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  New Delhi (IANS) Jan 02, 2018 India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. "We have tentatively scheduled the rocket launch at 9.30 a.m. to carry Cartosat and other satellites, including 28 from the US and five other countries in a single mission," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Director Devi Prasad Karnik told IANS here. The first space mission in 2018 onboard the Polar Satellit ... read more |
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China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and In ... more  
Space 2018: Missions and launches to look for in the new yearWashington (UPI) Jan 01, 2018 For astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary scientists, space enthusiasts and others with an eye for the night sky, 2018 is expected to bring a variety of exciting developments. ... more  
Growing organs a few ink drops at a timeOsaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any ... more 
Scientists engineer 3D shapes from living tissueWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a technique for creating 3D shapes out of living tissue. ... more |
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China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehiclesBeijing (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has conducted two flight tests of a new ballistic missile attached to a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), US officials confirmed in a recent intelligence asse ... more 
The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific diveMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 The Progress MS-06 freighter on Thursday undocked from the International Space Station ahead of its mission-ending plunge into the Pacific, Russia's space mission control center told Sputnik. ... more 
JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are making preliminary plans for an interstellar mission, the agency's first. The team wants to send a probe to look for sings of life on the exoplanets surrounding Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. ... more  
Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shellsWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Raytheon was awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Army for M982 Excalibur projectiles. ... more 
DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017 Underground settings are becoming increasingly relevant to global security and safety. Rising populations and urbanization are requiring military and civilian first responders to perform their dutie ... more  
General Atomics receives more than $328.8M for drone systemsWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017 General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for support and services of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems. ... more |
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 Orion parachute tests prove out complex system for human deep space missions  
Boeing to provide services for F/A-18 Hornet variantsWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing a $148.5 million contract for support and sustainment services for several variants of the F/A-18 Hornet. ... more 
World's largest amphibious aircraft takes off in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 China's home-grown AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft in production, took to the skies on Sunday for its maiden flight. ... more 
Boeing tapped to support F-18s, GrowlersWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 The Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide aircraft maintenance, parts and service support for the F/A-18A-F Hornet and the EA-18G Growler. ... more 
Boeing to modernize Dutch CH-47 helicoptersWashington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 Boeing will upgrade six Royal Netherlands air force Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, the aircraft manufacturer said. ... more |
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  Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
A team of scientists from Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Sciences) and Siberian Federal University synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and developed a technology for their shaping. Processed films can be used in electronic and spintronic chips. The results of the study were published in Thin Solid Films journal.
The team created films that ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Two holograms in one surface  Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Single metalens focuses all colors of the rainbow in one point |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
With high-throughput satellites covering 99% of the populated regions of the world, commercial satellite providers like Intelsat General are ready and willing to serve the growing bandwidth needs of the military defense market. But there's a catch. At the Global MilsatCom conference held earlier this month in London, new acquisition challenges came to light: Countries are still trying to figure ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades  Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests  McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
Raytheon was awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Army for M982 Excalibur projectiles.
The terms of the deal were made public in a press statement released Thursday by the Department of Defense. The contract is worth more than $70.6 million.
The M982 Excalibur is a 155mm, extended range, GPS-guided artillery shell. It's commonly used in indirect fire support missions within ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety  Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017US military imagines war without GPS |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018 
The U.S. Navy has awarded two modified contracts to Bell-Boeing in support of the V-22 Osprey, both of which cover software updates and sustainment for the tiltrotor aircraft.
The terms of the deal were announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense.
In total, Bell-Boeing will be awarded more than $33.3 million under the terms of cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contracts, wh ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018JPATS Logistics Services to support T-6 aircraft in new contract  Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018Bell announces first flight for V-280 tiltrotor aircraft  Washington (UPI) Jan 02, 2018NATO orders Elbit infrared counter-measures system |
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 Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has presented a core technology for quantum photonic devices used in quantum information processing. They have proposed combining of quantum dots for generating light and silicon photonic technologies for manipulating light on a single device.
This breakthrough has been led by Professor Je-Hyung Kim in the School of Natural Scienc ... more Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 02, 2018New silicon structure opens the gate to quantum computers  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Quantum computers need stable quantum gates  Swansea UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Error-free into the quantum computer age |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017DLR and Japan sign collaboration agreement on climate research  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2 |
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 Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 
The mayor of a Belgrade suburb said Saturday that a large-scale investigation will be launched following the discovery of 25 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped in a private field.
"This is just the beginning of a major operation that will take place on our territory and in Serbia," Obrenovac mayor Miroslav Cuckovic told state television (RTS).
"We will check all the sites where toxic was ... more Kuta, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Russian environmental campaigner hospitalised after beating  Kuta, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC.
... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  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 |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday accused the United States of violating a key arms treaty by selling a missile defence system to Japan.
"The US is deploying them (missile defence systems) at their military bases in Romania and Poland, that is near our western borders, which goes against the 1987 INF Treaty banning the deployment of such systems on the ground," Rya ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Lockheed awarded contract for AEGIS upgrades  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Lockheed awarded $102.5M for support of Navy's AEGIS system  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017Lockheed Martin receives another $553M for THAAD |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon with a modified contract for engineering services in support of the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $10.2 million under a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract, which applies an adjusted formula based on the specifies of the target cost, target profit and the price c ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Raytheon awarded contracts for missiles in support of foreign countries  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Lockheed joins Gray Wolf missile development program  Moscow (AFP) Dec 21, 2017Russia finalises S-400 missile system deal with Turkey |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 
Researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have found a simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide (magnetite) nanoparticles onto silica-coated gold nanorods, creating multifunctional nanoparticles with useful magnetic and optical properties.
Gold nanorods have widespread potential applications because they have a surface plasmon resonance - meaning they can absorb and scatte ... more Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017New nanowires are just a few atoms thick |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Popular entertainment often portrays robots as the perfect best friend, from Bender in the cartoon Futurama to the mighty Transformers. These close friendships don't exist off-screen yet, but humans and robots are getting to know each other better in real life.
Dr. Ali Safavi and Prof. Mehrdad Zadeh at Kettering University have proposed a model to improve human-robot interactions using hap ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Scientists teach robots how to respect personal space  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Machine learning will change jobs  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2017Lockheed Martin and NEC to Enhance Satellites, Space Travel with Artificial Intelligence |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017 
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for support and services of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
The contract, announced on Dec. 22 by the Pentagon, is worth more than $328.8 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement, which is a cost-reimbursement contract that would provide payment to General Atomics of a negotiated fee that i ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVs  Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017Boeing unveils entry in unmanned aerial tanker competition for the Navy  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system |
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