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  Miami (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 Are we alone? Forty years ago, NASA rocket scientists sought to answer this question by launching the Voyager spacecraft, twin unmanned spaceships that would travel further than any human-made object in history. They are still traveling. When Voyager 1 and 2 launched about two weeks apart in 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, scientists knew little about the outer planets in our solar system, and could hardly imagine the scope of their upcoming space odyssey. "None of us knew, when we l ... read more |
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ESA and Chinese astronauts train togetherParis (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer joined 16 Chinese astronauts earlier this month for nine days of sea survival training off China's coastal city of Yantai. The ultimate goal ... more 
ISS Orbit Increases Almost 2,000 Feet After Adjustment Maneuver - Control CenterMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 A representative from the Mission Control Center told Sputnik that the International Space Station has increased its average altitude by about 1,970 feet after an orbit adjustment maneuver. Th ... more  
Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS systemWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Lockheed Martin's Indago quadrotor drone is to be paired with a Danish system to detect and identify unmanned aerial system aircraft and their pilots, the companies involved announced this week. ... more  
PPPL physicist discovers that some plasma instabilities can extinguish themselvesPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has for the first time used advanced models to accurately simulate key characteristics o ... more |
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Industry team demonstrates Low Cost Terminal for AEHF satellitesWashington (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. ... more 
No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricityDallas TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 An international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Hanyang University in South Korea has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stre ... more 
Candy cane supercapacitor could enable fast charging of mobile phonesLondon UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Supercapacitors promise recharging of phones and other devices in seconds and minutes as opposed to hours for batteries. But current technologies are not usually flexible, have insufficient capaciti ... more  
Illinois researchers develop origami-inspired robotChicago IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 New research from a team of University of Illinois Mechanical Science and engineering professors and students, published as an invited paper in Smart Materials and Structures, details how origami st ... more 
NASA should continue large strategic missions to maintain leadership in spaceWashington 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  
NASA technologist develops self-calibrating, hybrid space magnetometerGreenbelt 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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 SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite  
Falcon 9 launches from VandenbergVandenberg 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 
Setting the Spaceplane StageHampton 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 PaintHampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 NASA's most advanced launch vehicle is undergoing a variety of testing before the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will be used to launch astronauts in the agency's Orion spacecraft on missions to e ... more  
NASA Breaks Ground on New Collaborative Biosciences Facility in Silicon ValleyMoffett 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 |
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by Janet Anderson for MSFC News
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
In 2014, NASA made important progress toward the in-space manufacturing necessary for deep space exploration by "printing" tools in space using a 3-D printer on the International Space Station.
In 2018, the nation's space agency will take the next step toward a sustainable in-space manufacturing capability when it launches ... more Manchester UK (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Major leap towards data storage at the molecular level  New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Researchers discover new class of chemical reaction  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer |
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 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, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract |
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 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, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Japan launches satellite for better GPS system  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite |
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 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 28, 2017Israel finalizes deal for additional F-35 stealth fighters  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Huntington Ingalls picked to refurbish USS Fitzgerald  Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Leidos receives $727M contract for Afghan Air Force support |
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 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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Researchers create magnetic RAM  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 29, 2017DARPA's Drive to Keep the Microelectronics Revolution at Full Speed Builds Its Own Momentum  Houston TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Researchers report better way to create organic bioelectronics |
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 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, 2017Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer |
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 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 Nairobi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Kenya bans plastic bags in bid to fight pollution  Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Catholic church condemns Brazil plan for Amazon mining |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 
ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer joined 16 Chinese astronauts earlier this month for nine days of sea survival training off China's coastal city of Yantai. The ultimate goal is for ESA to establish a long term cooperation with China and ESA astronauts to fly on China's space station.
Returning from space, astronauts need to be prepared for any eventuality - includi ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017To boldly go where no startup has gone before  Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017China's satellite sends unbreakable cipher from space  Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years |
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 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, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has received a $547.9 million contract for the production and delivery of Hellfire II air-to-ground attack missiles.
The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the contract, which calls for 7,359 Hellfire II missiles, including their containers, to be delivered in several air-to-ground variants. The production run will occur in Orlando, Fla ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Orbital ATK rolls out missile software upgrade  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark  Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 24, 2017US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin Long Range Stand Off Missile contract |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Lawrence Livermore scientists, in collaboration with researchers at Northeastern University, have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with diameters smaller than a nanometer (0.8 nm) exceeds that of wider carbon nanotubes by an order of magnitude.
The nanotubes, hollow structures made of ... more Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Nanotechnology gives green energy a green color  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale |
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
In what could be a small step for science potentially leading to a breakthrough, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has taken steps toward using nanocrystal networks for artificial intelligence applications.
Elijah Thimsen, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and his collaborators have develo ... moreChicago IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Illinois researchers develop origami-inspired robot  Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Smart computers  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin's Indago quadrotor drone is to be paired with a Danish system to detect and identify unmanned aerial system aircraft and their pilots, the companies involved announced this week.
The counter-UAS system is the KNOX by MyDefense Communications and is being jointly developed under a new agreement between the companies.
"KNOX technology will enable Indago users to ide ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Battelle, Dedrone partner for counter-drone system  Winterberg, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Go fetch! Drones help Swiss rescue dogs find the missing |
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