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April 01, 2016

Water System Tested on Crew Access Arm at KSC
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2016
Engineers and technicians gathered at dusk recently at a construction site near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to test systems that will support Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The Crew Access Arm and White Room saw some of the most dynamic testing thus far, when hundreds of gallons of water were sprayed along the arm and beneath it for an evaluation of its water deluge system. The system is a key safety feature for future launches on the Starliner, one of two commercial spacecraft i ... read more

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Has Tiangong 1 gone rogue China's announcement in late March that telemetry to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory had ceased is disturbing. The language used in the original Xinhua story was vague, but strongly suggested that T ... more		Lockheed Martin tests Aegis on Australian destroyer A Lockheed Martin integrated test team has started installing an Aegis combat system aboard Australia's first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer. ... more		N. Korea still years from solid-fuel missile system: US expert North Korea's recent solid-fuel rocket engine test suggests a step forward in missile technology, but it remains many years from using such advanced motors for a long-range missile capable of striking the US mainland, a US missile expert said Wednesday. ... more
				Roscosmos Says Reports on Sea Launch Project Sale Might Be True Reports of the multinational Sea Launch spacecraft launch service being sold are "close to the truth," the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, said Wednesday The details of the deal coul ... more		NASA's 'Spaceport of the Future' Reaches Another Milestone NASA has completed a major milestone on its journey to Mars and is ready to begin another phase of work on its spaceport of the future, where the next generation of astronauts will launch to Mars an ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

Russia to deploy missile systems on Kuril islands: defence minister Russia will deploy a range of coastal missile systems on the far-eastern Kuril islands, claimed by Japan, as part of its military build-up in the region, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday. ... more		Burning like the Sun Engineers building parts of a new type of power plant for generating green energy with nuclear fusion are using their expertise from building rockets like Europe's Ariane 5 to create the super-stron ... more		Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications		Space-Related Budget Requests for FY17 Last month, the President submitted his final budget requests to Congress for Fiscal Year 2017. The unclassified space-related funding requests that impact U.S. space activities in exploration, comm ... more
				SSL selected to provide powerful all-electric satellite to Eutelsat Space Systems Loral (SSL) has announced that it was selected to provide a high power all-electric satellite to Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators. The satellite will principall ... more		ASU to develop the next generation science education courseware for NASA Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Deputy Principal Investigator Ariel Anbar of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) will lead the development and evaluation teams for this ... more

Military Network Modernization 2016 - Washington DC - April 25-27

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

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China launches 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 4:11 a.m. Wednesday. The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern ... more		Russia's Roscosmos to Hand Over Glonass Infrastructure to MoD in 2016 The Russian space agency Roscosmos will transfer control over the ground infrastructure of the Glonass global positioning system to the country's defense ministry later this year, Roscosmos head Igo ... more		Marines receive fixed-wing rocket system variant The first fixed-wing variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System has been delivered to a Marine Attack Squadron of AV-8B Harriers by the U.S. Navy. ... more		Rheinmetall providing training aids for KC-390 Embraer Defense & Security has chosen Rheinmetall Defense Electronics Simulation and Training for a KC-390 training media suite. ... more

	India to launch 22 satellites by single rocket in May India is planning to launch a record 22 satellites by a single rocket in May this year from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota, a top space official said. The state-owned Indian Space Resea ... more		Russia May Launch Up to Three Glonass Satellites in 2016 Russia may launch two or three Glonass navigation satellites this year, a senior space industry official said. The official noted that the launches of the satellites would depend on the state of the ... more

Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful

MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space

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China's Midea buys 80% of Toshiba's home appliances arm

China Construction Bank 2015 net profits flat

Japan's Nuclear Watchdog OKs Use of Soil Freezing for Protection of Water

Chinese banks see slight profit rises as economy slows

China overcapacity darkens Asia's 2016 growth prospects: ADB

Japan factory output falls in February at worst pace since 2011

New method to make batteries with organic electrode materials

Separating charge and discharge in measuring future car batteries

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

Precision meets progress in welding on SLS liquid oxygen tanks

New DNA/RNA Tool to Diagnose, Treat Diseases

Insurance for an uncertain climate

New harmonized test protocols for PEM fuel cells in hydrogen vehicles

Protests in Prague as China's Xi signs economic partnership

China steel firm defaults after chairman found dead

Chinese researchers develop new battery technology

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