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June 02, 2015

Orion Heat Shield Analysis Work Nears Conclusion
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 31, 2015
The harsh buzz of powered cutting tools reverberates in the close air of Building 4705 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as a dozen or so technicians and engineers work to remove burnt ablative material - the incinerated outer layer of a spacecraft's heat shield - from the massive, dish-shaped structure at the center of the facility. The team includes researchers from three NASA field centers, each supporting development of the Orion crew module, the exploration spacec ... read more

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GLONASS to Go on Stream in 2015 Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system will be fully operational before the end of this year, the Russian Space Systems head said in an interview, published Thursday. "The technical snag ... more		LightSail reestablishes communication with mission control More than a week after it went silent, its software having crashed, the LightSail is communicating once again with mission controllers. ... more		The Newest RS-25 Joins the Space Launch System Family NASA's Space Launch System, America's new deep space exploration rocket, has a new addition to the family with the completed assembly of RS-25 Engine 2063. The RS-25 engine will power the core stage ... more
				Northrop's battle command system brings down ballistic missile target The integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System downed a ballistic missile in its first flight test by Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army. ... more		US Defense Department to deploy radar in alaska to protect Pacific coast The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) will tentatively be deployed in the US state of Alaska to improve defense capabilities of the US west coast, the US Department of Defense said in a stateme ... more

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Corruption tarnishes Russia's new showpiece cosmodrome Designed to showcase a revamped space industry and divert attention from recent failures, Russia's multi-billion-dollar project to build its own space launch pad to take over from Soviet-era Baikonur has been mired in corruption scandals. ... more		Commercial Crew Milestones Met; Partners on Track for Missions in 2017 NASA has taken another step toward returning America's ability to launch crew missions to the International Space Station from the United States in 2017. The Commercial Crew Program ordered it ... more		Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff Israel says area of airport hit after Yemen missile launch Hegseth revises U.S. Army blueprint to 'ensure peace through strength'		JPL's RoboSimian to compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals RoboSimian, the ape-like robot developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, will compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, June 5 ... more
				Disney develop 2-legged robot that walks like an animated character When Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse, he didn't give much thought to how he might bring his character to life in the real world. But robotics now puts that possibility within reach, so Disney resea ... more		Researchers develop intelligent handheld robots What if handheld tools know what needs to be done and were even able to guide and help inexperienced users to complete jobs that require skill? Researchers at the University of Bristol have develope ... more

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Robotic bird takes flight from back of robot roach Unique partnership between a robot bird and robot roach proves the sum is greater than its parts. In a recent demonstration, a land-based robot roach helped launch a flying robotic bird. ... more		Boeing Awarded First Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission NASA issued a task order as part of Boeing's $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company's first-ever service flight to the International ... more		Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian election US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care 'No dumping ground': Tunisia activist wins award over waste scandal		Inverted Velocity Sensors Caused Proton-M Failure in 2013 A Proton-M rocket carrier failure in 2013 was caused by an incorrect velocity sensor installation, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday. According to Markin ... more
Air Force Certifies SpaceX for National Security Space Missions Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space, has announced the certification of Space Explo ... more		McCarthy-Smith SPACE Act passes with broad bipartisan support House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has joined House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in praising passage of H.R. 2262, the Spurring Private Aerosp ... more		Recent Proton loss to push up launch costs warns manufacturer The recent loss of the Proton-M rocket will push up launch costs and affect the overall number of contracts, the head of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said Friday. ... more		Tiny grains of lithium dramatically improve performance of fusion plasma Scientists from General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a phenomenon that helps them to improve fusion plasmas, a finding ... more

	Robot masters new skills through trial and error Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the wa ... more		India to buy only 36 French Rafale fighter jets: minister India will only buy 36 Rafale fighter jets as they are "way too expensive", the defence minister said Sunday, dashing lingering French hopes of a larger deal that has been years in the making. ... more

Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports

Australia launches "world's largest" battery-power ship

US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom

Indian Air Force jet test fires Harpoon missile		BAE Systems researching common weapon launcher for Typhoon		Airbus DS develops higher contrast infrared camera		Disaster investigations, relief may benefit from explosion-sizing innovation		$500 million appeal for Iraq to be launched: UNICEF
Ship carrying over 400 people sinks in China's Yangtze: state media		Schools reopen in quake-devastated Nepal		Myanmar navy stops reporters approaching migrant island		Giant structures called plasmoids could simplify the design of future tokamaks		New 'designer carbon' from Stanford boosts battery performance

OSU researchers prove magnetism can control heat, sound

Linking superconductivity and structure

Helping robots put it all together

S. Korea, China formally sign free trade pact

China manufacturing index at six-month high but strains remain

New wave of smart tech on show at Taiwan's Computex

Robotic cheetah jumps hurdles while running

Cathay summer strike off after agreement

Visualizing how radiation bombardment boosts superconductivity

Enhancing knowledge crucial to improving energy-saving behaviors

UN nations agree to action to save Iraqi cultural sites

Planetary Society's LightSail has gone silent

Like Sleeping Beauty, some research lies dormant for decades

Seoul Divided on Proposed THAAD Introduction

Russia, Iran talks on S-300 missiles end in 'success'

N. Korea leader hails 'miracle' missile test

US Aegis Ships Could Pose Threat to Russia

Russian missile-maker appealing EU sanctions

New class of swelling magnets have the potential to energize the world

SpaceX cleared for US military launches

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