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March 21, 2018
SPACE TRAVEL
Tribal College and University Student Conference to host NASA competition



Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
Thirty students representing six Native American colleges from around the nation have been selected to compete in a NASA Mars Rover competition at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) student meeting, March 11-14, 2018. This four-day Tribal Colleges and Universities event at Bismarck Event Center, North Dakota, will offer students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and others professionals under the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program, where stu ... read more

ENERGY TECH
Chirping is welcome in birds but not in fusion devices
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Birds do it and so do doughnut-shaped fusion facilities called "tokamaks." But tokamak chirping - a rapidly changing frequency wave that can be far above what the human ear can detect - is hardly we ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China to launch Long March-5B rocket next year
Beijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2018
China will launch the Long March-5B carrier rocket around June 2019, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST) Monday. The new generation of carrier rocket, th ... more
UAV NEWS
Swift Navigation introduces Skylark for high-precision GNSS services
San Francisco, CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm building GPS technology to power a world of autonomous vehicles, has announced the release of Skylark, a new, one-of-a-kind cloud-based GNSS correct ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lockheed Martin's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile marks sixth successful flight mission
Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Lockheed Martin has tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test Squadron at Dyess Air Force ... more
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MILTECH
Making gray-zone activity more black and white
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 16, 2018
An emergent type of conflict in recent years has been coined "gray zone," because it sits in a nebulous area between peace and conventional warfare. Gray-zone action is not openly declared or define ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Soyuz rocket rolled out for launch
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
A pair of U.S. astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut are just two days away from launching on a 50-hour, 34-orbit flight to the International Space Station. Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feu ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Airbus delivers new life support system for the ISS
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Airbus has delivered the ACLS (Advanced Closed Loop System), an advanced life support system to purify air and produce oxygen for the International Space Station (ISS). The system also produces wate ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches innovative secondary payload dispenser along side Hispasat
Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 16, 2018
The secondary cargo from the recent Falcon 9 remained undisclosed until US military published orbital data from the launch, where the second object suddenly appeared. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Air Force Chief of Staff: US 'On Track' to Replace Russian RD-180 Rocket Engine
Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 16, 2018
The US effort to transition from Russia's RD-180 rocket engine to two domestic suppliers is progressing as planned, Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein said in congressional testimony on ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Starliner Re-entry Thrusters
Redmond WA (SPX) Mar 18, 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed delivery of all of the crew module engines for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft. Boeing will integrate the engines into the Sta ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA science heading to space ranges from the upper atmosphere to microbes
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2018
A Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch into orbit no earlier than April 2, carries the 14th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Lifted into orbit atop a ... more
ENERGY TECH
Laser-heated nanowires produce micro-scale nuclear fusion
Fort Collins CO (SPX) Mar 16, 2018
Nuclear fusion, the process that powers our sun, happens when nuclear reactions between light elements produce heavier ones. It's also happening - at a smaller scale - in a Colorado State University ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Orbital Sciences wins Navy contract for test missiles
Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018
Orbital Sciences Corp., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target base vehicles and spares. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
A Frommer's guide to the future of interplanetary travel
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 16, 2018
It's 2218, and you've got some vacation time coming up. A hundred years ago this meant choices like the Bahamas, wine tasting in Napa or a drive through Italy. Back then people only had one planet t ... more


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UAV NEWS
CPI Antenna receives new contract for UAV comms from Cubic Mission
Plano TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
The Antenna Systems Division (ASD) of Communications and Power Industries reports it has received multiple contract awards from Cubic Mission Solutions, a business division of Cubic Corporation. ... more
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UAV NEWS
MicroPilot chooses Simlat
Stony Mountain, Canada (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
Micropilot Inc. recognizes the advantages of using simulations in order to assist development of UAVs. MicroPilot is pleased to be working with Simlat to develop a pan, tilt, zoom payload simulation ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Foundation for US Ballistic Missile Defense System Modernized
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
The system of systems that enables the disparate elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to function as a complete global defense network has been revolutionized. The modernize ... more
UAV NEWS
AeroVironment to supply Egypt with unmanned aerial systems
Washington (UPI) Mar 19, 2018
AeroVironment Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to support a foreign military sale of unmanned aerial vehicles to Egypt. ... more
AEROSPACE
Navy awards Lockheed $481M for F-35 spare parts
Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018
Lockheed Martin has secured an additional $481 million from the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command for the procurement of spare parts in support of F-35 Lightning II production efforts, the second contract the company has been awarded this week related to the F-35. ... more
AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin to support F-35 programs in U.S., U.K.
Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2018
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. ... more
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CosmoQuest releases Mappers 2.0 for crater mapping
San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
The CosmoQuest Citizen Science facility released a major update to its Mappers software. This software previously demonstrated that everyday people can map craters as effectively as a group of professionals. With version 2.0, CosmoQuest invites the public to use their skills to answer new science questions related to Mars and Mercury. The public can use their eyes, minds, and time to help determ ... more
+ NASA, ATLAS to Mature Portable Space Communications Technology
+ Predicting the Lifespan of Materials in Space
+ NASA Marshall advances 3-D printed rocket engine nozzle technology
+ On The Horizon: A Space Renaissance
+ A new way to combine soft materials
+ ORNL researchers design novel method for energy-efficient deep neural networks
+ BridgeSat and NASA Sign Space Act Agreement for Laser Communications
Intelsat EpicNG helping redefine capabilities of airborne applications
McLean VA (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
Our first Intelsat EpicNG satellite has been in space a little over two years now, and we have launched four more since then. With five of these high-throughput satellites (HTS) in orbit and being used by our customers, we have gained quite a bit of both test data and real-world experience demonstrating the capabilities and versatility of the EpicNG technology. We recently published a whit ... more
+ Studies prove superior performance of HTS for government customers
+ Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite data
+ Increasing Situational Awareness with Fortion TacticalC2
+ British astronaut hails 'groundbreaking' Airbus satellite
+ Northrop Grumman gets production, support contracts for E-2D Hawkeye
+ Studies prove superior performance of HTS for Government customers
+ SatCom options meet demanding connectivity requirements for helicopters


Indra Expands With Four New Stations The Ground Segment Managing Galileo Satellites
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2018
Indra has been awarded a contract for implementing four new Uplink Stations (ULS), thus expanding the ground segment of the European global positioning system, Galileo. Awarded by the company Thales Alenia Space (France), this contract also includes maintenance and upgrades for all Uplink stations. The new stations will join the ten uplink stations that Indra has already put into service a ... more
+ GMV leads a project for application of EGNOS to maritime safety
+ Why Russia is one step ahead of US Army's plans for future GPS
+ Europe claims 100 million users for Galileo satnav system
+ Airbus selected by ESA for EGNOS V3 program
+ Pentagon probes fitness-app use after map shows sensitive sites
+ China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
+ 18 satellites in exactEarth's real-time constellation now in service
Lockheed Martin to support F-35 programs in U.S., U.K.
Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2018
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $8.5 million under the terms of a modified contract to a previous issued order on a basic order agreement. The agreement gives the Navy the authority to exercised additional mission ... more
+ Navy awards Lockheed $481M for F-35 spare parts
+ Leonardo to build 28 helicopters for Qatari military
+ Senegal helicopter crash toll rises to 8
+ Lockheed awarded $1.5B contract for work on F-35 air systems
+ Army taps Airbus for 35 UH-72A Lakota helicopters
+ Evading in-flight lightning strikes
+ The view from inside supersonic combustion
Precision atom qubits achieve major quantum computing milestone
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2018
The unique Australian approach of creating quantum bits from precisely positioned individual atoms in silicon is reaping major rewards, with UNSW Sydney-led scientists showing for the first time that they can make two of these atom qubits "talk" to each other. The team - led by UNSW Professor Michelle Simmons, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication T ... more
+ Largest molecular spin found close to a quantum phase transition
+ Researchers find 'critical' security flaws in AMD chips
+ New speed record for trapped-ion 'building blocks' of quantum computers
+ Practical spin wave transistor one step closer
+ Concern over China influence shadows chip sector deal
+ Individual quantum dots imaged in 3-D for first time
+ Going with the DNA flow: Molecule of life finds new uses in microelectronics


Sentinels helping to map minerals
Paris (ESA) Mar 21, 2018
The traditional way of mapping Earth's geology and mineral resources is a costly and time-consuming undertaking. While satellites cannot entirely replace the expert in the field, they can certainly help - as a recent effort in Africa shows. Geological maps identify different types of rock, faults, groundwater and deposits. They are not only essential for building infrastructure and assessi ... more
+ Earth's atmosphere: new results from the International Space Station
+ China launches land exploration satellite
+ ESA testing detection of floating plastic litter from orbit
+ Scientist eyes Chinese satellites to help world tackle air pollution
+ Diamonds from the deep: Study suggests water may exist in Earth's lower mantle
+ Scientists find seismic imaging is blind to water
+ Spring comes to Tokyo with first cherry blossoms
Researchers turn plastic pollution into cleaners
Bristol, UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2018
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to re-use a common plastic to break down harmful dyes in our waste water. The paper published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces by a joint UK and Brazilian research team describes how synthetic dyes, used in the clothing industry world-wide, could be treated by the plastic found in packaging and cutlery - polystyrene. A sm ... more
+ Paris to study pollution-busting free transport
+ Large-scale climatic warming could increase persistent haze in Beijing
+ Tonnes of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast
+ Tempers flare as missteps mar Paris push to go green
+ Mat of woven proteins can soak up pollution
+ Removing heavy metals from water
+ China 'winning' war on smog, helping life expectancy: study


China to launch Long March-5B rocket next year
Beijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2018
China will launch the Long March-5B carrier rocket around June 2019, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST) Monday. The new generation of carrier rocket, the Long March-5B, has entered the model testing phase in preparation for space station missions. Developed by the CAST, the rocket will have a total length of 53.7 meters, with a core-level diame ... more
+ China plans to develop a multipurpose, reusable space plane
+ China moving ahead with plans for next-generation X-ray observatory
+ China to launch Long March-5B rocket in 2019
+ Satellite will test plan for global China led satcom network
+ China plans rocket sea-launch
+ China speeds up research, commercialization of space shuttles
+ Long March rockets on ambitious mission in 2018
Raytheon to support Qatar patriot missile system
Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army for services in support of Qatar's patriot missile system. The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $150.4 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract. The agreement enables Raytheon to provide the government of Qatar with staff ... more
+ Foundation for US Ballistic Missile Defense System Modernized
+ JV will deliver Germany's NextGen ground based air defense system TLVS
+ Lockheed PAC-3 missile-defense system successful in demo
+ Northrop Grumman to develop ballistic missile defense simulation models
+ Lockheed Martin Wins $80 Million Contract to Build Missile Defense Targets
+ Lockheed Martin tapped to speed up AEGIS system
+ Interceptor test underscores reliability of proves PAC-3 anti missile system


Lockheed Martin's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile marks sixth successful flight mission
Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Lockheed Martin has tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, launched a LRASM over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, Calif., successfully impacting the maritime target and meeting test objectives. "LRASM has now proven itself in six consecutive fl ... more
+ Orbital Sciences wins Navy contract for test missiles
+ Russia test-fires Kinzhal hypersonic missile
+ Russia test-fires 'ideal' hypersonic missile
+ BAE awarded contract to increase production of guided-rocket kits
+ Boeing to provide services for Air Force cruise missiles
+ Javelin missile sale to Ukraine approved by State Department
+ After Russian veto, US and allies condemn Iran over missiles to Yemen
UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial "superlattices" - materials comprised of alternating layers of ultra-thin "two-dimensional" sheets, which are only one or a few atoms thick. Unlike current state-of-the art superlattices, in which alternating layers have similar atomic structures, and thus similar electronic properties, th ... more
+ Nanostructures made of previously impossible material
+ Mining hardware helps scientists gain insight into silicon nanoparticles
+ Big steps toward control of production of tiny building blocks
+ New technique allows printing of flexible, stretchable silver nanowire circuits
+ Nanomaterials: What are the environmental and health risks?
+ UT Dallas team's microscopic solution may save researchers big time
+ Researchers invent light-emitting nanoantennas


Tokyo Tech's six-legged robots get closer to nature
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2018
A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means of a two-level controller. The proposed controller uses a network of so-called non-linear oscillators that enables the generation of diverse gaits and postures, which are specified by only a few high-level parameters. The study inspires new research into how mul ... more
+ Novel 3-D printing method embeds sensing capabilities within robotic actuators
+ Robotic spiders and bees: The rise of bioinspired microrobots
+ UTSA researchers want to teach computers to learn like humans
+ Modified, 3D-printable alloy shows promise for flexible electronics, soft robots
+ Researchers find algorithm for large-scale brain simulations
+ Don't want to lose a finger? Let a robot give a hand
+ Beware of replicating sexism in AI, experts warn


Swift Navigation introduces Skylark for high-precision GNSS services
San Francisco, CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm building GPS technology to power a world of autonomous vehicles, has announced the release of Skylark, a new, one-of-a-kind cloud-based GNSS corrections service that delivers affordable, fast, centimeter-level accuracy and eliminates the complexity of deploying and maintaining GNSS networks. Skylark was built from the ground-up for autonomy at sc ... more
+ AeroVironment to supply Egypt with unmanned aerial systems
+ MicroPilot chooses Simlat
+ Bell tapped for services to support MQ-8 Fire Scout
+ CPI Antenna receives new contract for UAV comms from Cubic Mission
+ US State Dept approves Kratos tactial UAV system for international sales
+ Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand
+ US gives Philippine air force first drones
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