Space Business News
September 13, 2018
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russian spacecrafts under careful scrutiny after ISS air leak incident



Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 13, 2018
Experts from the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation are checking the Soyuz MS-10 and Progress MS-11 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome after the air leak incident at the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS), a source in the rocket and space industry told Sputnik. In late August, Roscosmos state space corporation head Dmitry Rogozin said an air leak and a subsequent drop in pressure occurred at the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS). ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Russia denies suspecting US astronauts of drilling hole on space station
Moscow (AFP) Sept 12, 2018
Russia on Wednesday reacted angrily to a report that it suspects US astronauts of deliberately drilling a hole on the International Space Station, one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between the countries. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian cosmonaut speaks about situation on ISS after leak in Soyuz
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2018
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev, who is currently at the International Space Station (ISS) showed the place where an oxygen-leaking small crack on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, docked at the ISS, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace's Vega to orbit THEOS-2 for Thailand's GISTDA
Evry, France (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
Arianespace reports it will orbit THEOS-2, the very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite for Thailand, under the terms of a turnkey contract between Airbus Defence and Space and the G ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA completes Orion parachute tests for missions with astronauts
Yuma Proving Ground AZ (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
NASA has completed the final test to qualify Orion's parachute system for flights with astronauts, checking off an important milestone on the path to send humans on missions to the Moon and beyond. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
United Launch Alliance to launch final Delta 2 with NASA's ICESat-2
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft from Space Launch Complex-2 on Sept. 15. This ... more
GPS NEWS
Lockheed Martin preps ground support for GPS 3 sats and M-Code ops
Denver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
Once the next-generation GPS III satellites begin launching later this year, a series of updates to the current ground control system from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will help the U.S. Air Force ga ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Artificial synaptic device simulating the function of human brain
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
A research team led by Director Myoung-Jae Lee from the Intelligent Devices and Systems Research Group at DGIST has succeeded in developing an artificial synaptic device that mimics the function of ... more
UAV NEWS
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Launch AI Innovation Challenge
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced an innovation competition, challenging teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will enable an autonomous drone to r ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lockheed contracted for new JASSM-XR cruise missiles
Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2018
Lockheed Martin has received a $51 million contract for development of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range. ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Separating the sound from the noise in hot plasma fusion
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
In the search for abundant clean energy, scientists around the globe look to fusion power, where isotopes of hydrogen combine to form a larger particle, helium, and release large amounts of energy i ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Champagne in space: Zero-G bottle lets tourists drink bubbly
Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2018
Future space tourists may be able to toast the view from orbit with fine champagne, after designers came up with a high-tech bottle made for knocking back bubbly in zero gravity. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Exploring the Solar System? You may need to pack an umbrella
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2018
Gearing up for its first flight test, NASA's Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is no ordinary umbrella. ADEPT is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
5 Hazards of Human Spaceflight
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 12, 2018
A human journey to Mars, at first glance, offers an inexhaustible amount of complexities. To bring a mission to the Red Planet from fiction to fact, NASA's Human Research Program has organized hazar ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Cosmonaut shows space station hole to calm public
Moscow (AFP) Sept 10, 2018
A cosmonaut on Monday showed off a hole in the International Space Station that caused loss of oxygen after Russia suggested the leak could have been caused deliberately. ... more


Marine Corps Embraces High-Throughput Satellites to Complete Military Operations

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Russian Cosmonauts Asked to Look For Proof to Unravel Soyuz Hole Origin
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 10, 2018
Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have been asked to look for any evidence that could help figure out the origin of a mysterious hole in the Soyuz ship docked to the statio ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
A Flexible Modem Interface to Enable Roaming Across Multiple Satellite Platforms
McLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018
Most space-based military communications travel over commercial satellites, and the need for more capacity and capabilities increases every year. For that reason, the U.S. Air Force Space and Missil ... more
GPS NEWS
Antenova offers ultra-small GNSS active antenna module for difficult locations
Hatfield, UK (SPX) Sep 10, 2018
ntenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for connected devices and the Internet of Things, is now shipping its latest module for tiny positioning devices - the RADIONOVA M20047-1 ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia deploys most advanced air defences at army drills
Telemba, Russia (AFP) Sept 12, 2018
Russia showcased its most sophisticated air defence system on Wednesday, using it to repel a mock attack from the sky as part of what it describes as its largest-ever military drills. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lockheed receives contract for Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles
Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2018
Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Fl, has received a $49.6 million modification to a existing contract for the purchase of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Not A Job, But An Adventure - Space Traffic Controller
Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 11, 2018
In the not-too-distant future an international regulatory and enforcement agency may be looking for Space Traffic Controllers to fill hundreds of positions for well-trained professionals. It i ... more
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Detecting hydrogen using the extraordinary hall effect in cobalt-palladium thin films
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
Researchers looking to hydrogen as a next-generation clean energy source are developing hydrogen-sensing technologies capable of detecting leaks in hydrogen-powered vehicles and fueling stations before the gas turns into an explosion. The most common type of hydrogen sensors is composed of palladium-based thin films because palladium (Pd), a silvery-white metal resembling platinum, readily absor ... more
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Marine Corps Embraces High-Throughput Satellites to Complete Military Operations
McLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018
Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today's high-throughput satellites (HTS) empower commanders to make informed decisions faster, making satellite communications a strategic asset during missions-and increasing the Marine Corps' reliance on advanced satellite technologies. ... more
+ A Flexible Modem Interface to Enable Roaming Across Multiple Satellite Platforms
+ U.S., India agree on defense communications cooperation pact
+ US Marines test laser communication system to beat radio jammers
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Antenova offers ultra-small GNSS active antenna module for difficult locations
Hatfield, UK (SPX) Sep 10, 2018
ntenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for connected devices and the Internet of Things, is now shipping its latest module for tiny positioning devices - the RADIONOVA M20047-1. This is an active antenna module for GNSS applications in the 1559-1609 MHz satellite bands using GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO or BeiDou. The M20047-1 antenna module comprises an SMD antenna with bui ... more
+ Lockheed Martin preps ground support for GPS 3 sats and M-Code ops
+ 'Robat' uses sound to navigate and map unique environments
+ UK plans own satellite system after Galileo exclusion
+ Space sector to benefit from multi-million pound work on UK alternative to Galileo
+ US Air Force's first advanced GPS 3 satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral
+ China launches new twin BeiDou navigation satellites
+ Lockheed's first GPS III satellite shipped to Florida for launch
Beijing's massive new airport 'on time' for 2019 launch
Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2018
Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport. Aimed at easing the passenger load of Beijing's other two airports, Daxing International Airport is scheduled to become operational in June 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chairman of Beijing City Planning New Airport Construction. ... more
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+ Sierra Nevada receives $1.8B for Afghan A-29s
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+ Pole/Zero Acquisition tapped for P-8 Poseidon parts
+ Lockheed contracted for eCASS aircraft diagnostic kits
Enabling 'internet of photonic things' with miniature sensors
Saint Louis MO (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is the first to successfully record environmental data using a wireless photonic sensor resonator with a whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) architecture. The photonic sensors recorded data during the spring of 2017 under two scenarios: one was a real-time measurement of air temperature over 12 hours, and the other was an aerial mapping ... more
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PlanetWatchers Announces Breakthrough SAR Analytics Platform
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018
PlanetWatchers has developed a new multi-source Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform that utilizes multiple SAR sources to deliver actionable insights without the usual delays due to weather, time of day, and environmental conditions. Natural resource managers will now receive enhanced risk management and analytical data from the new platform. World-renowned remote sensing specialist Pr ... more
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+ Protection for the ozone layer: sugar molecules bind harmful CFCs
+ China launches new marine satellite
+ Aeolus laser shines light on wind
+ Ocean satellite Sentinel-6A beginning to take shape
+ China is hot spot of ground-level ozone pollution
+ NASA launching Advanced Laser to measure Earth's changing ice
Most EU countries miss air quality targets: report
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 11, 2018
Most EU countries fail to meet the bloc's air quality standards and more than 1,000 Europeans die prematurely each day, ten times more than in road accidents, a watchdog said Tuesday. The European Court of Auditors (ECA), the European Union body which scrutinises how the bloc spends its budget, said pollution's toll on health in Bulgaria and other eastern European countries was even worse th ... more
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+ Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants
+ The fate of plastic in the oceans
+ Cleaning up Tokyo's beaches: An Olympic task
+ New construction boom threatens Spanish coastline
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+ Particulate pollution's impact varies greatly depending on where it originated


China tests propulsion system of space station's lab capsules
Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program. Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space. Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more
+ China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far side
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+ Growing US unease with China's new deep space facility in Argentina
+ China developing in-orbit satellite transport vehicle
+ PRSS-1 Satellite in Good Condition
US approves possible sale of early-warning planes to Japan
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2018
The US State Department said Monday it is ready to approve the sale of up to nine early-warning military planes to Japan, in a sale worth more than $3 billion. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, made by Northrop Grumman, are equipped with powerful radars that can detect other planes and ships at long range. Worth an estimated $3.1 billion, the deal would also include associated technolo ... more
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+ State Department approves Patriot missile sale to the Netherlands
+ Russian military successfully test-fires new interceptor missile
+ PeopleTec receives ballistic missile defense engineering contract
+ TOTE Services contracted for SBX-1 ballistic missile tracking radar
+ Lockheed receives contract for missile warning satellites
+ Sweden to purchase PAC-3 MSE missile defense system


Lockheed contracted for new JASSM-XR cruise missiles
Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2018
Lockheed Martin has received a $51 million contract for development of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range. The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, includes all-up round level systems, engineering, testing and integration services for the JASSM-XR hardware and firmware. The JASSM-XR program will include a new missile control unit and neces ... more
+ Russia deploys most advanced air defences at army drills
+ Lockheed receives contract for Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles
+ Turkey rushes to buy advanced Russia air defence system
+ Raytheon tapped for Sea Sparrow missile spare parts
+ Raytheon tapped for Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
+ Israel developing missiles to hit anywhere in Mideast: minister
+ Raytheon, Lockheed receive contract for Javelin missile upgrades
Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices. "Under our experimental condi ... more
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+ Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time


Robot can pick up any object after inspecting it
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018
Humans have long been masters of dexterity, a skill that can largely be credited to the help of our eyes. Robots, meanwhile, are still catching up. Certainly there's been some progress: for decades robots in controlled environments like assembly lines have been able to pick up the same object over and over again. More recently, breakthroughs in computer vision have enabled robots to make b ... more
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+ Activists urge killer robot ban 'before it is too late'
+ Sony to release AI-infused robotic pups in the US


Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Launch AI Innovation Challenge
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced an innovation competition, challenging teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will enable an autonomous drone to race a pilot-operated drone - and win. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of over $2 million in prizes. Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jack ... more
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+ General Atomics receives contract for MQ-9 drones for France
+ General Atomics receives contract for Gray Eagle drones
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