fewer smartphones but more tablet computers for British children

China, Indonesia boost economic ties as Xi arrives

Tesco seals China deal as profits slump

S. Korean steel plant in India could displace 22,000, says UN

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