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Space Tourist From Asian Country to Travel to ISS in 2019![]() Zhukovskiy (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 A yet unidentified space tourist from an Asian country will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as a member of the crew in 2019, Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia Director General Vladimir Solntsev said Tuesday. "The new space tourist, who is set to travel to the ISS in 2019, is being trained already. He is a national of one of the Asian countries," Solntsev told journalists at the MAKS-2017 air show. Solntsev also said that the RSC Energia was planning to resu ... read more |
Elon Musk says successful maiden flight for Falcon Heavy unlikelyWashington (AFP) July 20, 2017 SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space launch vehicle, admitting there is a "good chance it would not make it to orbit in its first launch." ... more
Russia to Supply Largest Ever Number of Space Rocket Engines to US This YearZhukovskiy (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 Russia will supply the largest ever number of space rocket engines to the United States in 2017 within the framework of the previous agreements, head of the Russia's NPO Energomash corporation Igor ... more
Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation SystemsMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 Russia and China are set to establish a pilot zone to test the Russian GLONASS and Chinese BeiDou satellite navigation systems on passenger and freight transportation routes going through Kraskino - ... more
ULA to launch Dream Chaser for cargo runs to ISS for Sierra NevadaCentennial CO (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that it selected United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) commercially developed Atlas V rocket to launch the first two missions of its Dream Chaser cargo system in ... more |
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In Gulf of Mexico, NASA Evaluates How Crew Will Exit OrionWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the moon in NASA's Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, they'll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on d ... more
Rovers drive through Tenerife darknessParis (ESA) Jul 20, 2017 A pair of ESA rovers trundled around a Moon-like area of Tenerife by both day and night during a nine-day test campaign, gathering terabytes of data for follow-up analysis. A team from ESA's P ... more
Goodbye HERA, Hello Sleep: NASA's HERA XIII Crew Returns Home to SlumberHouston TX (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 After 45 days in NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), the four-man crew can hardly hold their eyes open. This mission was the first of its kind to last 45 days, as well as incorporate sl ... more
Space station crystals to aid search for better antidotes for chemical agentsWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Scientists are utilizing the International Space Station's microgravity in the search for improved antidotes for chemical agents like sarin and VX. ... more
NASA Awards Mission Systems Operations ContractWashington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 NASA has awarded a contract to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., of Greenbelt, Maryland, for support of mission operations systems at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Mission S ... more
We Have Liftoff: Soyuz Carrier Rocket Blasts Off From BaikonurMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2017 A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying over 70 satellites blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The rocket is expected to deliver over 70 satellites to Earth's orbit, including the Kanopus-V-IK o ... more |
![]() North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity
Leonardo DRS, Moog receive counter-UAS weapons contractWashington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017 Leonardo DRS and Moog are partnering to develop a Counter-Unmanned Aerial System weapon platform under a $16 million U.S. Army contract, the companies announced earlier this week. ... more
Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare trainingSingapore (AFP) July 19, 2017 Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling Islamist fighters, to prevent the militants becoming entrenched and threatening the rest of Southeast Asia. ... more
Lockheed receives $37.7M contract for JASSM-ER missile developmentWashington (UPI) Jul 19, 2017 Lockheed Martin has received a $37.7 million contract action for the continued development of a new wing design for the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more
New anti-ship missile tipped for Japanese fightersWashington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017 The Japanese government plans to equip its F-2 fighters from next fiscal year with a new air-to-ship missile now under development, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday. ... more |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017
A new satellite developed by a group of students at the Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering has been fitted with metallic reflectors and will be able to remove space junk circling the Earth. Radio Sputnik talked to the head of high technology developing at 12-Digital, Nikita Yershov.
The probe is part of a flotilla of 73 artificial orbital bodies aboard the Soyuz rocket, which was ... more Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Breakthrough tool predicts properties of theoretical materials Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles Santa Barbara CW (SPX) Jul 21, 2017A plastic planet |
McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have played an important role in the U.S. military's operations in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia in recent years, using ever-more-sophisticated on-board sensors and cameras to provide valuable intelligence to troops on the ground. As the UAS technology has evolved, companies serving government customers have introduced a range of non-military applicat ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operations Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Northrop Grumman receives Australian satellite ground station contract Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017DISA extends Comtech satellite services to Marines |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017
Russia and China are set to establish a pilot zone to test the Russian GLONASS and Chinese BeiDou satellite navigation systems on passenger and freight transportation routes going through Kraskino - Hunchun and Poltavka - Dongning checkpoints on the border in Russia's Primorsky Territory, the Russian Transport Ministry said.
The issue was discussed during a meeting of a bilateral working g ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017
Honeywell International and Pratt and Whitney have received requirements contracts totaling $27 million for engineering and research and development on secondary power systems for multiple platforms of the U.S. Air Force.
The twin contracts, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will cover much of the U.S. Air Force's existing air fleet.
The companies have been tasked ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017France and Germany announce new joint fighter program New York (AFP) July 13, 2017Rising temperatures spell plane take-off woes: study Hong Kong (AFP) July 13, 2017Flying cars and no more pilots in flight revolution: Airbus |
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 21, 2017
Physicists have developed a new technique that uses electrical voltages to control the electron spin on a chip. The newly-developed method provides protection from spin decay, meaning that the contained information can be maintained and transmitted over comparatively large distances, as has been demonstrated by a team from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience ... moreBreakthrough in spintronics Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Harnessing hopping hydrogens for high-efficiency OLEDs Urbana IL (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Researchers develop dynamic templates critical to printable electronics technology |
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Stevenage UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017
Europe's pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor is ready to leave Airbus' Stevenage site for launch on a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia.
Sentinel-5 Precursor is part of the global monitoring programme "Copernicus", a joint European Commission-ESA undertaking which aims to acquire continuous and accurate Earth observation data and provide services to improve the ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Great Plains to see more dust storms in second half of the 21st century Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Quantum mechanics inside Earth's core |
Uuniversity PA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017
There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity. But it did provide insight into the transport of the chemicals, according to researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
The research, which was conducted at th ... more Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2017Fewer 'good air' days in China despite official efforts Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) July 17, 2017Kicking up a stink: Ukraine's Lviv blighted by trash crisis Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand |
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Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control has been awarded a $130.3 million foreign military sales contract for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 anti-ballistic missile systems, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
The contract will provide for 35 missile segment enhancements, 100 launcher modifications kits, parts, software, and missile round trainers. Recipients of the systems inclu ... more Vilnius (AFP) July 11, 2017US deploys Patriots in Lithuania for NATO war games Seoul (AFP) July 11, 2017San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitor Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensions |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017
The Japanese government plans to equip its F-2 fighters from next fiscal year with a new air-to-ship missile now under development, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday.
Quoting unnamed sources, the newspaper said the new missile - the first supersonic air-to-ship type missile developed by Japan - will replace the Air Self-Defense Force's Type 80 and Type 93 missiles.
The ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2017Lockheed receives $37.7M contract for JASSM-ER missile development Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017Stratospheric Combat: Russian MiG-31 Intercepts, Destroys Supersonic Missile Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017UK Eurofighter Typhoon successfully fires MDBA Brimstone missile |
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017
In an advance that could boost the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 percent and even pave the way for invisibility cloaking devices, a team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a new technique that peppers metallic nanoparticles into semiconductors.
It's the first technique that can inexpensively grow metal nanoparticles both on and below the surface of semiconductors. The p ... more Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Nanostructures taste the rainbow |
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Paris (ESA) Jul 20, 2017
A pair of ESA rovers trundled around a Moon-like area of Tenerife by both day and night during a nine-day test campaign, gathering terabytes of data for follow-up analysis.
A team from ESA's Planetary Robotics Laboratory, with a vehicle called the Heavy Duty Planetary Rover (HDPR), joined engineers from GMV in Spain employing a second ESA-owned rover and associated control systems called t ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017A robot that grows Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2017Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong tech show Bangalore, India (AFP) July 14, 2017India's Infosys eyes artificial intelligence profits |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2017
Leonardo DRS and Moog are partnering to develop a Counter-Unmanned Aerial System weapon platform under a $16 million U.S. Army contract, the companies announced earlier this week.
The C-UAV will include Moog's Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform turret. It will be mounted on the M-ATV armored vehicle to provide mobile protection against enemy UASs for ground troops.
The co ... more Singapore (AFP) July 19, 2017Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare training Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Explotrain develops drone-simulated IED training system Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission |
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