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March 12, 2015

In 'milestone' toward Mars, NASA test-fires rocket
Miami (AFP) March 11, 2015
The most powerful solid rocket booster ever built was fired up for the first time Wednesday in a test that NASA described as a "significant milestone" toward Mars. Tied horizontally to the ground at the base of a Utah mountain, the 177-foot-long (54-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) booster was hot-fired for two minutes to see how the system would perform when eventually launched. "Great test, just a fantastic result," said Alex Priskos, who manages the Boosters Office for the SLS program at NASA ... read more

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ISRO plans to launch navigation satellite by March-end The Indian space agency plans to launch its fourth regional navigation satellite by March-end after replacing a faulty transmitter, a senior official said on Tuesday. "We are planning to launc ... more		Intergalactic GPS Will Guide You through the Stars Lost in the Universe? Need some precise navigation through the bulk of stars in the night sky? Don't worry, there will be an instrument for that - the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrog ... more		Mid-IR frequency combs enable high resolution spectroscopy A frequency comb source is a light source with a spectrum containing thousands of laser lines. The development of these sources has been revolutionary for fundamental science. It has allowed the con ... more
				High performance, lightweight supercapacitor electrodes of the future As a novel energy storage device, supercapacitors have attracted substantial attention in recent years due to their ultra-high charge and discharge rate, excellent stability, long cycle life and ver ... more		Researchers snap-shot fastest observations of superconductivity yet An international team of researchers has used infinitely short light pulses to observe ultrafast changes in the electron-level properties of superconductors, setting a new standard for temporal reso ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

Booster Temps Will be Just Right for Major Ground Test Steam me up, Scotty. Well before this week's major ground test of the booster for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, engineers have been warming things up so the booster will be not too hot, n ... more		Heat Shield for NASA's Orion Continues Post-Flight Journey by Land The heat shield for NASA's Orion spacecraft that successfully survived a high-velocity re-entry during its December 2014 flight test, is continuing its journey, now at the agency's Marshall Space Fl ... more		Pakistan shoots down 25 Indian drones near military installations China vows to stand with Russia in face of 'hegemonic bullying' North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles		NanoRacks Completes Historic Third Round of ISS CubeSat Deployments NanoRacks is pleased to announce the successful completion of it's third full round of CubeSat deployments from the International Space Station. Deployed from the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer we ... more
				THOR 7 being fueled for Arianespace's dual-payload April mission Activities for Arianespace's Ariane 5 launch next month have moved into a new phase as the first of this heavy-lift mission's two payloads is fueled in French Guiana. The THOR 7 satellite was ... more		Arianespace wins SES-15 launch contract New contract confirms Arianespace's long-term partnership with SES, after the SES-12 contract announced in January SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its new, all-electric telecommunications ... more

Space soprano plans first duet from ISS British singer Sarah Brightman said Tuesday she was working with ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber to perform in space after paying $52-million (48 million euros) to fly to the International Space Station. ... more		Galileo satellites ready for fuelling as launcher takes shape All the elements for this month's Galileo launch are coming together at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. As the two satellites undergo final testing and preparations, the first part of their Soy ... more		Sunlight Reveals New Insights into Earth's Complex Systems Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater The West's spring runoff is older than you think		Lockheed Martin Eyes Portable Fusion Engines Within Decade Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest defense contractor, is aiming to use nuclear fusion to create cheap electrical power that uses water for fuel, produces byproducts that are totally safe and rele ... more
Planetary Society Announces Test Flight for Privately Funded LightSail Spacecraft The Planetary Society has announced the first of its LightSail spacecraft will embark on a May 2015 test flight. Funded entirely by private citizens, the solar sail satellite will hitch a ride to sp ... more		ISRO races to fix glitch in navigational satellite so that it can be launched in time The Indian space agency is deliberating the ways and means of setting right a glitch in its fourth regional navigation satellite with minimum effort so that it can be launched early, said an officia ... more		UT Dallas could make night vision, thermal imaging affordable Engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created semiconductor technology that could make night vision and thermal imaging affordable for everyday use. Researchers in the Texas Anal ... more		New research could lead to more energy storage Lawrence Livermore researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. ... more

	GPS gaffe surprises Belgian bus tourists A bus driver tasked with taking 50 Belgian tourists to a French ski resort got his GPS directions wrong, and made a 1,200 km (750 mile) detour, according to Belgian radio. ... more		World View completes first commercial flight with NASA-selected payloads World View has completed their first commercial flight carrying research payloads as part of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities Program. This program gives students, re ... more

Autonomous Black Hawk helicopter trials showcase future of aerial firefighting

Biogas Production from Alfalfa Enhanced by Fruit Waste and Microbes

China's Renewable Energy Shift Faces Sustainability Challenges

Argentina to make military drones		China's Space Laboratory Still Cloaked		45th Space Wing unveils multi-vehicle launch support center		China's test spacecraft simulates orbital docking		China has ability but no plan for manned lunar mission: expert
Tianzhou-1 cargo ship to dock with space lab in 2016		Bangladesh uses SERVIR for flood warning system		UN to hold disaster meeting in tsunami-hit Japan		Indonesia threatens Australia with 'tsunami' of asylum-seekers		Microbial soil cleanup at Fukushima

Japan marks 4th anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster

China data hits multi-year lows, boosting stimulus hopes

Australian miners brace for more pain as China slows

Chinese lawyer named first woman to head UN aviation body

Toward Methuselah - long-living lighting devices

Four years on, Japan's tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy

China inflation jumps but worries endure

WTO to help settle Canadian trade rows with China, Taiwan

No known link between towelette found in Australia and MH370

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices

Surviving the 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion' in 9 steps

Orion's Launch Abort System Motor Exceeds Expectations

Talking drone technology developed by Australian researchers

Did climate change help spark the Syrian war?

MH370 report sparks fresh criticism of Malaysia govt, airline

Airlines need to improve despite 'safest' year: IATA chief

China's 2015 budget deficit rate higher than declared: minister

China February trade surplus hits record $60.6 bn: govt

Russian SAR-401 Space Robot Ready for the ISS

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