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  New Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2017 India's most powerful homegrown rocket was launched Monday, marking another milestone for its indigenous space programme that one day hopes to put a man into orbit. The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket lifted off just before 5:30 pm (1200 GMT) from the southern island of Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch satellites. This latest model boasts a powerful engine that has been developed in India over many years. Programme manager ... read more |
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Russia on the Way to Adopt New Program on Development of Space CentersSt. Petersburg (Sputnik) Jun 05, 2017 The federal program for the development of Russian space launch centers for the period of 2017-2025 may be adopted as early as by September, the head of Roscosmos State Space Corporation Igor Komaro ... more 
Ariane 5 launches its first all-electric satelliteKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 02, 2017 Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: ViaSat-2 for ViaSat Inc.; and EUTELSAT 172B for the operator Eutelsat - which is the first all-electric satellite to be orbit ... more  
NASA Builds Telescope to Learn About Neutron StarsWashington DC (VOA) Jun 05, 2017 Teh Space X Dragon cargo capsule is now on route to the International Space Station. Among other supplies for the ISS crew, it carries an unusual telescope designed to look at not-well-known objects ... more 
Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight CU-E3Washington DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 The shoebox-size CU Earth Escape Explorer CU-E3 is being assembled by the University of Colorado, Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Science Graduate Projects Class. CU-E3 is designed for a commun ... more |
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Configuration and manipulation of soft robotics for on-orbit servicingBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Traditional rigid-bodied robots have few degrees of freedom and large stiffness, which may bring limitations in some applications. Recently, more and more scholars pay attention to the soft and flex ... more 
Teaching robots good mannersWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are making virtual and robotic assistants increasingly capable in performing complex tasks. For these "smart" machines to be considered safe and trustworthy ... more 
A glove powered by soft robotics to interact with virtual reality environmentsSan Diego CA (SPX) May 31, 2017 Engineers at UC San Diego are using soft robotics technology to make light, flexible gloves that allow users to feel tactile feedback when they interact with virtual reality environments. The resear ... more  
Dutch group unveils Hyperloop test facilityThe Hague (AFP) June 1, 2017 A Dutch group chasing technology luminary Elon Musk's vision of near-supersonic "Hyperloop" rail transport unveiled Europe's first test facility Thursday, aiming to start constructing a system within four years. ... more 
SpaceX blasts off cargo using recycled spaceshipMiami (AFP) Jun 03, 2017 SpaceX on Saturday blasted off a shipment of food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station using for the first time a vessel that had flown before. The refurbi ... more 
Astronauts return after marathon ISS missionAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 2, 2017 A Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft carrying French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy landed on the Kazakh steppe Friday, ending their marathon 196-day mission to the International Space Station. ... more |
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Eutelsat signs new launch contract with ArianespaceKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 03, 2017 Following the launch of the EUTELSAT 172B satellite, Eutelsat Communications announced a new launch services contract with Arianespace. The Arianespace order book now includes three future lau ... more 
From 2D to 3D, Space Station Microscope Gets an UpgradeWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 In science, it's best to have a clean, sharp picture of what you're studying. Microscopes afford us the opportunity to look at particles that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye, but these ... more  
NASA 1-year mission investigators identify links to vision problemsHouston TX (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Coinciding with May - Healthy Vision Month, NASA's One-Year Mission investigators are peering into their new findings to help address astronaut vision issues. While the One-Year Mission has conclude ... more  
U.S. firms tout missile defense testWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 U.S. Defense firms are touting their role in the successful launch and target destruction by an interceptor missile of an intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
Computer scientists at Rice University have developed a new technique for minimizing the amount of computations required for deep learning.
The simplification technique is similar to methods commonly used to minimize the amount of math required for data analysis.
"This applies to any deep-learning architecture, and the technique scales sublinearly, which means that the larger the ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 31, 2017High pressure key to lighter, stronger metal alloys, Stanford scientists find  Lemont, IL (SPX) May 31, 2017Argonne scientists make vanadium into a useful catalyst for hydrogenation  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Northrop Grumman receives AESA radar contract |
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 Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Airbus has added Planet Communications Asia Public Co., Ltd. (PlanetComm) to its channel partner programme for Skynet 5 military satellite communication services and expanded the partnership with Speedcast. Under this channel partner agreement, both PlanetComm and Speedcast will be offering Skynet X-band and UHF services as part of their extensive satellite communications portfolios.
Speed ... more Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Radio communications have surprising influence on Earth's near-space environment  Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2017Navy receiving data terminal sets from Leonardo DRS  Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017European country orders Harris tactical radios |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017 
Japan successfully launched a satellite Thursday as part of a broader effort to build a homegrown geolocation system that boosts the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.
An H-IIA rocket blasted off Thursday morning from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, which was later released into orbit.
"The ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2017exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering  Shanghai (XNA) May 30, 2017Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution |
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 Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 
Orbital ATK has received a $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman for composite materials meant for maintenance of the B-2 Spirit heavy stealth bomber. The production will include 17 Hot Trailing Edge, or HTE, parts for the bomber.
Production will take place at Orbital ATK's Aerospace Structures Division facility in Dayton, Ohio, starting later this year.
"We are honored to p ... more Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter passes design review  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Britain's Royal Navy delivers Sea King helicopters to Pakistan Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Saab contracted for maintenance of Gripen fighters |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Two-dimensional magnetic structures are regarded as a promising material for new types of data storage, since the magnetic properties of individual molecular building blocks can be investigated and modified.
For the first time, researchers have now produced a wafer-thin ferrimagnet, in which molecules with different magnetic centers arrange themselves on a gold surface to form a checkerboa ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) May 30, 2017Controlled creation of quantum emitter arrays  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 30, 2017A new spin on electronics  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Using graphene to create quantum bits |
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While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of vigorous tests before it is shipped to the launch site next year.
The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a two-satellite constellation to give optimum global coverage and data delivery for Europe's environmental mon ... moreCambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017exactEarth Launches Revolutionary Global Real-Time Maritime Tracking and Information Service  Paris (AFP) May 30, 2017Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months away  Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2017SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrograph |
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 Trbovlje, Slovenia (AFP) June 4, 2017 
When he saw swallows nesting in the barn for the first time in almost two decades, Slovenian farmer Uros Macerl felt vindicated. His exhausting battle against a polluting industrial giant had been worthwhile.
A role model to some, an "eco-terrorist" to others, Macerl recently picked up one of the world's most prestigious environmental awards for shutting down a cement plant owned by French c ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Mining for answers on abandoned mines  Washington (AFP) June 1, 2017Scott Pruitt: EPA chief who urged Trump to ditch climate pact  Exeter UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Pollution 'devastating' China's vital ecosystem, research shows |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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 Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017  The US military will follow up its experimental shoot-down of an intercontinental ballistic missile by firing two interceptors simultaneously at an incoming dummy warhead in a "real world" test next year, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
The high-tech, extremely costly tests of US missile defenses come as North Korea continues to push ahead with development of potentially nuclear-tipped I ... moreWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017U.S. firms tout missile defense test  Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey  Washington DC (Sputnik) May 26, 2017Lockheed Martin Wins $46 Million for Infrared Missile Warning Satellite |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has received a $413.8 million contract for Lot 15 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range, or JASSM-ER.
The contractor will deliver 360 missiles, along with engineering and testing equipment. The work is to be performed in Orlando, Fla.
The contract is a sole-source acquisition and the program is expected to be completed by August 21, 2020.
... more Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Raytheon contracted for testing of joint standoff weapon  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Lockheed Martin drops out of over-the-horizon missile competition  Tehran (AFP) May 25, 2017Iran says it has built third underground missile factory |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
An international team of physicists has monitored the scattering behavior of electrons in a non-conducting material in real-time. Their insights could be beneficial for radiotherapy. We can refer to electrons in non-conducting materials as 'sluggish'.
Typically, they remain fixed in a location, deep inside an atomic composite. It is hence relatively still in a dielectric crystal lattice. T ... more Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 31, 2017 
A new interactive design tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute enables both novices and experts to build customized legged or wheeled robots using 3D-printed components and off-the-shelf actuators.
Using a familiar drag-and-drop interface, individuals can choose from a library of components and place them into the design. The tool suggests components that are co ... moreBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Configuration and manipulation of soft robotics for on-orbit servicing Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Teaching robots good manners San Diego CA (SPX) May 31, 2017A glove powered by soft robotics to interact with virtual reality environments |
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 Monrovia CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017 
AeroVironment reports the selection of the company's Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The ADF Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract calls for the delivery of Wasp AE systems over a three-year period, as well as training and logistics support for up to ten years, for a total AeroVironment contract value of up to USD $36.5 million. ... more Seattle WA (SPX) May 31, 2017Drone vs. truck deliveries: Which create less carbon pollution?  McLean VA (SPX) May 29, 2017UAS Update with NSR Analyst Prateep Basu  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017SkyGuardian drone tops 48 hours in air |
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