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  Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2017 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft - cruising interstellar space billions of miles from Earth - was back on the right track Friday thanks to thrusters that were fired up for the first time in 37 years. The unmanned spaceship was launched along with its twin, Voyager 2, more than 40 years ago to explore the outer planets of our solar system, traveling further than any human-made object in history. But after decades of operation, the "attitude control thrusters" that turn the spacecraft by firing tiny ... read more |
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Crossing drones with satellites: ESA eyes high-altitude aerial platformsParis (ESA) Nov 29, 2017 ESA is considering extending its activities to a new region of the sky via a novel type of aerial vehicle, a 'missing link' between drones and satellites. High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites, or H ... 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  
Lockheed Martin assembles third US Air Force GPS 3 satelliteDenver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle. GPS I ... more  
With 'material robotics,' intelligent products won't even look like robotsCorvallis OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics. In an invited perspective paper published in Science Ro ... more |
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Drone photos offer faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic speciesWashington 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 eco ... more  
ISRO eyes one rocket launch a month in 2018New 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 pl ... more 
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  
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 |
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 UNSW Canberra opens Australia's first space mission design facility 
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 
Saudi Arabia intercepts second Yemen missile in a monthRiyadh (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 Saudi Arabia on Thursday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from war-torn Yemen, state media reported, the second such attack this month claimed by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. ... 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 
Russia to build launch pad for super heavy-lift carrier by 2028Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017 The development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome will reduce Russia's dependency on Kazakhstan's Baikonur spaceport, which it is leasing until 2050. Russia plans to build a launch pad for its "supe ... more |
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  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
An international research group together with scientists from the MSU have developed a time-resolved spectroscopy method that allows studying fast processes in samples. The new method works by analyzing quantized light transmitted through a sample, without the use of femtosecond lasers and complex detection systems. This design is much cheaper than the one used currently and, moreover, allows yo ... more Bielefeld, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Spin current from heat: New material increases efficiency  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New catalyst controls activation of a carbon-hydrogen bond  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Math gets real in strong, lightweight structures |
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 Point Mugu CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2017 
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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 Denver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle.
GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) followed the first two GPS III satellites on a streamlined assembly and test production line. Technicians successfully integrated the satellite's major components - ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017DARPA digging for ideas to revolutionize subterranean mapping  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly |
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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  Denpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash  Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2017China's Okay Airways orders five Boeing Dreamliners for $1.4 bn |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Two independent teams of scientists, including one from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have used more than 50 interacting atomic qubits to mimic magnetic quantum matter, blowing past the complexity of previous demonstrations. The results appear in this week's issue of Nature.
As the basis for its quantum simulation, the UMD-N ... more Lemont, IL (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Argonne to install Comanche system to explore ARM technology for HPC  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Strain-free epitaxy of germanium film on mica  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Microwave-based test method can help keep 3-D chip designers' eyes open |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
It is very important to observe and study cloud properties because clouds play an important role in weather, climate, and the Earth's energy balance. Satellite remote sensing is commonly used to obtain a variety of cloud properties. Haze pollution can reduce human's vision, but will it also affect the accuracy of satellite cloud detection?
In a paper published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sc ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017OGC seeks public comment on CDB Multi-spectral Imagery Extension  Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017Forty years of Meteosat  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches |
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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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 Washington (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.
North Korea earlier launched a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called a Hwasong 15 and claimed was capable of carrying a "super-large heavy warhead" to any target in the co ... moreRiyadh (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Saudi Arabia intercepts second Yemen missile in a month  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017Russia test-fires new interceptor missile  Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Missile Warning Satellite ships for January launch |
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 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.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which is in charge of foreign military arms sales and coopera ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017Orbital ATK to support next-step development of anti-radiation missiles  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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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
An international team of researchers from MIPT; Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS; Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS; Skoltech; and Aalto University (Finland) has examined the optical and dielectric properties of thin macroscopic films based on single-walled carbon nanotubes and obtained an explanation for the metallic nature of their conductivity using infrared and terahertz spectroscopy. ... more Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects  Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics.
In an invited perspective paper published in Science Robotics, Oregon State University researcher Yi?it Menguc and three co-authors argue against looking at robotics as a "dichotomy of brain versus body."
Menguc and collaborators from the University ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Amazon brings Alexa from the home to the office in a new AI push  San Francisco (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Facebook trains artificial intelligence to spot suicidal signs  San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistants |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017 
ESA is considering extending its activities to a new region of the sky via a novel type of aerial vehicle, a 'missing link' between drones and satellites.
High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites, or HAPS, are platforms that float or fly at high altitude like conventional aircraft but operate more like satellites - except that rather than working from space they can remain in position inside the at ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Drone photos offer faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic species  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2017Drone Race: Human Versus Artificial Intelligence  Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2017Pentagon steps up Somalia drone strikes |
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