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July 23, 2015

Hitchhiking robot begins journey across U.S.
Boston (UPI) Jul 18, 2015
Canada's first hitchhiking robot began its journey across the U.S. Friday and has already landed its first ride. HitchBOT, a bucket-shaped robot from Ontario, is an art project with a social twist, existing to test the trustworthiness of human strangers on its journey. The bot has a personality of its own, and even a "bucket list" of American hot spots it hopes to visit. Having started its trip at the Peabody Essex Museum in Boston, the well-traveled bot is expected to rely on helpful st ... read more

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Engineered hybrid crystal opens new frontiers for high-efficiency lighting It's snack time: you have a plain oatmeal cookie, and a pile of chocolate chips. Both are delicious on their own, but if you can find a way to combine them smoothly, you get the best of both worlds. ... more		India tests locally developed high thrust cryogenic rocket for 800 seconds India's first indigenously designed and developed High Thrust cryogenic rocket engine generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes was successfully endurance hot tested for a duration of 800 seconds on ... more		EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite arrive in French Guiana The EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is now in French Guiana, enabling payload preparations to begin for a scheduled August 20 flight from the S ... more
				CRS-7 Investigation Update On June 28, 2015, following a nominal liftoff, Falcon 9 experienced an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank approximately 139 seconds into flight, resulting in loss of mission. T ... more		RS-25 Engine Revs Up Again In auto racing parlance, NASA engineers put the "pedal to the metal" during a July 17 test of its Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine at Stennis Space Center. During a 535-second test, ope ... more

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NASA assists in pharmaceutical drone delivery An outdoor free clinic in Virginia was the first to receive an unmanned aerial delivery of pharmaceuticals Friday. ... more		Ariane 5 orbits Star One C4 and MSG-4 on Arianespace's sixth flight in 2015 Arianespace's marked the halfway point in its fast-paced 2015 operational schedule today with the 66th consecutive successful Ariane 5 launch, which deployed two satellites into geostationary transf ... more		Threat of India-Pakistan conflict after Kashmir attack Iran says next nuclear talks with US set for Saturday in Rome, Gets cranky with Paris Kim oversees warship weapons test-fire, eyes nukes for N. Korea navy		Russia Will Knock Out US Missile Shield Installations If Attacked If attacked, Russia will respond with retaliatory strikes at US missile defense installations wherever they may be in the world, Russia's former Strategic Missile Forces' commander warned on Tuesday ... more
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State Dept. OKs TOW missile sale to Lebanon The possible sale of 1,500 TOW 2A missiles to Lebanon has been approved by the U.S. State Department. ... more		Women push for equality in Latin America military ranks When Uruguayan air force major Maria Eugenia Etcheverry enrolled in the military's aeronautic school nearly two decades ago, she cut her hair short, adhering to rules aimed at her mostly male colleagues. ... more		Canadian firm makes first bid for international seabed mining license Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields How climate change turned Sao Paulo's drizzle into a storm		Strong market forecast for used M113s and components The market for used U.S. military M113 armored personnel carriers and their retrofit components is expected to remain lucrative for the next decade. ... more
Failed strut caused SpaceX rocket blast: CEO Elon Musk The explosion last month of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was caused by a failed support piece, or strut, that allowed a helium bottle to burst free inside the rocket's liquid oxygen tank, CEO Elon Musk said Monday. ... more		Russia Starts Implementation of Fundamental Space Industry Reform Russia is starting to implement comprehensive reforms to its space industry, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday. The establishment of two large holdings, specialized in engi ... more		Ariane 5 lofts two geo birds for teleco and weather customers Arianespace has successfully launched two geostationary satellites: Star One C4 for the private operator Embratel Star One, the leading satellite communications company in South America, and MSG-4 f ... more		Space crew praises US-Russian 'handshake in space' 40 years on Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a "handshake in space" brought the two Cold War rivals closer together. ... more

	Gun-firing 'drone' built by US teen under investigation The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was investigating a viral Internet video showing a home-made "drone" firing a handgun in the Connecticut countryside. ... more		Cost of USAF decoy systems reduced A carbon-fiber airframe for U.S. Air Force miniature decoy systems has been developed using robotic and formula racing technologies, Raytheon reports. ... more

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