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May 02, 2014

Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior
North Las Vegas NV (SPX) May 02, 2014
Boeing has unveiled a new commercial interior of its Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) next-generation manned space capsule, showing how people other than NASA astronauts may one day travel to space. Boeing and partner Bigelow Aerospace highlighted the future commercial interior of the capsule it is developing for NASA, while Bigelow showcased a full-scale model of its BA 330 commercial space habitat. "We are moving into a truly commercial space market and we have to consider our potential ... read more

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Peacekeeper Safing - The Ultimate Re-Use Project NASA Johnson Space Center's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) contracted with the United States Air Force (USAF) to safe Peacekeeper Post Boost Propulsion System (PBPS) stages in the next four years ... more		NASA Selects Partners for US Commercial Lander Capabilities NASA announced Wednesday the selection of three U.S. companies to negotiate no-funds exchanged partnership agreements with the agency to advance lander capabilities that will enable delivery of payl ... more		North Shore Deploys Mutualink's Emergency Communications Platform in 15 Hospitals North Shore-LIJ, one of the largest health care systems in the United States, has deployed Mutualink's secure communications platform in 15 hospitals and one mobile unit. Mutualink's Interoperable R ... more
				AllCell Working on ARPA-E Grant for Advanced EV Battery AllCell Technologies is working on a program led by Stanford University to develop advanced electric vehicle (EV) batteries through an ARPA-E grant. The program, titled "Robust Multifunctional Batte ... more		Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines A US court has blocked a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing from buying Russian-made rocket engines, after private rocket operator SpaceX filed a lawsuit protesting the contract. ... more

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Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward developing a brain implant that could one day restore a wounded soldier's memory. ... more		Army orders Patriot missile segment enhancement Lockheed Martin has received a first production order from the U.S. Army for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement. ... 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		US wants to drive Russia out of space launch market by sanctions Under the guise of sanctions the United States was trying to push its Russian rivals out of the international space launch market, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of space and defense indus ... more
				Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers have verified that the Orion spacecraft successfully passed an important environmental test called Multi-Point Random Vibration Testing. This test shakes the space ... more		Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch O3b Networks spacecraft for Arianespace's next launch to help "bridge the digital divide" have been delivered to French Guiana, marking a key step in preparations for this upcoming Soyuz mission fro ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

MDA selected to define robotic concepts for deep-space missions MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has received two contracts from the Canadian Space Agency to define critical technologies and assess potential contributions that Canada could make to future spac ... more		Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher The third launch by Europe's new small launcher, Vega, has delivered Kazakhstan's first satellite for high-resolution Earth observation into its planned orbit. Liftoff of flight VV03 from Euro ... 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		California-based private space companies to avoid property taxes California may boast some of the highest taxes in the Union, but if you're in the movie industry or the private space business, there are few better places to conduct your affairs. ... more
				NASA Aeronautics Set to Premiere High-Flying Sequel It's the season for sequels. Not only in Hollywood, but over the high desert of California as well. For the second time in as many years, NASA researchers beginning in early May will take to the ski ... more		Arianespace to launch Indonesia satellite BRIsat On behalf of Stephane Israel, who is on duty at the CSG in French Guiana for a launch campaign, Jacques Breton, Arianespace Senior Vice-President, Sales and Customers, signed a contract on April 28t ... more

Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory

ViaSat Awarded Damages in Patent Infringement and Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Space Systems/Loral

Laser-powered farewell to Moon mission

DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system

Chip-Sized Digital Optical Synthesizer to Aim for Routine Terabit-per-second Communications

Boeing Receives First Multi-year Contract for Rescue Radio Logistics Support

Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines

Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher

Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software

Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use

Russia eyes building Glonass stations in 36 countries

	Mutualink Offers Edge Communications Platform for Public Safety Mutualink has announced a new deployment option for Mutualink Edge, a multimedia communications sharing platform for public safety and enterprise emergency preparedness launched in October 2013. The ... more		Andreas Mogensen's mission name links cosmos and Earth ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen's mission next year to the International Space Station now has a name: iriss. The winning proposal was submitted by Filippo Magni, from Italy, and was selected from ov ... more		India test-fires anti-ballistic missile India successfully test-fired a new anti-ballistic missile on Sunday in a step towards developing a missile defence system which only an elite club of countries has built. ... more		Russia to Launch Coordination Center for New Space Center by May The Russian Cabinet has tasked the country's space agency Roscosmos with creating a coordination center for the Vostochny space center, currently under construction in the Far East, the Cabinet 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

DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system		Marine Corps' CH-53K in new phase of testing		Laser-powered farewell to Moon mission		Equipped with New Sensors, Morpheus Preps to Tackle Landing on its Own		Russian relay satellite Luch-5B put into target orbit
IED jamming backpack system ordered for testing		Orion Feels the Vibe During Tests at Kennedy Space Center		It's a "go" for Arianespace's Vega launch with Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite		ViaSat Awarded Damages in Patent Infringement and Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Space Systems/Loral		Acquisition boosts spare parts, services for legacy military aircraft

Raytheon tests new guidance system for Tomahawk cruise missile

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of First PAC-3 MSE Missiles

MEADS Technology Will Enable Germany To Build Its Future Air And Missile Defense System

Northrop Grumman to Provide Dismounted IED Jammers for US Marine Corps

ALIAS Seeks to Provide Portable, Flexible Advanced Autopilot Capabilities

Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar

US Supreme Court grapples with mobile phone quandary

10 die in fire at Russian ammunition depot

Lockheed Martin Marks Milestone in Development of Unmanned Technologies

Sweden appoints new Swiss ambassador amid fighter jet scandal

More anti-jamming sub-systems on way for Navy fighters

Malaysia Airlines to end hotel stays for MH370 families

Italy cruise ship removal project halted: media

Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle

Captain says warnings over Korean ferry ignored

Researchers Develop Harder Ceramic for Armor Windows

Solving a mystery of thermoelectrics

Newly Identified 'Universal' Property of Metamagnets May Lead to Everyday Uses

Programming the smart home: 'If this, then that'

A Glassy Look for Manganites

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