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April 04, 2016

NASA 'green' propellant passes major pre-flight milestone
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 04, 2016
Like all rocket engines, the small thrusters that a spacecraft or satellite fires to maintain or change positions need fuel. Currently, many use hydrazine - a toxic and corrosive fuel that requires special handling and equipment. NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) recently took another major step toward demonstrating the capabilities of a new propellant that is safer to handle on the ground and more efficient for thrusters in space. The GPIM spacecraft has passed a major flight readin ... read more

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Blue Origin rocket makes third successful vertical landing American space firm Blue Origin successfully completed the third launch and vertical landing of its reusable New Shepard rocket on Saturday, company founder and Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said. ... more		Ground-based Galileo satellite joins post-launch dress rehearsal The navigation satellite set to become the 16th in the Galileo constellation has been taken through a Europe-wide rehearsal for its launch and early operations in space. Sitting in the cleanro ... more		Glonass navigation system's ground infrastructure completed The testing of the ground control system of the Glonass satellite navigation system has been completed, Nikolay Testoyedov, the Head of the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company told Izves ... more
				Silicon Beach: LA tech hub where the sun always shines Better known for its palm trees and celebrities, Los Angeles is also emerging as a tech hub, with its so-called Silicon Beach area offering a sun-kissed alternative to Silicon Valley. ... more		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

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

Water System Tested on Crew Access Arm at KSC 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 Cre ... 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		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		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

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

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		Pentagon announces new push for 'smart' fabrics US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced an initiative Friday to create smart textiles that one day could see tents made of power-generating fabric, running shoes as light as socks and uniforms that detect chemical and nuclear contamination. ... more		First wildfire images reveal FireSat's unmatched detection capabilities MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch MicroCarb satellite launch marks new era in urban carbon tracking		Nowhere to hide with drones over Tokyo The next buzz among Tokyoites may not be the latest cell phone app or chic fashion trend, but the sound of an overhead drone on the prowl. Considering Japan's geography, demography, and fiscal ... more
Skilled drone pilots needed Online and newspaper "Help Wanted" ads are likely to include a new kind of job listing in the near future: skilled drone pilots ready for immediate work on solar panel farms, fire stations, and even ... 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		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		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 to unveil new rockets; First Vostochny launch set for April Russia will show the design of a super-heavy space launch vehicle before the end of 2016, the head of Roscosmos State Corporation said Wednesday. By the end of the year Roscosmos will present ... more		No plans for killer US military robots... yet Robotic systems and unmanned vehicles are playing an ever-growing role in the US military - but don't expect to see Terminator-style droids striding across the battlefield just yet. ... more

Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful

MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space

Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency

Rheinmetall providing training aids for KC-390		India to launch 22 satellites by single rocket in May		Russia May Launch Up to Three Glonass Satellites in 2016		Program Aims to Facilitate Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites		It's home bittersweet home for returning Iraqi migrants
Silk Road snaked farther south than previously thought		Red Cross says more funds needed in wake of Fiji super cyclone		Superconductivity seen in a new light		Rekindling old world warmth with LEDs		Robot Technology Set to Invade Earth

Engineer builds paperlike battery electrode with glass-ceramic

Japan big manufacturers' confidence drops to three-year low

China manufacturing expands for first time in 9 months

UK govt accused of prioritising China ties over steel jobs

Australia says possible MH370 debris found on Mauritius

Amazon makes foray into fashion world

Moving microswimmers with tiny swirling flows

Steelmakers tell EU to get tough on China dumping

Profits soar at China's big three airlines

One-pronged strategy: China's Fosun vows to become 'giant unicorn'

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

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

Precision meets progress in welding on SLS liquid oxygen tanks

Lockheed Martin resumes production of TACMS missiles

India acquiring Stinger missiles for its new helicopters

Harris supplies tactical radios to African country

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