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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2017 In 2016, the Chinese government launched a whole array of major space-related projects which proved to be successful, Russian military expert Vasily Kashin told Sputnik China. In 2016, China started tests of its first heavy-lift Long March-5 rocket. The successful completion of the launch vehicle will pave the way for the construction of a Chinese space station, Kashin told Sputnik China. He also cited tests of the country's solid-propellant rockets. Earlier this year, China was the first to ... read more |
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Russia to double number of space launches in 2017Director-General Igor Komarov said that Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos plans to launch twice as many rockets into space in 2017 as in the outgoing year. Russia's state space corpor ... more 
Russia won't be leaving Baikonur anytime soonThis week, Russia and Kazakhstan signed a cooperation agreement extending Russia's use of Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. According to experts, there are a number of very good reasons why cooperat ... more  
Launch of Russia's new progress spacecraft set for February 2The launch of Russia's Progress MS-05 space freighter to the International Space Station (ISS) is preliminary set for February 2, 2017, although it could be postponed, a space industry source told R ... more  
China to offer global satellite navigation service by 2020China plans to form a BeiDou network consisting of 35 satellites for global navigation services by 2020, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday. The cou ... more |
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Tiny spy drones no match for Repellent-1 mobile anti-drone netRussian engineers have completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex. Appropriately named the 'Repellent', the system is designed to suppress and destroy miniaturized enemy drones ... more 
Space station battery replacements to begin New Year's EveThe batteries that store the energy generated by the International Space Station's four solar panel arrays are being replaced. The initial work, which will be executed by the space station's robotic arm Dextre, is scheduled to begin on New Year's Eve. ... more  
Driverless platoonsAs driverless cars merge into our transportation system in the coming years, some researchers believe autonomous vehicles may save fuel by trailing each other in large platoons. Like birds and fight ... more 
Europe and Russia looking at Space Tug ProjectEurope's largest aerospace group Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) plans to help the Russian Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in the practical implementation of a project to create a sp ... more 
India to develop large scale solid fuel mixerIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) uses solid motors of 139 ton capacity for PSLV/GSLV flights and 200 ton capacity for the GSLV Mk III flights as part of their first stage. These motors are ... more |
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 Avatar-style S. Korean manned robot takes first baby steps 
General Atomics to perform Reaper, Predator support servicesGeneral Atomics has received a $349 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper support services. ... more  
Bright future for energy devicesA little sodium goes a long way. At least that's the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes. A research ... more |
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The Russian Space Systems holding, which belongs to the state-run Roscosmos space corporation, has created a new miniature electrostatic discharge measurement unit that can help extend the lifespan of satellite electronic equipment, the company said Tuesday in a statement.
"A miniature measurement unit for the electrostatic discharge parameters, created by the Russian Space Systems holding ... more 'Just the first stage': unique 3D-printed Siberian satellite to orbit Earth European Defense Agency to explore 3D printing feasibility China to improve space debris database, spacecraft protection |
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Raytheon has received a $32 million contract to produce next-generation Link Level Communication Security 7M encryptors for U.S. Navy military radios.
The encryptors are designed to provide enhanced security for Link 22 tactical radio systems used by the U.S. military and its international partners. The radios are slated to replace Link 11 systems currently in use. According to Raytheon ... more Underwater radio, anyone? Japan to Launch First Military Communications Satellite on January 24 Intelsat General to provide satellite services to RiteNet for US Army network |
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In the decade to come Russia will face strong competition from China for the commercial launch of satellites for developing countries, according to Ivan Moiseev, director of the Institute of Space Policy."China is trying to expand its space launching services, developing new boosters for different segments of the market," Moiseev told RIA Novosti.
"It has constructed a new spacecraft launc ... more Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission Antares Rides Again Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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China plans to form a BeiDou network consisting of 35 satellites for global navigation services by 2020, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
The country plans to start providing basic services to countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-century Maritime Silk Road in 2018, said the document titled "China's Space Activities in 2016." ... more Austrian cows swap bells from 'hell' for GPS Russia, China Making Progress in Synchronization of GLONASS, BeiDou Systems Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISRO |
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  Russian rescuers working round the clock have found the main black box from the Syria-bound military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.
The defence ministry said the box, which could provide vital clues as to why the Tu-154 jet crashed, was discovered early Tuesday only 1,600 metres from the shore and 17 metres under the surface and was i ... more South Korea deploys AH-64E Apache helicopters for training Sikorsky funded for Phase III of DARPA's ALIAS program Lockheed Martin contracted for South Korean F-35 integration work |
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Transparent conductors are one of the key elements of today's electronic and optoelectronic devices such as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, smart phones, etc. Most of the current technology is based on the use of the semiconductor Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) as a transparent conducting material. However, even though ITO presents several exceptional properties, such as a large tra ... more World's smallest radio receiver has building blocks the size of 2 atoms The world's first demonstration of spintronics-based artificial intelligence Fundamental solid state phenomenon unraveled |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases, and causes great concern due to the rapid increase in its atmospheric concentrations. China launched its first minisatellite dedicated to the carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC on December 22, 2016.
The Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TANSAT) was designed to focus on the global observation of CO2. Fo ... more There's a jet stream in our core China launches new weather satellite Fengyun-4 exactEarth to study Small Vessel Tracking for UK Space Agency |
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Madrid's city hall announced Wednesday it had ordered half of most private cars off the roads to fight a particularly bad bout of pollution, a first in Spain.
From Thursday, between 0530 GMT and 2000 GMT, "vehicles with even-number registration plates will be allowed to drive around on even-number days and cars with odd-number registration plates on odd-number days," it said in a statement. ... moreMadrid lifts partial car ban as pollution eases RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year Obama criticized after monument designation |
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China is planning to conduct the first orbiting and roving exploration of Mars by 2020, the country's State Council Information Office (SCIO) said Tuesday in a report.
"China intends to execute its first Mars exploration operation, and grasp key technologies for orbiting, landing and roving exploration. It plans to launch the first Mars probe by 2020 to carry out orbiting and roving explor ... more Beijing's space program soars in 2016 China to expand int'l cooperation on space sciences China sees rapid development of space science and technology |
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Raytheon is to modernize the Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System of an unidentified country under a $600 million commercial sales contract.
The upgrade will advance the country's Patriot system to the most advanced configuration available, the Configuration 3+ with Post Deployment Build 8 software and hardware.
The configuration enables the Patriot to use the PAC-3 ... more MBDA submits proposal for TLVS development in GermanyLockheed Martin receives $1.4 billion for Patriot missile sales U.S. Air Force approves Lockheed Martin's SBIRS ground system |
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  Raytheon has received a $207.9 million contract to produce Stinger missiles and supporting equipment for foreign military sales to Qatar, India and Italy.
The contract covers production for Stinger FIM-92H Block 1 missiles, FIM-92F Block 1 missiles, spares, captive flight trainers, and other training devices. Work is set to be performed at Raytheon's facility in Tucson, Ariz., and is ex ... more U.S. Navy orders 214 Raytheon Tomahawk missiles U.S. missile deal for Poland finalized Successful flight test for Norwegian missile |
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Nanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials and energy, develop enhanced solar cells and more efficient rechargeable batteries and replace harmful substances with eco-compatible solutions.
"Nanotechnology is a seminal technology. The UMWELTnanoTECH project association has delivered excellent results. Even the smallest ac ... more Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infrared New aspect of atom mimicry for nanotechnology applications ANU demonstrates 'ghost imaging' with atoms |
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As driverless cars merge into our transportation system in the coming years, some researchers believe autonomous vehicles may save fuel by trailing each other in large platoons. Like birds and fighter jets flying in formation, or bikers and race car drivers drafting in packs, vehicles experience less aerodynamic drag when they drive close together.
But assembling a vehicle platoon to deliv ... moreAvatar-style S. Korean manned robot takes first baby steps Marriage and more with robots: science fiction or new reality? Mimicking biological movements with soft robots |
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Access to space has long been an interest area of space agencies. In this domain, China became a force to be reckoned with as several Chinese space companies made great strides in the space race.For several years China's space program has been kept secret.
But earlier this year China launched its Long March 7 rocket, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, marking "a mome ... more Aerojet Rocketdyne to supply electric power system for Dream Chaser |
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This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket launches to the International Space ... moreOrbital cargo ship arrives at space station New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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Russian engineers have completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex. Appropriately named the 'Repellent', the system is designed to suppress and destroy miniaturized enemy drones no larger than a few dozen centimeters and no heavier than a few kilograms.Russia's Izvestia newspaper reports that the system, first shown off at the Army-2016 expo in September, is now being consid ... more General Atomics to perform Reaper, Predator support services Britain, France continue drone development project Ford studies using drones to guide self-driving cars |
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