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April 25, 2016

British astronaut Tim Peaks ran London Marathon from space
London (UPI) Apr 24, 2016
In an out-of-this-world feat, British astronaut Tim Peake competed in his own version of the London Marathon on Sunday. Peake completed 26.2 miles strapped into a harness attached to a treadmill aboard the International Space Station in 3:35:21. In 1999, he completed the distance on the ground in 3:18:50. The 44-year-old astronaut's conditions were much different than the approximately 42,000 runners who ran in London. Because there was no gravity, that means the treadmill can't h ... read more

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150 Long March rocket launches scheduled 2016-2020 China will launch about 150 of its Long March carrier rockets over the next five years, one of its space chiefs said on Friday, days ahead of celebrations marking the launch of the country's first s ... more		China testing own reusable rocket technologies China is working on its own reusable rocket technologies, a source close to the research told Xinhua Thursday. Chinese experts have already built a prototype model to test theories on the reus ... more		Orbital ATK Mississippi facility builds 500th large-scale rocket structure Orbital ATK, Inc reports that the company's Iuka, Mississippi, manufacturing plant has produced its 500th large composite rocket structure for United Launch Alliance (ULA) launch vehicles. Sin ... more
				Prototype Japanese stealth fighter makes maiden flight A stealth fighter by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries conducted its maiden flight Friday in Japan. ... more		China targets 2020 Mars mission launch: official China plans to send a rover to Mars to explore the Red Planet, a top space official announced on Friday, in the latest step of its ambitious space programme. ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

NASA rocket fuel pump tests pave way for methane-fueled Mars lander NASA has tested a 3-D printed rocket engine turbopump with liquid methane - an ideal propellant for engines needed to power many types of spacecraft for NASA's journey to Mars. "This is one of the m ... more		Menstruation in spaceflight: Options for astronauts A new paper in the journal npj Microgravity explores the options for astronauts who want to prevent menstrual bleeding during their space missions. The paper, written by authors at King's College Lo ... more		New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering Ukraine's anti-graft body says new bill restores independence Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback		Soyuz meets its multi-satellite payload for Friday's Arianespace launch The medium-lift Soyuz for Arianespace's upcoming launch from French Guiana is now complete, following the integration of its "upper composite" - which consists of a five-satellite payload to support ... more
				NASA Interested in Using Russia's Vostochny Spaceport The Russian space agency's deputy chief said Roscosmos and NASA were yet to figure out how they could use the spaceport in Russia's Far East jointly but added that this was a matter of "a not-so-dis ... more		Mice in space showed liver damage after two weeks Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight might do to humans, researchers said Wednesday. ... 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

Pentagon says replacing Russian engines would cost extra $1Bln Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Logistics Frank Kendall said that the US armed forces will need to buy Russian RD-180 engines for Atlas rocket boosters to send satellites into space f ... more		India to Launch Navigation Satellite on April 28, Complete Full System India is slated to put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite on April 28, thereby having its full satellite navigation system up in the sky, said a senior space agency official. ... more		Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive species Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroids		Europe to launch satellites for Earth, Einstein Europe is set to launch two satellites on Friday with very important missions: one will track environmental damage to Earth, while the other will test a mainstay of physics theory. ... more
Mobile phone technology propels Starshot's ET space search The ambitious Starshot project aims to send a nanocraft to search for extraterrestrial life in another solar system, powered by a 100 gigawatt laser from Earth. On Tuesday, the 55th anniversar ... more		Mice flown in space show nascent liver damage In a discovery with implications for long-term spaceflight and future missions to Mars, a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that mice flown aboard the space ... more		China offers electronics for Russian rocket engines China is ready to share radiation-resistant electronic components used in spacecraft construction with Russia in exchange for the technology of building liquid-fuel rocket engines, a senior Roscosmo ... more		GPS technology keeps eagle eye on elusive powerful owls Deakin University scientists are using GPS technology to monitor how Melbourne's Powerful Owls make use of urban landscapes. The researchers, from the Centre for Integrative Ecology within Dea ... more

	China to become aerospace power by 2030 China aims to become a global aerospace power by 2030, said Xu Dazhe, director of the China National Space Administration, on Friday. Xu said at a press conference held by the State Council In ... more		Dutch students open world's first pop-up drone cafe Would you like a drone with your cocktail? The world's first cafe using the tiny domestic unmanned aircraft as servers has opened in a Dutch university. ... more

NASA's X-59 moves under its own power

Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster

More than 80% of Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa

China defends right to carry out 'normal' missile tests		China aims for deeper space with new generation rockets		China set to launch "more livable" space lab in Q3		Russia to put 11 communications satellites into orbit by 2025		China plans to launch core module of space station around 2018
Space Subcommittee examines commercial challenges		U.S. Air Force orders 100 more JASSM-ER missiles		China exported military drones to 10 nations: report		A US Department of Space		Nepal's quake-hit ghost village begins fragile recovery

Nepal marks one year since quake as frustration mounts

'Pee power' turns urine into sustainable power source for electronic devices

A year on, millions of Nepal quake survivors wait for aid

A Chinese eye delivers new perspectives on Europe's migrant crisis

Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery

A new way to get electricity from magnetism

Stanford scientists use DNA to investigate cleaner energy sources

Tesla and other tech giants scramble for lithium as prices double

Physicists build engine consisting of one atom

Princeton grad student writes program to help stabilize fusion plasma

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

Europe makes fourth attempt to launch Russian rocket

Detection of atomic scale structure of Cooper-pairs in a high-TC superconductor

NATO warns migrant smugglers 'shifting routes rapidly'

Ecuador's president announces economic measures in wake of killer quake

Heavy-lift helicopters test external load capabilities

XFLY introduces an intelligent flight control navigator

Drone command center set up on U.S. aircraft carrier

Russian stealth bomber to carry hypersonic missiles

Haigh-Farr showcases Antenna Solutions at DATT Summit

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