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August 04, 2015

NSBRI seeks proposals to support space exploration mission crews
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2015
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is soliciting for ground-based and analog definition research proposals to develop safe and effective countermeasures and technologies that will reduce the significant biomedical risks associated with human space travel. These discoveries will not only enable safe and productive human spaceflight, but will also have the potential to improve life on Earth. The Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) announcement entitled "Research and ... read more

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Surfing for science Thanks to a new system developed by scientists in the UK, taking to the waves for a spot of surfing can benefit research into the health of coastal waters, and could help confirm satellite measureme ... more		Kazakh Cosmonaut to be Sent to ISS Instead of Sarah Brightman Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Friday it had approved the main and the substitute crews of the Expedition 45/46 scheduled to be sent to the International Space Station on board the Soy ... more		New rocket could one day launch flight to Europa The huge rocket NASA is developing to transport astronauts to an asteroid, Mars and other distant destinations will be "transformative for science," NASA told members of Congress on Tuesday. T ... more
				ISU Educates Future Space Leaders Over 100 people, considered future leaders in the space industry, visited NASA's Glenn Research Center in July to learn more about the center's research and technology. The engineers, scientists and ... more		Third spaceflight for astronaut Paolo Nespoli ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading for space a third time, as part of Expeditions 52 and 53 to the International Space Station. He will be launched on a Soyuz vehicle in May 2017 on a five- ... more

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

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

Solar systems for home and business installations

Superfast fluorescence sets new speed record Researchers have developed an ultrafast light-emitting device that can flip on and off 90 billion times a second and could form the basis of optical computing. At its most basic level, your sm ... more		Tiny mechanical wrist gives new dexterity to needlescopic surgery With the flick of a tiny mechanical wrist, a team of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt University's Medical Engineering and Discovery Laboratory hope to give needlescopic surgery a whole new degre ... more		New Zealand cracks down on foreign actors surveilling space activity Confidence in NATO security guarantees plunges in Finland: survey US lost 7 multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March		Start-ups in spotlight at new Hong Kong tech meet Tech entrepreneurs gathered in Hong Kong Friday showing everything from next-generation wearables to "smart" sex toys as investors seek to tap into the Asian market, seen as a breeding ground for start-ups. ... more
				Japanese firm to mature whisky in space Japanese whisky will be sent into space next month to test how time in a zero-gravity environment affects its flavour, one of the country's biggest drinks makers said Friday. ... more		Solar weather reports key to safe space travel Researchers in England are looking ahead to a world where solar and space weather forecasting is nearly as important as weather patterns and predictions on Earth's surface. ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

The growing fear of killer robot armies Years of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong prompted more than a thousand scholars and public figures - including theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Apple co-fo ... more		Payload fit-check for next Ariane 5 mission Payload preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission have marked a new milestone in French Guiana, with the EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite undergoing its initial fit-check wi ... more		The eukaryotic leap as a shift in life's genetic algorithm China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe Carney's Liberals win Canada election defined by Trump		Communications satellite system ready for military use A secure satellite communications system for the U.S. military and allies in the time of global crisis is now live, Lockheed Martin reports. ... more
New IFF system for E-3 AWACS aircraft A new identification-friend-or-foe system has been installed by the U.S. Air Force on an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. ... more		Saudi Arabia seeks ammunition for its land forces Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy more than 1.1 million rounds of ammunition from the United States through a Foreign Military Sales deal. ... more		Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones Facebook on Thursday said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide Internet access to remote locations of the world. ... more		Modified SM-6 missile demos new capability Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 has for the first time intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile in its terminal phase of flight. ... more

	Thales UK providing sighting systems for Scout armored vehicles Thales UK is supplying sighting systems to General Dynamics for the production phase of the British military's Scout Specialist Vehicles. ... more		Latvia to buy Stinger ground-to-air missiles from US Latvia said Friday it would buy Stinger ground-to-air missiles from the United States next year, amid concern in the ex-Soviet Baltic state over Russia's sabre-rattling in the region. ... more

UN chief says energy revolution unstoppable despite US pivot

ACES mission delivers record-breaking atomic clock to ISS for precision timekeeping

Cambodia approves cement factory in wildlife sanctuary

Army tests improvements to M270A1 rocket launch system		Insitu building more small UAVs for Navy, Marines		Space Launch System design 'right on track' for journey to Mars		Domes Arrive for CST-100 Test Article Assembly		Could 'Windbots' Someday Explore the Skies of Jupiter?
US delivers F-16s to Egypt ahead of Kerry visit: embassy		Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones		Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics		Canada to Buy Israeli Iron Dome Technology		ISRO is hoping its 'BIG' offering would gain popularity in the market

Russia develops national high-end navigation system

No sci-fi joke: 'killer robots' strike fear into tech leaders

NASA could help keep large unmanned aircraft clear of commercial planes

Unidentified military orders SFC Energy's fuel cells

Robotic insect mimics Nature's extreme moves

Philippines vows action on Haiyan rebuilding after UN criticism

Cheers as UN irons out roadmap to end poverty

Philippines Haiyan rebuilding 'inadequate', says UN

Bio-inspired robots jump on water

Fukushima operator says 20 tons of rubble lifted from destroyed reactor

China manufacturing index hits two-year low: survey

China new home prices up in July: survey

MH370 clues mount as wreckage identified as Boeing 777

Object recognition for robots

Wireless power transfer with magnetic field enhancement boosted

Private Space Stations, East-West Tensions Won't Spark Space Race

Ultra-thin hollow nanocages could reduce platinum use in fuel cells

Moscow Close to Selling Air Defense System Better Than S-300 to Tehran

Russia schedules first Proton rocket launch since crash

United Launch Alliance announces propulsion development program

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