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  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 Northwestern University researchers studying the gut bacteria of Scott and Mark Kelly, NASA astronauts and identical twin brothers, as part of a unique human study have found that changes to certain gut "bugs" occur in space. The Northwestern team is one of 10 NASA-funded research groups studying the Kelly twins to learn how living in space for a long period of time - such as a mission to Mars - affects the human body. While Scott spent nearly a year in space, his brother, Mark, remained on Earth, ... read more |
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India to launch record 104 satellites next weekIndia will create history by launching a record 104 satellites, including 101 foreign ones, on February 15 from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Monday. "We have te ... more  
Progress Underway for First Commercial Airlock on Space StationThe International Space Station allows NASA to conduct cutting-edge research and technology demonstrations for the next giant leap in human exploration and supports an emerging space economy in low- ... more  
Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fishEngineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball unde ... more  
Toward all-solid lithium batteriesMost batteries are composed of two solid, electrochemically active layers called electrodes, separated by a polymer membrane infused with a liquid or gel electrolyte. But recent research has explore ... more |
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Keeping Space Communications Reliable for an "Always On" WorldSo many of the services we all depend on today are powered by space communications. Just think about it - bank ATMs and gas stations, air traffic safety, smartphones and GPS just to name a few. With ... more 
A new level of SATCOM for government as Intelsat 33e Enters ServiceThis past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017. Launched ... more 
A new recruit for ESA's astronaut corpsMatthias Maurer, from Germany, has started his astronaut training as part of ESA's astronaut corps. Matthias was among the 10 finalists in 2009 selection, and is now undergoing basic training at the ... more 
How stressful will a trip to Mars be on the human bodyPreliminary research results for the NASA Twins Study debuted at NASA's Human Research Program's annual Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas the week of January 23. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly ... more  
Lockheed trims costs for F-35, most expensive plane everLockheed Martin and the Pentagon on Friday said the next batch of F-35 stealth fighters, the most expensive planes in history, will be produced at a reduced cost. ... more  
U.S. Army orders counter-drone systemsSyracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system. ... more |
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 Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia  
Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD developmentLockheed Martin received a $345.5 million contract modification to perform additional development services for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense elements. ... more 
Raytheon contracted for Patriot missile supportRaytheon received a $202 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot weapon system. ... more 
NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV targetThe U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division recently completed a demonstration of its developing Spike missile. ... more 
Scientists build world's tiniest hammer to bang on brain cellsScientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara want to study the effects of various mechanical forces on individual brain cells. Until now, however, researchers didn't have the right tools. ... more |
  
A solar satellite with a deep space mission to capture the most spectacular images ever taken of the Sun will be cooled by technology pioneered by a North East England-based firm.
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will use k-Core Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite technology (APG) designed and manufactured by Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd. Aavid Thermacore's technology will keep instruments ... more Thin, flexible, light-absorbent material for energy and stealth applications The shape of melting in two dimensions New beam pattern yields more precise radar, ultrasound imaging |
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This past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017.
Launched in August of last year, Intelsat 33e is equipped with the most advanced digital payload on a commercial spacecraft. With this exceptionally flexible HTS payload design, Intelsat 33e, operating from 6 ... moreAirbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Keeping Space Communications Reliable for an "Always On" World Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic links |
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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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Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) was launched as a more accurate navigation system compared to the US' GPS system. However, some as yet unexplained technical failures have put the accuracy of the system into question.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has downplayed the failure of three atomic clocks onboard one of the satellites of the India's home grown amb ... more NASA space radio could change how flights are tracked worldwide ISRO to Launch Standby Navigation Satellite to Replace IRNSS-1A First-ever GPS data release to boost space-weather science |
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Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon on Friday said the next batch of F-35 stealth fighters, the most expensive planes in history, will be produced at a reduced cost.
They announced $728 million in savings after President Donald Trump publically upbraided Lockheed over "out of control" costs, although most of the savings were already planned ahead of his involvement, during a months-long contrac ... more Canada negotiating F/A-18 Super Hornet buy Russia to acquire new MiG-35 light fighters UK's BAE Systems in deal with Turkey to develop new Turkish fighter jets |
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An international team, led by a scientist from the University of Sussex, have unveiled the first practical blueprint for how to build a quantum computer, the most powerful computer on Earth.
This huge leap forward towards creating a universal quantum computer is published in the influential journal Science Advances (1). It has long been known that such a computer would revolutionise indust ... more Germanium outperforms silicon in energy efficient transistors with n- und p- conduction The world's first heat-driven transistor Towards new IT devices with stable and transformable solitons |
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Brooke Thornton has devoted eight years to a project that aims to check on the atmospheric health of the Earth. Needless to say, when NASA's Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on the International Space Station (SAGE III on ISS) launches, she'll be among the many cheering and working for its success in space.
"After seeing SAGE III mature from concept, to development, to assembly ... more NASA Taking Stock of Phytoplankton Populations in the Pacific Why the Earth's magnetic poles could be about to swap places NASA Makes an EPIC Update to Website for Daily Earth Pics |
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The Philippine environment minister's move to close some two dozen mines sparked concern Sunday among two of her colleagues, who said it could hit the economy and employment.
The mining industry - accused of illegal tree felling and polluting rivers - has also questioned the order of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez.
The Philippines is the world's top supplier of nickel ore and the mai ... morePhilippines closes 23 mines over damage to environment Hungary court orders retrial over 2010 toxic spill Defense mechanism employed by algae can effectively inhibit marine fouling |
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China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe.
China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
A second Mars probe will bring back samples and conduct research on the planet's structure, composition and environment, Wu said.
Also on the agenda are an asteroid explorat ... more China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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Raytheon received a $202 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot weapon system.
The contract includes sales to various U.S. allies, including Germany, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and the Netherlands. Bids for the contract were solicited via the internet with one received.
According to the U ... more Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD development New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks MEADS team submits updated proposal for Poland's Wilsa program |
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has begun practicing the deployment of medium-range Dongfeng (DF) missiles capable of reaching strategic US and Japanese bases near China, the latest iteration of Beijing's war game-preparations for an armed conflict in the South and East China Seas.
While the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday celebrations carried on, Beijing focused on defens ... more China to sell new AR-2 missile to foreign countries South Korea seeks Sidewinder and Maverick missiles from U.S. Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal |
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The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic worldwide. Optical connections are the obvious successors but optical data transmission requires an adequate nanoscale light source, and this has been lacking.
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) now have created a light source t ... more Three magnetic states for each hole Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle |
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Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish.
The robots are made entirely of hydrogel - a tough, rubbery, nearly transparent material that's composed mostly of water. Each robot is an assembl ... more MIT's wearable AI system can detect a conversation's tone New wave of robots set to deliver the goods Over to you, automation |
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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 |
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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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Syracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system.
The contract was issued on an urgent basis.
Work on the counter-drone systems - engineering, production and sustainment - will mainly performed by SRC at a facility in New York State, with work also being performed by tea ... more NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV target SideArm prototype catches full-size unmanned aerial system flying at full speed Schiebel to supply S-100 UAV for Australian navy |
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