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May 09, 2018
GPS NEWS
Satellite row tests UK's post-Brexit security plans



London (AFP) May 10, 2018
Britain outlined its proposals Wednesday for close security cooperation with the EU after Brexit, but these risk being undermined by the bloc's refusal to share sensitive data on the Galileo satellite project. Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a deep trade and security relationship with Brussels after Britain leaves the European Union in March 2019, and hopes to have a deal agreed in principle by October. A document presented to the European Commission last week and published on Wedn ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
TDM Bridge Builder: Daniel Herman, Solar Electric Propulsion System Lead
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 09, 2018
When it comes to NASA's Solar Electric Propulsion project, Daniel Herman helps lead the charge. As an experienced electric propulsion team lead at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, he ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA, Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban Airspace
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2018
NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia Offers Space Tourist Flight to US, European Astronauts, UAE Citizen
Moscow (Sputnik) May 09, 2018
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) national currently stands as the main candidate to become a space tourist on the International Space Station (ISS) in the spring of 2019, although similar offers of this ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Mars-bound CubeSats send first signals from space
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2018
The first messages from NASA's Mars Cube One, MarCO, have been received by the space agency. The two CubeSats, the first to be sent on a deep-space mission, beamed back radio signals to confirm all is well. ... more
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ROBO SPACE
First robotic system plays tic tac toe to improve task performance
New York NY (SPX) May 07, 2018
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays Tic Tac Toe with rehabilitation pa ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoRacks selected as launch provider for Canadian cubesat project
Winnipeg, Canada (SPX) May 08, 2018
NanoRacks is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded the launch services and deployment contract for the Canadian CubeSat Project - a nationwide small satellite development program spo ... more
ENERGY TECH
3D batteries pack power into tiny footprints
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018
Batteries might seem like they come in every shape and size that you can imagine. But as electronic devices become tinier and skinnier without reducing their power and energy demands, they challenge ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA's First Deep-Space CubeSats Say: Polo
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 07, 2018
NASA has received radio signals indicating that the first-ever CubeSats headed to deep space are alive and well. The first signal was received at 12:15 p.m. PDT (3:15 p.m. EDT, 19:15 UTC) May 5; the ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship returns to Earth
Tampa (AFP) May 5, 2018
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, the company said, a few hours after leaving the International Space Station Saturday carrying 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of gear. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China to Use Soviet Engine to Power Its First Reusable Space Rocket
Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018
China is developing its first space rocket with a reusable first stage that could see its trial launch as early as 2020, SpaceNews reported, citing a senior Chinese rocket designer. Long Lehao ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Jim Bridenstine brings understanding of commercial technology to his new role as NASA Admin
McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2018
The recent Senate confirmation of Rep. Jim Bridenstine as NASA's 13th administrator bodes well for a fresh perspective that can benefit both the agency and commercial space industry. As the represen ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Fourth US Air Force SBIRS satellite sends first images back to Earth
Buckley AFB CO (SPX) May 03, 2018
The U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite transmitted its first images back to Earth. The milestone, known as "first light," occurred in February when the SBIRS GEO F ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Saudi air defences intercept two missiles over Riyadh
Riyadh (AFP) May 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles over the capital Riyadh on Wednesday, state television said, the latest in a series of attacks claimed by rebels in neighbouring Yemen. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Syria says downs two Israeli missiles near capital
Damascus (AFP) May 8, 2018
The Syrian army on Tuesday night intercepted two Israeli missiles fired towards a district near Damascus, Syria's official SANA news agency said, but a monitor said nine pro-government fighters died in the strike. ... more


Iran's ballistic missiles: bone of contention with West

AEROSPACE
Boeing says it will follow US policy on Iran
New York (AFP) May 8, 2018
Boeing said Tuesday it will continue to take its cue from US government policy on sales to Iran after President Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Iran nuclear pact. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Israel orders Golan shelters open over Iran 'activity' in Syria
Jerusalem (AFP) May 8, 2018
The Israeli army said Tuesday it has asked authorities in the occupied Golan Heights to open and prepare missile shelters over "irregular activity by Iranian forces in Syria", across the demarcation line. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Feature Indian Quad Launchers
New Delhi (Sputnik) May 08, 2018
Furthering its quest to localize the production of the world's deadliest missile, India has successfully designed and built a rototype of the 'Quadruple Canisterized Inclined Launcher' or Quad Launc ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Aerojet completes hot fire propulsion test for redesigned Kill Vehicle
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 08, 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., announced that in collaboration with The Boeing Company and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, its Divert and Attitude Control Sy ... more
UAV NEWS
Raytheon tapped for upgrades on Gray Eagle drones
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2018
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for common sensor payloads for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Reduce, Reuse, Rockets?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2018
Conor Cimo can trace his interest in engineering back to his second-grade classroom in a Chicago suburb where he watched in awe as an F16 fighter aircraft broke the sound barrier. The video was pres ... more
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Lasers in Space: Earth Mission Tests New Technology
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2018
Imagine standing on the roof of a building in Los Angeles and trying to point a laser so accurately that you could hit a particular building in San Diego, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. This accuracy is required for the feat that a novel technology demonstration aboard the soon-to-launch Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission will aim to achieve. F ... more
+ China rejects US military claims of laser attacks on pilots
+ AF plans to accelerate defendable space with Next-Gen OPIR
+ Can this invasive exotic pest make better materials for industry and medicine?
+ DARPA taps MIT for research on high-value molecules
+ Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies
+ It all comes down to roughness
+ UCI simulation technique models material-aging process
Silent Sentry: Protecting Space Communications
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (SPX) Apr 30, 2018
More than 20,000 above the Earth's surface, communication satellites orbit the planet, listening for a signal. Once they receive a signal, they repeat it and send it back down to the surface. The U.S. Air Force uses many types of satellite communications to transmit data all around the globe. With the encryption of data, the U.S. Air Force denies prying eyes the ability to read critical in ... more
+ Harris tapped for counter communication systems
+ Russia Launches Heavy Rocket with Military Satellite
+ India Struggling to Establish Lost Link With Crucial Communication Satellite
+ Indian scientists lose contact with satellite
+ Russian Soyuz launches military satellite
+ India set to launch S-Band satellite for military communications
+ Tactical Communications Market worth over $30bn by 2024


Satellite row tests UK's post-Brexit security plans
London (AFP) May 10, 2018
Britain outlined its proposals Wednesday for close security cooperation with the EU after Brexit, but these risk being undermined by the bloc's refusal to share sensitive data on the Galileo satellite project. Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a deep trade and security relationship with Brussels after Britain leaves the European Union in March 2019, and hopes to have a deal agreed ... more
+ Brexit prompts UK to probe developing satellite navigation system
+ US judge orders GPS monitoring for house-bound Cosby
+ GPS sensor web helps forecasters warn of monsoon flash floods
+ Open Geospatial Consortium announces the European Space Agency's upgrade to Strategic Membership
+ Chinese willing to support Beidou navigation system
+ Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal for U.S. Air Force's GPS 3F Program
+ China opens first overseas center for BeiDou navigation satellite system in Tunisia
NASA, Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban Airspace
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2018
NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas. Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation rideshare network. NASA will use the latest in airspace managemen ... more
+ As US military air crash toll rises, lawmaker calls for probe
+ Boeing says it will follow US policy on Iran
+ Air Force picks three bases for B-21 Raiders
+ Taking Air Travel to the Streets, or Just Above Them
+ Boeing, Airbus, GE among biggest losers from US Iran shift
+ French, US navy pilots train in the skies over Virginia
+ U.K. to receive Apache helicopter hardware from Lockheed
Smart microchip can self-start and operate when battery runs out
Singapore (SPX) May 04, 2018
The Internet of Things (IoT), while still in its infancy, is shaping the future of many industries and will also impact our daily lives in significant ways. One of the key challenges of moving IoT devices from concept to reality is to have long-lasting operation under tightly constrained energy sources, thus demanding extreme power efficiency. IoT devices - such as sensors - are often deployed o ... more
+ Laser frequency combs may be the future of Wi-Fi
+ Cheaper and easier way found to make plastic semiconductors
+ Water-repellent surfaces can efficiently boil water, keep electronics cool
+ Valleytronics discovery could extend limits of Moore's Law
+ NIST team shows tiny frequency combs are reliable measurement tools
+ Cell membrane inspires new ultrathin electronic film
+ From insulator to conductor in a flash


CryoSat reveals retreat of Patagonian glaciers
Paris (ESA) May 03, 2018
While ESA's CryoSat continues to provide clear insight into how much sea ice is being lost and how the Antarctic and Greenlandic ice sheets are changing, the mission has again surpassed its original scope by revealing exactly how mountain glaciers are also succumbing to change. Glaciers all over the globe are retreating - and for the last 15 years, glacial ice has been the main cause of se ... more
+ Moon holds key to improving satellite views of Earth
+ Twin spacecraft to weigh in on Earth's changing water
+ Earth's magnetic field is not about to reverse
+ China launches Zhuhai-1 remote sensing satellites
+ South Atlantic Anomaly not evidence of a reversing Earth's magnetic field
+ China to launch new Earth observation satellite in May
+ Seventh Sentinel satellite launched for Copernicus
Kanpur leads WHO blacklist of cities with worst air pollution
Lucknow, India (AFP) May 2, 2018
Residents of Kanpur reacted with dismay Wednesday after the Indian city was found to have the worst air quality in a global World Health Organization survey that urged the nation to clean up its act. Fourteen Indian cities, led by the northern metropolis known for its leather and shoe industries, feature in the 15 cities with the dirtiest air in the WHO's global list. The capital New Del ... more
+ Mongolians sip 'oxygen cocktails' to cope with smog
+ Scientists: Impact of discarded munitions on ocean ecosystems unclear
+ India's top court slams govt over Taj Mahal decay
+ Nine out of 10 people breathing polluted air: WHO
+ After the gold rush: Mining boom in Cameroon leaves 'open tombs'
+ French ravers accused of damaging nature zone
+ Slowdown in US air quality gains: study


China to Use Soviet Engine to Power Its First Reusable Space Rocket
Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018
China is developing its first space rocket with a reusable first stage that could see its trial launch as early as 2020, SpaceNews reported, citing a senior Chinese rocket designer. Long Lehao of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), revealed the new plans for the Long March 8 medium-lift launcher during a space industry conference in Harbin on April 24. According to ... more
+ Astronauts eye more cooperation on China's space station
+ China unveils underwater astronaut training suit
+ China to launch advanced space cargo transport aircraft in 2019
+ China's Chang'e-4 relay satellite named "Queqiao"
+ China outlines roadmap for deep space exploration
+ Across China: Rocket launch brings back fortune to locals
+ China Space Agency chief says he expects visit by Russia's Roscosmos
Fourth US Air Force SBIRS satellite sends first images back to Earth
Buckley AFB CO (SPX) May 03, 2018
The U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite transmitted its first images back to Earth. The milestone, known as "first light," occurred in February when the SBIRS GEO Flight-4 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, turned on its powerful sensors for the first time during space vehicle checkout. SBIRS GEO Flight-4 is the latest satellite to join the Air Force's o ... more
+ Syria says downs two Israeli missiles near capital
+ Aerojet completes hot fire propulsion test for redesigned Kill Vehicle
+ Saudi air defences intercept two missiles over Riyadh
+ Lockheed tapped for additional THAAD interceptors
+ Saudi Arabia downs four Yemeni rebel missiles: coalition
+ Saudis down new missile from Yemen rebels: state media
+ Saudis intercept ballistic missile from Yemen: coalition


Iran's ballistic missiles: bone of contention with West
Tehran (AFP) May 8, 2018
Iran's ballistic missile programme has poisoned relations between Tehran and Western powers for years but for the Islamic republic the issue is staunchly non-negotiable. A recent report by London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) says Iran is developing a dozen ballistic missiles that can fly up to 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) and deliver a 450-1,200 kilo (990-2,640 po ... more
+ BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Feature Indian Quad Launchers
+ Israel orders Golan shelters open over Iran 'activity' in Syria
+ Beijing 'installs missiles' on South China Sea islands
+ MDA taps Raytheon for ongoing SM-3 missile production
+ Raytheon contracted for TOW missiles for Oman, Taiwan
+ Navy taps Raytheon for Tomahawk missiles
+ Lockheed Martin to supply rocket systems to 3 countries
A new Bose-Einstein condensate created at Aalto University
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 22, 2018
Nearly a hundred years ago, Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted that quantum mechanics can force a large number of particles to behave in concert as if they were only a single particle. The phenomenon is called Bose-Einstein condensation, and it took until 1995 to create the first such condensate of a gas of alkali atoms. Although Bose-Einstein condensation has been observed ... more
+ Course set to overcome mismatch between lab-designed nanomaterials and nature's complexity
+ This 2-D nanosheet expands like a Grow Monster
+ Robot developed for automated assembly of designer nanomaterials
+ A treasure trove for nanotechnology experts
+ UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials
+ Nanostructures made of previously impossible material
+ Mining hardware helps scientists gain insight into silicon nanoparticles


First robotic system plays tic tac toe to improve task performance
New York NY (SPX) May 07, 2018
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays Tic Tac Toe with rehabilitation patients to improve real-life task performance. The interdisciplinary research team designed a game with a robotic arm to simulate "3D Functional Activities of Daily Living" - actions people under ... more
+ NASA's swarmathon improves student skills in robotics, computer science
+ Google pitches artificial intelligence to help unplug
+ Researchers selected to develop novel approaches to lifelong machine learning
+ Interview with a robot: AI revolution hits human resources
+ Transparent eel-like soft robot can swim silently underwater
+ For heavy lifting, use exoskeletons with caution
+ Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomy


Raytheon tapped for upgrades on Gray Eagle drones
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2018
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for common sensor payloads for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $28.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price, definitive contract. The contract award by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division enables Raythe ... more
+ Talking UAS market trends with NSR analyst Gagan Agrawal
+ Lockheed announces first US customer for universal unmanned vehicle control station
+ Lockheed Martin small Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial System upgraded with high resolution thermal imaging capability
+ Air Force contracts for Reaper drone services
+ Pentagon cancels $89.4M X-Plane UAV program
+ Army taps AeroVironment for Switchblade missiles
+ US to drop curbs on drone tech to boost arms sales
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