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May 05, 2014

Replacing Russian-made rocket engines is not easy
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 05, 2014
The Pentagon is hard-pressed to find a replacement for the Russian-made rocket engines it buys, a senior official has revealed. The import of the engines has for now been banned via a court order lobbied by SpaceX and based on sanctions imposed on Russia during the Ukrainian crisis, Stars and Stripes reports. The private space exploration company SpaceX says it has a cheaper way to launch satellites, and was suing the US Air Force for the chance to prove it. US billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX on We ... read more

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SHERPA launch service deal to deploy 1200 kilo smallsat payloads Spaceflight has announced it has secured a launch service agreement to orbit its "SHERPA" hosted payload and in-space transportation system. Spaceflight's inaugural SHERPA mission will deploy up to ... more		Britain to plough billions into the space industry The British Government says it will back plans for an expansion of the UK space industry - increasing their input to 40 billion pounds by 2030. The government has said they are also considering deve ... more		ATK Validates MegaFlex Solar Array For NextGen Solar Electric Propulsion Missions ATK has completed testing of its MegaFlex solar array wing under a contract with NASA Glenn Research Center (Glenn) to ready high-power solar arrays for powering large-scale Solar Electric Propulsio ... more
				Competition of the multiple Gortler modes in hypersonic boundary layer flows The present study illustrates, for the hypersonic flows, through the local and marching analysis, the crossover of the mode W and the mode T at O(1) wavenumber and large Gortler number regime. ... more		NASA's Next Prototype Spacesuit has a Brand New Look, and it's All Thanks to You With 233,431 votes, the "Technology" option has won NASA's Z-2 Spacesuit design challenge with just over 63% of the total vote. This design now will be incorporated into the final version of the sui ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

US sanctions against Russia's space industry affect Europeans US sanctions against the Russian space industry are actually targeted against another competitor of the Americans - European companies, a source in the Russian space and rocket sector told Interfax- ... more		ILS Satellite Launches Remain on Schedule Despite Sanctions The newly imposed US sanctions against Russia will not affect the work of the International Launch Services (ILS) company, a spokesperson for the Luxembourg-based satellite fleet operator SES told R ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		Parallel Ariane 5 and Soyuz mission campaigns keep Arianespace on track The Spaceport is busy with launch campaign activity in support of Arianespace's record 2014 mission pace, with parallel preparations now underway for three heavy-lift Ariane 5 flights, as well as an ... more
				NASA Invests in Hundreds of US Small Businesses to Enable Future Missions Recognizing the critical role of American small businesses and research institutions play as innovation engines for new space technologies that will enable future space exploration, NASA has selecte ... more		Stephen Hawking says threat of artificial intelligence a real concern Stephen Hawking, in an article inspired by the new Johnny Depp flick Transcendence, said it would be the "worst mistake in history" to dismiss the threat of artificial intelligence. ... 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

Mantis Shrimp Stronger than Airplanes Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, a team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with University of Southern California and Purdue University, ha ... more		Big data poses great challenges and opportunities for databases Advances in the technology frontier have resulted in major disruptions and transformations in the massive data processing infrastructures. For the past three decades, classical database management s ... more		Severe floods threaten global rice yields, study finds Ancient RNA recovery reveals gene activity in Ice Age mammoths 6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite		Russia-US Space Launches Unaffected by Sanctions Lyudmila Chernova - Joint Russia-US space launches will not be affected by the latest round of sanctions against Russia, representatives of the Sea Launch and Inmarsat companies told RIA Novosti Wed ... more
				New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years The next generation of American spacecraft designed to carry people into low-Earth orbit will be required to function as a lifeboat for the International Space Station for up to seven months. This s ... more		Elon Musk halts deal between USAF and Russian rocket-makers A decision handed out late Wednesday by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge will for now keep the American aerospace industry from buying Russian-made rockets. Judge Susan G. Branden ... more

Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes and Delivers Satellites for ORBCOMM Mission 1 Launch

Big data poses great challenges and opportunities for databases

Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar

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

Testing facility paves way for more radio connections to MUOS satellites

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

Replacing Russian-made rocket engines is not easy

Parallel Ariane 5 and Soyuz mission campaigns keep Arianespace on track

SHERPA launch service deal to deploy 1200 kilo smallsat payloads

Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre

Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software

Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use

	Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre Europe's latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency's Netherlands-based technical centre for testing, as the previous two satellites are prepared for transport to French Guiana fo ... more		Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes and Delivers Satellites for ORBCOMM Mission 1 Launch Sierra Nevada has announced the successful completion of the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) Pre-Ship Review and shipment of six satellites from the company's Space Systems' location in Louisville, Color ... more		The Canadian Space Agency supports five studies on microsatellites The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded five contracts to Canadian industry to perform feasibility studies on five potential future microsatellite missions. These proposed missions would a ... more		Raytheon tests new guidance system for Tomahawk cruise missile Raytheon has completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile using company-funded independent research and development investment. The captive flight test, usin ... more

Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA

At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of First PAC-3 MSE Missiles		DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system		MEADS Technology Will Enable Germany To Build Its Future Air And Missile Defense System		Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar		Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior
Peacekeeper Safing - The Ultimate Re-Use Project		NASA Selects Partners for US Commercial Lander Capabilities		Testing facility paves way for more radio connections to MUOS satellites		DISA Awards Northrop Grumman contract for Joint Command and Control System		AFSPC cuts ribbon for new network operations center

Guerrilla warfare to golf: Vietnam army's evolves

Navy readies X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle for new sea tests

Britain extends BAE Systems support for Tornado fighters

API Technologies receives $1.6M deal for microwave filters

Training range simulators in Britain, Canada getting support from Cubic

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

Rolls-Royce warns over marine division

Triumph Group to provide support services for C-17 components

Britain's E-3D Sentry aircraft receive equipment upgraded from Northrop Grumman

First flight for attack helicopter

Orion Exploration Design Challenge Winner Announced

Russia to Launch Coordination Center for New Space Center by May

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

New equipment to scour for MH370 up to two months away

Four held over deadly bridge collapse in China: Xinhua

Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: officials

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