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September 08, 2014

World's Largest Spacecraft Welding Tool for Space Launch System Completed
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 08, 2014
NASA's new Vertical Assembly Center (VAC), a 170-foot-high marvel of machinery that will be used to assemble elements of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS), now is complete and ready to weld parts for the rocket that will send humans to an asteroid and Mars. Media are invited to join NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the ribbon cutting for the enormous new tool at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 12, at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the core stage is being built. The ... read more

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More Than Meets the Eye: NASA Scientists Listen to Data Robert Alexander spends parts of his day listening to a soft white noise, similar to water falling on the outside of a house during a rainstorm. Every once in a while, he hears an anomalous sound an ... more		China launches two satellites via one rocket A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Chuangxin-1-04 flies in the sky at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 4, 2014. China successfully launched t ... more		Robotic Satellite-Servicing Capabilities in Geostationary Earth Orbit An increasing number of expensive, mission-critical satellites are launched every year into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), approximately 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth. Unlike ob ... more
				China Sends Life to Moon Later this year, China will launch a spacecraft to the Moon and back. A scale replica of the Shenzhou astronaut capsule will be carried atop a boxy spacecraft based on the Chang'e lunar orbiter, and ... more		Computer simulations visualize ion flux Ion channels are involved in many physiological and pathophysiological processes throughout the human body. A young team of researchers led by pharmacologist Anna Stary-Weinzinger from the Departmen ... more

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Visit Rosetta's birthplace at Europe's Space Hub this October Europe's first half-century in space is set to culminate in the first-ever landing on a comet, by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft this November. Ahead of that milestone, Sunday 5 October marks a rare chanc ... more		First Ever RQ-4 Global Hawk Hits 100th Flight on NASA Mission The first completed Global Hawk has made history again with its 100th flight in support of NASA environmental research. The milestone occurred on a flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California m ... more		Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports Putin made 'mistake' sending 'low-level' team to Ukraine talks: NATO chief Enveil Secures DIU Contract to Advance Hybrid Space Architecture Data Capabilities		Unmanned Aircraft Partnership Reaches Major Milestone A team of research students and staff from Warsaw University of Technology have successfully demonstrated the first phase of flight test and integration of unmanned aircraft platforms with an autono ... more
				RQ-4 Global Hawk Demonstrates Expanded Mission Capabilities With several test flights this summer, the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) proved its ability to operate with an expanded variety of intelligenc ... more		Global Hawk Variants Surpass 100,000 Operational Hours Two U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Northrop Grumman's high altitude long endurance (HALE) series safely surpassed 100,000 combat/operational support hours. The ... more

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INFORMS Study on Iron Dome Asks: What Was its Impact? A new study published by The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Iron Dome system, which Israeli authorities have cre ... more		Raytheon AI3 missile intercepts first cruise missile target Raytheon and the U.S. Army achieved the first intercept of a cruise missile by the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative missile. An AI3 missile also destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS). B ... more		Orangutan Communication Reveals Surprising Complexity Once Thought Uniquely Human NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings Earth's Core Waves Reveal New Paths for Planetary Exploration		Argonne scientists pioneer strategy for creating new materials Making something new is never easy. Scientists constantly theorize about new materials, but when the material is manufactured it doesn't always work as expected. To create a new strategy for designi ... more
Six NATO countries start weapons initiative Six NATO countries have launched a program for greater cooperation in the procurement and fielding of air-to-ground precision-guided weapons. ... more		Singapore has full fleet of Alenia Aermacchi trainer planes Singapore has inaugurated its fleet of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer jets used by its Air Force training squadron at a base in France. ... more		Rheinmetall in Australia sets vehicle project team The Australian subsidiary of Rheinmetall Man Military Vehicles has awarded major sub-contracts related to production of logistics trucks. ... more		Unmanned vehicles tested in Arctic The use of unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in Artic conditions has been studied by scientists and technicians of Canada's Department of National Defense. ... more

	Raytheon's Small Diameter II bomb completes GTV testing Small Diameter Bomb II is closer to low-rate initial production following guide test vehicle flights against stationary and moving targets. ... more		DARPA issues RFI for robotic space services for satellites The U.S. military is looking for space robotic services for critical satellites in geostationary Earth orbit. ... more

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Embraer receives flight test software system		Selex ES adds to its radar product line		Marines manning checkpoints receiving attention-getter		Australia approves GPS project		Mitsubishi Electric Ready to Deliver Himawari-8 to Tanegashima
Italian Air Force SAR units fly AgustaWestland HH-139A aircraft		50 feared dead as bus plunges into gorge in India		Apple: watching for new directions		Tesla picks Nevada for $5 bln battery plant		Aircraft emissions to be regulated by EPA

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BoJ holds off fresh stimulus despite slowdown

Tesla, Panasonic to build battery plant in Nevada

China to need more than 6,000 new planes by 2033: Boeing

Ride-sharing could cut cabs' road time by 30 percent

EU fines Samsung, Philips and Infineon over smartcard chip cartel

Russia's Putin follows China's Xi to Mongolia

Russia's Space Geckos Die Due to Technical Glitch Two Days Before Landing

Russian, US Scientists to Prepare Astronauts for Extreme Situations in Space

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JILA team finds first direct evidence of 'spin symmetry' in atoms

Russia Considers Meteor Impact Prevention Project

Singapore launches world's first ZigBee inter-satellite comms system

Magal introducing RoboGuard security system in Israel

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