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January 14, 2015

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to shake up satellite industry
Hawthorne, Calif. (UPI) Jan 13, 2015
Elon Musk wants to grow the presence of SpaceX in the satellite communications industry. Establishing a profitable satellite operation would bring in the kinds of stable revenue streams that Musk needs to pursue more adventurous missions - like a manned colony on Mars. But Musk says a cozy relationship between the U.S. Air Force and other aerospace and defense industry contractors is preventing his company's expansion. Musk and his company have filed suit against the agency its primary private ... read more

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Rocketdyne Completes Hot-Fire Test With RS-25 Engine Controller Unit Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed the first in a series of hot-fire tests on the RS-25 rocket engine, which will help power NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) and carry humans farther ... more		Watch NASA test the newest space launch system rocket engine The engine that will power NASA's next manned missions into space - to the moon, Mars, and beyond - was successfully tested last week at the space agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. ... more		Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to Conduct Over 100 Drills in 2015 The Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) of Russia are planning to conduct over 100 drills at various levels in 2015, SMF spokesperson Col. Igor Yegorov said Sunday. "In 2015, SMF will conduct over ... more
				Vision system for household robots For household robots ever to be practical, they'll need to be able to recognize the objects they're supposed to manipulate. But while object recognition is one of the most widely studied topics in a ... more		New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at Copenhagen A new type of 'nanowire' crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic scale could lay the foundation for future semiconducting electronics. Researchers at the University o ... more

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Chemist one step closer to a new generation of electric car battery An ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by Waterloo scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric ve ... more		NASA, Nissan to Create Interplanetary Driverless Vehicles NASA and Nissan have combined their efforts in order to create new series of autonomous vehicles, which will navigate both urban environments and drive across Mars. "The automaker and the spac ... more		Russia hosts first military meeting with Sahel juntas; Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilisation plot US Space Force launches first reprogrammable navigation satellite from L3Harris Globalstar strengthens defense reach with resilient satellite and 5G solutions		NASA Completes Investigation of July 2014 Sounding Rocket Failure An investigation team has determined that the failure of a July 2014 Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was linked to the ins ... more
				Russia's Northern Fleet Receives S-400 Air Defense Systems Russia's Northern Fleet has increased its air defense capability with the addition of S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems, the Fleet's spokesperson Vadim Serga said Friday. "A division o ... more		Drones, flashy TVs among stars in Las Vegas tech show Drones, wearable computing and enormous, immersive TVs were in the spotlight at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show which wrapped up Friday in Las Vegas. ... more

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

Compact batteries enhanced by spontaneous silver matrix formations In a promising lithium-based battery, the formation of a highly conductive silver matrix transforms a material otherwise plagued by low conductivity. To optimize these multi-metallic batteries--and ... more		Marotta To Develop Power Units For Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Marotta Controls announces that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to develop multiple power conversion units for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), which Lockheed Martin is developing a ... more		Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320 4.4 million Somalis face severe hunger: disaster agency CO2 increase to reshape geomagnetic storm impacts on satellites		SpaceX launches cargo to ISS, rocket ocean landing fails A first-ever attempt to recycle a rocket by guiding the Falcon 9's first stage down to a precision landing on an ocean platform failed on Saturday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said. ... more
New Navy missile ready for operational testing The final developmental free flight test of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 has been conducted in California by the U.S. Navy. ... more		The 'human' side of robots at electronics show She stood on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show, carried on conversations, blinked her eyes and sang a convincing rendition of "Take Me Home, Country Roads." ... more		SLS Core Stage Engine: In It for the Long Haul How easy would it be to take the engine out of your current car and stick it into a different car? If you're a mechanic, you know it is entirely possible but would take some care. That's what NASA' ... more		Getting Your Payload to Orbit Launch vehicles and satellites are commonly built by different contractors in separate locations by two different talent pools. Satellite engineers and managers are not generally intimately familiar ... more

	SmartRounds intros non-lethal, non-impact stun projectiles for police A line of non-impact, non-lethal projectiles for use by law enforcement and the military was introduced Monday by SmartRounds Technology LLC. ... more		NASA Robot Plunges Into Volcano to Explore Fissure Volcanoes have always fascinated Carolyn Parcheta. She remembers a pivotal moment watching a researcher take a lava sample on a science TV program video in 6th grade. "I said to myself, I'm going to ... more

World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal

Low carbon taxes often fail to target emissions reduction

Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AI

RS-25 Engine Testing Blazes Forward for Space Launch System		Singapore Bans Space Balloon Launch Over Safety Concerns		Boeing delivers new F-22 flight simulators		Philippines buying C-130s from U.S. for security, disaster relief		Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a hi-tech future?
China December inflation rises to 1.5%: govt		DARPA starts research project on energy conversion materials		China 2014 trade surplus rockets to record high: govt		Homes becoming mindful members of the family		China pushes for bigger Latin America, Caribbean role

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

World powers jostle for influence in AirAsia plane hunt

Shanghai cancels lantern festival after stampede

Aquion Energy to build microgrid battery system in Hawaii

Sporty tech gadgets put data in users' hands

Consumer tech show spotlights gadgets for healthy living

Nanowire could keep people warm

Navy orders rail gun battery system fron K2 Energy Solutions

Drones swoop into electronics show as interest surges

SpaceX to attempt rocket, cargo launch Saturday

Army orders mobile air traffic control towers

Cubic Corporation helping upgrade F-35 air combat training system

Turkey to order four more F-35 from US Lockheed Martin

W3C and OGC to Collaborate to Integrate Spatial Data on the Web

Global Hawks achieve flight-hour record

Indonesian divers struggle to reach AirAsia wreckage

Five years on, Haiti struggles with quake legacy

US says was overly optimistic on Haiti quake aid

Three dead, unknown number missing in Myanmar jade mine landslide

Gaza's ruined homes offer little shelter from storm

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