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April 09, 2015

Plants Use Sixth Sense for Growth Aboard the Space Station
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 09, 2015
Although it is arguable as to whether plants have all five human senses - sight, scent, hearing, taste and touch - they do have a unique sense of gravity, which is being tested in space. Researchers with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will conduct a second run of the Plant Gravity Sensing study after new supplies are delivered by the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The research team seeks to determine how plants sense their growth direction with ... read more

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Rogozin vows spaceport to be completed without more scandals Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has vowed that the construction of Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome will be completed without any further corruption scandals. Managing to reach a com ... more		NASA advances composite materials for aircraft of the future NASA has established a public-private partnership with five organizations to advance knowledge about composite materials that could improve the performance of future aircraft. Composites are i ... more		Battery energy storage project shows promise for electricity network With rising electricity prices one of the biggest issues facing households, Griffith University (Australia) research into energy storage and supply holds the promise of cheaper, better quality power ... more
				Space Launch System to Boost Science with Secondary Payloads When NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) launches on its first flight, it will be doing some serious multi-tasking. Not only will Exploration Mission-1 test the performance of SLS and its integrati ... more		New safety-related work on Orion by Orbital ATK An attitude control motor for a system to enable astronauts to escape the Orion spacecraft in an emergency during launch is being built by Orbital ATK Inc. ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Long Beach CA - May 19-21, 2015

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

How To Train Your Astronauts Training an astronaut is no easy task. Astronauts go through years of rigorous technical, health and safety training to learn simple and complex tasks for a typical four to six month mission. They d ... more		NASA Selects Companies to Develop Super-Fast Deep Space Engine NASA announced it will partner with a variety of companies in new attempts to create more advanced space technology - including a new engine that could get humans to Mars in less than 40 days. ... more		Huthis say US bombed Yemen after strike on Israel's main airport Pakistan conducts second missile test since renewed India standoff Patriot defense system headed for Ukraine as ceasefire hopes dim		Russia to Launch Nine Rockets Into Space in April-June Seven of the launches will take place from the Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan with various payloads and the remaining two, which are for Russian military purposes, will be launched fro ... more
				THOR 7 encapsulation as next Ariane 5 campaigns proceeds The build-up of Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration is underway at French Guiana, where this mission's upper satellite is now encapsulated in the launcher's payload fairing. During activit ... more		A common battery test often bounces off target Don't throw away those bouncing batteries. Researchers at Princeton University have found that common test of bouncing a household battery is not actually an effective way to check a battery's charg ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

French energy company invests in drones French energy company GDF Suez said Wednesday it was investing in Redbird, a civilian drone company, to monitor natural gas infrastructures. ... more		Researchers build brain-machine interface to control prosthetic hand A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts. The technique, de ... more		Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian election Over 45,000 affected by Somalia flash floods since mid-April: UN Trump asks Congress to cut billions in nondefense spending; up funds for military, border		Russia reshuffles management of new spaceport program Russian authorities on Wednesday decided to reshuffle the management structure responsible for the construction of the new Vostochny space center after large-scale mismanagement was revealed there. ... more
N. Korea fires missiles ahead of Pentagon chief's visit North Korea fired two surface-to-air missiles into the sea this week as US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter visited the region for talks in Tokyo and Seoul, South Korea's defence ministry said Thursday. ... more		Navy MH-60R Seahawks getting Digital Rocket Launchers U.S. Navy anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopters are being equipped with Digital Rocket Launchers as part of an early operational capability. ... more		Army issues draft RFP for manpack radios The U.S. Army has issued a draft Request for Proposals for manpack radios as part of a plan to acquire more than 60,000 additional systems through 2032. ... more		US approves drone flights for insurer AIG Insurance giant American International Group Wednesday announced that it had won US government approval to use drones to survey disaster areas, including territory that may be otherwise inaccessible. ... more

	Hellfire missiles approved for Egypt Egypt has been approved by the U.S. State Department for purchase of more than 300 Hellfire missiles through the Foreign Military Sales program. ... more		Springing ahead of nature: Device increases walking efficiency It's taken millions of years for humans to perfect the art of walking. But research results published in the journal Nature show that humans can get better 'gas mileage' using an unpowered exoskelet ... more

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Laminated structure boosts interface stability in inverted perovskite solar cells

MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

Operating in Contested Environments		Russia Launches Three Telecoms, One Military Satellites Into Orbit		Pakistan seeks Viper attack helos, Hellfire missiles		CACI engineering support for Army EW software		New armored ATV for Middle East, African markets
Aid agencies ready for Yemeni refugee influx in Horn of Africa		Germany snubs Greece's war reparations call as 'dumb'		Radiation from Fukushima detected off Canada west coast		Chemical plant blast, anti-pollution protest in China		Modular brains help organisms learn new skills without forgetting old skills

Researchers discover N-type polymer for fast organic battery

China eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway: report

Ultra-realistic robot proves there's more than one way to scare a fish

Former China central bank governor helping graft probe: report

China sees first default on bond principal

World Bank welcomes China's new bank in poverty fight

Chinese tycoon Liu snaps up ancient vase for $15 million

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

China to launch three or four more BeiDou satellites this year

McMurdo receives certification for Kannad navigation interface

Air Scrubber Plus Brings Space Age Technology Down To Earth

N. Korea fires four short-range missiles into sea

Magal supplying perimeter security systems

Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation

Northrop Grumman focuses on ISR business

Saab producing protection systems for Indian helos

Army continues Comtech's support for Blue Force Tracking

China launches upgraded satellite for independent SatNav system

Chinese Army Gets Brand New Early Warning and Control Aircraft

Korea requests FMS sale of Hellfire missiles

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