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  Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2017 China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme. The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second heavy-lift rocket, blasted off at 7:23 pm (1123 GMT) Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the tropical island province of Hainan "Abnormity was detected during the flight of the rocket," the Xinhua news agency reported. "Further investigation will be ca ... read more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne advocates solar electric propulsion as central element of deep space explorationWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne, the nation's premiere propulsion provider and a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), advocates Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) as a central element of Ame ... more  
NASA Statement on National Space CouncilWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot about Friday's Executive Order creating the National Space Council: "I am pleased that President Trump has signed a ... more 
Ariane 5 launch proves reliability and flies new fairingParis (ESA) Jul 03, 2017 An Ariane 5 carrying two telecom satellites inside a new lighter fairing lifted off on the fourth mission from Europe's Spaceport in two months. Liftoff came at 21:15 GMT (18:15 local time, 23 ... more  
Moisture-responsive 'robots' crawl with no external power sourceWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Using an off-the-shelf camera flash, researchers turned an ordinary sheet of graphene oxide into a material that bends when exposed to moisture. They then used this material to make a spider-like cr ... more |
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Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPSWashington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 Phase 1 of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida. Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported re ... more  
Another approach to developing flying carsBoston MA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Being able to both walk and take flight is typical in nature - many birds, insects, and other animals can do both. If we could program robots with similar versatility, it would open up many possibil ... more  
Lockheed receives PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile contractWashington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 Lockheed Martin has received a $39.2 million modification to an existing contract in support of several allied countries Patriot Advanced Capability-3 anti-ballistic missile systems. ... more 
Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone systemWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 A radar and laser beam system for detecting and destroying drones has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. ... more  
Tiny bubbles provide tremendous propulsion in new microparticles research-Ben-Gurion UBeer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously achieved has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researche ... more 
80th consecutive success for Ariane 5 with launch of Hellas Sat, Inmarsat and ISROKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Arianespace has successfully launched the Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN "condosat" - composed of two payloads for operators Hellas Sat and Inmarsat; as well as the GSAT-17 satellite for India's space ... more |
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PacSci EMC completes successful launch of demonstrator satelliteChandler AZ (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 PacSci EMC has successfully launched its own on-orbit technology demonstrator satellite, PACSCISAT. The company will conduct payload tests to prove the performance of several of its commercial space ... more 
New Reaper drone variant performs first combat missionWashington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017 The U.S. Air Force reported Thursday that its new Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone has performed its first combat mission against Islamist terrorists. ... more  
Armtec receives Navy contract for anti-missilejammersWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Armtec Countermeasures has received a $23 million contract from the Navy in support of the Air Expendable Countermeasures Program. ... more 
Modified Proton-M carrier rocket to be first launched in 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 The first launch of the new modification of the Proton-M carrier rocket will be conducted in 2019, the press service of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation said Tuesday. The Proton-M is ... more |
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  Providence RI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to concentrations at the parts-per-quadrillion level using a new variation on the photoacoustic effect, a technique that measures the sound generated when light interacts with molecules.
"In many ways, the photoacoustic effect is already the most practical method available for detecting pollutants in the atmosphere," said Ger ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ahead of the curve  Lincoln NB (SPX) Jun 28, 2017One billion suns: World's brightest laser sparks new behavior in light  Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Stanford engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017  Harris Corp. RF Communications was awarded a $255 million maximum-ceiling contract for the Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications Next Generation Manpack, or STC NGMP, radio, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The contract is in support of the Special Operations Commands Capital Equipment Replacement Program, which includes replacing legacy models of man portable ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide  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 |
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 Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017 
The European Space Agency signed a contract with a German-British consortium Thursday to build eight more satellites for its Galileo satnav system, an alternative to America's GPS, the agency said Thursday.
The deal was signed at the International Paris Air Show with German company OHB as the prime contractor, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd in charge of navigation systems.
The ESA s ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017India's Answer to GPS Runs Into Serious Technical Failures  Denver CO (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Second Lockheed Martin GPS-3 satellite assembled as full production begins  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Lockheed Martin nears completion of GPS III satellite |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Being able to both walk and take flight is typical in nature - many birds, insects, and other animals can do both. If we could program robots with similar versatility, it would open up many possibilities: Imagine machines that could fly into construction areas or disaster zones that aren't near roads and then squeeze through tight spaces on the ground to transport objects or rescue people.
... more Vienna (AFP) June 29, 2017Climate change can't halt Vienna third runway: court  London (AFP) June 15, 2017BA flight disruption cost estimated 80m pounds  Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017State Department approves India for C-17 buy |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An international team led by the University of Chicago's Institute for Molecular Engineering has discovered how to manipulate a weird quantum interface between light and matter in silicon carbide along wavelengths used in telecommunications.
The work advances the possibility of applying quantum mechanical principles to existing optical fiber networks for secure communications and geographi ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 20172-D material's traits could send electronics spinning in new directions  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Spinning electrons open the door to future hybrid electronics  Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Harris Corporation has delivered an advanced digital weather satellite instrument to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute that will help forecasters safeguard people in the region from typhoons and other severe weather.
The Harris-built Advanced Meteorological Imager, or AMI, will be integrated into the next-generation GEO-KOMPSAT-2A weather satellite, scheduled to launch in 2018. The AM ... more Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals  Paris (ESA) Jun 26, 2017Satellites forewarn of locust plagues  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 28, 2017VTT miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 
When marine biologist Craig Downs first visited the turquoise-blue waters of Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John in 2005, he arrived on a crucial mission: Find out why the health of the park's coral reefs was declining.
Downs, part of a team of experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Central Florida and the University of ... more West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom  Firozabad, India (AFP) June 25, 2017Facing ruin, India's ancient glass artists blame the Taj  Athens (AFP) June 22, 2017Athens rubbish piles up as Greeks protest contracts |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2017 
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second heavy-lift rocket, blasted off at 7:23 pm (1123 GMT) Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the tropical island province of Hainan
"Abnormity was det ... more Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July  Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has received a $39.2 million modification to an existing contract in support of several allied countries Patriot Advanced Capability-3 anti-ballistic missile systems.
Under the modification, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, Lockheed would provide Pac-3 Support Center post-production re-capitalization and support services for Germany, Netherlands, Kuwait, Sa ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Boecore awarded contract for ballistic missile launch warning system  Seoul (AFP) June 24, 2017S. Koreans march to protest US missile defence system  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 
Armtec Countermeasures has received a $23 million contract from the Navy in support of the Air Expendable Countermeasures Program.
The AECP contract announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense falls under the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office. The contract contains a one year option that if exercised will bring the total value of the contract to $48.5 mil ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017SM-3 Block IIA missile fails intercept test  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017IAI test fires new surface-to-surface missile |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines two disparate technologies - nanophotonics, which manipulates light at the nanoscale, and thermoelectrics, which translates temperature differences directly into electron voltage - to distinguish different wavelengths (colors) of light, including both visible and infrared wavelengths, at high resolution.
... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Using an off-the-shelf camera flash, researchers turned an ordinary sheet of graphene oxide into a material that bends when exposed to moisture. They then used this material to make a spider-like crawler and claw robot that move in response to changing humidity without the need for any external power.
"The development of smart materials such as moisture-responsive graphene oxide is of grea ... more Redwood City CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Numenta demonstrates machine intelligence algorithm for real-time anomaly detection  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017AI Will Prepare Robots for the Unknown  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Snake robot could help maintain space station, explore moon |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
A radar and laser beam system for detecting and destroying drones has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
The system, called Drone Dome, has a range of up to several miles and causes minimal interruptions to other systems in nearby urban areas, the company said during at the Paris Air Show.
"The threat posed by drones and packs of ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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