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May 01, 2015

NASA pushes back against proposal to slash climate budget
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2015
NASA pushed back Thursday against a congressional proposal to slash more than $300 million in funding from its branch focused on climate issues. The proposal would cut funding to NASA's Earth Sciences division, which researches the planet's natural systems and processes - including climate change, severe weather and glaciers. Republican Lamar Smith, who chairs the House of Representatives' Science, Space and Technology Committee presented the proposal earlier in the week. NASA administrator ... read more

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Russia to Create World's First Rocket Engine Manufacturing Holding Russia's United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC) is drafting a proposal on creation a unique holding, which is set to unite several manufacturers of engines for rockets and missiles, Russia's dai ... more		Arianespace to launch HellaSat-4/SGS-1 for Arabsat and KACST Arianespace, Arabsat and King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have announced the signature of a launch service contract for the Hellasat-4/Saudi Geo Satellite-1 satellite. The sat ... more		Turkish firm joins NATO BMD support effort Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan has joined a multinational industry team for engineering support of NATO's Ballistic Missile Defense program. ... more
				Successful Commissioning Of SylWin1 HVDC Grid Connection Prysmian Group has announced the successful commissioning of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection project SylWin1 realised off the North Sea coast of Germany in a contract ... more		X-37B Goes Fourth Soon, America's mysterious robot spaceplane will lift off for the fourth time. Since its maiden launch in 2010, the X-37B has mystified analysts and prompted some fairly wild theories about its secr ... 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

Sentinel-2A payload processing begins for Vega launch in June The Sentinel-2A satellite on Arianespace's next Vega mission is being readied for pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, which will enable this European Earth observation platform to be orbited in Ju ... more		Lightweight membrane can significantly reduce in-flight aircraft noise Riding in a helicopter or airplane can be a noisy experience for passengers. But researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have developed a membrane that can be incorporated into airc ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		General Dynamics Integrates NASA's SGSS Infrastructure A General Dynamics-led team successfully completed on-schedule the implementation, integration and test of the NASA Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) program Increment A3, the Bearer N ... more
				Russia Ready to Help Brazil Develop Space Centers, Rockets Russia is ready to work with Brazil in the space industry to develop new space centers and Cyclone rockets for launches, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday. "Brazil is at ... more		NASA, Boeing ecoDemonstrator set anti-bug research NASA will test non-stick wing coatings designed to minimize insect residue and help reduce aircraft fuel consumption during flights in Shreveport, Louisiana during the next two weeks. The Boeing eco ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

Ariane 5's first launch of 2015 An Ariane 5 has lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites into their planned orbits. Launch of flight VA222 occurred on 26 April at 20:00 GMT ( ... more		An improvement to the global software standard for analyzing fusion plasmas The gold standard for analyzing the behavior of fusion plasmas may have just gotten better. Mario Podesta, a staff physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (P ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Advances in molecular electronics: Lights on - molecule on Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of Konstanz are working on storing and processing information on the level of single molecules to create the smallest ... more
Computer faces poker pros in no-limit Texas Hold'em Four of the world's best poker players face a common opponent, a computer program named Claudico, in a two-week "Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence" competition at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. ... more		CMACast and MICAPS systems help Nepal to combat earthquake After the earthquake of 8.1-magnitude in Nepal, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) connected with Nepal Department of Hydrology and Meteorology(DHM) as soon as possible to learn about the ope ... more		The Mysteries of Astronautics Astronautics is the discipline of designing, building, and operating space vehicles. This field of endeavor addresses the design of space missions, spacecraft and in-orbit operations. Related techno ... more		Lockheed Martin opens center for interceptor missile technology A laboratory has been opened in California by Lockheed Martin to develop next-generation target seekers for interceptor missiles. ... more

	French-Italian military communications satellite launched A military communications satellite for Italy and France has been launched into geostationary orbit by the Space Alliance of Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio. ... more		India Test-Fires Dhanush Missile From Ship The launch was carried out at 11:02 local time off the Odisha state coast. Dhanush is a maneuvering missile and is a naval variant of the Prithvi-II missile. It is capable of carrying a 500-kilogram ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

Russia Set to Deploy Tactical Drones in the Arctic		Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven		Russia Conducts Simulated Launches of Iskander-M Missiles		Harris wins IDIQ contract for Rifleman Radio		ManTech wins Army Intelligence and Security Command contract
France's Dassault poised to ink fighter jet deal with Qatar		Australian military receives JDAM-ER wing kits		45th Space Wing successfully launches first-ever Turkmenistan satellite		Russia to Continue Development of Nuclear Engine for Deep Space Flights		Slovakia to buy US military choppers for $261 mn

Australia seeks sustainment services for fighters, warships

Chinese Military Expert Warns of THAAD Risks to Regional Security

EXACTO guided bullet demos repeatable performance against moving targets

Formula One technology adapted for armored vehicles

Rheinmetall upgrading NH90 cockpit training simulators

Climbing to resume on Mount Everest by next week: official

Joy for rescued Nepalese but fears grow for rural areas

Foreign donors raise 180 mn euros for new Chernobyl cover

Neuronal positioning system: A GPS to navigate the brain

Telsa unveils battery to 'transform energy infrastructure'

Making robots more human

Tracking exploding lithium-ion batteries in real-time

Japanese inflation ticks up, but spending still weak

US keeps China, India on intellectual rights watch list

China April manufacturing gauge stays at 50.1: govt

Climate change: How Brits feel about 'smart' energy

Thumbnail track pad

Generating broadband terahertz radiation from a microplasma in air

Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month of Flight

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