Space Business News
May 10, 2018
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 System (DACS) Center Manifold for the Missile Defense Agency's Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) successfully completed hot fire altitude testing. The RKV program is an integral part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic Missile Defense System. The ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Spinning science: multi-use variable-g platform arrives at the Space Station
Houston TX (SPX) May 10, 2018
Delivered to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX CRS-14, the Multi-use Variable-g Platform (MVP) is a new commercial testbed for centrifuge-based science aboard the orbiting laboratory. Be ... more
GPS NEWS
Satellite pair arrive for Galileo's next rumble in the jungle
Paris (ESA) May 10, 2018
The next two satellites in Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system have arrived at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ahead of their planned launch from the jungle space base in July. ... more
AEROSPACE
Taking Air Travel to the Streets, or Just Above Them
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2018
There was a time when people and goods were moved through the crowded city on the ground, restricted to the busy street surfaces by necessity and gravity. So, inspired visionaries considered n ... more
MISSILE NEWS
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. ... more
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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
SPACE TRAVEL
Tourism nearly a tenth of global CO2 emissions
Bonn (AFP) May 7, 2018
Domestic and international tourism account for eight percent of greenhouse gas emissions, four times more than previously estimated, according to a study published Monday. ... 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
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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
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
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 satelli ... more


Boeing CEO champions free trade at Washington event

MISSILE DEFENSE
Israel missiles hit Syria military bases: state media
Damascus (AFP) May 10, 2018
Israeli missile strikes fired at Syria hit military bases, as well as an arms depot and military radar, Syrian state media said Thursday, without specifying the location. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Israeli army says has hit 'dozens' of Iranian military targets in Syria
Jerusalem (AFP) May 10, 2018
Israel's army said Thursday it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight after rocket and missile fire toward its forces it blamed on Iran, marking a sharp escalation in tensions. ... more
MILTECH
BAE Systems tapped for HERCULES recovery vehicles
Washington (UPI) May 8, 2018
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for the HERCULES armored recovery vehicle. ... more
AEROSPACE
US Air Force orders stand-down for safety review
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2018
The US Air Force will ground all of its aircraft for a day while it conducts a safety review following a series of deadly accidents, officials said Tuesday. ... more
MILTECH
Marine Corps contracts for enhanced combat helmets
Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2018
Gentex Corp. has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for enhanced combat helmets and related data reports. The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at ... more
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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China rejects US military claims of laser attacks on pilots
Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2018
China on Friday rejected US allegations that Chinese nationals shone military-grade lasers at American pilots in Djibouti, dismissing the claims as "inconsistent with facts". Beijing, which operates a naval base in the Horn of Africa country, denied Pentagon accusations that Chinese personnel have targeted US pilots in the country with the beams, resulting in minor injuries to airmen and cre ... more
+ DARPA taps MIT for research on high-value molecules
+ Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies
+ Improving 3-D printing of plastic parts
+ AF plans to accelerate defendable space with Next-Gen OPIR
+ Lasers in Space: Earth Mission Tests New Technology
+ Step aside Superman, steel is no competition for this new material
+ It all comes down to roughness
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 pair arrive for Galileo's next rumble in the jungle
Paris (ESA) May 10, 2018
The next two satellites in Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system have arrived at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ahead of their planned launch from the jungle space base in July. Galileo satellites 23 and 24 left Luxembourg Airport on a Boeing 747 cargo jet on the morning of 4 May, arriving at Cayenne - Felix Eboue Airport in French Guiana that evening. They were ... more
+ Satellite row tests UK's post-Brexit security plans
+ 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
Taking Air Travel to the Streets, or Just Above Them
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2018
There was a time when people and goods were moved through the crowded city on the ground, restricted to the busy street surfaces by necessity and gravity. So, inspired visionaries considered new ways to get about town and dreamt of innovative flying machines that could safely transport passengers and ship cargo within the urban jungle by rising above the congestion below. No, we're n ... more
+ NASA, Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban Airspace
+ Boeing CEO champions free trade at Washington event
+ US Air Force orders stand-down for safety review
+ Boeing says it will follow US policy on Iran
+ Air Force picks three bases for B-21 Raiders
+ Boeing, Airbus, GE among biggest losers from US Iran shift
+ As US military air crash toll rises, lawmaker calls for probe
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


China launches new Earth observation satellite for environmental monitoring
Taiyuan, China (XNA) May 10, 2018
China on Wednesday launched Gaofen-5, a hyperspectral imaging satellite, as part of the country's high-resolution Earth observation project. The Gaofen-5 satellite was launched off the back of a Long March 4C rocket at 2:28 a.m. Beijing Time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. It was the 274th flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket. The satell ... more
+ NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space
+ Copernicus Sentinel-3B delivers first images
+ New research reveals how energy dissipates outside Earth's magnetic field
+ CryoSat reveals retreat of Patagonian glaciers
+ 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
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
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 System (DACS) Center Manifold for the Missile Defense Agency's Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) successfully completed hot fire altitude testing. The RKV program is an integral part of the Ground-bas ... more
+ Israel missiles hit Syria military bases: state media
+ Lockheed tapped for additional THAAD interceptors
+ Fourth US Air Force SBIRS satellite sends first images back to Earth
+ Saudi Arabia downs four Yemeni rebel missiles: coalition
+ Saudis down new missile from Yemen rebels: state media
+ Saudis intercept ballistic missile from Yemen: coalition
+ Raytheon tapped for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program


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
+ Israeli army says has hit 'dozens' of Iranian military targets in Syria
+ 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
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


Google pitches artificial intelligence to help unplug
Mountain View, United States (AFP) May 9, 2018
Google unveiled Tuesday an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks - such as making restaurant bookings - as a way to help people disconnect from their smartphone screens. Kicking off the tech giant's annual developers conference, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai argued that its AI-powered digital assistant had the potential to free people from everyday chores. ... more
+ First robotic system plays tic tac toe to improve task performance
+ Researchers selected to develop novel approaches to lifelong machine learning
+ NASA's swarmathon improves student skills in robotics, computer science
+ 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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