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  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 More than 1,200 guests-including bright-eyed elementary schoolers who aspire to be astronauts, inspired mid-career female scientists and fellow Star Trek fans-filed into Macky Auditorium Tuesday night for a sold-out address by former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to go into space. Her takeaway message: The challenges of space exploration mirror the challenges faced in the world today, and we all have a part to play in its success. "Space isn't just for rocket scientist ... read more |
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Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to moveBoston MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2018 Who needs legs? With their sleek bodies, snakes can slither up to 14 miles-per-hour, squeeze into tight space, scale trees and swim. How do they do it? It's all in the scales. As a snake moves, its ... more 
Robo-picker grasps and packsBoston MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2018 Unpacking groceries is a straightforward albeit tedious task: You reach into a bag, feel around for an item, and pull it out. A quick glance will tell you what the item is and where it should be sto ... more 
Berkeley Lab 'minimalist machine learning' algorithms analyze images from very little dataBerkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2018 Mathematicians at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new approach to machine learning aimed at experimental imaging data. Rather than re ... more  
China plans rocket sea-launchBeijing (XNA) Mar 02, 2018 China is planning its first sea-launch of satellites carried by a Long March rocket, according to an aerospace official. Yang Yiqiang, commander-in-chief of the Long March-11 rockets project o ... more |
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Florida Poly developing Happy Suit for AstronautsLakeland FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 Faculty and students at Florida Polytechnic University are developing a critical component for the next generation of spacesuits that will not only make astronauts more comfortable and efficient, but will also keep them happy. ... more  
America's missile-defense system not ready for hypersonic threatsWashington (AFP) March 1, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap in America's already imperfect missile-defense network. ... more  
Increasing Situational Awareness with Fortion TacticalC2London, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 The face of conflict is ever evolving - malicious activities, for example, don't only take place in open fields anymore, but increasingly in the midst of civilian population. Airbus' TacticalC2 prov ... more 
Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite dataLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid those facing emergency situations. By leveraging the Kongsberg Satell ... more  
Lightweight hyperspectral imagers bring sophisticated imaging capability to dronesWashington DC (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 In a new study, researchers used 3D printing and low-cost parts to create an inexpensive hyperspectral imager that is light enough to use onboard drones. They offer a recipe for creating these image ... more |
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 Boeing receives $73.2M to service F/A-18 jets  
Lockheed awarded $155M on two contracts for F-35 workWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded two contracts worth more than $155 million for work on the F-35 fighter fleets of the United States and foreign customers. ... more  |
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Arianespace Soyuz set to launch 4 more sats for SES O3b constellationKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 28, 2018 For Arianespace's second mission of 2018, the company will use a Soyuz launch vehicle to orbit four additional O3b MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) satellites in the constellation operated by SES Networks. ... more  
Raytheon wins $77.3M Air Force contract for SDB II munitionsWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2018 Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for Small Diameter Bomb II munitions, parts, support and related data. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $158M for support of U.S., foreign F-35 programsWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for support of modification and retrofit activities for air systems for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. ... more 
Army taps Olin Corp. for $51.1M in small arms ammunitionWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded Olin Corp. a contract for several sizes of small arms ammunition. ... more 
Aerospace introduces new Senior Advisory Council for space policyEl Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2018 The Aerospace Corporation has established a new Senior Advisory Council for its Center for Space Policy and Strategy. These seven distinguished members will bring their deep insight and experience f ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2018
On Feb. 22, 2018, the signal from IMAGE began to break up and has been silent since Feb. 24. The team continues to assess what may be the issue, but it is known that this episode does not mimic the sudden silence that occurred in 2005 when contact was originally lost with the spacecraft. The team continues to make preparations to attempt to bring the attitude dete ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 
Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid those facing emergency situations. By leveraging the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) polar ground station in Svalbard, Norway, Pleiades and SPOT constellation images are now retrieved at every orbit, resulting in ultra-fast image deliveries after collection, anywhe ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2018 
The Pentagon and Israel's Defense Ministry have launched 'Urban Navigation Challenge', a startup competition to create advanced 'counter-terror' navigation systems which don't use GPS. The project makes no mention of officially designated US "rivals" like Russia or China, but according to Russian experts, it would make no difference even if it did.
The project, officially dubbed the Combat ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2018  President Donald Trump and Boeing have finalized an informal deal for two new Air Force One aircraft valued at $3.9 billion, the White House and Boeing said Tuesday.
The deal is about $1.4 billion less than original estimates, which will cover two planes and all related upgrades specific to Air Force One.
Trump held a meeting with Boeing officials last week to finalize the deal, ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 
With their insensitivity to decoherence what are known as Majorana particles could become stable building blocks of a quantum computer. The problem is that they only occur under very special circumstances. Now researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in manufacturing a component that is able to host the sought-after particles.
Researchers throughout the world are str ... more |
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 Miami (AFP) March 1, 2018  A new US satellite that offers speedy, high-resolution images of storms and may save lives by making forecasts more accurate blasted off Thursday from a NASA launchpad.
"Three, two, one and liftoff!" said a NASA commentator as the Atlas V rocket rumbled into the blue sky at 5:02 pm (2202 GMT) over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the Geostationary Operational Environment ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) Feb 27, 2018 
Gabon on Tuesday accused Veolia of pollutingthe country as the government and the French company wage an increasingly bitter dispute in public over the cancellation of a contract for water and electricity distribution.
"There is considerable environmental damage at almost all of the sites exploited by SEEG," Communication Minister Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze told journalists, referring to the ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 02, 2018 
China is planning its first sea-launch of satellites carried by a Long March rocket, according to an aerospace official.
Yang Yiqiang, commander-in-chief of the Long March-11 rockets project of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said that 2018 would see five launches of Long March-11 rockets, with four missions for commercial payloads on land, and one at sea.
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 Washington (AFP) March 1, 2018  Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap in America's already imperfect missile-defense network.
In a national address Thursday, Putin described several advances in missile technology, including a hypersonic weapon that can fly at many times the speed of sound and evade existing missi ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
The United States and three European allies condemned Iran on Tuesday after the United Nations found Tehran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen by failing to block supplies of missiles and drones to Huthi rebels.
Britain, France, Germany and the United States urged Iran to "immediately cease all activities that are inconsistent or would violate" the UN resolution that established the arms ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 
A University of Texas at Dallas graduate student, his advisor and industry collaborators believe they have addressed a long-standing problem troubling scientists and engineers for more than 35 years: How to prevent the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope from crashing into the surface of a material during imaging or lithography.
Details of the group's solution appeared in the January is ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2018 
Mathematicians at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new approach to machine learning aimed at experimental imaging data. Rather than relying on the tens or hundreds of thousands of images used by typical machine learning methods, this new approach "learns" much more quickly and requires far fewer images.
Daniel Pelt and James S ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2018 
Designed to infiltrate far into an enemy's territory, the new system will carry both guided and unguided munitions.
Russia is working on a long-range unmanned strike system, Zvezda, the official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense, has learned.
Speaking to the television channel, Alexander Nemov, deputy chief of the research department at the 30th Central Scientific ... more |
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