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November 15, 2014

DARPA-Funded Inflatable Robotics Helps Spark Idea for Silver Screen Star
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2014
The giant, balloon-like inflatable robot named Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 has its roots in real-world research conducted by iRobot Corporation, Carnegie Mellon University and Otherlab under DARPA's Maximum Mobility Manipulation (M3) program. The film's co-director, Don Hall, has said he was inspired to cast Baymax as an air-filled, soft robot after he saw an inflatable robotic arm on a visit to Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute. Carnegie Mellon's work in soft robotics has been supported by D ... read more

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Time-lapse video shows Orion's move to Cape Canaveral launch pad After plans to move Orion were nixed on Monday as a result of strong winds and lightning storms, the future of NASA's manned missions was relocated to its new home atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket at Space Launch Complex 37. ... more		Firms flock to China's fast-growing aviation market Global aviation firms flocked to China on Tuesday to show off their wares as economic development and an expanding middle class promise a bonanza in one of the world's fastest-growing aircraft markets. ... more		Iran shows its copy of US drone in flight State television aired footage Wednesday of the test flight of a drone which Iran says it reverse engineered from a US aircraft that came down over its territory in 2011. ... more
				China shows off new stealth fighter China's new stealth jet fighter rocketed skywards Wednesday as Beijing puts on an unprecedented display of openness - and military force - at the country's premier airshow. ... more		Orion Hoisted Atop Delta 4 Launcher NASA's new Orion spacecraft now is at its launch pad after completing its penultimate journey in the early hours Wednesday. It arrived at Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ... more

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NASA Signs Lease with Planetary Ventures at Moffett Airfield In an effort to reduce costs and shed surplus property, NASA has signed a lease with Planetary Ventures, LLC to manage Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA), an agency facility located in Moffett Field, Ca ... more		ESA business incubator opens in Portugal ESA's latest Business Incubation Centre has opened in Portugal, ready to help entrepreneurs and start-up companies take space technology and services into non-space areas such as health, transport a ... more		Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport 'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target		Application of NASA Earth Science for Planning in African Union Nations NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, and U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Reuben Brigety, met this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss reso ... more
				Wanted: Ideas for Transform Planes into "Aircraft Carriers in the Sky" Military air operations typically rely on large, manned, robust aircraft, but such missions put these expensive assets-and their pilots-at risk. While small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can reduc ... more		Destroyer simultaneously fires SM-2 and SM-3 missiles Raytheon SM-2 and SM-3 missiles were launched simultaneously from a U.S. Navy destroyer in a recent integrated air and missile defense exercise in the Pacific. ... more

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

Space pilot 'unbuckled' himself as craft split apart The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that crashed last month unbuckled himself and was thrown free from the disintegrating craft, investigators said Wednesday. ... more		Weather delays Orion's move to launch pad, rescheduled for Tuesday NASA's Orion spacecraft was supposed to be already situated atop the rocket that will carry it into low Earth orbit next month, but poor weather conditions prevented engineers from executing the six-hour haul to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. ... more		Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall Nigeria army head vows to counter jihadist attacks Five dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods		Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for dirigibles. ... more
Vision for Mars: An Opportunity for Ophthalmology Companies After returning from space missions, some astronauts experience eye problems and changes to their vision. That's why the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and the Center for ... more		China publishes Earth, Moon photos taken by lunar orbiter China on Monday published photos of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's returned unmanned lunar orbiter. The photos were taken Sunday by the servi ... more		3-D Printed Engine Parts Withstand Hot Fire Tests Today's innovations in science and technology are being driven by new capabilities in additive manufacturing. Also known as 3-D printing, this approach is changing the speed, cost and flexibility of ... more		Russia to place global navigation stations in China Several ground bases of Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) will be deployed in China, a Russian company said on Tuesday. "We with our Chinese colleagues have already inspect ... more

	Air Force investigators tap A-T Solutions for software modifications Evidence collection software used by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigation is being modified by A-T Solutions. ... more		NASA tests new shape changing aircraft flap for the first time NASA's green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel-efficient with the successful flight test of a wing surface that can ... more

China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand

Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out

Dutch students launch hydrogen boat to 'inspire shipping industry'

Orbcomm To Acquire Skywave Mobile Communications		S3 concludes first phase of drop-tests		China gives glimpse of its J-31 stealth fighter		Telit Introduces Jupiter SL871-S GPS Module		Gilat Launches Breakthrough Satellite-Cellular Hybrid Terminal
How Satellite Laser Ranging Got its Start 50 Years Ago		Australia seeking more C-17A airlifters		ORNL thermomagnetic processing method provides path to new materials		Orbital recommits to NASA Commercial program and Antares		U.S. Air Force orders spare engines from Rolls-Royce

SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite plan

Moving cameras talk to each other to identify, track pedestrians

Peru receives first Korean-made pilot trainer planes

ORNL materials researchers get first look at atom-thin boundaries

A billion holes can make a battery

SpaceX chief Elon Musk eyes Internet satellites

Galileo satellite set for new orbit

Experimental flight of GSLV Mark 3 in December

A New Australian Spacecraft Begins Concept Testing

China plans to launch about 120 applied satellites

Swiss Space Systems concludes first phase of drop-tests

Japanese Satellites Orbited as Part of Russia-Ukraine Program

Lockheed Martin partners for space debris research

Self-doping may be the key to superconductivity in room temperature

New way to move flex atomically thin semiconductors

New Process Isolates Promising Material

Beijing denies blocking G20 corporate transparency talks

China cosies up to ASEAN with $20 billion in loans

Turkey could scrap controversial Chinese missile purchase: sources

Thales UK orders lithium-ion charging, storage systems for carriers

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