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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2017 Experts told Sputnik they believe China's space ambitions are driven not only by the goal of space exploration itself but also by politics. Tommy Yang - China's commitment to its space exploration programs is driven by the same sense of national pride that fueled the "space race" between the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1960s, experts told Sputnik. China's space programs topped the What China's Space Ambitions Have to Do With Politicss this week after Chinese authorities unveiled more ... read more |
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Falcon Flight for X-37BSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 The intriguing X-37B robot spaceplane just can't stay grounded. Barely months after landing from a mission lasting more than two years, the next X-37B will blast off in August 2017. That's a quick t ... more  
Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwideMunich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 Airbus has successfully rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) troops deployed to military bases in Lithuania. Labelled "Connect-D", Airbus now supplies telephon ... more  
Autonomous machines edge towards greater independenceWashington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 Cars that can drive autonomously have recently made Autonomous machines edge towards greater independences. In the near future, machines that can learn autonomously will become increasingly present ... more  
Low cost, scalable water-splitting fuels the future hydrogen economyUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 The "clean-energy economy" always seems a few steps away but never quite here. Fossil fuels still power transportation, heating and cooling, and manufacturing, but a team of scientists from Penn Sta ... more |
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Three DIY CubeSats Score Rides on NASA's First Flight of Orion, Space Launch SystemWashington DC (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has awarded rides for three small spacecraft on the agency's newest rocket, and $20,000 each in prize money, to the winning teams of citizen solver ... more  
Cell Cultures Go For the GoldHouston TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 A wide variety of research relies on growing cells in culture on Earth, but handling these cells is challenging. With better techniques, scientists hope to reduce loss of cells from culture media, c ... more  
Pence hails new NASA astronauts as 'best of us'Miami (AFP) June 7, 2017 Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed 12 new NASA astronauts as "the best of us," after they were selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 18,000 applicants. ... more  
NASA awards Universal Stage Adapter contract for SLSWashington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 NASA has selected Dynetics, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to develop and build a universal stage adapter for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The adapter will connect NASA's Orion space ... more 
Additional Astronaut on the Space Station Means Dozens of New Team Members on the GroundHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 NASA's recent announcement of an additional crew member to the International Space Station, which will effectively double the amount of science data acquired from the orbiting laboratory, means a lo ... more 
Georgia State neuroscientists rewire brain of 1 species to have connectivity of anotherAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of another species to test a hypothesis about the evolution of neural circuits and ... more |
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 DARPA, BAE partner on multirole unmanned aerial systems 
China achieves key breakthrough in multiple launch vehiclesBeijing (XNA) Jun 12, 2017 China is working on reusable launch vehicles and has achieved progress in some key areas, a carrier rocket official said Thursday. The processes under development include parachute-landing and ... more  
Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellationParis (ESA) Jun 09, 2017 Two further satellites have formally become part of Europe's Galileo satnav system, broadcasting timing and navigation signals worldwide while also picking up distress calls across the planet. ... more  
BAE awarded contract for laser-guided rocket systemWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 BAE Systems has received a $181 million contract for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System, or APKWS, upgrade kits for the U.S. Navy. ... more 
China's space station to help maintain co-orbital telescopeBeijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China will develop and launch a two-meter-caliber space telescope, which will share the same orbit with the country's future space station, said Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Age ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Researchers in Canada have taken a significant step towards enabling secure quantum communication via moving satellites, as announced by the Canadian Government in April 2017.
Their study, published in the new journal Quantum Science and Technology, demonstrates the first quantum key distribution transmissions from a ground transmitter to a quantum payload on a moving aircraft.
To en ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large Satellites  London, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Liquids are capable of supporting waves with short wavelengths only  Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Metal-ion catalysts and hydrogen peroxide could green up plastics production |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Airbus has successfully rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) troops deployed to military bases in Lithuania.
Labelled "Connect-D", Airbus now supplies telephone, internet and media services to a total of 15 deployed Bundeswehr units around the world, including Mali, Iraq, Djibouti, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus and Lithuania.
The launch of Connect-D at ... more Singapore (SPX) May 30, 2017Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia  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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2017 
Two further satellites have formally become part of Europe's Galileo satnav system, broadcasting timing and navigation signals worldwide while also picking up distress calls across the planet.
These are the 15th and 16th satellites to join the network, two of the four Galileos that were launched together by Ariane 5 on 17 November, and the first additions to the working constellation since ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution  Tokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2017exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 12, 2017 
A China Eastern passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Sydney after a huge hole appeared in one of its engine casings and forced it to turn back just after taking off.
Terrified passengers described a very loud noise soon after flight MU736 left Sydney Airport for Shanghai at 8.30pm (1030 GMT) on Sunday.
Crew cleared seats near the affected engine and turned the flight back. N ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017China rolls out export trainer/fighter aircraft  Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Elbit supplying F-35 cockpit display replacement  Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017Mitsubishi completes construction of first F-35A |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
An engineer with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas has designed a novel computing system made solely from carbon that might one day replace the silicon transistors that power today's electronic devices.
"The concept brings together an assortment of existing nanoscale technologies and combines them in a new way," said Dr. Joseph ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Nitrides in Transition  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Beyond Scaling: An Electronics Resurgence Initiative  Basel, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Wafer-thin magnetic materials developed for future quantum technologies |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
New satellite images from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission offers a visualization of the extreme rainfall that has accumulated in Florida over the past week.
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and Japan's space agency JAXA. It consists of a GPM core observatory satellite and a constellation of cooperating probes.
As the GPM core observatory satellite passed above Sou ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017The heat is on for Sentinel-3B Cambridge, 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 |
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 The Hague (AFP) June 8, 2017 
Plastic that is dumped in rivers and then ends up in the world's oceans is one of the major sources of marine pollution, a new study said this week, with Asian waterways the main culprits.
Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup - a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic - say rivers carry an estimated 1.15-2.41 million tonnes of plastic into the sea every ... more Austin TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017A new hyper-local air pollution map  Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Americans' caffeine habit may be harming waterways, wildlife  Paris (AFP) June 7, 2017Woman sues France over Paris pollution health damage |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2017 
Experts told Sputnik they believe China's space ambitions are driven not only by the goal of space exploration itself but also by politics. Tommy Yang - China's commitment to its space exploration programs is driven by the same sense of national pride that fueled the "space race" between the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1960s, experts told Sputnik.
China's space programs toppe ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017Reusable craft are in CASIC's plans  Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's 1st astronaut details projects for orbital station, manned lunar visit  Beijing (XNA) Jun 12, 2017Moon or Mars - humanity's next stop |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 9, 2017  Installing a controversial US missile defence system in South Korea was never going to be easy but, caught between Beijing's opposition and American insistence, the country's new president has a strategy: delay.
Seoul suspended deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system this week following a furious campaign of economic sanctions and diplomatic protests by Beijing a ... more Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017S. Korea to freeze new THAAD deployment pending probe  Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey  Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017U.S. firms tout missile defense test |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017 
MdCN naval cruise missiles have entered service on French Navy FREMM frigates, providing them with a deep strike capability.
The missiles from MBDA entered service without fanfare in February, noted Mer et Marine, and are carried by the frigates Aquitaine and Provence.
The FREMM frigate Languedoc, slated to be commissioned soon into service, will also be equipped with the missile ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017BAE awarded contract for laser-guided rocket system  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017Lockheed awarded contract for extended range air-to-surface missiles  Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017Raytheon contracted for testing of joint standoff weapon |
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 Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has engineered a new type of carbon nanomaterials, capable of changing shapes and colors depending on the type of solvents used. Such materials have attracted much attention owing to their unique optical properties and structures.
In the study, the joint research team, led by Professor Byung Soo kim and Professor Oh Hoon Kwon has presented a unique des ... more New York NY (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Sensing the nanoscale with visible light, and the fundamentals of disordered waves  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Nanosized silicon heater and thermometer combined to fight cancer  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Ultrafast nanophotonics: Turmoil in sluggish electrons' existence |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
Cars that can drive autonomously have recently made Autonomous machines edge towards greater independences. In the near future, machines that can learn autonomously will become increasingly present in our lives. The secret to efficient learning for these machines is to define an iterative process to map out the evolution of how key aspects of these systems change over time.
In a study publ ... more San Francisco (AFP) June 7, 2017Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges  Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2017AI gets so-so grade in Chinese university entrance exam  Geneva (AFP) June 8, 2017AI 'good for the world'... says ultra-lifelike robot |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017 
The Defense of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is partnering with BAE Systems to develop a new line of multi-role unmanned aerial systems.They are designed to be modular and able to mount different sensor, radio-frequency, and weapons packages.
The contract provides $5.4 million to develop small multifunction UAVs that can conduct multiple missions with a single payl ... moreSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Falcon Flight for X-37B  Washington (AFP) June 8, 2017Pro-Syria regime drone shot down after it fires on coalition  Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Netherlands to replace ScanEagle UAV with Integrator |
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