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June 06, 2015

Airbus developing reusable space rocket launcher
Paris (AFP) June 6, 2015
European aircraft and aerospace giant Airbus has unveiled plans for a reusable space rocket launcher that should be ready in 2025, which the firm says will be radically different from the concept of rival US firm Space X. Airbus must overcome significant technical and financial challenges, while the Space X company owned by South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, is already experimenting with its model. Since 2010, a team of engineers has been secretly working at an Airbu ... read more

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Trees are source for high-capacity, soft and elastic batteries A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers in Sweden and the US. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibres, a team from KTH Royal Institute ... more		Destination Mars? NASA's Flying Saucer May be the Ticket NASA will conduct a test of its revolutionary "flying saucer" technology on Tuesday, with the agency's scientists expecting to make a breakthrough for future missions to Mars. The test will see NASA ... more		Chemists discover key reaction process in sodium-oxygen battery Chemists at the University of Waterloo have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the so-called holy grail of electrochemica ... more
				NASA Looks to Cut Travel Time to Mars in Half with Superfast Propulsion As NASA begins laying the foundations for a future mission to Mars, the Agency wants to use its partnership with a rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer to cut travel time to the Red Planet in ... more		The rise and fall of giant balloons on the edge of space The giant balloon brought down on a cattle station in remote south-west Queensland in April was part of a NASA mission to test the feasibility of using specialised balloons flown in the stratosphere ... more

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Next Generation Integrated ISR 2015 - Washington DC - July 27-29

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

US Air Force Launches Competition to Replace Russian Rocket Engines The US Air Force formally kicked off a contest for the development of new rocket propulsion systems which would replace Russian-built RD-180 engines, Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, Chief of the ... more		Keeping astronauts in space longer with better air and water As astronauts embark on increasingly ambitious space missions, scientists have to figure out how to keep them healthy for longer periods far from Earth. That entails assuring the air they breathe an ... 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'		Launch Vehicle Rocket Engines Many innovators have proposed a variety of concepts that might propel a launch vehicle from Earth to orbit. However, only two basic types of rocket engines have survived the test of fire: Solid prop ... more
				NASA to test supersonic parachute in flying saucer launch The US space agency plans to try out the largest parachute ever deployed Wednesday during a flying saucer launch that will test new technologies for landing on Mars. ... more		Military Sensor Optics For UAVs Certain areas of military optical devices have been realizing the benefits of sapphire windows and lenses from Guild Optics for many years. The extreme hardness and durability of a sapphire window i ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

US Air Force Develops Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon The US military has been developing next generation weapons for years, and in that effort, it's made some impressive advances. The latest: a targeted electromagnetic pulse weapon capable of knocking ... more		USAF modifies Northrop Grumman's countermeasures award Northrop Grumman is providing more Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System hardware and support to the U.S. Air Force. ... 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		Weapons survivability tests conducted on KC-46 The KC-46 aerial tanker being developed for the U.S. military by Boeing has undergone weapons survivability testing by the U.S. Navy. ... more
CAE's CH-47 simulators pass on-site acceptance testing A comprehensive suite of simulators and training devices from CAE for CH-147F Chinook helicopters are ready for use by the Canadian military. ... more		Northrop Grummans planned upgrade for B-2 passes CDR Plans for Northrop Grumman to upgrade weapons management software for B-2 bombers are moving forward following successful completion of a Critical Design Review. ... more		Orbital ATK producing more bomb fuze sensors for USAF Orbital ATK Inc. has received a fourth full-rate production contract from the U.S. Air Force for its DSU-33D/B proximity sensor for bomb fuzes. ... more		Giant cargo helicopter enters series production A modernized version of Russian Helicopters' Mi-26T multi-purpose heavy transport aircraft has entered series production, the company says. ... more

	Remotec announces next-gen Andros unmanned ground vehicle A next-generation unmanned ground vehicle to defeat threats such as improvised explosive devices and vehicle-borne IEDs has been announced by Remotec Inc. ... more		Insect mating behavior has lessons for drones Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter's pheromone (odor) plume, often flying hundreds of meters to do so. Two strategies are involved to accomplish this: males must find the outer ... 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

Propaganda machine in overdrive for China shipwreck		New Heads for Indian Space Agency's Spaceport, Key Units		Faulty Engine Caused Proton-M Failure; Next Launch Announcement Soon		Russia's New Super-Heavy Rocket to Orbit Satellite for First Time in 2016		Orion Heat Shield Analysis Work Nears Conclusion
US Lawmakers Pass Bill for Space Mining in the Future		Britain invests in military helicopter simulation training		New encased wide-area motion imagery sensor system announced		Northrop Grumman intros new sensor pod system		GLONASS to Go on Stream in 2015

The Newest RS-25 Joins the Space Launch System Family

Navy orders more Raytheon SM-6 air defense missiles

Airbus admits 'assembly quality problem' after A400M crash

Rescuers battle to right capsized China ship as relatives mourn

China relatives gather as more bodies pulled from capsized ship

MH370 search will not be expanded further: Australia

Rescuers cut Chinese ship's hull in search for survivors

World's smallest spirals could guard against identity theft

US agencies probe big banks on China nepotism

China's Shenzhen Airlines to buy 46 Boeing planes

Obama says China hints at joining Pacific trade deal

New urban landscape at Taiwan's Computex

Bernanke blames Congress as China flexes economic muscles

Taiwan president warns over stalled China trade deals

NASA 'flying saucer' launch set for Friday

Visualizing how radiation bombardment boosts superconductivity

NASA pushes flying saucer parachute test to Thursday

Giant structures called plasmoids could simplify the design of future tokamaks

NASA Tests Aircraft Wing Coatings that Slough Bug Guts

Stealth ability neutralized as Russia's T-50 jet fighter to rule the skies

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