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August 02, 2014

Perlan partners with Airbus to fly glider to edge of space
Oshkosh WI (SPX) Aug 01, 2014
Perlan Project is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Airbus Group - a global leader in aerospace - to fly a glider to the edge of space (+90,000 feet - 27,432 metres). Airbus Perlan Mission II was unveiled at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention, the largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts and professionals in the U.S., by Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer at Airbus Group, and Einar Enevoldson, Chairman, Founder and Pilot at Perlan. Project Inc. Tom Enders, CEO ... read more

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Spaceflight Eyes Small-Satellite Data Communications Market Spaceflight has announced it is expanding its services to include Spaceflight Networks, a business dedicated to cost-effective spacecraft communications and operations for small-satellite customers. ... more		Airbus Defence and Space to build EUTELSAT 172B Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, has just been awarded a contract by Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, to design and build a highly innovat ... more		NEEMO 18 Aquanauts Complete Underwater Mission Four astronauts splashed up from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on July 29, bringing to a successful close the 18th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) expedition. "Splashup" took ... more
				U.S. government using commercial Inmarsat 5 satellite Military Ka-band satellite communications service from a commercial satellite is being provided by Boeing to a U.S. government entity. ... more		Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US official said late Monday, calling the matter "very serious." ... more

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William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

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

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Tough foam from tiny sheets Tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a chemical process invented at Rice University. In microscopic images, the foam dubbed "GO-0.5BN" looks like a n ... more		Building the Foundation for Future Synthetic Biology Applications with BRICS The development of increasingly sophisticated techniques and tools to sequence, synthesize and manipulate genetic material has led to the rapidly maturing discipline of synthetic biology. To date, w ... more		Denmark in 'frank' talks with China over backing Russia; Germany says China has 'a responsibility for global peace' UK FM says EU defence pact will 'complement' NATO Is NATO set to agree spending 5% of GDP on defence? Not q		A new way to make microstructured surfaces A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have novel three-dimensional textures. These surfaces, made by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes, could exh ... more
				Orion Tests Set Stage for Mission NASA's Orion spacecraft is not quite ready for liftoff, but the spacecraft thinks it's already flown six missions. Since Orion's crew module was stacked on top of its service module in June, the veh ... more		Printing the Metals of the Future 3-D printers can create all kinds of things, from eyeglasses to implantable medical devices, straight from a computer model and without the need for molds. But for making spacecraft, engineers somet ... more

$248 Billion for Manufacture and Launch of 1,155 Satellites Over Next Decade According to Euroconsult's newly released research report, Satellites to be Built and Launched, 115 satellites will be launched on average yearly over the next decade (2014-2023). In compariso ... more		First synthetic biological leaf could allow humans to colonize space In order for humans to live in outer space, they must have a steady supply of oxygen they can depend on. Now, instead of relying on plants that may not survive, they can use an artificial biological ... more		Mountain Glaciers Face Centuries-Long Recovery Even if Warming Reversed New Study Reveals Record-Breaking Solar Storm from 12,350 BC Reawakening Ancient Crops to Address Modern Climate Challenges		New characteristics of complex oxide surfaces revealed A novel combination of microscopy and data processing has given researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory an unprecedented look at the surface of a material known for i ... more
New Approach to Form Non-Equilibrium Structures Although most natural and synthetic processes prefer to settle into equilibrium-a state of unchanging balance without potential or energy-it is within the realm of non-equilibrium conditions where n ... more		Discovery is key to metal wear in sliding parts Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism for wear in metals: a swirling, fluid-like microscopic behavior in a solid piece of metal sliding over another. The findings could be used ... more		US aerospace firm outlines New Zealand-based space program A United States aerospace company is aiming to make New Zealand one of the exclusive group of countries with a space program by promising a revolutionary new satellite-carrying rocket for a fraction ... more		United Launch Alliance Marks 85th Successful Launch A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the AFSPC-4 mission for the U.S. Air Force on July 28 at 7:28 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37. This is ULA's eighth launch ... more

	Boeing Resells Inmarsat-5 Satellite Bandwidth to US Government In a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the company, Boeing is providing a U.S. government customer with military Ka-band satellite communications service from a commercial satellite. Boeing is worki ... more		Fifty years of European cooperation in space A new book by eminent historian John Krige details fifty years of European collaboration in space, from the origins of the space programmes of the early 1960s, to the many activities and rich comple ... more

Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan's first 'AI supercomputer'

China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips

Global chip giants converge on Taiwan for Computex

US Launches Two Surveillance Satellites From Cape Canaveral		Europe launches last resupply ship to space station		Cool-burning flames in space and better engines here on earth		Building 'invisible' materials with light		Magnets for fusion energy
Stanford team builds stable lithium anode		Laser experiment reveals liquid-like motion of atoms in an ultra-cold cluster		Layered 2D crystals might enable superconductors at high temps		Greensmith will integrate 23mW of energy storage in 2014		F-35B Successfully Completes Wet Runway And Crosswind Testing

Newest Tiger attack helo tested in Djibouti

MD 530G attack helicopters fires Talon rockets

China's military says drills affecting civil flights

Drones thrill Martha Stewart... and US prison convicts

Javelin Joint Venture Demonstrates Vehicle-Mounted Missile Launch

Boeing delivers advanced Chinook to U.S. Army

LockMart Completes GMLRS Alternative Warhead Tests

Missile decoy system on Australian, U.S. warships to be upgraded

Aviation officials call for anti-air weapons law, better threat data

Man-portable missile successfully fired from vehicle

Australia says MH370 survey ships making progress

Rescuers battle rain in search for India landslide victims

Dutch providing Mexican Navy with bridge simulator system

Chemist develops X-ray vision for quality assurance

Spin-based electronics: New material successfully tested

All-in-one system offers green power for off-grid homes and farms

Profits shrink at Japan's 'megabanks'

Panasonic, Tesla to build giant battery plant in US

US warns retailers on data-stealing malware

France's Iliad bids for T-Mobile controlling stake

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