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June 03, 2016

Harris Completes Production of All Aireon ADS-B Hosted Payloads
McLean VA (SPX) Jun 03, 2016
Aireon has announced that Harris Corporation finished production on all Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) 1090 Extended Squitter receiver payloads that will enable its global air traffic surveillance service. The 81 ADS-B payloads were completed ahead of schedule and represent the largest implementation of a hosted payload solution ever achieved. Completion of these payloads represents another milestone toward deploying Aireon's space-based ADS-B service and enabling real-time air ... read more

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China plans 5 new space science satellites China will put into space five new satellites within about five years as part of the country's fast-expanding space science program, a national science chief said on Wednesday. The five satell ... more		Bolivia to pay back loan to China for Tupac Katari satellite Bolivia is set to make its fifth loan payment worth 10 million U.S. dollars to the China Development Bank for a satellite China helped the South American country build and launch, the Bolivian Space ... more		EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat are installed on Arianespace's Ariane 5 The payload integration process was completed in French Guiana for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 Flight VA230 on June 8. During activity this week inside the Spaceport's Arian ... more
				Airbus DS to provide German armed forces with satcomm services for the next 7 years Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract worth 113.8 million euros by the procurement agency of German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) to provide commercial satellite communication services until ... more		PPPL physicist conducts experiments indicating efficiency of fusion start-up technique Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has for the first time performed computer simulations indicatin ... more

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

China launches new satellite for civilian hi-res mapping China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The 2.7-tonne Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the bac ... more		Russia invests in future by building Vostochny Cosmodrome The spaceport in Kazakhstan is a unique space complex built by the Soviet Union, but its infrastructure is falling into disrepair now due to natural causes and aging equipment. Invest in the Vostoch ... more		EU top diplomat rejects Europe 'bashing' by US as calls grow for a US reset European debate over nuclear weapons gains pace Supreme leader says Iran can sink US warship as Geneva talks conclude		Russian Glonass-M satellite reaches target orbit The Glonass-M navigation satellite, launched from Russia's Plesetsk space center atop a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, was brought to its target orbit by the Fregat upper stage, the Russian Defense Mini ... more
				India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, "Mission accomplished successfully." Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years f ... more		Chine's satellite industry eyes global satellite market China is likely to be building and supplying at least 10 percent of the world's satellites by 2020, according to a leading space researcher. "A forecast by a foreign consultancy said that arou ... more

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Understanding today's rocket engine market Many innovators have proposed a variety of concepts that might propel a launch vehicle from Earth to orbit. However, only two basic types of rocket engines have survived the test of fire: Solid prop ... more		Cubic launches virtualization servers for battlefield use Cubic Corporation announced Wednesday the launch of new virtualization servers meant for mobile, rugged and battlefield environments. ... more		Slow mantle flow built Antarctica gravity low over tens of millions of years Southern Indian Ocean waters lose salt as climate shifts currents Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists		Portugal to modernize its C-130H transports The contracting process for modernizing C-130H transports of the Portuguese Air Force has been authorized by Minister of National Defense José Alberto Azeredo Lopes. ... more
Predator next-gen derivative Big Wing boosts flight time The Big Wing next-generation derivative of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system has performed a 37-hour, non-stop flight in testing by GA-ASI. ... more		United Launch Alliance gets $138 million Atlas V contract United Launch Services LLC has been awarded a $138 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for launch vehicle production services for the Atlas V 541 system. ... more		Boeing JDAM contract nearly doubled due to 'warfighter demand' Boeing Defense Space and Security has been awarded a not-to-exceed $3.2 billion fixed-price, incentive-firm, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification for Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits. ... more		L-3 gets $1.9 billion KC-10 Extender contract L-3 Communications, Vertex Aerospace LLC was awarded a $1.9 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force contract for KC-10 airframe contractor support. ... more

	Lockheed Martin flies T-50A Lockheed Martin has conducted an initial flight test of its T-50A jet aircraft, which it is offering the Air Force in the Advanced Pilot Training competition. ... more		Australia approved for $302 million SM-2 missile deal Australia has received State Department approval for acquisition of as many as 80 SM-2 missiles through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. ... more

Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals

Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisis

Sikorsky commercial helo takes autonomous flight		Insitu gets U.S. Navy Blackjack drone contract		USAF production decision on KC-46 delayed		Fiat Chrysler discussing Romanian Jeep production		US Army camera captures explosives in fine detail
Lithuania eyes Norwegian air defense system		Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims		Thai military men convicted for attack on mine activists		Ecuador needs $3.3 bn to rebuild from quake: government		Signals detected from EgyptAir black box

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Carnegie Mellon transparency reports make AI decision-making accountable

Better combustion for power generation

Myanmar gem firms say $100m 'missing' from industry fund

Robotics engineers design actuators inspired by muscle

Tiny probe could produce big improvements in batteries and fuel cells

China manufacturing expands for third straight month: govt

Robot home-help and virtual reality at Taiwan's Computex

To save China's economy, read more Marx, scholars say

NASA Chief: Congress Should Revise US-China Space Cooperation Law

RE2 Robotics contracted to support USAF airfield damage repair program

Raytheon awarded $365 million Aegis contract

DARPA sets sights on Robotic Space Plane for next generation warfare

EU, Berlin oppose Chinese bid for German robotics maker: report

Loitering, lethal airborne system for U.S. Army on way

Lockheed gets Air Force S2E2 Increment 3 contract

Bell-Boeing gets Osprey aerial refueling contract

L-3 Communications to open new facility in Canada

Rethinking hospital alarms

International Partners Provide Science Satellites for first SLS mission

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