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August 28, 2017
GPS NEWS
India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation system



New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017
India is launching a new satellite IRNSS-1H next week to replace the malfunctioning IRNSS-1A. IRNSS-1A, a component of India's very own global positioning system (NavIC), had developed a glitch after its three rubidium atomic clocks had stopped functioning earlier this year. The Indian regional navigational satellite system (IRNSS) with the operational name of NavIC, will be joined by an eighth satellite IRNSS-1H which will serve as a backup for IRNSS-1A on 31st August. IRNSS offers services like ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
To boldly go where no startup has gone before
Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017
Space is the final frontier for private firms as they muscle into an area dominated by State-owned companies A satellite the size of a teakettle will be launched into space by the end of this ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Indian Space Agency, Israeli counterpart to formalize strategic collaborations
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) says it is looking for greater cooperation with Israel in the field of electric propulsion system of space technology and optical communication technique. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA should continue large strategic missions to maintain leadership in space
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
NASA's large strategic missions like the Hubble Space Telescope, the Curiosity rover on Mars, and the Terra Earth observation satellite are essential to maintaining the United States' global leaders ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA technologist develops self-calibrating, hybrid space magnetometer
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
They've flown on high-profile interplanetary and more modest low-Earth-orbiting missions, but in all cases the ubiquitous fluxgate magnetometers that scientists use to measure the intensity of a mag ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite
Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017
SpaceX on Thursday launched the first satellite designed and built entirely in Taiwan, a spacecraft that aims to boost disaster forecasts and mapping, environmental observation and space research. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Team Vandenberg launched the FORMOSAT-5 satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11:51 a.m. PDT. Col. Gregory E. Wood, 30th Space Wing vice ... more
ENERGY TECH
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
Battery researchers agree that one of the most promising possibilities for future battery technology is the lithium-air (or lithium-oxygen) battery, which could provide three times as much power for ... more
ROBO SPACE
Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017
Even as robots become increasingly common across different parts of our world, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow a ... more
ROBO SPACE
Smart computers
Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks. Several group ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Setting the Spaceplane Stage
Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Fly frequently, travel safely, land on (most) runways, and operate economically: such are the guiding principles for 21st century spaceplanes, cargo-carrying aerospace workhorses routinely launching ... more


Wind Tunnel Test of Deep Space Rocket Calls For New Coat of Paint

SPACE MEDICINE
NASA Breaks Ground on New Collaborative Biosciences Facility in Silicon Valley
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Administrator Robert Lightfoot, acting Deputy NASA Administrator Lesa Roe, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, Ames Director of Science Michael Bicay, and Amoroso Construction Northern California Operat ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit
Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017
Spacex's chief executive Elon Musk gave a sneak peek Wednesday at the California-based company's futuristic new spacesuit. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA's twin study investigates metabolites
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
You may think you're just an average Joe, but according to your metabolomics data your body is percolating some expressive information about your daily life. "Metabolomics measures small molec ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Lockheed Martin Powers-up Next Orion Spacecraft for First Time
Denver CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Engineers at Lockheed Martin and NASA breathed life into the next Orion crew module when they powered up the spacecraft for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Designed for human sp ... more

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Researchers discover new class of chemical reaction
New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions involving three molecules that each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction of three different molecules is enabled by an "ephemeral collision complex," formed from the collision of two mol ... more
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 23, 2017
Can 'large stars' anti-aging research' help future memory devices
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2017
45th Space Wing supports successful Minotaur IV ORS-5 launch
Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017
Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer
Industry team demonstrates Low Cost Terminal for AEHF satellites
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated their Low Cost Terminal with an orbiting communications satellite. The LCT accessed an Advanced Extremely High Frequency joint military satellite already in orbit, the companies announced on Thursday. AEHF is a network of six satellites used for highly secure worldwide communications. ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017
82nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers
McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017
North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity
Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017
Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract


India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation system
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017
India is launching a new satellite IRNSS-1H next week to replace the malfunctioning IRNSS-1A. IRNSS-1A, a component of India's very own global positioning system (NavIC), had developed a glitch after its three rubidium atomic clocks had stopped functioning earlier this year. The Indian regional navigational satellite system (IRNSS) with the operational name of NavIC, will be joined by an e ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017
IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017
Japan launches satellite for better GPS system
Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017
Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite
Israel finalises deal for 17 more F-35 stealth fighters
Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 27, 2017
Israel has finalised a deal to purchase 17 more F-35 stealth fighters in addition to 33 of the ultra-high-tech jets already ordered, the defence ministry said Sunday. Israel has already taken delivery of five of the jets, made by US-based Lockheed Martin and the most expensive in history, beginning in December. The aim of the purchase is to allow Israel to maintain its military superiori ... more
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017
Boeing receives $222.5M contract for Chinook helicopters for Saudi Arabia
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017
L-3 receives $173M contract for T-45 trainer testing
Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017
Military contractor rescued after ejecting during a Navy training exercise
Heating quantum matter: A novel view on topology
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Aug 22, 2017
In physical sciences, certain quantities appear as integer multiples of fundamental and indivisible elements. This quantization of physical quantities, which is at the heart of our description of Nature, made its way through the centuries, as evidenced by the antique concept of the atom. Importantly, the discovery of quantized quantities has often been associated with a revolution in our u ... more
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 22, 2017
In Neptune, it's raining diamonds
New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
Single molecules can work as reproducible transistors - at room temperature
Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
New ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon's 'secret' powers


NASA Mission to Study Atmospheric Disturbances from Marshall Islands
Keith Koehler for Wallops News
Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights to occur between August 29 and September 9. The Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo, o ... more
Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed
Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017
Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer
Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2017
The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza's pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and health ministry said. Dozens of others h ... more
Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017
Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study
Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017
Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand
Mumbai (AFP) Aug 22, 2017
Indian factory shut for dumping dye after dogs turn blue


To boldly go where no startup has gone before
Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017
Space is the final frontier for private firms as they muscle into an area dominated by State-owned companies A satellite the size of a teakettle will be launched into space by the end of this year. Once the cubesat starts circling the earth at tens of thousands of kilometers an hour, it will be used to teach astronomy to Chinese high school students. Backed by space startup Com ... more
Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017
China's satellite sends unbreakable cipher from space
Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017
Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years
Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017
China develops sea launches to boost space commerce
US military to install radar in Pacific's Palau
Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017
The United States has announced plans to install radar systems in Palau, a move that will increase its monitoring ability in the western Pacific region recently rocked by threats from North Korea. In a joint statement, the US Defense Department and the Palau government said they were working to finalise the location of radar towers on the archipelago nation of 22,000 people. "The radar s ... more
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017
Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam
Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017
Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017
US successfully tests missile intercept system


US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin Long Range Stand Off Missile contract
Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Lockheed Martin received a $900 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and mature technologies for the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile program. Terms of the Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract were not disclosed. The TMRR phase of the program is a critical step in advancing technologies, systems and subsystems for the weapon program, leading up to the E ... more
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017
Lockheed receives $547.9M contract for Hellfire II missiles
Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017
Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark
Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017
Romania approved for U.S. rocket system buy
Nanotechnology gives green energy a green color
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
Solar panels have tremendous potential to provide affordable renewable energy, but many people see traditional black and blue panels as an eyesore. Architects, homeowners and city planners may be more open to the technology if they could install green panels that melt into the landscape, red panels on rooftops and white ones camouflaged as walls. A new study published this week in Applied ... more
Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
Carbon nanotubes worth their salt
Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
How to move objects at the nanoscale
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing


Smart computers
Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks. Several groups from the Freiburg excellence cluster BrainLinks-BrainTools led by neuroscientist private lecturer Dr. Tonio Ball are showing how ideas from computer science could revolutionize brain research. ... more
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
Engineer's model lays groundwork for machine-learning device
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017
Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes
Sydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2017
Tech leaders warn against 'Pandora's box' of robotic weapons


Could the X-37B Space Plane be Preparing for a Mission in September
Washington (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017
The United States Air Force (USAF) is preparing their secretive X-37B space plane for its fifth mission in early September. As always, most of the X-37B's payload and mission is classified, but Space.com has reported that the launch may be slated for early September. The fifth mission of the X-37B, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), is different from previous launches in that the spa ... more
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017
Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017
Battelle, Dedrone partner for counter-drone system
Winterberg, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017
Go fetch! Drones help Swiss rescue dogs find the missing
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