Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com

March 14, 2014

First space tourists to fly around Mars and Venus in 2021
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Mar 13, 2014
American congressmen seem to be seriously interested in the idea of a space expedition in the course of which the spaceship will make flies around Venus and Mars. Several days ago, the Congress's Committee of Science asked NASA to estimate the possibility of realization of such a flight (it is supposed that NASA would also take part in it). It is expected that the flight will start in November 2021 and will last 582 days, and that a married couple will take part in it. The idea to send a married c ... read more

Previous Issues

Mar 13

Mar 12

Mar 11

Mar 10

Mar 07

"Space Odyssey": China's aspiration in future space exploration In near future, in outer space, Chinese scientists and their international colleagues, perhaps in the company of robots, will seek knowledge in labs on China's future space station. Aboard the space ... more		Launcher assembly begins for Ariane 5 Flight VA218 Activity is continuing in French Guiana to support Arianespace's busy 2014 launch schedule, with initial launcher buildup procedures underway for Flight VA218's Ariane 5 vehicle. As part of fa ... more		Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Robotics for Space Exploration In a breakthrough that will help make it possible for astronauts and robots to work together in deep space, researchers at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC), working with NASA ast ... more
				Catching signals from a speeding satellite Soaring high above Earth as they speed through space, satellites are difficult targets to track. Now a new approach developed in Europe is helping ground stations to acquire signals faster and more ... more		Robots, hands-free wizardry wows at high-tech fair A "toddler" robot that sees red, a digital master chef and a suitcase that never gets lost - new technology at the world's biggest high-tech fair has the potential to change lives. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Russia's Roskosmos to study Armenia's space exploration capacity A group is set up at Roskosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency, for studying Armenia's capacity in using space for peaceful purposes, the press office of Armenia's National Security Council reported M ... more		NASA reveals hovering prototype planetary lander Morpheus NASA's latest test vehicle may not survive in its current form going forward, but its ability to hover like a helicopter and land on tough terrain could prove integral to future missions to Mars and ... more		Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters		ILS And ISS Reshetnev Announce Proton Dual Launch Agreement International Launch Services (ILS) and JSC Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (ISS Reshetnev) have signed an agreement to collaborate on opportunities to launch two spacecraft ... more
				Arianespace in spotlight at Satellite 2014: expects another record-breaking year Offering a family of launchers with unrivaled reliability, Arianespace reaffirms its position as the benchmark launch services provider, with solutions that cover the needs of the world's satellite ... more		Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers Radio waves are used for many measurements and applications, for example, in communication with mobile phones, MRI scans, scientific experiments and cosmic observations. But 'noise' in the detector ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Squeezing light into metals Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, University of Utah electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electri ... more		US to continue technology development against ballistic missile threat The United States will continue developing technology and equipment against growing ballistic missile threats around the world, a senior defense official said Tuesday. Besides the Democratic P ... more		Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels Ancient Climate Shifts and Their Impact on North American Landscapes		American, two Russians back on Earth after half-year in space Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Tuesday landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan after a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) of over half a year, which saw the Olympic torch paraded in space. ... more
				Russia plans to launch new Glonass satellite on March 24 Russia is planning to launch another Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit on March 24, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to the US Global Positioning System, or GP ... more		NGG Starts Integration Of High-Speed Downlink Antennas EHF Comms Payload Two downlink antennas that are the fastest of their kind to operate in space are being integrated into the protected communications payload built by Northrop Grumman for the fourth Advanced Extremel ... more

Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers

Squeezing light into metals

Northrop Grumman GATOR System To Start Low-Rate Initial Production Phase

Catching signals from a speeding satellite

NGG Starts Integration Of High-Speed Downlink Antennas EHF Comms Payload

Raytheon receives contract modification on JPSS Common Ground System

Launcher assembly begins for Ariane 5 Flight VA218

ILS And ISS Reshetnev Announce Proton Dual Launch Agreement

Arianespace in spotlight at Satellite 2014: expects another record-breaking year

Russia plans to launch new Glonass satellite on March 24

McMurdo Announces Global Availability of Maritime Fleet Management Software

Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Sends Initial Signals from Space

	Getting hyperspectral image data down to a sprint Materials of similar appearance can be unambiguously identified by the respective color spectrum. Hyperspectral cameras deliver the requisite spectral data. A new software product can process these ... more		Northrop Grumman GATOR System To Start Low-Rate Initial Production Phase On Jan. 24, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition approved the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) ... more		Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Apache Targeting and Pilotage System Lockheed Martin received a $14 million contract in 2013 from the U.S. Army to design, integrate and qualify a High Reliability Turret for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Ni ... more		Prague extends lease of Swedish Gripen fighters till 2027 The Czech government on Wednesday renewed its lease on 14 Swedish fighter jets until 2027, its defence minister said. ... more

Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy

Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious

Suriname president vows oil bonanza won't hit carbon-negative status

Israel drone crashes in Gaza		31 dead, nine missing in China lorry blast		Thousands sue nuclear giants over Japan Fukushima disaster		Build me a face in 3D: British man's life 'transformed'		Malaysia under fire over 'chaotic' search for jet
Crowdsourcing search for missing plane is overloaded		Iranian people-smuggling link as Malaysia jet search widens		First thin films of spin ice reveal cold secrets		Researchers Describe Oxygen's Different Shapes		Surface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor Material

A brake for spinning molecules

Heat-Based Technique Offers New Way to Measure Microscopic Particles

Global patent filings jump 5.1% in 2013: WIPO

Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient

Zuckerberg says US government threat to Internet

No sign of Malaysia jet 'debris' spotted by China satellite

Rice synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis

Malaysia rejects jet 'debris' images and four-hour flight report

London makes new push to rival Silicon Valley

LED lamps: less energy, more light

Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics

China's Li says debt defaults 'hardly avoidable'

China industrial output growth at five-year low: govt

Acoustic Cloaking Device Hides Objects from Sound

Chinese premier: 'Zero tolerance' for corruption

Contaminated Fukushima water may be dumped as problems mount

Japan marks 3rd anniversary of quake-tsunami disasterw

Small Biomass Power Plants Could Help Rural Economies, Stabilize Grid

US regulators warned of problems on Boeing 777s

Google grabs Green Throttle video game talent

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.