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October 07, 2013

Russia to launch first android robot to ISS
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 08, 2013
A robot, model SAR-400 android, is destined for the International Space Station (ISS) as helpmate for Russian cosmonauts aboard. Scientists have started testing the first Russian robot designed to work in outer space. Russia is planning to send its first android robot, SAR-400, to assist Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The robot is currently undergoing tests at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center near Moscow. Plans for its future were announced by Oleg Gordiyenk ... read more

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Naval Institute History Conference: From Mercury to the Shuttle The following is the on scene report for the U.S. Naval Institute's 2013 annual history conference, "Past, Present, and Future of Human Space Flight," with Capt. James A. Lovell, USN (Ret.), Capt. R ... more		Inmarsat to purchase fourth Inmarsat-5 satellite from Boeing The fourth Inmarsat-5 satellite will have a dual strategic role. Initially the satellite will serve to provide an early available spare in the unlikely event of a launch failure of any of the first ... more		World's Largest Solar Sail, Sunjammer, Completes Test NASA officials, team partners, and local students were on hand to witness a key milestone for the Sunjammer Mission as it successfully deployed a quadrant of its solar sail - a critical design compo ... more
				Orbcomm Acquires The SENS Asset Tracking Operation ORBCOMM has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation's (Comtech) Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, ... more		CU, MIT breakthrough in photonics could allow for faster and faster electronics A pair of breakthroughs in the field of silicon photonics by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Micron Technology Inc. could allow for t ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Animal mission to space gives clues to astronauts' vision problems A mission with dozens of animals launched into space in a Russian satellite yielded clues to why astronauts' eyesight deteriorates in space, scientists say. ... more		Non-Orbiting Space Junk 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 ... 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		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

Space Situational Awareness Conference 2013

Solar systems for home and business

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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		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		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		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

Lockheed Martin Powers on First GOES-R Weather Satellite

World's Largest Solar Sail, Sunjammer, Completes Test

Making household items on 3D printer said greener than factory versions

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

Orbcomm Acquires The SENS Asset Tracking Operation

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

Astrium down selected for MOJ electronic tagging contract

	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		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

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

Israel seeks U.S. funds for Arrow-2 to counter Iran		Iran claims breakthrough with Israeli-lookalike combat UAVs		Indonesia eyes more jet fighters		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		3D Printing: The Greener Choice		Better robot vision

Disney Research develops algorithm for rendering 3-D tactile features on touch surfaces

First-ever global deal struck on airline CO2 emissions

Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots

China's economy on a 'smooth', controlled slowdown: Xi

China says 'clock is ticking' on US debt ceiling

Australia hopes for China free trade deal in a year

Walker's World: Spain's double-edged recovery

Google hoping Nexus 5 can repeat sales success of the 4

IPO spotlights Twitter co-founders

Despite data privacy scandal, no deal yet on new EU laws

New devices drive global IT spending: survey

US-made electric car tops new registrations in Norway

Protecting underground pipelines from corrosion in sub-zero environments

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

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