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April 06, 2016

NASA Progresses Toward SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2016
NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 8. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is targeted to lift off on the company's Falcon 9 rocket at 4:43 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, carrying science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expediti ... read more

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Superconductivity seen in a new light Superconducting materials have the characteristic of letting an electric current flow without resistance. The study of superconductors with a high critical temperature discovered in the 1980s remain ... more		Argonne continues to pave way for improved battery performance testing Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have demonstrated that the design and placement of a tiny measurement device called a reference electrode enhances the quant ... more		Flat boron is a superconductor Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material with such potential. Rice theoretica ... more
				Penn moves one step closer to sustainable hydrogen production Splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen parts may sound like science fiction, but it's the end goal of chemists and chemical engineers like Christopher Murray of the University of Pennsylvania ... more		Gremlins takes flight to provide air-recoverable unmanned air systems DARPA has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which seeks to develop innovative technologies and systems enabling aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air system ... more

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

Hydride-ion conduction makes its first appearance Ionic transport has been studied extensively over the years for energy devices such as fuel cells and batteries using Li+, H+, Ag+, Cu+, F-, and O2-. Yet as Genki Kobayashi and Ryoji Kanno point out ... more		Atlas V OA-6 Anomaly Status ULA successfully launched and deployed the OA-6 Cygnus spacecraft to its desired orbit on Tuesday, March 22. During the launch, the system experienced a premature first stage shutdown. The first sta ... 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		NASA funds UH research on astronauts' loss of muscle strength A $1 million grant from NASA will allow researchers from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance to examine the changes in astronauts' muscle strength and function durin ... more
				Reusing Falcon 9 boosters would slash costs by 30 percent If the SpaceX aerospace manufacturer manages to reuse its Falcon 9 rockets, it could decrease the cost of space launches by 30 percent, the President and Chief operating officer of SpaceX, Gwynne Sh ... more		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

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

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		NASA 'green' propellant passes major pre-flight milestone 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 ... 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		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		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 tests mini-missile interceptor Lockheed Martin reports that its miniature hit-to-kill missile was successfully fired by a multi-mission launcher in an engineering demonstration. ... more		Russian Glonass Satellite Scheduled for Launch on May 21 Russia's Glonass-M navigation satellite will be launched via Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on May 21, according to the Russian Federal Space Agency's (R ... more

	Glonass navigation system's ground infrastructure successfully 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		Kuwait signs contract for 28 Eurofighters Kuwait and Finmeccanica signed Tuesday a contract for 28 Eurofighter "Typhoon" warplanes as the oil-rich Gulf state that is part of the anti-Islamic State coalition beefs up its military might. ... 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

F-35 drops first Joint Standoff Weapon		Raytheon, DRS developing 3rd-generation FLIR system for troops		U.S. to provide new tactical vehicles to Iraq, Colombia		Saab continues ATM maintenance at Swedish military airports		Kalashnikov delivers new anti-tank missiles to Russia
Bell Textron to supply attack helicopters to Pakistan		Souped-Up Nona-S Mortar System to Join Russian Troops Soon		Russia bolsters fighter fleet with new Su-30SM buy		Sweden upgrading Leopard 2 tanks		Kalashnikov looks to civilian market to boost sales

IAI producing C4 systems for Israeli F-35s

New army launcher successfully fires Hellfire, Sidewinder missiles

Lockheed Martin tests Aegis on Australian destroyer

Pentagon announces new push for 'smart' fabrics

Marines receive fixed-wing rocket system variant

Vibrations make large landslides flow like fluid

To flee Lebanon's trash crisis, family heads to Syria

'Powerful force' behind Panama Papers: China media

China's HBIS to acquire Serbia steel plant

Chinese 'parachute kids' flock to US schools

China considers debt-equity-swaps for banks: reports

Airbus warns against Brexit in letter to UK workers

Robot Technology Set to Invade Earth

Engineer builds paperlike battery electrode with glass-ceramic

Rekindling old world warmth with LEDs

UK govt accused of prioritising China ties over steel jobs

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

China launches 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite

It's home bittersweet home for returning Iraqi migrants

Panama Papers: huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders

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