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  Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 6, 2017 US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to the Moon and explorers on Mars, but offered few details. Pence, who was recently named to head a government advisory body called the National Space Council, said the group would hold its first meeting "before the summer is out." He also toured NASA's Kennedy Space Center to see progress in constructing a NASA spaceship destined for deep space and privately built capsules designe ... read more |
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Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbitBeijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017 The communications satellite Zhongxing-9A has entered its preset orbit over two weeks after its launch on June 19. Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the Long March- ... more  
Dragon Splashes Down to Complete Resupply MissionHouston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 8:12 a.m. EDT, west of Baja California and the recovery process is underway, marking the end of the company's eleventh contracted ca ... more 
Russia to Carry Out Five Launches From Vostochny Space Center in 2018Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 Russia will conduct five launches from the Vostochny space center in Russia's Far East in 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik. Vostochny is expected to reduce Russia's depe ... more 
On the road to creating an electrodeless spacecraft propulsion engineSendai, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 The universe is made up of plasma - a gas so hot that its particles are electrically charged. This makes it easily influenced by magnetic fields and forces, which can lead to complex behavior. Plasm ... more |
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Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on HoldBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 Despite the failed launch of the Changzheng 5 (Long March-5) heavy-lift rocket on Sunday, China is pinning a lot of hope on this new generation booster, capable of carrying 25 metric tons of payload ... more  
India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next YearNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to offer GPS from its own navigation system for mobile users from next year, aiming to make it more accurate than foreign competitors' products. T ... more 
Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the MoonBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 The past decades have seen China making great progress, both economic and also in the field of space exploration. The construction of new space launch centers, ambitious lunar and Mars exploration p ... more 
After two delays, SpaceX launches broadband satellite for IntelSatCape Canaveral (AFP) July 5, 2017 SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans in the final seconds before liftoff earlier this week. ... more  
DISA extends Comtech satellite services to MarinesWashington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 A Comtech Telecommunications business unit is to continue to provide the U.S. Marines with Ku satellite bandwidth and support services. ... 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 |
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Scientist Reveals Health Challenges That Flight to Mars Poses for HumansMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 Thais Russomano, the first female doctor in Latin America specializing in space medicine and the founder and director of the InnovaSpace and MicroG research centers for space biology, revealed in an ... more 
Yuanwang-3 completes ship check mission, ready for Chang'e-5 lunar probe launchNanjing (XNA) Jul 02, 2017 Chinese space-monitoring ship Yuanwang-3 has completed a 27-day maritime calibration mission and returned to port in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday. The ship will take part in six mari ... more
China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state mediaBeijing (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. ... 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 |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
By measuring the random jiggling motion of electrons in a resistor, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have contributed to accurate new measurements of the Boltzmann constant, a fundamental scientific value that relates the energy of a system to its temperature. NIST made one measurement in its Boulder, Colorado, laboratory and collaborated on another in Chi ... more East Lansing, MI (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Recreating interstellar ions with lasers  Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 29, 2017SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement  Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Space Debris Mitigation Mission Successfully Launched on June 23rd, 2017 |
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A Comtech Telecommunications business unit is to continue to provide the U.S. Marines with Ku satellite bandwidth and support services.
The work by Comtech's Command & Control Technologies group, part of Comtech's Government Solutions segment, comes through a $14.5 million contract modification that exercises a fourth-year option of a pre-existing award.
"The decision by DISA to ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operations  Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017Harris Corp. awarded Special Forces radio contract  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwide |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to offer GPS from its own navigation system for mobile users from next year, aiming to make it more accurate than foreign competitors' products.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) plans got a temporary setback with the malfunctioning of one of the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) satellites. The agency will launch a rep ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system  Denver CO (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Second Lockheed Martin GPS-3 satellite assembled as full production begins |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 
Orbtal ATK has announced receipt of a U.S. government contract to repair trainer aircraft flown by the Iraqi Air Force.
The aircraft covered include 12 Cessna, 172 Skyhawks and five Cessna Caravans.
"Orbital ATK has a proven track record of supporting the Iraqi Air Force and we are honored to further aid them with this latest contract," Cary Ralston, vice president and general ma ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017Lockheed gets $74 million for F-35 production for Marines, Japan  Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017Boeing receives French E-3F Sentry AWACS contract  Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017South Korean Coast Guard receives second S-92 helicopter |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the flood of data is reaching massive proportions, the ability of computer chips to process it into useful information is stalling.
Now, researchers at Stanford University and MIT have built a new chi ... more Seoul (AFP) July 4, 2017Samsung to invest $18 billion in memory chip business  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Spinning electrons open the door to future hybrid electronics  Riverside CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Research accelerates quest for quicker, longer-lasting electronics |
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 Newcastle UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Researchers are using satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving early warning system.
The team from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) have been tracking the devastating events of last week when a massive landslide ... more Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Study finds Earth's magnetic field 'simpler than we thought'  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Sea spray losing its sparkle?  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2017Russia's 'Sova' Atmospheric Satellite Starts Flight Tests - Research Fund |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert and Lop-Nur to the west, Beisai mountain to the north, and Sanwei mountain to the east.
Besides, the famous Taklimakan and Tengger deserts are also located in the west and east of Dunhuang region, respectively. Dunhuang is also a world-famous scenic spot, encompassing Mogao Caves, Cre ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Herbicide boost for tadpoles: study  Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017Scientists probe role of sunscreen in accelerating coral reef decline  West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017 
The communications satellite Zhongxing-9A has entered its preset orbit over two weeks after its launch on June 19.
Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the Long March-3B launch, which failed to deliver the satellite as planned.
The satellite conducted 10 orbit adjustments with its onboard thrusters and Wednesday reached its preset orbit at 101.4 degrees east ... moreBeijing (AFP) July 2, 2017China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state media Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold Nanjing (XNA) Jul 02, 2017Yuanwang-3 completes ship check mission, ready for Chang'e-5 lunar probe launch |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Missile Systems and Training has been awarded a $26.4 million modification to an existing contract for the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyers' Aegis systems.
The modification, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides engineering, logistics and in-country support services for the Aegis combat system components of the Hobart-class air warfare dest ... more Washington (AFP) July 6, 2017Could America shield Alaska from a N.Korean missile?  Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Polish Ministry of Defense announces PAC-3 missile defense acquisition  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for UAE THAAD |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $73.8 million contract for work on Phase 2 of the U.S. Army's Long Range Precision Fires battlefield missile program.
Phase 2 of the program includes technology development to produce a prototype missile and its two-missile Launch Pod Missile Containers for transport and mounting on compatible missile launchers.
"We intend to demonstrate to our ... more Moscow (AFP) July 4, 2017Russia, China urge freeze on N.Korea missile tests and US exercises  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Armtec receives Navy contract for anti-missilejammers  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract |
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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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 Mountain View, CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
What do astrophysicist Steven Hawking, Queen guitarist Brian May and the country of Luxembourg have in common? They're all key figures in Asteroid Day - a UN sanctioned day of education to raise awareness about protecting our planet from dangerous impacts from space.
Asteroid Day is June 30th, the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact, when a space rock, approximately 120 ft wide detonat ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017South Korea develops self-propelled howitzer  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017Scientists design robot to aid visually impaired schoolchildren  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017AI Will Prepare Robots for the Unknown |
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 Washington (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.
The recent 16-hour sortie, flown June 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, involved the unmanned aerial vehicle dropping a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions bomb and firing two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in support of gr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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