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  New York (AFP) Nov 2, 2018 In mid-November, a company called Rocket Lab will try to send six small satellites into orbit around Earth - a fairly banal undertaking, save for the size of the launch rocket. It is only 17 meters (56 feet) tall and 1.2 meters (four feet) in diameter. And if all goes well, the US company will send up more than one of its Electron rockets every month in 2019. Rocket Lab, which was created in 2006, completed a successful test flight in January and is expected this month to be the first of a ... read more |
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Soyuz launch failed due to assembly problem: RussiaKorolyov, Russia (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 Russia said on Thursday the launch of a Soyuz rocket failed last month because of a sensor that was damaged during assembly at the Baikonur cosmodrome but insisted that the spacecraft remains reliable. ... more  
Shape-shifting robots perceive surroundings, make decisions for first timeIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 General-purpose robots have plenty of limitations. They can be expensive and cumbersome. They often accomplish only a single type of task. But modular robots - composed of several interchangea ... more 
Rocket Lab enters high frequency launch operationsHuntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 US orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has confirmed the launch window for the upcoming 'It's Business Time' mission. The nine-day launch window will open from 11 to 19 November (NZDT), with daily la ... more  
Russia plans first manned launch to ISS Dec 3 after accidentMoscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 Russia hopes to launch three crew for the International Space Station on December 3, the first manned blast-off since an accident this month, the Roscosmos space agency said Wednesday. ... more |
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Thrusters with additively manufactured components qualified to fly humans on Orion spacecraftRedmond WA (SPX) Oct 30, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed qualification testing for the enhanced reaction control thruster system for NASA's Orion crew vehicle, helping to clear the way for the Lockheed Martin-built sp ... more  
Army scientist seeks enhanced soldier systems through quantum researchAdelphi MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2018 Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Joint Quantum Institute have created a pristine quantum light source that has the potential to lead to more secure communications and enhance ... more  
Strong ability to detect and perceive motion may prevent pilot disorientationBoston MA (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that good performance on a piloting task was associated with lower vestibular thresholds, which represent stronger ability to sense ... more 
Lockheed to supply F-35 training systems to Marine CorpsWashington (UPI) Nov 1, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification for $64 million from the U.S. Navy to produce F-35 training systems for the U.S. Marine Corps. ... more  
Boeing to deliver Harpoon missile to Navy, multiple countriesWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2018 Boeing received an award for $244 million from the U.S. Navy to procure long lead material for Harpoon full-rate production Lot 91 in support of multiple Foreign Military Sales customers ... more |
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Army, university study suggests brain structure could influence behaviorAdelphi MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human behavior could one day lead to technology that can be catered to an individual Soldier in a training envir ... more  |
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Marine Corps taps Rheinmetall for MK19 practice ammunitionWashington (UPI) Oct 30, 2018 Rheinmetall has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps award to produce 40mm practice ammunition for the U.S. Marine Corp. ... more
First digital air connection established between F-35, U.S. Navy vesselWashington (UPI) Oct 30, 2018 Raytheon's Ship Self Defense System created the first-ever digital air connection between a U.S. Navy ship at sea and a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the sky. ... more  
Raytheon's SM-3 IIA successful in ballistic missle defense testWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA variant anti-ballistic missile system completed a second round of successful tests for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency. ... more 
Marine Corps taps Lake Central for armored vestsWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 Central Lake Armor Express has received a $59.3 million contract to provide armor for the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as data reports on the armor inserts. ... more  
China to showcase peacekeeping role with UN Security Council visitUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 China has invited the UN Security Council for a visit this month that will showcase its growing support for peacekeeping and include a tour of the modern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the UN ambassador said on Thursday. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2018 
An ultrafast laser that fires pulses of light just 100 millionths of a nanosecond in duration could potentially revolutionize the way that NASA technicians manufacture and ultimately assemble instrument components made of dissimilar materials.
A team of optical physicists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is experimenting with a femtosecond laser and has already ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2018 
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Joint Quantum Institute have created a pristine quantum light source that has the potential to lead to more secure communications and enhanced sensing capabilities for Soldiers.
ARL's Dr. Elizabeth Goldschmidt and JQI's Dr. Sunil Mittal and Prof. Mohammad Hafezi discuss this research in their paper titled "A topological source of qua ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Oct 16, 2018 
China sent twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province, at 12:23 p.m. Monday.
The satellites are the 39th and 40th of the BeiDou navigation system, and the 15th and 16th of the BeiDou-3 family.
The launch was the 287th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2018 
BAE Systems received a contract to deliver air traffic control and landing systems services to U.S. Navy ships and facilities.
The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract contract, announced Tuesday by the Defense Department, is valued at $72 million.
These systems help escort pilots to safe landings on aircraft carriers and other ships and at land facilities, through v ... more |
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Researchers are always seeking more reliable and more efficient communications, for everything from televisions and cellphones to satellites and medical devices.
One technique generating buzz for its high signal quality is a combination of multiple-input multiple-output techniques with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.
Virginia Tech researchers Lingjia Liu and Yang (Cindy) ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 01, 2018 
Teams at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Germany have been training for months in preparation for next week's launch of MetOp-C - the last in the current series of meteorological satellites that provide high-quality data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring from polar orbit.
As a collaborative undertaking between ESA and Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Explo ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 
France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies being born with either missing or malformed arms after abnormal rates of birth defects in several regions have sparked a public health scare.
Francois Bourdillon, head of the Public Health France agency, confirmed for the first time that a national investigation was "underway" and the results would be known in about three month ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2018 
When German scientists were conducting micro-gravity experiments on China's recoverable satellite in the 1980s, Chinese space engineer Tang Bochang was busy solving technical problems, while carefully keeping Chinese secrets.
Tang joined the China Academy of Space Technology in 1970, the same year China launched its first satellite. He has participated in the development of returnable sate ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2018 
Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA variant anti-ballistic missile system completed a second round of successful tests for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency.
Crew members on the USS John Finn on Friday launched the SM-3 Block IIA missile to successfully destroy a a land-launched target that resembled a ballistics missile.
The target missile was launched from the Pacifi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2018 
Boeing received an award for $244 million from the U.S. Navy to procure long lead material for Harpoon full-rate production Lot 91 in support of multiple Foreign Military Sales customers
The firm-fixed-price contract was announced Tuesday by the Defense Department.
To date, Boeing has delivered more than 7,000 Harpoons to armed forces in more than 30 countries, according to the B ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 
Applied research is not always initiated by industry - but oftentimes it yields results that can swiftly be implemented by companies. A prime example can be seen on the Empa campus in Thun: Tiny watch springs are on display at the Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures. These springs - the beating heart of every mechanical clock - are not your usual components. They are not mad ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 
General-purpose robots have plenty of limitations. They can be expensive and cumbersome. They often accomplish only a single type of task.
But modular robots - composed of several interchangeable parts, or modules - are far more flexible. If one part breaks, it can be removed and replaced. Components can be rearranged as needed - or better yet, the robots can figure out how to reconfigure ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 
An S-76B commercial helicopter flew over a small crowd gathered at Fort Eustis, Virginia, landed in an adjacent field after adjusting to miss a vehicle, and rose up to hover perfectly motionless for several minutes. The mid-October demonstration was remarkable because the pilot carried out the maneuvers using supervised autonomy in an aircraft equipped with DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Autom ... more |
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