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Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017 Humanity's farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing the final frontier. Their story has not only impacted generations of current and future scientists and engineers, but also Earth's culture, including film, art and music. Each spacecraft carries a Golden Record of Earth sounds, pictures and messages. Since the spacecraft c ... read more |
Let's cut them off from access to SpaceMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 There are several ways Russia could respond to the new US sanctions bill. At the same time, according to experts, the response should be cautious and well calculated. The US Senate has passed ... more
India looks to more launches with new facility from 2018New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will get a major capacity boost from early 2018 as an additional launch pad is fast nearing completion. With the new launch pad, ISRO can achieve its ta ... more
Sea Launch to be modernized for Russia's Soyuz-5 carrier rocketMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 The Sea Launch international spacecraft launch service will be modernized to be suited for launches of Soyuz-5 medium-launch carrier rocket, the director general of Russia's Roscosmos state space co ... more
The flying kettleParis (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal. "Even if the village is not far away, it takes a dr ... more |
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US successfully tests missile intercept systemWashington (AFP) July 30, 2017 American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM. ... more
Three-man crew reaches International Space StationBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) July 28, 2017 A three-man space crew from Italy, Russia and the United States on Friday arrived at the International Space Station for a five-month mission Friday. Footage broadcast by Russia's space agency ... more
NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space HabitatsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Through exploration, NASA is broadening horizons, enhancing knowledge, and improving our way of life. Our efforts to explore and discover the universe are increasing in both scope and duration. The ... more
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli starts third mission on Space StationParis (ESA) Jul 31, 2017 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 C ... more
Iran in 'successful' test of satellite-launch rocketTehran (AFP) July 27, 2017 Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said. ... more
Aerojet Rocketdyne's RS-25 Flight Controller Goes Three for Three in SLS TestStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdynehas tested its third RS-25 engine flight controller at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The RS-25 engine will propel America's next-generation heavy lift rocket, t ... more |
![]() Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training
Three Up, Three Down as NASA Tests RS-25 Flight ControllerStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 In the heart of baseball season, NASA completed its equivalent of a clean inning, successfully testing the third RS-25 flight controller for use on the new Space Launch System (SLS) deep space rocke ... more
Pentagon alarm over Turkey plan to buy Russian missilesWashington (AFP) July 31, 2017 The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkey's plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO technology. ... more
Navy completes testing fixes on electro-magnetic launch systemsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 The U.S. Navy announced this week it has completed testing on a software fix for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System used on the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers. ... more
Rockwell Collins to support avionics for 160th 'Night Stalkers' aviation regimentWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Rockwell Collins has received a $30.7 million contract for avionics repair and maintenance work in support of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment operations. ... more |
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Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
A team of researchers from AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre based in Trinity College Dublin, have made a breakthrough in the area of material design - one that challenges the commonly held view on how the fundamental building blocks of matter come together to form materials.
Professor John Boland, Principal Investigator in AMBER and Trinity's School of ... more Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Multitasking monolayers Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2017A new material emits white light when exposed to electricity Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Writing with the electron beam: Now in silver |
Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017
A new combat survival radio for downed military pilots, air crew and isolated personnel, has been introduced by General Dynamics Mission Systems.
The HOOK3, announced by the company on Thursday, provides direct line-of-sight voice and encrypted two-way data communications.
"The HOOK3 provides military personnel in emergency situations a highly reliable, easy-to-use, secure radio ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Rockwell Collins to support avionics for 160th 'Night Stalkers' aviation regiment Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017
An advance GPS anti-jam navigation system is to be jointly developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell Aerospace, the companies announced on Monday.
The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together with Honeywell's embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Sys ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems 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 31, 2017
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is being awarded a $3.7 billion modification to an existing contract for the low-rate production of Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
The modification will purchase 50 F-35s for foreign military sales customers including Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, Turkey, and Norway, among other recipients.
The contract also includes equipment and additional ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Boeing, U.S. military finish EMP testing on KC-46 tanker Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Switzerland approved for F/A-18 upgrade package Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2017China Eastern Airlines to acquire 10% of Air France-KLM |
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
Researchers have taken an important step toward the long-sought goal of a quantum computer, which in theory should be capable of vastly faster computations than conventional computers, for certain kinds of problems. The new work shows that collections of ultracold molecules can retain the information stored in them, for hundreds of times longer than researchers have previously achieved in these ... more Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Hamburg researchers develop new transistor concept Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Five times the computing power Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Pulses of electrons manipulate nanomagnets and store information |
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Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 01, 2017
The photograph was taken with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed hyperspectral camera's secondary camera.
Launched on the morning of 23 June from India, the Aalto-1 satellite's first month in space has gone according to plan.
'We have run checks on the majority of the satellite's systems and found that the devices are fully functional,' Aalto University's Professo ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2017NASA Solves a Drizzle Riddle Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows Miami FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Manmade aerosols identified as driver in shifting global rainfall patterns |
Gunjur, Gambia (AFP) July 30, 2017
The Gambia is courting Beijing's attention after re-establishing diplomatic relations last year, but villagers and activists say Chinese investment is a double-edged sword as they fight a firm accused of dumping waste.
Chinese firms in Africa are frequently accused of polluting the environment to produce materials ready to export back home, in incidents recorded by experts across the mines o ... more Leicester UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2017'Omnipresent' effects of human impact on England's landscape revealed Meulaboh, Indonesia (AFP) July 26, 2017Dozens hospitalised in Indonesia as thick haze spreads Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Environmental toxins are impacting Lake Baikal |
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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 (AFP) July 30, 2017
American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM.
In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft flying over the Pacific and a THAAD unit in Alaska " ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials Riyadh (AFP) July 28, 2017Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017
Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the U.S. Navy's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, from a newly designed topside canister.
The demonstration was conducted at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and showed the vertical-launched missile could also be fired from on-deck angled launchers.
During the test, the LRASM, its Mk-114 booster and booster adapter used t ... more Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017Pentagon alarm over Turkey plan to buy Russian missiles Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2017Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Lockheed receives contract for anti-ship missile production |
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks 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? |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
In recent years engineers have been developing new technologies to enable robots and humans to move faster and jump higher. Soft, elastic materials store energy in these devices, which, if released carefully, enable elegant dynamic motions. Robots leap over obstacles and prosthetics empower sprinting. A fundamental challenge remains in developing these technologies. Scientists spend long hours b ... more Sydney (AFP) July 21, 2017Australia's robo-footballers go for gold at world champs New Rochelle NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Designing soft robots: Ethics-based guidelines for human-robot interactions San Francisco (AFP) July 25, 2017Musk, Zuckerberg duel over artificial intelligence |
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Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2017
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and unpaved roads. Our drone arrived in just three minutes, without the need of a pilot," expl ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia |
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