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  Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches. The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said. "We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," the official told AFP. "We currently share information with voice and by fax" due to limitations in the s ... read more |
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Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises2016 was a fundamental year for Airbus Safran Launchers: the construction of the company was finalized on 1st July, with integration of all its personnel, activities and sites in France and Germany. ... more  
Russia to Construct Glonass Satellite Navigation Station in NicaraguaExperts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service ... more  
Mister Trump Goes to WashingtonHere are a few key space issues that the new President must address. One of the most obvious issues and a large budget item is the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international ISS p ... more  
B-52 bomber drops unarmed nuclear cruise missiles in demoThe nuclear capability of U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers was demonstrated recently with the launch of three unarmed AGM-86B cruise missiles. ... more |
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From School to Space: Satellite Built by Brazilian Students Launched in OrbitA satellite built by students of a Brazilian middle school was launched into space from aboard the International Space Station on Monday, January 16. The Tancredo-1 satellite, developed by the ... more 
2017 Rocket Campaign Begins in AlaskaA NASA sounding rocket campaign during January through March 2017, at the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska will support the effort to better understand the space that surrounds Earth - key situat ... more  
For white-collar staff, AI threatens new workplace revolutionIf your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber. ... more 
When One launch is not enough: SpaceX Return To FlightSpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from California. The Falcon 9 had previously been ... more 
NASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019If NASA intends to continue sending astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) or the moon, the space agency has little choice but to rely on Roscosmos' Soyuz spacecraft, at least until 201 ... more |
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 Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System 
Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESAEurope's beleaguered Galileo satnav has suffered another setback, with clocks failing onboard a number of satellites in space, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation SystemRussia and China are in the process of setting up a joint Differential Corrections and Monitoring (SDCM) high-precision satellite navigation system, China National Space Administration (CNSA) chief ... more |
  
Cracks sank the 'unsinkable' Titanic; decrease the performance of touchscreens and erode teeth. We are familiar with cracks in big or small three-dimensional (3D) objects, but how do thin two-dimensional (2D) materials crack? 2D materials, like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), have emerged as an important asset for future electronic and photoelectric devices.
However, the mechanical properties ... more China's quantum communication satellite delivered for use First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly The power of attraction |
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Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said.
"We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," ... more Airbus to supply French satellite communication systems Northrop Grumman receives $140m BACN contract modification Sharing battlefield information at multiple classification levels via mobile handheld devices |
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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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Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday.
"The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads.
Ac ... more Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation SystemRaytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System |
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Researchers here have made a discovery in materials science that sounds like something from the old Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends: They've found a way to deactivate "nano twins" to improve the high-temperature properties of superalloys that are used in jet engines.
The advance could speed the development of powerful and environmentally friendly turbine engines of all sorts, includ ... more Northrop Grumman, Lufthansa partner for Australian tanker support Safran to buy Zodiac Aerospace for $9 billion BAE Systems providing digital head-up display for F-22 |
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Apple on Friday sued Qualcomm, accusing the California chipmaker of abusing its market power to demand unfair royalties, echoing charges filed days earlier by US antitrust regulators.
Tech giant Apple said in the court filing that it has been overcharged "billions of dollars" by its chipmaking partner's "illegal scheme."
The company also claimed Qualcomm owes it a billion dollars but is ... more The speed limit for intra-chip communications in microprocessors of the future China's largest chip company to build $30 billion semiconductor factory Chip-sized, high-speed terahertz modulator raises possibility of faster data transmission |
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GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA's next-generation of geostationary satellites, has sent the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument. Included among them are a composite color full-disk visible image of the Western Hemisphere captured on January 15, 2017. Created using several of the ABI's 16 spectral channels, the full-disk image offers an example th ... more China's hi-res SAR imaging satellite put into use New inverse algorithm for CO2 retrieval from satellite observations NASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in White |
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while advanced wood-burning cookstoves can provide benefits to the environment and climate, these benefits are less than expected due to higher emissions measured in the field compared to laboratory settings. The study, conducted in rural Malawi, found that pollutant emissions from thes ... more Chinese human rights lawyers set their sights on smog Trump could enact sweeping changes to environment policyChina tells local meteorological bureaus to stop smog alerts |
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China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission.
A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory.
The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to si ... more China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" Beijing's space program soars in 2016 |
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Arrow-3, a missile-defense system capable of destroying targets in space, codeveloped by Israel Aerospace Industries and Boeing, has officially entered service, according to Jerusalem.
The Israeli Air Force announced that the Arrow-3, its newest missile defense system, has officially entered service. The first round of Arrow-3 installations have been delivered to the air force's Aerial Def ... more S. Korea's acting president urges 'swift' THAAD deployment S-500 to strengthen Russia's 'air defense system for the 21 Century' SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control |
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The nuclear capability of U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers was demonstrated recently with the launch of three unarmed AGM-86B cruise missiles.
The Air-Launched Cruise Missile, or ALCM, is designed to deliver a nuclear payload and is a key air component of the nation's nuclear triad.
In the recent test over the Utah Test and Training Range, a B-52H Stratofortress bomber dropped three A ... more Raytheon wins $235 million SM-6 production contract Russian Smerch, Uragan Rocket Launchers to Get Stealth Cloaks U.S. Navy helos getting Lockheed Martin counter-missile capability |
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Silicon crystals are the semiconductors most commonly used to make transistors, which are critical electronic components used to carry out logic operations in computing. However, as faster and more powerful processors are created, silicon has reached a performance limit: the faster it conducts electricity, the hotter it gets, leading to overheating.
Graphene, made of a single-atom-thick sh ... more New research helps to meet the challenges of nanotechnology Lighting up ultrathin films Zeroing in on the true nature of fluids within nanocapillaries |
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If your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber.
After industrial robots and international trade put paid to many manufacturing jobs in the West, millions of white-collar workers could now be under threat from new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI).
The issue of how best to fa ... more Making AI systems that see the world as humans do Scientists proposed a novel regional path tracking scheme for autonomous ground vehicles Cheery robots may make creepy companions, but could be intelligent assistants |
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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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Blighter Surveillance Systems' AUDS counter-UAV defense system recently achieved TRL-9 status following deployment with the U.S. armed forces.
The achievement places the unmanned aircraft detection device at the highest technology readiness level, or TRL. The scale, used by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, ranges from 1 to 9 with 9 referring the most technology mature devices. / ... more GenDyn offers Bluefin SandShark mini-drone for sale online UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithmsLiteye, Tribalco to deliver AUDS systems to U.S. armed forces |
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