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NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday's signing of Space Policy Directive-3 by President Donald Trump: "NASA strongly supports the White House's continued bold direction in forging a sustainable and focused space policy that strengthens American leadership. It was my honor to represent the agency at the National Space Council, where the President announced Space Policy Directive-3 - which will guide critical and much-needed progress for space traffic manage ... read more  | 
 
Russia launches Soyuz-21b with Glonass-M navigation satelliteMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 19, 2018 Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on Sunday to orbit a Glonass-M satellite, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "On Sunday, at 00:46 Moscow time [21:46 ... more  
The first experimental discovery in the world of the propagation of plasma turbulenceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 In seeking to achieve fusion energy, research on magnetic field confinement of high-temperature plasma is being conducted around the world. In a high-temperature plasma there is a temperature gradie ... more  
Five NASA innovations that could change the way we live and exploreCleveland OH (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Our job at NASA Glenn is to advance technologies that have the potential to change the way we explore space and also change our lives on Earth. Teams of scientists have partnered with industry to pr ... more  
Astronaut Sally Ride's legacy of encouraging young women to embrace science and engineeringCollege Station TX (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 On June 18, 1983, 35 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to launch into space, riding the Space Shuttle STS-7 flight with four other crew members. Only five years earlier, in 1978, ... more  | 
 
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Wireless system can power devices inside the bodyBoston MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2018 MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be ... more  
China Working Toward Next-Gen Quantum Radar to Track Ballistic MissilesBeijing (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2018 The state-owned Chinese company responsible for developing high-end electronics has claimed that the next version of its quantum radar will be even more powerful than previously thought. In 20 ... more  
Peggy Whitson, NASA's most experienced astronaut, retiresWashington (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  
Pentagon contracts for 'surge support' for MQ-9 Reaper dronesWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2018 The Department of Defense announced a contract award to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems this week for support on the MQ-9 Reaper drone. ... more  
Russia to deliver US new rocket enginesMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2018 The US government is slated to receive one of two batches of Russian-made rocket engines in the second quarter of 2018, according to a leading Russian rocket designer, at nearly the same point when ... more  | 
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Army contracts DRS for Abrams tank supportWashington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 DRS Sustainment Systems has been awarded a contract for services in support of the Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank. ... more  | 
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V-22 Ospreys to receive ballistic protection panelsWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 The Department of Defense announced it has awarded a contract to MACRO Industries for hardware in support of the V-22 aircraft. ... more  
Air Force resumes B-1 bomber flight operations after safety concernsWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2018 The U.S. Air Force will resume B-1 bomber flight operations this week after a June 7 stand-down over concerns of ejection seat safety, military officials said Wednesday. ... more  
Pentagon contracts for guided-missile launchers, componentsWashington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 Marvin Engineering has been awarded a contract for more than 1,000 guided-missile launchers and components for U.S. military fighter aircraft. ... more  
Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigateBoston MA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even further, in both size and power consumption. ... more  
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile interceptedRiyadh (AFP) June 19, 2018 Saudi air defences on Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as a Riyadh-led military coalition intensifies an offensive to capture a strategic port. ... more  | 
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Combining experts and automation in 3D printing Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018  
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering have developed a novel approach to optimizing soft material 3-D printing. The researchers' Expert-Guided Optimization (EGO) method combines expert judgment with an optimization algorithm that efficiently searches combinations of parameters relevant for 3-D printing, enabling high-fidelity soft material products to be printed. 
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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 | 
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China's Beidou system helps livestock water supply in remote pastoral areas Hohhot, China (XNA) Jun 19, 2018  
A water supply system for livestock in remote pastoral areas has been trialled in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local researchers confirmed Sunday. 
The trial of the new system, based on the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, was launched in the Kubuqi desert. 
"The system can provide water for livestock after receiving a short message sent by users through the Beido ... more | 
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V-22 Ospreys to receive ballistic protection panels Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018  
 The Department of Defense announced it has awarded a contract to MACRO Industries for hardware in support of the V-22 aircraft. 
 The contract award, from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and announced on Monday, is valued at more than $20.4 million under the terms of a fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The deal enables MACRO Industries to provide 20 ... more | 
Spintronics: Controlling magnetic spin with electric fields Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 20, 2018  
Spintronics is a field of physics that studies the spin of electrons, an intrinsic type of magnetism that many elementary particles have. The field of spintronics has given rise to technological concepts of "spintronic devices", which would run on electron spins, rather than their charge, used by traditional electronics. 
In order to build programmable spintronic devices we first need to be ... more | 
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UCI scientists find new teleconnection for early and accurate precipitation prediction Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018  
El Nino was long considered a reliable tool for predicting future precipitation in the southwestern United States, but its forecasting power has diminished in recent cycles, possibly due to global climate change. In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists and engineers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrate a new method for projecting wet or dry weather in the winter  ... more | 
Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics Leeds UK (SPX) Jun 18, 2018  
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, according to one of the first studies to determine potential sources of microplastics pollution. 
Scientists from the University of Leeds measured microplastics concentrations up and downstream of six wastewater treatment plants and found that all of the p ... more | 
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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 | 
China Working Toward Next-Gen Quantum Radar to Track Ballistic Missiles Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2018  
The state-owned Chinese company responsible for developing high-end electronics has claimed that the next version of its quantum radar will be even more powerful than previously thought. 
In 2016, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced that it had tested a quantum radar with a range of around 62 miles, or 100 kilometers - roughly five times further than the range of ... more | 
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Pentagon contracts for guided-missile launchers, components Washington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018  
 Marvin Engineering has been awarded a contract for more than 1,000 guided-missile launchers and components for U.S. military fighter aircraft. 
 The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $126.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price supply contract and enables Marvin Engineering to provide 1,450 guided missile launchers and 925 sub-assembly com ... more | 
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 | 
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Robots learn by checking in on team members Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 19, 2018  
The software and hardware needed to co-ordinate a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can communicate and work toward a common goal have recently been developed by KAUST researchers. 
"Giving UAVs more autonomy makes them an even more valuable resource," says Mohamed Abdelkader, who worked on the project with his colleagues under the guidance of Jeff Shamma. "Monitoring the progres ... more | 
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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. 
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