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  Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) released a new policy paper that explores future opportunities in cislunar space-essentially, the space inside the moon's orbit and the orbital area around the moon. Cislunar Development: What to Build- and Why discusses the possible applications for cislunar space-for example, outposts on the moon, extraterrestrial mining operations, interplanetary waystations-and determines the infrastructure that will be needed to realize t ... read more |
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Simulated Countdown Another Step Toward Exploration Mission-1Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2018 "NTD you are GO to proceed with the count." With words such as these, NASA Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson will authorize the NASA Test Director, whose call sign is NTD, to proceed with l ... more  
Meet the nuclear-powered spaceships of the futureMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2018 Spaceships using conventional hydrogen-oxygen fuel will be able to take people to the moon, Mars or Venus. But human exploration of other planets in our solar system, and beyond it, will require the ... more  
NanoRacks awarded GSA Schedule Contract for in-space servicesWebster TX (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 NanoRacks is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded a contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Services Schedule (00CORP). As a services provider unde ... more  
Mission to Mars? here's one hazard you haven't consideredWashington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 The hazards of space flight are well known: freezing temperatures, the vacuum of space, radiation, isolation. But there's a lesser-known risk getting the attention of researchers - a possible danger ... more |
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Students help NASA researchers decide what plants to grow in spaceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 NASA scientists with advanced degrees aren't the only ones deciding what crops should be grown in space. Students, including a special group from Columbus, Ohio, are also taking a bite out of this t ... more  
First China Aerospace Conference to be held on April 24Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2018 As part of the events that mark China's Space Day, the first China Aerospace Conference will be held in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on April 24, according to an official from C ... more  
Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomySanta Cruz CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 A machine learning method called "deep learning," which has been widely used in face recognition and other image- and speech-recognition applications, has shown promise in helping astronomers analyz ... more  
Pentagon awards $67.8M contract for Ballistic Missile Defense SystemWashington DC (UPI) Apr 19, 2018 MacAulay-Brown Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Missile Defense Agency for development and services to support the Ballistic Missile Defense System. ... more 
NASA Takes First 3-D Microscopic Image on the Space StationCleveland OH (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 Standard flat imagery of space science is a thing of the past for researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center and Procter and Gamble Co. (P and G). Using the International Space Station's newly upgr ... more |
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US to drop curbs on drone tech to boost arms salesWashington (AFP) April 20, 2018 The United States dropped some restrictions Thursday on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market. ... more  |
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Dynetics to develop Gremlins UAV system for DARPAWashington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2018 Dynetics Inc. was awarded a contract for phase III of the Gremlins program, small unmanned aerial systems used for combat and non-combat roles. ... more  
Rheinmetall to provide air defense system to Asian nationWashington (UPI) Apr 24, 2018 An undisclosed Asian customer is set to receive Skyshield air defense systems from German defense contractor Rheinmetall. ... more 
China strengthens international space cooperationBeijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2018 China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Th ... more 
India, France Join Hands for Ambitious Inter-Planetary MissionsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 19, 2018 The Indian space research agency ISRO and CNES of France have announced ambitious collaborations on inter-planetary missions like those to Mars, Venus and certain asteroids. The collaboration ... more  
A heavyweight solution for lighter-weight combat vehiclesRichland WA (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed and successfully tested a novel process - called Friction Stir Dovetailing - that joins thick plates of aluminum to steel. The new ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 
To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.
The U.S. Army uses robots that are structurally rigid, making them impractical when performing military operations in highly congested and contested urban environments, where covert ... more |
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 Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Apr 19, 2018  A Russian carrier rocket with a military satellite blasted off early on Thursday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed.
"The Proton-M heavy-lift rocket with a payload commissioned by the Defense Ministry was successfully launched from Baikonur," a spokesperson for the ministry told reporters.
The launch took place at 1:12 a.m. Moscow time ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that the European Space Agency (ESA) has raised its membership level from Technical to Strategic - OGC's highest level of membership.
As a Strategic Member, ESA will participate in OGC's Planning Committee to provide leadership through the exploration of market and technology trends to ensure that OGC's activities remain effective and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for identifying friend or foe technology compatible with the E-2C Hawkeye.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $51.8 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price delivery order, which is a modification to a previous basic order agreement.
The contract from Naval Air Systems C ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2018 
A new microchip technology capable of optically transferring data could solve a severe bottleneck in current devices by speeding data transfer and reducing energy consumption by orders of magnitude, according to an article published in the April 19, 2018 issue of Nature.
Researchers from Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California Berkeley and Uni ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2018 
The next Sentinel satellite for Europe's environmental monitoring Copernicus programme is poised for liftoff from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.
The Sentinel-3B satellite has been at the cosmodrome since mid-March being readied for its ride into space on 25 April at 17:57 GMT (19:57 CEST).
After being sealed from view in the rocket fairing last week, it was rolled out to ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 23, 2018  Mining giant BHP said Monday it had been granted more time by a Brazilian court to negotiate with authorities on settling a large claim over the Samarco mine collapse that left 19 people dead.
Samarco, co-owned by BHP and Brazilian mining giant Vale, is facing a 155 billion reals (US$45.4 billion) legal claim for clean-up costs and damages after the November 2015 collapse of an iron ore tail ... more |
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 Harbin, China (XNA) Apr 25, 2018 
The relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe expected to land on the far side of the Moon later this year, has been named "Queqiao" - magpie bridge.
The name was announced by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)Tuesday, China's Space Day.
In a Chinese folktale, magpies form a bridge with their wings on the seventh night of the seventh month of the lunar calendar to ena ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for services in support of the Air and Missile Defense Radar Program.
The deal, announced by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $136.5 million under the terms of a fixed-price-incentive, firm target contract, which is a modification of a previous contract.
The contract from Naval Sea Systems Command enables Rayt ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2018 
An undisclosed Asian customer is set to receive Skyshield air defense systems from German defense contractor Rheinmetall.
The company said Monday in a press release that it will supply an "Asian nation" with advanced air defense technology in a deal worth more than $122 million in U.S. dollars.
The Skyshield air defense system is a short range, ground-based air defense that consi ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 
A current area of intense interest in nanotechnology is van der Waals heterostructures, which are assemblies of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystalline materials that display attractive conduction properties for use in advanced electronic devices.
A representative 2D semiconductor is graphene, which consists of a honeycomb lattice of carbon atoms that is just one atom thick. The d ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 
You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won't turn you into a superhero.
That's the finding of a study in which researchers tested a commercially available exoskeleton - a mechanical arm attached to a harness - that's typically worn by workers to help them carry heavy objects hands-free.
In the journal Applied Ergonomics, the researchers report that that the device relieved stress on the ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 20, 2018 
The United States dropped some restrictions Thursday on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market.
President Donald Trump's White House announced an update to its policy on arms transfers to promote US exports and jobs, and specifically to loosen the rules on selling unmanned warplanes.
Trump's chief trade ... more |
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