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April 21, 2015

Japan robot receptionist welcomes shoppers
Tokyo (AFP) Apr 21, 2015
She can smile, she can sing and this robot receptionist who started work in Tokyo on Monday never gets bored of welcoming customers to her upmarket shop. "My name is ChihiraAico. How do you do?" she says in Japanese, blinking and nodding to customers in the foyer of Mitsukoshi, Japan's oldest department store chain. Clad in an elegant traditional kimono, ChihiraAico - a name that sounds similar to a regular Japanese woman's name - breaks into a rosy-lipped smile as would-be shoppers approach ... read more

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First Super-Heavy Angara launch to take place in 2021 The first launch of the Angara super-heavy carrier rocket will take place in 2021, Igor Komarov, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, said Monday. "The first launch is planned for 2021 ... more		Brazil Abandons Joint Satellite Launch System Project With Ukraine The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has decided to abandon a project for a joint satellite launch system Cyclone-4 that Brazil has been conducting for 12 years with the Government of Ukraine, t ... more		SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at space station SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship arrived Friday at the International Space Station, carrying a load of food and supplies for the astronauts living in orbit. European Space Agency astronaut ... more
				Why astronomers hate the lawn-mowing Roomba Astronomers may have formed secret alliance with the lawn care industry. What else can explain the anger of star-watching scientists over iRobot's forthcoming lawn-mowing Roomba? ... more		Mars Test Rover Joins Runners at Finish Line A test rover used during preparations for rover missions on Mars stood in for the NASA Mars rover Opportunity by breaking through the finish-line tape after runners completed a relay marathon at JPL ... more

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

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 9 - Las Vegas

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

Video shows SpaceX rocket booster crash land on floating target From NASA's perspective, Tuesday's resupply missions was a success. The rocket went off without a hitch, and the cargo-filled Dragon capsule is safely en route to the International Space Station. ... more		Russia vows to put Russian cosmonauts on Moon no later than 2030 The Federal Space Agency Roscosmos of Russia said Tuesday it would keep implementing space exploration projects in spite of the current economic difficulties and would work to help Russian cosmonaut ... 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		Space icon reflects on origins of space program Legendary Johnson Space Center icon Glynn Lunney, a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo Programs and best known for his work with Apollo 13, talked about the early days of the space program ... more
				$2B Patriot order for Raytheon The Patriot Air and Missile Defense System is being delivered to an unidentified country by Raytheon under a new contract worth more than $2 billion. ... more		French aviation engine-maker opens new facility French engine-maker Snecma has opened a new facility in France, consolidating Military Engine division and government aircraft maintenance units. ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

Newest precision glide bomb enters operational testing The newest variant of Raytheon's AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon is entering operational testing before delivery to the U.S. Navy next year. ... more		New fighter joins Kazakh Air Force An undisclosed number of Sukoi Su-30SM fighter jets have been delivered to the Air Force of Kazakhstan by the Irkut Corporation, part of the Sukoi group. ... 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		Germany approves Puma fighting vehicle for army Puma infantry fighting vehicles have been authorized for use by the German Army following months of iextensive testing, the vehicle's program manager PSM said. ... more
Obama 'not surprised' at Russia missile sale to Iran US President Barack Obama said Friday he was not surprised that Russia lifted its ban on supplying missile systems to Iran, despite the move coming at the height of intense international talks on Tehran's nuclear program. ... more		Mexico, Russia Deepening Cooperation in Space Russia and Mexico are developing relations in joint space exploration, Mexican ambassador to Moscow Ruben Beltran said Tuesday. "Another [Mexican] satellite will be launched from Baikonur in 1 ... more		First Launch From Vostochny Space Center Slated for December 2015 The first rocket launch from the Russian Vostochy space complex should be completed in December 2015, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told President Vladimir Putin on Monday. "We ... more		Selex ES supplying seek-and-track system for Gripens An infrared search-and-track sensor system that does not emit signals of its own is being installed on Gripen E fighters of the Swedish Air Force. ... more

	DARPA demos Persistent Close Air Support System Close air support (CAS)-delivery of airborne munitions to support ground forces-is difficult and dangerous because it requires intricate coordination between combat aircrews and dismounted ground fo ... more		Lithuania eyes German Army artillery Lithuania is to begin negotiations with Germany over acquisition of an undisclosed number of Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems. ... more

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Harvesting energy from electromagnetic waves

NASA Offers Study Volunteers Big Bucks to Stay in Bed

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FDI into China accelerates in March: govt

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