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January 29, 2016

Pentagon Can't Overcome Its Russian Engines Addiction: McCain
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jan 29, 2016
Despite John McCain's profound displeasure, US defense officials are not inclined to abandon the RD-180 Russian rocket engines until 2021 or 2022 earliest. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the United States Air Force has become one of Russia's longstanding customers: for years the Pentagon was buying the RD-180 Russian rocket engines to put its satellites into space. However, after the Washington-fomented February coup in Ukraine in 2014, the Russo-American relationship has deteriorated. ... read more

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James describes way forward to Space-Launch System Everyone agrees the United States depends on space-based assets as part of the defense of the homeland and the ability to command and control forces worldwide, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James ... more		Astronaut rescue exercise proves Det. 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA It's not common an astronaut must be rescued out of rough open waters after descending home to Earth in a crewed capsule but when those Space Race era days of human space flight return, a small Air ... more		Innovations in the Air Sure, Google's driverless car is pretty cool. But according to key leaders in the aerospace industry, much of the world's most innovative work is happening not in Silicon Valley but in the laborator ... more
				Ariane 6 design finalized, set for 2020 launch Airbus Safran Launchers has finalized the architecture for its Ariane 6 launch vehicle, announcing a maiden launch to take place in 2020. ... more		Russia launches ambitious cosmic robotics project The development of state-of-the-art robots capable of operating in outer space will begin in Russia this year, media reports said. Russian scientists will begin the development of sophisticate ... more

Last Launch for Long March 2F/G At some time this year, China will launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. It will look much like its predecessor, Tiangong 1: A stubby cylindrical crew module with a smaller service module at its r ... more		Ascent Trajectories and the Gravity Turn Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 26, 2016 Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the ... 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		Bezos space firm duplicates reusable rocket breakthrough Two months after the breakthrough launch and vertical landing of a reusable rocket, the space firm created by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos did it again. ... more
				The Path to the Pad 2016 is well underway. Another year over, another year begun. For the SLS program, it means we're even further past the halfway point toward launch readiness. It's been only four years since t ... more		SpaceX Tests Crew Dragon Parachutes Four red-and-white parachutes unfurled high above the desert near Coolidge, Arizona, recently during a test of the system that initially will be used to safely land SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft c ... more

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France delivers 3 more Rafale fighters to Egypt Egypt was to receive three Rafale fighters from France on Thursday, a French embassy official said, six months after Paris delivered the first three of a consignment of 24 of the warplanes. ... more		Japan unveils first stealth fighter jet Japan on Thursday unveiled its first stealth fighter jet, officials said, with the maiden test flight planned for next month. ... more		Japan reveals first domestic stealth aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries revealed its prototype of Japan's first indigenous stealth fighter at a media event in central Japan. ... more		Rolls-Royce to provide engines, propulsion support for C-130Js Rolls-Royce has been contracted by the U.S. Air Force to supply spare engines and provide propulsion system sustainment for their C-130J aircraft. ... more

	BAE Systems reveals new system for avoiding air collisions BAE Systems has revealed details about its Centralised Aviation Data Service system used to reduce the risk of collisions in uncontrolled U.K. airspace. ... more		US to lack full space launch capability beyond 2019 without Russian engine Full US space launch capability may be delayed beyond 2019 if it cuts its supply of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines, US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told the Senate Armed Services Commit ... more

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KC-46A Pegasus tanker completes first refueling flight

Navy successfully tests new system for unmanned vehicles

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Fincantieri signs framework accords with Iranian companies

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China state media accuse Soros of 'declaring war' on yuan

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RAF tests Typhoon fighter enhancements

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