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June 16, 2018
ROCKET SCIENCE
Re-generatively cooled RL10 Thrust Chamber Assembly test validates 3D printing process



West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing a series of hot-fire tests of an advanced, next-generation RL10 engine thrust chamber design that was built almost entirely using additive manufacturing; commonly known as 3-D printing. "This recent series of hot-fire tests conducted under our RL10C-X development program demonstrated the large-scale additive manufacturing capability we are maturing to help reduce the cost of this legendary engine system while c ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Peggy Whitson, NASA's most experienced astronaut, retires
Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2018
After nearly four decades with NASA, including 22 years as an astronaut, Peggy Whitson is leaving the space agency. Her retirement is effective Friday, NASA announced. ... more
UAV NEWS
NASA flies large unmanned aircraft in public airspace without chase plane for first time
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
NASA's remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor matures to development stage
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 14, 2018
The U.S. Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.6 million dollar contract to mature the Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor, evaluate its effectiveness ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
New Land Mobile Technology Driving The Need For Modern Satcom Capabilities
McLean VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that's blurring the line between the ph ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
ECOSTRESS among science payloads on next ISS mission
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 15, 2018
A new batch of science is headed to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon on the company's 15th mission for commercial resupply services, scheduled for launch June 29 from NASA's ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA astronauts install high-def cameras during spacewalk
Tampa (AFP) June 14, 2018
Two US spacewalkers on Thursday outfitted the International Space Station with a pair of new high-definition video cameras designed to help visiting commercial spaceships dock there in the coming years. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Sample Return Technology Successfully Tested on Xodiac Rocket
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018
Honeybee Robotics in Pasadena, California, flight tested its pneumatic sampler collection system, PlanetVac, on Masten Space Systems' Xodiac rocket on May 24, launching from Mojave, California, and ... more
GPS NEWS
UK says shut out of EU's Galileo sat-nav contracts
London (AFP) June 14, 2018
Britain has been formally excluded from future contracts for the EU's Galileo satellite-navigation system, the government said on Thursday, condemning the decision as "completely unacceptable". ... more
ROBO SPACE
'iPal' robot companion for China's lonely children
Shanghai (AFP) June 14, 2018
It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest - China's latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
New NASA position to focus on exploration of Moon, Mars and worlds beyond
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 13, 2018
NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is taking a giant leap focusing the agency's exploration of the Moon, Mars and our Solar System. Effective immediately, Steve Clarke is SMD's Deputy As ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Possible launch date of Russia's Nauka module to ISS
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2018
Russia's Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka was previously supposed to be sent to International Space Station (ISS) back in 2014, but in 2013, pollution was detected in its fuel system. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Girls' Rocketry Challenge team wins three awards at national model rocketry competition
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 13, 2018
Three school teams from the second cycle of the Girls' Rocketry Challenge (GRC), Lockheed Martin's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education program in Japan, have successful ... more
UAV NEWS
Japan 'drone-brella' promises hands-free sun cover
Tokyo (AFP) June 6, 2018
It's the hands-free experience you never knew you needed - a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun. ... more
GPS NEWS
What exclusion from Galileo could mean for UK
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2018
With the Brexit talks underway, the EU has recently announced its decision to exclude UK firms out of the Galileo satellite navigation system, citing legal issues about sharing sensitive information ... more


Germany agrees to lease Israeli-made drones: manufacturer

MISSILE DEFENSE
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
Riyadh (AFP) June 14, 2018
Saudi air defences on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as a Riyadh-led military coalition pushes a major offensive to capture a strategic port. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Parts of Yemen missiles fired at Saudi Arabia were Iranian-made
United Nations, United States (AFP) June 14, 2018
Some components from five missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Huthi rebels were manufactured in Iran but UN officials are unable to determine when they were sent to Yemen, according to a confidential UN report seen by AFP on Thursday. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Spaceflight to launch smallsats for Canon Electronics and BlackSky
Seattle, WA (SPX) Jun 13, 2018
Spaceflight has partnered with Rocket Lab for three upcoming launches. The first Electron mission, scheduled for the end of 2018, will launch a BlackSky microsat along with several rideshare custome ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan successfully tests H-IIA launch vehicle with new research satellite
Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 14, 2018
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Tuesday successfully tested a H-IIA Launch Vehicle with a new research satellite, according to the agency's live stream of the lift-off. The launch ... more
MILTECH
TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jun 15, 2018
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland have developed a novel "melt-cast" explosive material that could be a suitable replacement fo ... more
AEROSPACE
Raytheon to build video sensors for F-35
Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018
Lockheed Martin announced Raytheon will build imagery systems for the F-35, the latest in a string of supply chain moves related to the fifth-generation fighter. ... more
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Reaktor Space Lab and VTT investigate a new frequency band for telecommunications satellites
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2018
Reaktor Space Lab and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are participating in an ESA project, which involves investigating a new frequency band for next-generation telecommunication satellites. A nanosatellite to be constructed as part of the project will feature a Finnish platform and radio transmitter. As the number of satellites and the speed required for data communications incre ... more
+ Multiple lasers could be replaced by a single microcomb
+ Job Openings - Space Traffic Controllers
+ Physicists discover how to create the thinnest liquid films ever
+ Researchers mimic comet moth's silk fibers to make 'air-conditioned' fabric
+ A better device for measuring electromagnetic radiation
+ Soaking up the water and the sweat - a new super desiccant
+ New mechanisms discovered to separate air
New Land Mobile Technology Driving The Need For Modern Satcom Capabilities
McLean VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that's blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds through artificial intelligence, machine to machine communications, and the Internet of Things-technologies that are touching every aspect of our lives. For the government an ... more
+ On-the-move communications system set to field this fall
+ Lockheed Martin's 5th AEHF comsat completes launch environment test
+ IAP Worldwide Services tapped for satellite systems
+ Hughes to prototype Multi-Modem Adaptor for Wideband SATCOM use
+ Navy awards contract to ViaSat for aircraft communication systems
+ Silent Sentry: Protecting Space Communications
+ Harris tapped for counter communication systems


What exclusion from Galileo could mean for UK
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2018
With the Brexit talks underway, the EU has recently announced its decision to exclude UK firms out of the Galileo satellite navigation system, citing legal issues about sharing sensitive information with a non-member state. Reacting to the European Union's move, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis lashed out the European Commission, saying that it was "shooting itself in the foot just to prove ... more
+ UK says shut out of EU's Galileo sat-nav contracts
+ Woman drowns in Prague drains playing GPS treasure hunt
+ GMV competing to develop the Galileo Ground Control Segment in brand new premises
+ Research shows how 'navigational hazards' in metro maps confuse travelers
+ UK set to demand EU repayment in Brexit satellite row
+ China to launch two BeiDou-2 backup satellites
+ China to launch another 11 BeiDou-3 satellites in 2018
Two killed, one injured in Bulgaria military helicopter crash
Sofia (AFP) June 11, 2018
A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Monday evening near the southern city of Plovdiv, killing two of the three men onboard, the defence ministry said. The Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter burst into flames after coming down from a height of 50 metres at around 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) not far from the Krumovo military airbase and Plovdiv's civilian airport. "Two o ... more
+ Raytheon to build video sensors for F-35
+ Sale of Apache helicopters, equipment to India gains approval
+ Navy modifies Boeing contract for Super Hornet aircraft
+ Evaluating the noise of future aircraft
+ Kongsberg contracted for parts on 150 F-35s
+ Pentagon and Lockheed Martin deliver 300th F-35 aircraft
+ US approves sale of Apache attack choppers to India
Designer materials with completely random structures might enable quantum computing
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Topological randomness may be the answer for lossless electronics and making the nuts and bolts of quantum computers. Complete randomness in the structures of superconductors and insulators could lower the requirements of pristine crystalline ordering - and make them more accessible to industry. Designing quantum materials with exotic and unprecedented electrical properties has the field o ... more
+ Building nanomaterials for next-generation computing
+ Novel insulators with conducting edges
+ Toshiba completes $21 bn sale of chip unit
+ Time crystals may hold secret to coherence in quantum computing
+ Switched on leads to breakthrough for spintronics
+ Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory
+ Researchers control the properties of graphene transistors using pressure


Thailand to buy Airbus satellite as junta chief visits France
Bangkok (AFP) June 15, 2018
Thailand's junta chief will secure the purchase of a $215 million observation satellite from Airbus during his trip to France this month, a diplomatic source said Friday, as Europe re-engages with the kingdom following a chill in relations after a 2014 coup. General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who toppled an elected government four years ago, will stop in Britain and France next week for meetings wit ... more
+ Ammonia distribution in Earth's upper atmosphere explained
+ Close encounters of the fishy kind
+ Decades of satellite monitoring reveal Antarctic ice loss
+ UCI scientists find new teleconnection for early and accurate precipitation prediction
+ GRACE-FO turns on 'range finder,' sees mountain effects
+ Wind satellite shows off
+ 20 Years of Earth Data Now at Your Fingertips
Delhi reels as summer haze catches Indian capital off guard
New Delhi (AFP) June 14, 2018
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do "but pray for rain". Smog spikes during winter in Delhi, already one of the ... more
+ EU Parliament to phase out plastic water bottles
+ Recycling plastic -- Japan style
+ Macron's environmental record under fire as critics tally 'retreats'
+ Mediterranean could become a 'sea of plastic': WWF
+ Plastic wasteland: Asia's ocean pollution crisis
+ Cleaning up the 'sacred lake': locals tackle Titicaca pollution
+ Bad air day: Indian city chokes on world's worst pollution


China confirms reception of data from Gaofen-6 satellite
Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6. The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more
+ Experts Explain How China Is Opening International Space Cooperation
+ Beijing welcomes use of Chinese space station by all UN Nations
+ China upgrades spacecraft reentry and descent technology
+ China develops wireless systems for rockets
+ China's Queqiao satellite carries "large umbrella" into deep space
+ Russia May Help China Create International Cosmonauts Rehabilitation Center
+ Sunrise for China's commercial space industry?
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
Riyadh (AFP) June 14, 2018
Saudi air defences on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as a Riyadh-led military coalition pushes a major offensive to capture a strategic port. The missile was intercepted over Khamis Mushait in the kingdom's south, but no casualties were reported, the coalition said in a statement released by the official S ... more
+ Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
+ Defense Department modifies contract for ballistic missiles
+ Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
+ Northrop tapped for ballistic radar detection services
+ Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
+ Raytheon contracted for ballistic radar systems for Romania
+ Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted


Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor matures to development stage
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 14, 2018
The U.S. Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.6 million dollar contract to mature the Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor, evaluate its effectiveness and demonstrate manufacturing readiness as part of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program. Announced by the company at the Eurosatory exhibition, this award marks the MHTK's transition from the Sci ... more
+ Parts of Yemen missiles fired at Saudi Arabia were Iranian-made
+ New hypersonic missiles guarantee parity with US: Putin
+ Navy taps Raytheon, Kongsberg for Naval Strike Missile
+ Saudi warns of military action if Qatar gets Russian missiles: report
+ Boeing contracted for test kits for air-launched cruise missiles
+ Orbital ATK to convert anti-radiation missiles for Navy
+ EU, NATO urge Russia to 'accept responsibility' for MH17
Squeezing light at the nanoscale
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules. The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more
+ A new way to measure energy in microscopic machines
+ AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
+ Researchers use magnets to move tiny DNA-based nano-devices
+ Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently
+ Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry
+ Novel method to fabricate nanoribbons from speeding nano droplets
+ Columbia researchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits


'iPal' robot companion for China's lonely children
Shanghai (AFP) June 14, 2018
It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest - China's latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs. The "iPal" was among a slew of new tech unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia in Shanghai this week, offering education and company for lonely children and peace of mind for adults. The humanoid ... more
+ Self-healing material a breakthrough for bio-inspired robotics
+ C2-A2 AGRODROID the world's new Smart Farming product
+ A fast, low-voltage actuator for soft and wearable robotics
+ Cometh the cyborg: improved integration of living muscles into robots
+ Future robots need no motors
+ Service Robotics Market worth over $22bn by 2024
+ 'Smart' material enables novel applications in autonomous driving and robotics


NASA flies large unmanned aircraft in public airspace without chase plane for first time
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
NASA's remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. This historic flight moves the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in the airspace used by commercial and private pilots. ... more
+ Japan 'drone-brella' promises hands-free sun cover
+ Headwall integrates Hyperspectral and LiDAR aboard UAV platforms
+ Germany agrees to lease Israeli-made drones: manufacturer
+ Kratos awarded unmanned $90M aerial target drone systems contract
+ Use of armed drones increasing under Trump: study
+ Aerial robot that can morph in flight
+ UAV aircrafts provide new insights into the formation of the smallest particles in Arctic
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