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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 |
TDM Bridge Builder: Daniel Herman, Solar Electric Propulsion System LeadHuntsville 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
NASA, Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban AirspaceWashington 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
Russia Offers Space Tourist Flight to US, European Astronauts, UAE CitizenMoscow (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
Mars-bound CubeSats send first signals from spaceWashington (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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China to Use Soviet Engine to Power Its First Reusable Space RocketMoscow (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
Jim Bridenstine brings understanding of commercial technology to his new role as NASA AdminMcLean 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
Fourth US Air Force SBIRS satellite sends first images back to EarthBuckley 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
Saudi air defences intercept two missiles over RiyadhRiyadh (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
Syria says downs two Israeli missiles near capitalDamascus (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
Boeing says it will follow US policy on IranNew 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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Israel orders Golan shelters open over Iran 'activity' in SyriaJerusalem (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
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Feature Indian Quad LaunchersNew 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
Aerojet completes hot fire propulsion test for redesigned Kill VehicleSacramento 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
Raytheon tapped for upgrades on Gray Eagle dronesWashington (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
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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