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  Washington (AFP) March 20, 2017 A SpaceX reusable cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean safely on Sunday, ending a mission to supply astronauts on the International Space Station, the company said. The Dragon capsule - the only such vessel capable of returning research samples and other material to Earth - remained docked with the ISS for nearly a month after delivering more than two tonnes of food, water and scientific equipment for NASA on February 23. Before its departure, the crew loaded the cargo ship with old e ... read more |
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Progress Toward an Ability to Recover Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on the FlyWashington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 DARPA recently completed Phase 1 of its Gremlins program, which envisions volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs)-or "gremlins"-that could be launched and later retrieved in mid ... more 
N. Korea's Kim hails engine test as 'new birth' for rocket industrySeoul (AFP) March 19, 2017 North Korea has tested a powerful new rocket engine, state media said Sunday, with leader Kim Jong-Un hailing the successful test as a "new birth" for the nation's rocket industry. ... more 
Canada limits recreational drone use as incidents soarOttawa (AFP) March 16, 2017 Canada on Thursday announced limits on the use of drones for recreation following a surge in the number of incidents due to their rapid rise in popularity. ... more 
FAA Approval Could Mean Big Things for UAS AdoptionMcLean VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 arlier this year there was an announcement that could usher in a new era for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the United States. The Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota became the first ... more |
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Rakuten and AirMap announce joint venture to bring unmanned traffic management platform to JapanTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Rakuten and AirMap have announced the launch of a joint venture, Rakuten AirMap, Inc. The joint venture will provide Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions to drone operators and airspace manag ... more  
NASA twins study team begins integrating resultsHouston TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 It begins with one instrument. Then another joins in. Before you know it a grand symphony is playing before your eyes. NASA Twins Study researchers are eager to integrate their results and create a ... more 
Hitting the brakes at Alpha CentauriLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 While one of the most important challenges for future interstellar travel is to how send a probe to other stellar system relatively fast, another issue that needs to be resolved is how to successful ... more  
Toward Machines that Improve with ExperienceWashington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Self-driving taxis. Cell phones that react appropriately to spoken requests. Computers that outcompete world-class chess and Go players. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part and parcel of t ... more  
Trump's budget would cut NASA asteroid mission, earth scienceMiami (AFP) March 16, 2017 Under US President Donald Trump's proposed budget, NASA's funding would stay largely intact but the space agency would abandon plans to lasso an asteroid, along with four Earth and climate missions. ... more  
Raytheon developing next-gen missile defense communicationsWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 Raytheon received an $11.8 million contract to develop new communication technologies for the U.S. Office of Naval Research. ... more |
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Aiming Higher: High School Students Build Flight Hardware Bound for SpaceHuntsville AL (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Students at an Alabama high school have done so well in a NASA program that they are now making parts for use on the International Space Station. For more than 50 years, NASA has sponsored pro ... more 
Student Scientists Select Menu for AstronautsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 If you've ever had a cold preventing you from really tasting your food, you've experienced what astronauts aboard the International Space Station encounter at every meal. In a reduced-gravity enviro ... more 
SpaceX launches EchoStar XXIII comms satellite into orbitWashington (AFP) Mar 16, 2017 SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched a communications satellite into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 2 am (0600 GMT) carrying t ... more  
Delta IV rocket launches military communications satelliteCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 19, 2017 A Delta IV rocket, carrying a $445 million U.S. military satellite, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday after a 34-minute delay. ... more |
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In a recent article published in Physical Review Letters (PRL 118, 117202 (2017)), researchers from the Nanomagnetism group at nanoGUNE reported so-far unknown anomalies near dynamic phase transitions (DPTs).
Such anomalies do not exist in corresponding thermodynamic phase transitions (TPTs), and thus, they constitute a distinct difference between DPTs and TPTs, even though their equivalen ... more Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Airbus ships first high-power all-electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite to Kourou for Eutelsat  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Using lasers to create ultra-short pulses  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Next-gen steel under the microscope |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 19, 2017 
A Delta IV rocket, carrying a $445 million U.S. military satellite, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday after a 34-minute delay.
The 22-story rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance, took off at from Launch Complex 37 at 8:18 p.m. EDT on Saturday evening, powered by a thrust of 1.7 million pounds. The delay was due to a problem with ULA ground support equipment. ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Harris radio system gains NSA certification  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Intelsat General becomes Airbus channel partner for military satellite communications  Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Rockwell Collins, Australian air force test WBHF communication 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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Scientists studying the Northern Lights say they think their research will lead to new technology to reduce outages from satellite navigation systems.
Researchers at the University of Bath in England found for the first time that turbulence does not take place within the Northern Lights and instead that unknown mechanisms are responsible for the outages of Global Navigation Satellite Sy ... more Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017DevOps process reduces GPS OCX development time for Raytheon  Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS  New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017  Lockheed Martin has received a $40 million contract modification to sustain the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fleet.
Under the agreement, the company will strip and recoat F-22 coatings reverting earlier than initially expected.
Work on the contract will be performed at various locations in California, Georgia, Utah and Texas. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017U.S. Army looks to Air Force for future air defenses  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Boeing gets $3.2B for Apache sales to Saudi Arabia  Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2017Romania plans to buy 20 additional F-16s |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Researchers at ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich have built a tiny redox flow battery. This means that future computer chip stacks - in which individual chips are stacked like pancakes to save space and energy - could be supplied with electrical power and cooled at the same time by such integrated flow batteries. In a flow battery, an electrochemical reaction is used to produce electricity out ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Ultrashort light pulses for fast 'lightwave' computers  Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Two radio signals, one chip, open a new world for wireless communication  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Bushwhacking into Unexplored Transistor Territories |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2017 
The first global, long-term satellite study of airborne ammonia gas has revealed "hotspots" of the pollutant over four of the world's most productive agricultural regions. The results of the study, conducted using data from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite, could inform the development of strategies to control pollution from ammonia and ammonia bypro ... more by Kasha Patel for GSFC NewsNASA says goodbye to a Pathfinder Earth Satellite after 17 years  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Mar 15, 201715 years of GRACE: Satellite mission flies thrice its planned time  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2017Relativistic Electrons Uncovered with NASA's Van Allen Probes |
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 Miami (AFP) March 16, 2017  US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would slash funding for science, health and environmental programs at home and abroad, sparking an outcry Thursday among experts who say the cuts would endanger the planet.
The blueprint, which also includes sharp cuts in spending on the arts and foreign aid, has yet to undergo scrutiny in Congress and must be approved by lawmakers before it c ... more Jakarta (AFP) March 17, 2017Indonesia summons UK envoy over coral reef destruction  Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017China's severe winter haze tied to effects of global climate change  Washington (AFP) March 15, 2017Trump to undo Obama auto emission rules: official |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 
Raytheon received an $11.8 million contract to develop new communication technologies for the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
The new technologies, known as Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires, or CIIF, will aim to enhance situational awareness capabilities for the U.S. Navy's air and missile defense operations.
According to Raytheon, CIIF will enable new and ... more Riyadh (AFP) March 18, 2017Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile as camp toll rises  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $80M for Aegis foreign military sales  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017Australia's HMAS Hobart completes sea trials with Aegis |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017 
Pakistan's navy completed a successful test firing of a land-based anti-ship missile, the branch announced in a statement on Thursday.
The country's defense officials said the recently demonstrated weapon was equipped with advanced technology and avionics, and is capable of accurately engaging targets at sea. The missile's identity and manufacturer were not disclosed.
The test fi ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Russia's Baltic Fleet trains with S-400 air defense systems  Boulder CO (UPI) Mar 15, 2017Orbital ATK supplying rocket-launched flares for U.S. military  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017State Dept. approves possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Britain |
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 Akron OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with entropy instead of chemistry, according to a discovery by Dr. Alamgir Karim, UA's Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Professor of Polymer Engineering, and his student Dr. Ren Zhang. Polymer thin films are used in a variety of technological applications, for example paints, lubricants, an ... more Paris, France (SPX) Mar 15, 2017The world's first international race for molecule-cars, the Nanocar Race is on  San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017New nano-implant could one day help restore sight  Onna, Japan (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Shaping the future |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017  Self-driving taxis. Cell phones that react appropriately to spoken requests. Computers that outcompete world-class chess and Go players. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part and parcel of the technological landscape-not only in the civilian and commercial worlds but also within the Defense Department, where AI is finding application in such arenas as cybersecurity and dynamic logistics ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Songs that make robots cry  Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV |
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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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 McLean VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
arlier this year there was an announcement that could usher in a new era for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the United States. The Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota became the first such facility authorized to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS.
By giving Northern Plains its stamp of approval, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is helping ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Rakuten and AirMap announce joint venture to bring unmanned traffic management platform to Japan  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Progress Toward an Ability to Recover Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on the Fly  Ottawa (AFP) March 16, 2017Canada limits recreational drone use as incidents soar |
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