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  New Delhi (IANS) Nov 30, 2017 India plans to have at least one rocket launch every month in 2018 from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to deploy satellites in orbit, said a top space official on Tuesday. "We are planning to have at least one launch mission a month in 2018 to deploy satellites in the earth's orbit for various applications," said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar. "For 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years, we are looking to receive increased budgets from the country ... read more |
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Building for a future in space: An interview with Dava Newman and Gui TrottiDublin, Ireland (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Since the dawn of the human race, mankind has looked up at the night sky and wondered 'what's out there?' The ancient Greeks and Romans saw the constellations and wove them into their myths of warri ... more 
Space Farms: 'Mark Watney in The Martian Was Right to Add Poop to the Soil'Wageningen, Netherlands (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2017 A group of researchers from Wageningen University and Research has found that earthworms can thrive and reproduce in simulated Martian soil. Given that the creatures are a crucial factor in making s ... more  
SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Missile Warning Satellite ships for January launchSunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin delivered the next Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Octo ... more  
Orbital ATK to support next-step development of anti-radiation missilesWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 Orbital ATK Inc., has been awarded a modified contract for engineering studies and service support for the development of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles, or AARGM, an upgrade to the AGM-88 HARM systems. ... more |
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Dellingr CubeSat technologies available for commercial licensingGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Two technologies flying on Dellingr, the one-of-a-kind 6U CubeSat designed and built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are available for licensing. "We are always l ... more 
ISIS selected to provide two 6-Unit CubeSats for Dutch IoT service provider HiberDelft, The Netherlands (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 The innovative low power communications modem and its corresponding space-borne receiver payload from Hiber will be integrated into a custom designed 6-Unit CubeSat platform in the ISIS facilities i ... more 
UNSW Canberra opens Australia's first space mission design facilityCanberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Australia's first national space mission design facility was officially opened by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra). UNSW Canberra Sp ... more 
NASA begins checkout of Dellingr spacecraft designed to improve robustness of CubeSat platformsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 NASA ground controllers have begun checking out and commissioning a shoebox-sized spacecraft that the agency purposely built to show that CubeSat platforms could be cost-effective, reliable, and cap ... more 
Russia test-fires new interceptor missileMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017 The A-135 system is part of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It protects Moscow from missiles strike and also plays an important role in the country's early warning and space control system. A new syst ... more 
SSTL ships CARBONITE-2 and Telesat's LEO-1 for PSLV launchGuildford UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has shipped two small satellites, CARBONITE-2 and LEO-1, to India in preparation for a late December launch on ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) fro ... more |
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 Does the Outer Space Treaty at 50 need a rethink 
NASA to send critical science, instruments to Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon spacecraft into orbit for its 13th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Dec. 4 for NASA. Dragon will lift into orbi ... more  
NASA is sending E. coli to space for astronaut healthMoffett Field Ca (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Ever wonder what would happen if you got sick in space? NASA has sent bacteria samples into low-Earth orbit to help find out. One of the agency's latest small satellite experiments is the E. c ... more 
US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for nowWashington (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 The US military remains confident it can - at least for the moment - protect against any North Korean missile threat, a US official said Wednesday after Pyongyang tested a new rocket type. ... more 
Poland to buy AMRAAMs, HIMARS systems from U.S.Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 The State Department has approved possible foreign military sales to Poland for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles as NATO continues to bolster Poland's defense arsenal - a move that Russia says undermines regional security. ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 
Chemists have developed another catalyst that can selectively activate a carbon-hydrogen bond, part of an ongoing strategy to revolutionize the field of organic synthesis and open up new chemical space.
The journal Nature is publishing the work by chemists at Emory University, following on their development of a similar catalyst last year. Both of the catalysts are able to selectively func ... more Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Nov 27, 20173rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts  London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New way to write magnetic info could pave the way for hardware neural networks |
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The U.S. Navy's Communications Satellite Program Office, PMW 146, and Lockheed Martin handed over full operational control of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC).
The October 11 milestone followed the successful completion of the MUOS-5 satellite's on-orbit testing and delivery of all operational products needed to "fly" ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 03, 2017SES GS Awarded US Government Satellite Solutions Contract  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 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China's domestically developed navigation satellite system Beidou has been included in a global network that collects and distributes data for search and rescue missions, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.
Beidou will be part of the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme, a nonprofit, intergovernmental and humanitarian cooperative with 44 members, including the United States, Canad ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017DARPA digging for ideas to revolutionize subterranean mapping  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly  Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2017China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Expands Into a Global Network |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017 
Any new fighter jet procurement deal by Indian Air Force would require the foreign vendor to set up a production line in India - a time taking process. In this backdrop, HAL's claim that it can immediately start co-producing the FGFA with Russia from existing facility holds immense significance.
India's state-owned defense aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has said ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017Lockheed awarded $37.7M contract for F-35 software conversions  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 24, 2017US ends search for sailors after Philippine Sea air crash Denpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash |
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
An international team of researchers from Innsbruck, Harvard, Copenhagen and Waterloo put forward a new method to protect quantum information stored in trapped ions.
In their new proposal, the authors use dissipation (i.e. the interaction of a quantum system with its environment) to correct quantum states. Dissipation is typically considered harmful, but as demonstrated by Florentin Reiter ... more Lemont, IL (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Argonne to install Comanche system to explore ARM technology for HPC  College Park MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Quantum simulators wield control over more than 50 qubits, setting new record  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Strain-free epitaxy of germanium film on mica |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 
Anew NASA-led study shows that land in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, metropolitan area is sinking at highly uneven rates, with a few trouble spots subsiding 7 to 10 times faster than the area average. Whereas earlier estimates had suggested the area is subsiding evenly, the new study found that major differences in subsidence rates occur only a few miles apart.
Hampton Roads has one of the ... more Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017Forty years of Meteosat  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Heavy nitrogen molecules reveal planetary-scale tug-of-war |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
The smallest microplastics in our oceans - which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful - could be more effectively identified using an innovative and inexpensive new method, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
New research, led by Gabriel Erni-Cassola and Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza from Warwick's School of Life Sciences, has established a pioneering way to ... more Hanoi (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Vietnam jails activist for 7 years over toxic leak protests  Tabarja, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis  Omoa, Honduras (AFP) Nov 24, 2017'Trash islands' off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin delivered the next Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on October 31. SBIRS enhances the military's ability to detect missile launches, supports ballistic missile defense, expands technical intelligence gathering, and bolsters situational awareness on the battle ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017Russia test-fires new interceptor missile Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2017US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now  Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Israel mounts Iron Dome battery on warship: military |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 
Orbital ATK Inc., has been awarded a modified contract for engineering studies and service support for the development of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles, or AARGM, an upgrade to the AGM-88 HARM systems.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $32.9 million under a cost-plus-fixed fee contract, which is a cost-reimbursement deal where the fee ... moreWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Poland to buy AMRAAMs, HIMARS systems from U.S.  Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2017State Dept. approves potential Javelin missile sale to Georgia  Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2017State Dept. approves potential missile sale to Poland |
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017 
Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), scientists have studied ceria nanoparticles with the help of probe molecules and a complex ultrahigh vacuum-infrared measurement system and obtained partly surprising new ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects  Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraft |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 
Soft robotics has made leaps and bounds over the last decade as researchers around the world have experimented with different materials and designs to allow once rigid, jerky machines to bend and flex in ways that mimic and can interact more naturally with living organisms. However, increased flexibility and dexterity has a trade-off of reduced strength, as softer materials are generally not as ... more Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2017With 'material robotics,' intelligent products won't even look like robots  Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Toyota showcases humanoid robot that mirrors user |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster and simpler way to gauge the condition of leopard seals, which can weigh more than a half ton and reflect the health of the Antarctic ecosystem that they and a variety of commercial fisheries rely on.
Instead of spending hours to pursue, catch, immobilize, and weigh the seals amid hazardous conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula, ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2017Drone Race: Human Versus Artificial Intelligence  Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2017Pentagon steps up Somalia drone strikes  Dubai UAE (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Lockheed Martin Integrates New Engine for Fury Unmanned Air Vehicle |
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