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  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 A team of scientists from Russia and Canada has analyzed the effect of space conditions on the protein composition in blood samples of 18 Russian cosmonauts. The results indicated many significant changes in the human body caused by space flight. These changes are intended to help the body adapt and take place in all the major types of human cells, tissues, and organs. The results of the research have been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Scientific Reports. Skoltech and MIPT ... read more |
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Nine Satellites in exactEarth's Real-Time Constellation Now in ServiceCambridge, Canada (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 As of today, exactEarth, in partnership with Harris Corporation, is bringing five more satellites from our ever-growing real-time (RT) constellation into service. These additional satellites will ra ... more  
Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space ExplorationMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported. The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and d ... more  
Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarmsWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 The U.S. Army announced today it has concluded it's Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology program after a series of tests and demonstrations over the last week. ... more  
A new twist toward practical energy harvestingWashington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 Scientists have developed a type of "yarn," made from carbon nanotubes that can harvest energy from twisting or stretching motions. Such a method could be useful for developing motion sensors or har ... more |
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Forty years on, Voyager still hurtles through spaceMiami (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 Are we alone? ... more 
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  
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 |
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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  
SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satelliteLos 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 
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 |
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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 
NASA is making progress and awarding prizes in its competition to build a 3-D printed habitat for deep space exploration.
The agency has awarded first place and a prize of $250,000 to Team Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for successfully completing Phase 2: Level 3 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a NASA's Centennial Challenges prize competition. Pen ... more Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 28, 2017The breaking point  Small Business Innovation Research programFull Circle: NASA to Demonstrate Refabricator to Recycle, Reuse, Repeat  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Lockheed receives contract for Marine Corps AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radars |
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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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As of today, exactEarth, in partnership with Harris Corporation, is bringing five more satellites from our ever-growing real-time (RT) constellation into service. These additional satellites will raise the total to nine in our real-time system that have been successfully incorporated into exactEarth services.
Combined with our first-generation satellites, we are proud to be operating the l ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation system  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Japan launches satellite for better GPS system |
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Israel announced this weekend it is acquiring 17 additional F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighters from Lockheed Martin, which will bring the Israeli Air Force fleet of the jets to 50.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense said Israel currently has five of the stealth fighters in its possession. Thirty three F-35s are to be delivered by 2021, and a new batch is expected to be ordered by 2024. ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017U.S. Air Force to receive first fully operational F-35A squadron  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Huntington Ingalls picked to refurbish USS Fitzgerald  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Boeing offers to build F/A-18 Super Hornet in India |
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To perpetuate the pace of innovation and progress in microelectronics technology over the past half-century, it will take an enormous village rife with innovators. This week, about 100 of those innovators throughout the broader technology ecosystem, including participants from the military, commercial, and academic sectors, gathered at DARPA headquarters at the kickoff meeting for the Agency's n ... more 3Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2017High-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017High-tech electronics made from autumn leaves  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Researchers create magnetic RAM |
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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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017Russian scientists invent device allowing them to sense kilometers into Earth  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 |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to jail time or hefty fines.
The ban on the use, manufacture and importation of plastic carrier bags was carried through after the High Court threw out a challenge brought by importers who claim jobs will be lost and livelihoods threatened.
Dozens of countries have either restricted ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Catholic church condemns Brazil plan for Amazon mining  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2017Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 
Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported.
The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and deep space exploration, satellite systems, space debris research and Earth remote sensing, CGTN broadcaster reported on Sunday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of ... moreParis (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together  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 |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
The Guam-based subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation has been tapped to design and build a live-fire training range complex on the island for the U.S. Navy, the company announced on Tuesday.
The range contract given to Black Construction Corporation carries a value of about $78 million. It was issued by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Northwest Field, Naval Support Act ... more Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017US military to install radar in Pacific's Palau 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 |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The modification will also provide engineering support and missile containers. The production run will take place in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be finished by Marc ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Lockheed receives $547.9M contract for Hellfire II missiles  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Orbital ATK rolls out missile software upgrade  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark |
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The world's shortest race by distance - a fraction of the width of a human hair - was run on gold and silver tracks, and took a whopping 30 hours. Given that the vehicles were invisible to the naked eye, your typical racing fan might have missed it. But the April "nanorace" was a huge success for scientists working at the nanoscale. It spurred interest in molecular machines and led to a surprisi ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt  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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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions.
The third-generation robot is an all-terrain system used for explosive ordnance disposal, and in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material missions and HAZMAT operations.
Roboteam said the two ... more Chicago 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 ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control  Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Study finds drones accurate for relay of RFID signals for inventory control |
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