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May 31, 2014

NASA faces identity crisis, funding battle
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2013
As NASA funding continue to dissipate, space agency officials are left trying - frustratingly - to figure out what's worth paying for. And the Spitzer Space Telescope is just the latest in a growing list of defunded and soon-to-be-extinct projects. Since the Apollo missions to the moon ended in 1973, NASA's budget has steadily declined - from 1.35 percent of the federal government's total expenditures to less than 0.6 percent today. Although the 2014 budget recovered a small portion of previ ... read more

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SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX. ... more		Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794 A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. ... more		Engineers reconnect with ISEE-3, retired NASA probe Engineers with Skycorp, Inc. - the Los Gatos, California-based group attempting to reconnect with a retired NASA probe first launched in the 1970s - announced Thursday they had successfully established contact with International Sun-Earth Explorer-3, or ISEE-3. ... more
				US seeks greater missile defense cooperation by Japan, South Korea A top US military official on Wednesday called for better missile defense cooperation between Japan and South Korea, in the face of strained ties between America's two closest Asia allies and a belligerent North Korea. ... more		Scientists develop new hybrid energy transfer system Scientists from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and Crete, have developed a new hybrid energy transfer system, which mimics the processes responsib ... more

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Leaving the islands In a recent study involving LMU researchers, the desorption of oxygen molecules from a silver surface was successfully visualized for the first time. The effects account for the shortcomings of conv ... more		A Path Toward More Powerful Tabletop Accelerators Making a tabletop particle accelerator just got easier. A new study shows that certain requirements for the lasers used in an emerging type of small-area particle accelerator can be significantly re ... more		Israel military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices Seoul says no talks with US on potential troop pullout		Velociraptor robot almost as fast as robotic rival Cheetah Luckily for Usain Bolt, robots aren't allowed to compete for gold medals. If they were, the new Velociraptor robot designed by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, might force Bolt to settle for silver - or bronze if Raptor's robotic rival Cheetah raced, too. ... more
				Virgin space flights cleared for US take-off Richard Branson's dream of commercial space flights took a step nearer reality after Virgin Galactic signed a deal with US aviation authorities to let it blast paying customers into space, the company said Thursday. ... more		NATO agency extends Globalcomms services Communications services and on-site support for NATO's GPS-based force tracking system will continue to be provided by U.S.-headquartered Globecomm. ... more

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

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

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

Simulation Practices First Flight of New Orion Program In just a matter of months, NASA will send a new spacecraft into space for the first time. And back here on the ground, the Mission Control Center in Houston will be at the helm. "It's the fir ... more		Chinese army regulates sat nav use The Chinese army on Thursday issued regulations covering how satellite navigation systems are applied in combat. The new rule issued by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Headq ... more		The surprising climate power of penguin poo In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird species Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEO		Million-dollar Kavli prizes split among nine scientists Nine scientists have been awarded Kavli prizes by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The winners were announced Thursday at the World Science Festival in New York. ... more
				TUM researchers demonstrate: Brain controlled flight is possible Pilots of the future could be able to control their aircraft by merely thinking commands. Scientists of the Technische Universitat Munchen and the TU Berlin have now demonstrated the feasibility of ... more		Scientists unveil first method for controlling the growth of metal crystals Researchers have announced the first ever method for controlling the growth of metal-crystals from single atoms. Published in the journal Nature Communications and developed at the University of War ... more

Scientists unveil first method for controlling the growth of metal crystals

TUM researchers demonstrate: Brain controlled flight is possible

Leaving the islands

NATO agency extends Globalcomms services

Rockwell supplying radios, satellite terminals to Canadian military

Exelis to help repair, modernize tactical radios

SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space

Elon Musk to present manned DragonV2 spacecraft on May 29

Russia puts satellite in orbit from sea platform after 2013 flop

Chinese army regulates sat nav use

Beidou to help safeguard fishermen on high seas

China's domestic navigation system guides Pakistan

	Sight for sore eyes: Augmented reality without the discomfort Augmented reality is increasingly becoming...well...a reality. Smartphone apps can point out restaurants as you scan the street with your phone camera or even identify constellations when you point ... more		XCOR Raises Investment Capital Led by Dutch Investors XCOR Aerospace reports that the United States Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) has approved the Series B lead investment by Dutch investors. The first closing ... more		Probing satellites' mysterious death tumbling Down on the ground, death equals stillness - but not in space. Derelict satellites can tumble in unpredictable ways and ESA's team tasked with developing a space salvage mission want to find out why ... more		Antares Launch Postponed Orbital Sciences Corporation has postponed the launch of the Orbital-2 mission to the International Space Station after an engine test aborted prematurely. The engine being tested at NASA's St ... more

Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models

EU parliament backs carbon border tax exemption

Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

Russia ratifies deal on aerospace cooperation with Kazakhstan		NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Contract for Engineering		May the Force (Shoes) Be With You		Elon Musk to present manned DragonV2 spacecraft on May 29		Russia-Ukraine space program proceeding as planned
Chinese lunar rover alive but weak		Camcopter S-100S put through its paces		Rockwell supplying radios, satellite terminals to Canadian military		New rules for airlines enrolled in military program		Thales teams with Provincial Aerospace

US Veterans Affairs secretary resigns amid scandal

Army, Marine howitzers getting new battery system

Latin American country orders security system from Elbit

BAE Systems offers vehicle in Army M113 replacement competition

British helicopters getting new missile warning system

Rheinmetall clinches joint procurement truck deal

RAF takes newly acquired intel plane for spin

Army M4 carbines getting full-auto capability

Australian military gives JASSM final operational capability status

Ecosystem Services: Looking Forward to Mid-Century

MH370 search on right track: Australian transport chief

Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone

Outcry as French police demolish Calais migrant camps

MH370 relatives accuse Malaysia of withholding data

Heavy airplane traffic potentially a major contributor to pollution in Los Angeles

Tiny elite huge proletariat: UK middle class to disappear in 30 years

25 years on, world happy to do business with Beijing's 'butchers'

Facebook's Zuckerberg pumping $120 mln into local schools

Sales tax hike dents Japanese economy

Microsoft working on smartwatch: report

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