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Commercial satellite launch service market to grow strongly through 2024![]() Selbyville DE (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the Commercial Satellite Launch Service Market to hit $7bn by 2024. Increasing usage of communication data-based services and GPS systems is driving the commercial satellite launch service market size over the forecast period. These services are adopted by various sectors such as Automotive, Electronics, Military, IT, among others. Increasing number of vehicles integrated with built ... read more |
Russian State Space Giant Roscosmos May Curb Space Program Due to Lack of FundsMoscow (Sputnik) May 31, 2018 The Russian federal space program might face cuts as the Roscosmos state corporation is likely to suffer funding shortages amounting to 150 billion rubles (almost $2.4 billion) in the next three yea ... more
Arianespace and ISIS to launch small satellites on the Vega SSMS POC flightParis, France (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 Arianespace reports that ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space - has joined the group of customers who have signed contracts to launch payloads on Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof ... more
Scientists improve ability to measure electrical properties of plasmaPlainsboro NJ (SPX) May 30, 2018 Any solid surface immersed within a plasma, including those in satellite engines and fusion reactors, is surrounded by a layer of electrical charge that determines the interaction between the surfac ... more
Better, faster, stronger: Building batteries that don't go boomHoughton MI (SPX) May 31, 2018 There's an old saying: "You must learn to walk before you learn to run." Despite such wisdom, numerous industries skip the basics and sign up for marathons instead, including the battery industry. ... more |
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Aerial robot that can morph in flightMarseille, France (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 Marking a world first, researchers from the Etienne Jules Marey Institute of Movement Sciences (CNRS / Aix-Marseille Universite) have drawn inspiration from birds to design an aerial robot capable o ... more
Boeing contracted for test kits for air-launched cruise missilesWashington (UPI) May 31, 2018 Boeing has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense for cruise missiles. ... more
Orbital ATK to convert anti-radiation missiles for NavyWashington (UPI) May 31, 2018 Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense for advanced anti-radiation guided missiles and other products for the U.S. Navy and Australian government. ... more
Zero 2 Infinity completed another successful launch from Europe's Stratoport, this time for AirbusBarcelona, Spain (SPX) May 31, 2018 On the afternoon of April 23rd, Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) performed another successful flight to Near Spacefrom Europe's Stratoport. The aim of the launch was to test a equiplment Europe's leading ... more
Beijing welcomes use of Chinese space station by all UN NationsMoscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Mo ... more |
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Oshkosh tapped for tactical vehicle supportWashington (UPI) May 29, 2018 Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a contract for services in support of medium tactical vehicles. ... more |
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Leidos tapped for services as unconventional weapons gain prominanceWashington (UPI) May 15, 2018 Leidos Inc. was awarded a contract for scientific and technical services to support the Cooperative Biological Engagement program. ... more
Boeing tapped for Chinook helicopters for Saudi ArabiaWashington (UPI) May 29, 2018 Boeing has been awarded a contract by the Defense Department for eight CH-47F Chinook helicopters for Saudi Arabia. ... more
Lockheed tapped for support of developmental test F-35 aircraftWashington (UPI) May 31, 2018 Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract from the Department of Defense for services in support of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. ... more
Boeing tapped for three P-8A Poseidon aircraftWashington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Boeing has been awarded a contract by the Defense Department for three P-8A Poseidon aircraft. ... more
MH370 hunt may resume if new evidence found: Malaysian PMKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 30, 2018 The hunt for Flight MH370 may resume if new evidence comes to light, Malaysia's prime minister said Wednesday, as a private search for the plane draws to a close. ... more |
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Novel power meter opens the door for in-situ, real-time monitoring of high-power lasers Orlando, FL (SPX) May 31, 2018
High-power lasers are now widely used in additive manufacturing and laser welding systems to precisely cut and weld metal, making all kinds of metal parts for medical devices, aerospace applications, automotive industries, and more.
With the rise in industrial use of high-power laser processing, manufacturers increasingly seek high-accuracy, point-of-use laser power meters that can quickly ... more |
Lockheed Martin's 5th AEHF comsat completes launch environment test Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 22, 2018
Lockheed Martin recently put its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite through its paces in realistic simulations of its future launch experience. The satellite completed the tests successfully and is now in system-level testing in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
For the 39 days of Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) testing, AEHF-5 was subjected to e ... more |
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Research shows how 'navigational hazards' in metro maps confuse travelers Kent UK (SPX) May 17, 2018
Peter B. Lloyd, a PhD student in the School of Computing, working alongside Dr Peter Rodgers in the same department, and Dr Maxwell J. Roberts, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Essex, is carrying out a series of studies on the New York City subway map. This is sometimes ranked as the most complex metro map in the world, but the results are expected to be applicable to other cities. ... more |
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Lockheed tapped for support of developmental test F-35 aircraft Washington (UPI) May 31, 2018
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract from the Department of Defense for services in support of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
The contract deal from Naval Air Systems Command is valued at more than $46.5 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract and enables Lockheed Martin to provide "non-recurring engineering, development of design doc ... more |
Time crystals may hold secret to coherence in quantum computing Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 30, 2018
An Aalto University study has provided new evidence that time crystals can physically exist - a claim currently under hot debate.
A time crystal is a structure that does not repeat in space, like normal three-dimensional crystals such as snowflakes or diamonds, but in time. In practice this means that crystals constantly undergo spontaneous change, breaking the symmetry of time by achievin ... more |
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Sentinels modernise Europe's agricultural policy Paris (ESA) May 28, 2018
In a move that could benefit around 22 million farmers, the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has entered the space age. Offering detailed and timely information on crops and farmland, the Copernicus Sentinels are now being used to simplify and modernise this longest-serving EU policy.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) came into force in 1962 to ensure affordable food for European citizen ... more |
Kicking the car(bon) habit better for air pollution than technology revolution Oxford UK (SPX) May 31, 2018
Changing our lifestyles and the way we travel could have as big - if not more of an impact on CO2 transport emissions, as electric vehicles and the transport technology revolution, according to new Oxford University research.
Published in Energy Efficiency, the study uses Scotland as an example and suggests that, radical lifestyle change can show quicker results than the gradual transition ... more |
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Beijing welcomes use of Chinese space station by all UN Nations Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018
Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Monday.
"CSS belongs not only to China, but also to the world ... All [UN] countries, regardless of their size and level of development, can participate in the cooperation on an equal footing," Sh ... more |
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted Riyadh (AFP) May 25, 2018
Saudi air defences on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Najran after it was fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said.
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Najran without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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Boeing contracted for test kits for air-launched cruise missiles Washington (UPI) May 31, 2018
Boeing has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense for cruise missiles.
The contract, from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and valued at more than $17.2 million, comes under the terms of a fixed-price, definitive contract that enables Boeing to provide "Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile/Air-Launched Cruise Missile Test Instrument Kit," according to the Pentagon. ... more |
Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 29, 2018
Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry! Depending on the lighting, the surface of appropriately crafted nanoparticles can change its topography. Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have shown that the molecular mechanism they have designed makes it possible, by the use of light, to effectively uncover or hide catalyst molecul ... more |
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'Smart' material enables novel applications in autonomous driving and robotics Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2018
Research led by scientists from the University of Luxembourg has shown the potential of liquid crystal shells as enabling material for a vast array of future applications, ranging from autonomous driving to anti-counterfeiting technology and a new class of sensors.
Liquid Crystals, already widely used in flat-screen TVs, are materials that are in a state between solid and liquid. Prof Jan ... more |
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Aerial robot that can morph in flight Marseille, France (SPX) Jun 01, 2018
Marking a world first, researchers from the Etienne Jules Marey Institute of Movement Sciences (CNRS / Aix-Marseille Universite) have drawn inspiration from birds to design an aerial robot capable of altering its profile during flight. To reduce its wingspan and navigate through tight spaces, it can reorient its arms, which are equipped with propellers that let it fly like a helicopter.
Th ... more |
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