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April 06, 2017
ROCKET SCIENCE
US-Russia Venture Hopes to Sell More RD-180 Rocket Engines to US



Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will receive 11 RD-180 rocket engines in 2017 through US-Russian venture RD Amross, with the latter hoping to sell more in the future, RD Amross CEO Michael Baker told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Space Symposium in Colorado. The ULA acquires the engines through RD Amross, which is a joint venture, involving RD-180 manufacturer, Russian company Energomash. "Right now we have 28 more engines to deliver, 11 this year, 11 next year and 6 in 2019," Baker said. ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Roscosmos hopes to continue cooperation with US
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 05, 2017
Russia's space corporation Roscosmos is hopeful to keep on cooperating with the United States on engine building under the new US administration, the corporation's head Igor Komarov told Sputnik fol ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia, Europe, US Should Work Together on Space Exploration - German Agency
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017
Russia, Europe, the United States and other countries should cooperate on decoding how to proceed with international space exploration in the future, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Chairman Pascale E ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Curtiss-Wright ships miniature network data system for Orion
Colorado Springs, CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division has successfully delivered eight of the nine data acquisition flight units that it is building for use on NASA's Orion spacecraft planned for use in Explo ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Raytheon to supply Multi-Object Kill Vehicle technology
Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017
Raytheon received a $59 million contract to conduct further Multi-Object Kill Vehicle research for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Electronic synapses that can learn: towards an artificial brain?
Paris (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Researchers from the CNRS, Thales, and the Universities of Bordeaux, Paris-Sud, and Evry have created an artificial synapse capable of learning autonomously. They were also able to model the device, ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Birds hit by cars are, well, bird-brained
Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017
What's the difference between birds that get killed by cars, and those that don't? ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Space Station Crew Cultivates Crystals for Drug Development
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up ... more
AEROSPACE
Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as oc ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs Station
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
The International Space Station serves as an orbiting test and demonstration laboratory for scientific experiments to be performed inside and outside the space station. The experiments are inherentl ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
United Launch Alliance Completes Crew Emergency Egress System
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
The final test of the Emergency Egress System (EES) was conducted recently, signifying the completion of another United Launch Alliance (ULA) milestone supporting NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The ... more


Mission Control Team Finds Answers During Spacewalk

SPACE TRAVEL
Robot Fedor to Guide Russia's Federation Spacecraft in Maiden Flight - Roscosmos
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017
First flight of the Russian next-generation Federation spacecraft will be unmanned, the space vehicle will be guided by a robot named Fedor, Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation said Friday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Kremlin Believes Russia Can Compete With Private Firms Like SpaceX in Space
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017
Russia believes it can compete in space with private companies including SpaceX, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday commenting on the firm's achievements. Peskov told reporters the Kr ... more
AEROSPACE
Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as oc ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
CRESST Signs $87M Cooperative Agreement with NASA Goddard
College Park MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
The Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST II), a five-year, $87.5 million cooperative agreement with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has been awarded to the ... more

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European conference on space debris risks and mitigation
Paris (ESA) Apr 06, 2017
The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique Space Debris User Portal The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique forum for leading scientists, engineers, managers, space operators, indust ... more
Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
SES and Thales Unveil Next-Generation Capabilities Onboard SES-17
Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017
Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in Brazil
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
NASA laser communications to provide Orion faster connections
Battle of the ModRecs Lays Groundwork for Improved Spectrum Management
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
If human ears could hear the electromagnetic spectrum, the noise levels these days would be overwhelming. The skyrocketing use of wireless devices in military and civilian domains has created a complicated and cacophonous environment, filled with signals of widely varying frequency and amplitude and a menagerie of modulations. For warfighters trying to maintain critical communications link ... more
Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017
Israel taps Elbit Systems for advanced radios
Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017
Hensoldt, Leonardo offering Mode 5 IFF systems
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 21, 2017
9th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite expands military communications capabilities of US and Allies


Russia to face strong competition from China in space launch market
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, 2016
Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016
Antares Rides Again
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016
Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport
China's BeiDou system to expand cooperation to SE Asia
Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2017
China's home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will expand its cooperation to Thailand and Sri Lanka, and then to the entire Southeast Asia, in a bid to go global, the system's operator has said. Du Li, general manager of Wuhan Optics Valley BeiDou Holding Group Co., told Xinhua recently that his company will continue to explore models for international scientific and technica ... more
New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017
ISRO Beams in Private Firm to Make Two Satellites for Navigation
London, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017
Satnavs 'switch off' parts of the brain
London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017
Technology can reduce GPS outages from Northern Lights, researchers say
Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as ocean waves crashing together, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to rocket launches. These soundwaves, capable of traveling around the world multiple times, have never been recorded from the stratosphe ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study
Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017
Hornet, Growler foreign customers to receive data updates
Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017
Ukraine's AN-132D takes historic first flight
Researchers find a way to scale production of printable electronics
Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017
Scientists have developed a new way to produce printable electronics. Researchers combined 3D and ink-jet printing to create an immensely scalable production method. The new memory device uses resistive memory. It's called ReRAM. "In any kind of memory, the basic memory unit must be switchable between two states that represent one bit, or '0' or '1,'" Bernhard Huber, a doctoral s ... more
Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
Advances make reduced graphene oxide electronics feasible
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
'Virtual' interferometers may overcome scale issues for optical quantum computers
Durham NC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Jumping droplets whisk away hotspots in electronics


Exploring ocean waters to characterize atmospheric aerosols
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Aerosols are collections of fine particles, either biological or of other types, in suspension in a gaseous medium. They play a major role in cloud formation and therefore have a strong impact on climate models. They are however extremely hard to study due to the small size and immense variety of their constituent particles. But researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerlan ... more
Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Monitoring pollen using an aircraft
Paris (AFP) April 4, 2017
How Britain became an island
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017
NASA spacecraft investigate clues in radiation belts
London to impose new charges to cut 'lethal' pollution
London (AFP) April 4, 2017
Drivers of the most polluting cars will be charged to travel into the centre of London from 2019, Mayor Sadiq Khan said Tuesday, describing his city's air as "lethal". Khan hopes the move will halve harmful nitrogen oxide emissions in central London, where air pollution is thought to cost 9,000 premature deaths per year. Under the scheme, vehicles will be charged 12.50 Pounds ... more
Paris (AFP) April 3, 2017
Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
'Peeling the onion' to get rid of odors near wastewater treatment plants
Buenos Aires (AFP) March 30, 2017
Argentina suspends Canada's Barrick mining over spill


Yuanwang fleet to carry out 19 space tracking tasks in 2017
Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017
Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday. Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday. Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more
Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017
China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing
Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017
Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft
Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017
China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes
Raytheon to supply Multi-Object Kill Vehicle technology
Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017
Raytheon received a $59 million contract to conduct further Multi-Object Kill Vehicle research for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Under the terms of the competitively awarded contract, Raytheon will support the Kill Vehicle technology risk reduction effort, which seeks to improve performance and reduce risks. Work will be performed at Raytheon's facility in Tucson, Ariz. The U. ... more
Hatzor, Israel (AFP) April 2, 2017
Israel's latest missile interceptor enters service
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017
Always on Guard: All You Need to Know About Russia's Missile Defense
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017
Raytheon completes ballistic missile radar detection test


Brazil considering Pantsir-S1 buy from Russia
Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017
Brazilian defense officials are revisiting the idea of purchasing Pantsir-S1 air defense and artillery systems from Russia, according to state media reports. The Pantsir-S1, also referred to as the SA-22 Greyhound by NATO, is a short-range air defense platform designed to protect military and civilian infrastructures. The system is built to engage aerial targets such as planes, helicopt ... more
Washington (AFP) April 5, 2017
Latest NKorean missile was a Scud: US official
Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017
U.S. Navy launches LRASM missile from Super Hornet
Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017
Raytheon receives $199M for missile sales to U.S. Navy, allied armed forces
Carbon nanotubes self-assemble into tiny transistors
Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
Carbon nanotubes can be used to make very small electronic devices, but they are difficult to handle. University of Groningen scientists, together with colleagues from the University of Wuppertal and IBM Zurich, have developed a method to select semiconducting nanotubes from a solution and make them self-assemble on a circuit of gold electrodes. The results were published in the journal Advanced ... more
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017
New Nano Devices Could Withstand Extreme Environments in Space
Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 2017
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017
Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys


NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs Station
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
The International Space Station serves as an orbiting test and demonstration laboratory for scientific experiments to be performed inside and outside the space station. The experiments are inherently transient with typical life cycles of about one to five years. Once their test objectives are accomplished, they are removed to make way for new experiments. On Feb. 19, a NASA experiment - a ... more
Paris (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Electronic synapses that can learn: towards an artificial brain?
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017
NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017
AM General, Army to test autonomous vehicle system
Chinese startups making world's largest space plane and more
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


Station crew get special delivery from Virginia
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 ... more
Miami (AFP) Oct 23, 2016
Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2016
New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 19, 2016
Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS
U.S. Navy tests updated Triton drone
Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017
The U.S. Navy recently completed a round of tests with an updated variant of the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the manufacturer, enhancements included software designed to improve the aircraft's autonomous operational capabilities. Testers say the trials enable the platform to enter Early Operational Capability for the U.S. armed forces in ear ... more
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 29, 2017
A novel hybrid UAV that may change the way people operate drones
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017
General Atomics building ground control station for drones
Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017
China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia
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