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March 03, 2016

Russian eyes nuclear engine for fast space travel
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2016
A nuclear engine currently being developed in Russia by the nuclear agency Rosatom and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will allow a spaceship to reach Mars in an unprecedentedly short period of just 1.5 months, Rosatom's General Director Sergei Kirienko said Wednesday. According to Kirienko, using existing technology, a spacecraft takes around 18 months to reach Mars and it has no way of returning back to Earth or to maneuver while en route. "Installing a nuclear engine will all ... read more

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				Moving in to Tiangong 2 After months of speculation, it's official. The crew of Shenzhou 11 will live aboard the Tiangong 2 space laboratory for 30 days. Add more time in space for them to fly to the laboratory and come ... more		Aerojet and ULA partner with USAF to develop RD-180 replacement engine The U.S. Air Force selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to share in a public-private partnership to develop jointly the AR ... more

Orion launch abort motor case passes structural qualification test Orbital ATK has conducted a structural qualification test January 26 on its abort motor case that is being manufactured for use on NASA's Orion spacecraft. Orbital ATK's launch abort motor is integr ... more		Underwater robots can be programmed to make independent decisions More than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, yet scientists know more about space than about what happens in the ocean. One way scientists are trying to improve their understandi ... 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		Launch America: Suni Williams on Commercial Crew Suni Williams is one of four astronauts selected to train closely with Boeing and SpaceX as they develop a new generation of human-rated space systems in partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Prog ... more
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NASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a "low boom" flight demonstration aircraft. This is the firs ... more		ESA helping to keep transport systems on track Operators of UK transport networks are the first who are set to benefit from Live Land, a satellite-based land monitoring system developed through ESA. Transport operators across the UK face s ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Russia to Orbit World's First Nanosatellite The world's first 3D-printed Cubesat nanosatellite will be launched to the International Space Station later this month, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Tomsk Polytechnic University press service. ... more
US Missile Defense Outdated The global geopolitical environment has changed, but the US missile defense strategy has stayed the same, making Washington vulnerable to new nuclear challenges, a US analyst wrote. The US has ... more		NASA Goddard network maintains communications from space to ground Spending nearly a year in space, 249 miles from Earth, could be a lonely prospect, but an office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, made sure astronaut Scott Kelly could r ... more		US Aerospace Company Wins Contract to Replace Russian Rocket Engines The US Air Force has awarded a major US aerospace corporation a contract worth more than $100 million to build a new rocket propulsion system to end American dependence on the Russian RD-180 engine, ... more		Harris Corp. wins place on $12B Army radio contract Harris Corporation has won a place on a $12.7 billion U.S. Army indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for HMS Manpack radios. ... more

	Turkey denies it blocking NATO mission in Aegean Turkey on Wednesday denied claims that it was blocking NATO vessels deployed in the Aegean Sea from launching a mission to help stop the flow of migrants from Turkish shores to EU territory. ... more		USAF preparing for F-35 initial operational capability status U.S. Air Force F-35 units have dropped laser-guided bombs at a Utah test range, the first use of weapons by combat fighter wings. ... more

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Kuwait MPs approve extra $500 mln for Eurofighter jets

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China cuts reserve requirements in bid to boost economy

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