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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 Aiming to lower the cost of access to space, the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar has said the space agency is aiming to increase the number of satellite launches from the existing seven to 12 per year. Experts said that increasing the number of launches will help India tap a fast-growing commercial space market. "Earlier, we were doing 2-3 (launches) per year, then we increased it to 4-5, last few years we have been doing seven launches. Now, we are trying t ... read more |
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2 SOPS says goodbye to GPS satelliteSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. ... more  
Stanford scientist's new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteriesStanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Research led by a Stanford scientist promises to increase the performance of high-power electrical storage devices, such as car batteries. In work published recently in Applied Physics Letters ... more 
Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitorsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 How do internal short circuit? Researcher Minho Kim has published his paper "A fast and efficient pre-doping approach to high energy density lithium-ion hybrid capacitors". Internal short-circ ... more  
Lunar, Martian Greenhouses Designed to Mimic Those on EarthKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 While astronauts have successfully grown plants and vegetables aboard the International Space Station, NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are collaborating with a university team ... more |
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'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronautWashington (AFP) April 24, 2017 US President Donald Trump congratulated NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for setting a new space record on Monday, but expressed disdain for a particular rigor of space life - drinking recycled urine. ... more  
Are human space babies conceivable?Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017 As astronauts continue to break records for time spent in space and manned Mars exploration is under discussion, scientists in China have begun a groundbreaking study to determine if humans can repr ... more  
Scientists to test medicine for bone loss on Tianzhou-1Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017 Scientists will test a medicine to treat bone loss during the maiden voyage of China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1. The medicine has been specially developed for astronauts, but they hope it w ... more 
Chinese space scientists study human organs in spaceBeijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017 Scientists around the world are looking for the "keys" to enable humans to regrow tissues or organs lost due to illness or injury, just like gecko can regrow a tail. Their quest now extends into spa ... more 
China's first cargo spacecraft docks with space labBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2017 China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center said. ... more 
Orbital cargo ship arrives at space stationMiami (AFP) April 22, 2017 An unmanned Cygnus cargo ship carrying a load of supplies and science experiments arrived safely at the International Space Station on Saturday, according to live images broadcast on NASA television. ... more |
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 Cygnus docks with ISS, delivering 28 Cubesats from multiple customers  
Sky and Space Global 3 Diamonds integrated to launch pod in the NetherlandsSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 announce the successful integration of its 3 Diamonds nano-satellites into the launch pod of Innovative Space Logistics BV in the Netherlands. The 3 Diamonds will be transported from the premi ... more  
US missile defence equipment reaches S.Korea siteSeoul (AFP) April 26, 2017 US troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea Wednesday, amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear ambitions. ... more  
MUOS Satellite Now Supporting Troops with Ultra High Frequency CommunicationsSunnyvale, CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite is now delivering secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications to troops with legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios. ... more  
Russia's Brand-New S-500 Missile System to Have Unprecedented Damage RadiusMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 In an interview with Sputnik, Russian military expert Viktor Baranets specifically touted unprecedented the damage range of Russia's next-generation S-500 Prometey missile system, which is currently ... more |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has warned that man-made junk in space is getting out of hand. Radio Sputnik discussed the space debris problem with former head of the Space Debris Office of the European Space Agency, Dr. Heiner Klinkrad.
During a conference on space debris, held in Germany this week, the ESA expressed concerns over the increasing danger of orbiting space trash. Some exper ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SES Offers Panoramic Glimpse into the Future of TV with Live Virtual Reality Demo  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Nature: 3-D-printing of glass now possible  Oxford, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Engineering technique is damaging materials research reveals |
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 Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite is now delivering secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications to troops with legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios.
The U.S. Navy, working with Army Forces Strategic Command, configured one of MUOS-5's two communications payloads - its legacy UHF payload - to provide additional support for the Navy's legacy ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017World's Most Powerful Emulator of Radio-Signal Traffic Opens for Business  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Thales supplying Denmark with communications system  Offutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 10, 2017US Strategic Command, Norway sign agreement to share space services, data |
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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 |
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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years.
"The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Researchers working toward indoor location detection  Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight  Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua |
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 Minden, NV (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 
Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect ground-breaking insights on high-altitude flight, weather, and climate change, returned to flight this week at its U.S. headquarters at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. Perlan Project Pilots Jim Payne and Miguel Iturmendi soared the pressurized glider to its highest altitude to date, reaching 30,61 ... more Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Personal flying machine' maker plans deliveries this year  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
Physicists at the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech have discovered the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal - a new state of matter that may have applications in ultrafast quantum computers of the future.
"We have detected the existence of a fundamentally new state of matter that can be regarded as a quantum analog of a liquid crystal," says Caltech assista ... more Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Molecular libraries for organic light-emitting diodes  Boston MA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Graphene 'copy machine' may produce cheap semiconductor wafers  Boston MA (SPX) Apr 19, 2017New form of matter may hold the key to developing quantum machines |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2017 
Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so ... it was called Steve. ESA's Swarm magnetic field mission has now also met Steve and is helping to understand the nature of this new-found feature. Speaking at the recent Swarm science meeting in Canada, Eric ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 18, 2017'Detergent' Molecules May Drive Recent Methane Changes  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery  Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather data |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Around 2010, the deep waters of Utah's Great Salt Lake contained high levels of toxic methylmercury. Mercury measurements in waterfowl surrounding the lake led to a rare human consumption advisory for ducks. But by 2015, 90 percent of the deep mercury was gone.
The disappearance of the mercury was not due to aggressive environmental policies or a wide-ranging cleanup effort. Instead, it's ... more London (AFP) April 24, 2017UK could face legal battle over air pollution delay  Paris (ESA) Apr 18, 2017ESA helps faster cleaner shipping  Colombo (AFP) April 21, 2017Sri Lanka bans anti-garbage protests after dump disaster |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017 
As astronauts continue to break records for time spent in space and manned Mars exploration is under discussion, scientists in China have begun a groundbreaking study to determine if humans can reproduce in space.
Scientists will for the first time conduct an experiment to induce the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into germ cells on China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1 ... moreBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China's first cargo spacecraft docks with space lab  Wenchang, China (AFP) April 20, 2017China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 Wenchang, China (Sputnik) Apr 21, 2017Tianzhou-1 space truck soars into orbit |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 26, 2017  US troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea Wednesday, amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear ambitions.
Washington is urging Beijing - Pyongyang's sole major ally - to do more to rein it in, but the Asian giant has reacted with fury to the planned installation of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD ... moreSeoul (AFP) April 17, 2017US, South Korea agree early deployment of THAAD: PM Hwang  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017South Korean missile interceptor in final development  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017BAE Systems to develop U.S. space, missile defense tech |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 
In an interview with Sputnik, Russian military expert Viktor Baranets specifically touted unprecedented the damage range of Russia's next-generation S-500 Prometey missile system, which is currently undergoing state tests.
Earlier this week, Pavel Sozinov, chief engineer of the Russian defense corporation Almaz-Antey, said that Russia's next-generation S-500 surface-to-air missile system w ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017Raytheon receives $78 milllion contract for Sidewinder missiles  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017MBDA Systems gets $689M in U.K. missile contracts  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $100M JASSM production order |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in producing nanotubes from a single building block using so-called molecular self-recognition. The tube can also change shape depending on the surrounding environment. The results can contribute to the future development of transport channels for drugs through the cell membrane.
In the present study, researchers from Lund Universit ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanoparticles remain unpredictable  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Better living through pressure: Functional nanomaterials made easy  Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Self-assembling polymers provide thin nanowire template |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 
In debates over the future of artificial intelligence, many experts think of the new systems as coldly logical and objectively rational. But in a new study, researchers have demonstrated how machines can be reflections of us, their creators, in potentially problematic ways.
Common machine learning programs, when trained with ordinary human language available online, can acquire cultural bi ... more El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton tech  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US |
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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 ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other robots have become increasingly affordable, capable, and available to both the U.S. military and adversaries alike. Enabling UAVs and similar assets to perform useful tasks under human supervision-that is, carrying out swarm tactics in concert with human teammates-holds tremendous promise to extend the advantages U.S. warfighters have in field oper ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017MQ-8C Fire Scout takes first flight from littoral combat ship  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017MS-177 sensor completes test on Global Hawk  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Swiss prisons getting drone-detection capability |
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