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  Washington DC (AFP) Nov 12, 2017 An unmanned cargo ship packed with 7,400 pounds (3,350 kilograms) of food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station blasted off Sunday from Wallops Island, Virginia. Orbital ATK's barrel-shaped Cygnus cargo ship launched atop an Antares rocket at 7:19 am (1219 GMT), a day after a last-second delay due to an unexpected aircraft in the area. "Five, four, three, two, one and we have ignition," said Orbital ATK's mission control operator, as the rocket's engines l ... read more |
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Aerospace CubeSats launched for optical communications memo missionEl Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2017 Two innovative 1.5-unit CubeSats designed and built by The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) were successfully launched today from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Va. aboard Orbital ATK's Cygnus s ... more  
Turkey signs missile accord with Paris and RomeBrussels (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Turkey on Wednesday signed a letter of intent opening the way to Ankara buying ground to air missiles from a French-Italian consortium. ... more  
Brazil's tech junkies seek healing at digital detox clinicRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Like many young people, 29-year-old student L.L. loves his cell phone. So much so, in fact, that his studies, his work and even his personal relationships have suffered, and his phone eventually became a way to avoid people in the real world. ... more  
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Expands Into a Global NetworkBeijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2017 China launched the first two of the BeiDou-3 satellites into space on Sunday evening, indicating that its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has begun to expand into a global network, Cyol.com repor ... more |
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Boeing meets 2017 ballistic missile defense installation goal earlyWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017 Boeing and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense team on Tuesday announced that they have installed the 44th interceptor, the last installation of 2017 for the ground-based surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile defense system. ... more 
The road to Orion's launchParis (ESA) Nov 10, 2017 NASA's Orion spacecraft aims to send humans further into space than ever before, and ESA's European Service Module will provide the essentials for keeping the astronauts alive and on course. A ... more 
Science has more impact when researchers travel, collaborateWashington (UPI) Nov 9, 2017 If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across international borders - not restrict them. ... more  
NASA Embraces Urban Air Mobility, Calls for Market StudyMoffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) conducts research based on a deliberate and well-coordinated strategic implementation plan. This plan is being expanded to include research int ... more 
NASA Completes Review of First SLS, Orion Deep Space Exploration MissionWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 NASA is providing an update on the first integrated launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft after completing a comprehensive review of the launch schedule. This unc ... more 
Vega launches Earth observation satellite for MoroccoKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 09, 2017 Arianespace has launched a Vega rocket to deliver an Earth observation satellite into orbit for the Kingdom of Morocco. Liftoff of Vega's 11th mission from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French ... more |
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 Orbital ATK Successfully Tests First Motor Case for Next Generation Launch Vehicle  
Computer system finds 'recipes' for producing materialsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the Materials Project have produced a wealth of computational tools for designing new materials useful for a range of ap ... more  
Rapid cellphone charging getting closer to realityWaterloo, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapac ... more 
Stressed seedlings in spaceParis (ESA) Nov 08, 2017 Life on Earth has a myriad of problems, but gravity isn't one of them - staying grounded means organisms can soak up the light and heat that enables growth. It's no wonder that the free-floati ... more 
BAE completes full scale test of F-35A airframeWashington (UPI) Nov 9, 2017 BAE Systems announced Thursday that the contractor successfully completed its full scale durability test airframe of the F-35A aircraft. ... more |
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  Houghton MI (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Metamaterials offer the very real possibility that our most far-fetched fancies could one day become real as rocks. From invisibility cloaks and perfect lenses to immensely powerful batteries, their super-power applications tantalize the imagination. That said, so far "tantalize" has been the operative word, even though scientists have been studying metamaterials for more than 15 years.
"N ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Cancer cells destroyed with dinosaur extinction metal  Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2017General Atomics awarded $8.8M contract for low power laser demonstrator  Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Technique offers advance in testing micro-scale compressive strength of cement |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
SES announced that the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Future Satellite Communications Service Acquisition (FCSA) program has awarded SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, a spot on the Complex Commercial Satellite Communications Solutions contract (CS3).
"We are very proud to be part of the CS3 team of awardees," said Pete Hoene, President and CEO of SES ... more Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Oct 31, 201716th SPCS Defenders of critical satellite communications  Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017First order for Elta ELK-1882T SATCOM network system  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NRL clarifies valley polarization for electronic and optoelectronic technologies |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2017 
China launched the first two of the BeiDou-3 satellites into space on Sunday evening, indicating that its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has begun to expand into a global network, Cyol.com reported on November 6.
Positioning accuracy of the BeiDou-3 satellites have an accuracy of 2.5 to five meters, which is comparable with that of GPS, said Xie Jun, chief designer of the satellite at ... moreBeijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2017Better rubidium clocks increase BeiDou satnav accuracy  Xichang, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2017China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on single carrier rocket  Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Airobot supplies positioning technology to single largest container terminal in Europe |
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NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) conducts research based on a deliberate and well-coordinated strategic implementation plan. This plan is being expanded to include research into an area emerging so quickly there's no page for it yet on Wikipedia.
It's Urban Air Mobility, or UAM.
Our definition for UAM is a safe and efficient system for air passenger and cargo tr ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Lockheed test pilot reaches 100 hours in proposed 5th generation trainer  Taipei (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Taiwan grounds Mirage jets after plane goes missing Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2017BAE completes full scale test of F-35A airframe |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
In London's St. Paul's Cathedral, a whisper can be heard far across the circular whispering gallery as the sound curves around the walls. Now, an optical whispering gallery mode resonator developed by Penn State electrical engineers can spin light around the circumference of a tiny sphere millions of times, creating an ultrasensitive microchip-based sensor for multiple applications.
"Whisp ... more Boston MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Researchers develop flexible, stretchable photonic devices  Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Fully integrated circuits printed directly onto fabric  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 10, 2017New quantum materials offer novel route to 3-D electronic devices |
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Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced this week.
According to NASA, the ozone hole reached its peak extent on Sept. 11, covering an area about two and a half times the size of the United States - 7.6 million square miles in extent - ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 08, 2017FIMI completes control acquisition transaction in IAI's ImageSat  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 01, 2017Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 9, 2017 
New Delhi banned all construction, barred lorries from entering the city and announced stringent restrictions on private car use on Thursday, seeking to combat a massive spike in pollution across large swathes of India and Pakistan.
Tens of thousands of schools in Delhi and surrounding states remained closed as a hazardous fog of toxic pollution cloaked the region for a third day, bringing g ... more New Delhi (AFP) Nov 9, 2017Delhi's poor bear the brunt of deadly smog  New Delhi (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Schools shut amid health emergency as smog blankets India's capital  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Molybdenum in Wisconsin wells not from coal ash |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017 
China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday.
Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation.
The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth.
C ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017 
Boeing and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense team on Tuesday announced that they have installed the 44th interceptor, the last installation of 2017 for the ground-based surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile defense system.
The Department of Defense set out to increase America's long-range defense ballistic missiles to 44 interceptors by the end of 2017, with Boeing meeting the goal ahe ... more Stockholm (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Sweden picks US Patriot missile system over European rival  Riyadh (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Missile from Yemen intercepted near Riyadh airport  Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Russia conducts ballistic missile tests |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Turkey on Wednesday signed a letter of intent opening the way to Ankara buying ground to air missiles from a French-Italian consortium.
The letter signed by the Turkish, French and Italian defence ministers allows the Eurosam consortium to "analyse and define the needs" of the Turkish military, a French source told AFP.
Though the deal is at an extremely early stage, NATO Secretary Gener ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Raytheon, Australia ink first deal for ground-based air defense system  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 7, 2017US accuses Iran of supplying missile to Yemen  Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2017Raytheon receives $17M contract for missile targeting system |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Nanoparticles of controllable composition and size have great potential in electrical, optical and chemical devices, but they must be created in a safe and cost-effective way. Kazuhiro Takanabe and coworkers from KAUST now report a simple method for synthesizing metal-sulfide nanoparticles at low temperature without using environmentally harmful solvents.
Metal sulfides, which are crystall ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in mice  Davis CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017New, simplified technique makes light metallic nanofoam  Providence RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Researchers show how nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigue |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the Materials Project have produced a wealth of computational tools for designing new materials useful for a range of applications, from energy and electronics to aeronautics and civil engineering.
But developing processes for producing those materials has continued to depend on a combination of experience, intui ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputees  New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithms  Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods |
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NASA scientists, who always are on the hunt for new platforms from which to carry out their research, now may avail themselves of two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems, or UASs, that some say represent the future for drone aircraft.
Unlike most commercially available unmanned aircraft systems, Vanilla Aircraft's VA001 and Black Swift Technologies' S2 small Unmanned Aircraft System, ... more Niamey (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Niger to let US forces arm drones in counter-terrorism fight  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017Insitu awarded $9.2M for parts, sustainment of RQ-21A  Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water |
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