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  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017 /> Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a week-long loop around the Moon may be in for a rough ride even if all goes to plan. In the week that SpaceX announced it would launch two tourists to skirt Earth's satellite in 2018, experts agreed the health effects would chiefly be minor and short-lived. These are the stakes: - Feeling green - "Like every single astronaut who goes into space, they're going to get... very bad motion sickness," Daniel Gran ... read more |
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Chinese drone Wing-Loong II conducts maiden flightYinchuan, China (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 China's reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial system, the Wing-Loong II, has conducted its maiden flight, the Xinhua news agency reported. ... more 
Leonardo rotary drone demonstrator program enters phase 2London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Leonardo will move forward with phase 2 of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System Demonstrator program. ... more 
Flight Hardware for NASA's Space Launch System on Its Way to CapeWashington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 The interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on its way by barge to United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Operation Center at Cape Canaveral ... more 
SpaceX says it will fly civilians to the moon next yearWashington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Next year, two private citizens are expected to become the first humans in nearly 50 years to fly beyond low Earth orbit and circle the moon, aerospace company SpaceX announced Monday. ... more |
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The NASA Imager Dentists Use DailyPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017 When sitting in the dentist's chair, few patients think of NASA. But the space agency is there nonetheless, in the sensor that enables high-resolution, digital X-ray imagery that helps the dentist s ... more 
Marshall shakes, packs, ships and tracks NASA payloadsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 For many of us spring cleaning is an annual ritual and it will be here before we know it. Imagine trying to keep everything organized year-round in a five-bedroom house where everything floats. And ... more 
NASA and SpaceX gives ASU a competitive edge in technological innovationTempe AZ (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 To innovation and beyond, ASU's collaboration with NASA and SpaceX inspires students to reach for the stars. In early January, NASA announced that ASU will lead its first major space exploration mis ... more  
Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellitesParis (ESA) Feb 27, 2017 Europe's Vega small launcher is set to demonstrate its extended capability to deploy multiple light satellites using its new versatile Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser, in the secon ... more 
How bright is the future of space foodHonolulu HI (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 Research at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa could play a major role in NASA's goal to travel to Mars in the 2030s, including what the astronauts could eat during that historic mission. A tr ... more 
Guardsmen to test space capsule recovery systemsGabreski ANGB NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 Forty-five members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing are heading to Hawaii, Feb. 27, to participate in a joint NASA and Defense Department mission to evaluate recovery technique ... more |
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 India stages successful test of missile interceptor 
Schiebel taps Leonardo for radar system for unmanned helicopterGeelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Leonardo reports it is to supply its active electronically-scanned array radar to Austria's Schiebel for use on a Camcopter S-100 aircraft. ... more  
Rockwell Collins, Australian air force test WBHF communication systemGeelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 The Australian air force and Rockwell Collins completed a wideband high frequency communications demonstration between a ground station and a C-17 aircraft. ... more  
U.S. Air Force equips decoy flight vehicles with anti-jam capabilitiesWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force have finished upgrading and validating Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammers used by B-52 and F-16 aircraft. ... more  
China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li Tongyu, the head of carrier rocket devel ... more |
  Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Scientists at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, or DESY, the German research center, have created laser beams with record strength and precision using X-ray glasses.
The lens can successfully concentrate 75 percent of a laser beam onto a spot just 250 nanometers wide - precision approaching upon the theoretical limit.
"Only a few materials are available for making suitable X ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017When Rocket Science Meets X-ray Science  Denver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017York Space partners with Metropolitan State for Denver satellite facility  Zurich, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Scientists forgo kiln, bake ceramics with pressure |
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 Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
The Australian air force and Rockwell Collins completed a wideband high frequency communications demonstration between a ground station and a C-17 aircraft.
The test marked the first time WBHF data was exchanged between the airlifter and a ground station. Operators were able to transmit several forms of information, including real-time chat, streaming video, digital voice audio and file ... more Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio system |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 26, 2016 
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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 27, 2016Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016Antares Rides Again  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign.
All drivers in the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture must install a China-developed satellite navigation system called Beidou "to prevent theft, but also primarily to maintai ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2017UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 22, 2017 
Sweden and Hungary have updated their Gripen fighter lease agreement to give Hungary more flight hours and updated aircraft.
The new comprehensive agreement allows Hungary 400 extra flight hours per year, increasing the limit from 1,600 hours to 2,000 hours.
Sweden will contribute support to cope with the extended flight time.
The Swedish Defense Matériel Agency, FMV, wil ... more Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017U.S. Air Force equips decoy flight vehicles with anti-jam capabilities  London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Charles Woodburn to take over as BAE Systems CEO  Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017U.S. Navy orders 12 new fighter aircraft from Boeing |
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 Manchester, England (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Scientists have used DNA molecules to create a new, super-fast computer that is capable of "growing as it computes."
The research, detailed in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, is the first to prove the feasibility of a nondeterministic universal Turing machine, or NUTM. Until now, such a computing entity existed only in theory.
"Imagine a computer is searching a maze a ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Chinese tech giant eyes global market with custom chip  Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Artificial synapse for neural networks  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Combining the ultra-fast with the ultra-small |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global seafood market. It has also been associated with drug smuggling and slave labor. Illegal in many cases, transshipment has been largely invisible and nearly impossible to manage, because it often occurs far from shore and out of sight. Until now.
Tod ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2017The Long Shot: Photographing A Milk Carton 3500 Kilometres Away  San Francisco CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2017MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 27, 2017Sentinel-2B satellite ready for launch from Kourou |
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 Stockholm (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 
Your cat is a repository for chemicals in your home. As scientists suspected, tests show harmful chemicals can accumulate in the blood of healthy cats.
Researchers measured significantly elevated levels of brominated flame retardants, BFRs, in feline blood samples. BFRs are a class of chemical compounds used to make electronics, clothes and furniture less combustible. Studies have shown ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 1, 2017Israel court orders toxic chemical tank emptied Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Ex-yoga missionary unleashes rage on Philippine miners  Hanoi (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 
China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li Tongyu, the head of carrier rocket development at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said Monday.
The core-stage of CZ-8 will be based on CZ-7 and CZ-3A (Long March 3A) carrier rockets, the CZ-8 is expected to have two sol ... more Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2017China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration |
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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  People living near a South Korean golf course on Tuesday sued to stop it hosting a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, lawyers said, after Chinese media issued a veiled threat of a consumer boycott over the plan.
A subsidiary of retail giant Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-biggest company, signed an agreement Tuesday with the defence ministry to provide the course in the sou ... moreBalasore, India (UPI) Mar 1, 2017India stages successful test of missile interceptor  Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Raytheon developing new tool for war game assessment |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Lockheed Martin received a $427 million contract modification to continue Hellfire II missile production for the U.S. Army.
The Hellfire II missile is a follow-on to the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile family. The variant was first developed in the early 1990s, and features semi-active laser variants including the AGM-114K, AGM-114M and the AGM-114N.
The missile is design ... more Tehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iran tests missiles in naval exercises  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia's Next Gen S-500 Prototype Launch Date Announced  London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missiles |
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 Ramat Gan, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
A research group from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with French colleagues at CNRS Grenoble, has developed a unique experiment to detect quantum events in ultra-thin films. This novel research, to be published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, enhances the understanding of basic phenomena that occur in nano-sized systems close to absolute zero temperature.
A phase tr ... more Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties  Lincoln NB (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications |
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 Raleigh, NC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
New research from North Carolina State University offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches - or biobots - move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to their goal of using biobots to explore collapsed buildings and other spaces in order to identify survivors.
NC State researchers have developed cockroach biobots that can be remotely controlled and ... more Oxford, England (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Study: Even 'benevolent bots' fight, sometimes for years  Lausanne, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Scientists invent new, faster gait for six-legged robots  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2016 
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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 Chincoteague Island, VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2016 
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 ... moreMiami (AFP) Oct 23, 2016Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2016New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 19, 2016Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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 London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017  The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Leonardo will move forward with phase 2 of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System Demonstrator program.
The program, referred to as RWUAS CCD Phase 2, is a two-year agreement that aims to identify, develop and explore plans to integrate rotary-wing capabilities with military unmanned aircraft.
"Supported by our rising defense budget and 178 billion pounds ... more Yinchuan, China (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Chinese drone Wing-Loong II conducts maiden flight  Geelong, Australia (UPI) Feb 27, 2017GA-ASI forms team to supply Reaper drones to Australia  Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017U.S. Air Force to retire MQ-1 Predator drone in 2018 |
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