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Spaceflight arranges launch of 12 satellites aboard India's PSLV C43![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, reports it will launch 12 spacecraft in November from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Payloads aboard the mission include Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri I, Harris Corporation's HSAT, Spire's LEMUR satellites, and BlackSky's Global-1 microsatellite. 'In addition to securing capacity aboard the launch vehicle, Spaceflight executed the integration of most of the payloads at its Seattle integration facilit ... read more |
NASA looks to university researchers for innovative space tech solutionsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 University-led research could transform the future of space exploration, from small spacecraft to "smart" systems for the Moon, Mars and beyond. NASA has selected 14 proposals for the study of innov ... more
Computer on Russian segment of ISS rebooted after glitchMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 09, 2018 A computer on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) has been rebooted after a glitch, Russia's Roscosmos chief Rogozin said on Thursday. "The computer at the ISS was reb ... more
CERTAIN program uses NextNav's 3D geolocation technology (mbs) for urban drone operationsSunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 NextNav, the pioneer in 3D geolocation services, reports that its Metropolitan Beacon System (MBS) service has been accepted for use by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NA ... more
Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourismGuildford UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford have examined how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) may have ... more |
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Raytheon tapped by DARPA for high frequency digital communications researchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 Raytheon has been awarded an $11.5 million contract for development work on the Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays program, an effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Activity program to enhance military communication security. ... more
Taming plasmas: Improving fusion using microwavesPortland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 We all know microwaves are good for cooking popcorn, but scientists have recently shown they can also prevent dangerous waves in plasmas and help produce clean, nearly limitless energy with fusion. ... more
China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numberedZhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth. ... more
Russia's Roscosmos confirms computer glitch on board ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2018 According to Roscosmos, the reported glitch will not hamper operations on board the ISS, and the affected computer will be rebooted on Thursday. Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos conf ... more
Inside job: A new technique to cool a fusion reactorPortland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Fusion offers the potential of near limitless energy by heating a gas trapped in a magnetic field to incredibly high temperatures where atoms are so energetic that they fuse together when they colli ... more |
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Russia to hold 2 new space launches in wake of Soyuz failureWashington (UPI) Nov 2, 2018 Russia approved two new space launches for 2018 after it scrapped the launch of Soyuz-FG that forced a U.S. astronaut and Russian cosmonaut to eject from their spacecraft. ... more |
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China steps up drone race with stealth aircraftZhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 9, 2018 China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and adding to a fleet that has already seen combat action in the Middle East. ... more
Army awards Oshkosh $12M for JLTV finalization pending initial deliveriesWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense $12 million for the Revision One to Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Retrofit Work Directive pending initial deliveries of the armored vehicle next year. ... more
Army looks to DRS for Joint Assault Bridge armored bridging unitsWashington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded DRS Sustainment Systems $17.2 million for acquisition of Joint Assault Bridges. ... more
Boeing braces for trade war headwinds in ChinaZhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 At China's biggest air show, a top Boeing executive voiced hope that the US and China would resume trade talks. He has reason to worry: The US aerospace giant could fly into turbulence in a protracted commercial conflict. ... more
NSA certifies Harris AN/PRC-163 radio for top secret intelligenceWashington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 The National Security Agency has granted Harris Corporation Type-1 certification for its AN/PRC-163 handheld networked encrypted radio approved for transmitting top secret classified information. ... more |
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Physicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: 'electron quantum metamaterials' Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018
When two atomically thin two-dimensional layers are stacked on top of each other and one layer is made to rotate against the second layer, they begin to produce patterns - the familiar moire patterns - that neither layer can generate on its own and that facilitate the passage of light and electrons, allowing for materials that exhibit unusual phenomena. For example, when two graphene layers are ... more |
Raytheon tapped by DARPA for high frequency digital communications research Washington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018
Raytheon has been awarded an $11.5 million contract for development work on the Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays program, an effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Activity program to enhance military communication security.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will see Raytheon focus on digital tile architecture and scalable apertures with transmit and r ... more |
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China launches BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into highest orbit yet Xichang (XNA) Nov 05, 2018
China's home-grown global satellite navigation system came a step closer to completion Thursday with the launch of another BeiDou-3 satellite at 11:57 p.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwestern Sichuan Province.
Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 41st of the BeiDou navigation system, and will work with 16 other Beidou-3 satellites already in orbit ... more |
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Verdego Aero to provide hybrid-electric power propulsion option for Transcend Air VY 400 VTOL Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018
VerdeGo Aero has announced that it is teaming with Transcend Air to apply VerdeGo's IDEP (Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion) systems to future versions of Transcend's Vy 400 aircraft. This will allow Transcend Air to take advantage of developing electric power options, while also benefiting from already-available, traditional turbine power plants.
VerdeGo Aero's IDEP systems are a ... more |
Bringing photonic signaling to digital microelectronics Washington DC (SPX) Nov 05, 2018
Parallelism - or the act of several processors simultaneously executing on an application or computation - has been increasingly embraced by the microelectronics industry as a way of sustaining demand for increased system performance.
Today, parallel computing architectures have become pervasive across all application domains and system scales - from multicore processing units in consumer ... more |
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Ozone hole in northern hemisphere to recover completely by 2030 Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018
Scientists expect the Northern hemisphere and mid-latitude ozone holes to be completely repaired some time in the 2030s, according to the first assessment of the ozone hole since 2014.
The study, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018," published Monday by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization, highlighted the decrease of ozone-depleting substances as the ... more |
Delhi's toxic air spikes after Diwali firework frenzy New Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2018
Indian police arrested hundreds of revellers after a frenzied night of festival fireworks turned city air toxic nationwide on Thursday despite a preemptive court ban on the smog-fuelling party.
More than 300 people were arrested in Delhi, the world's most polluted major city, where the Supreme Court had restricted public fireworks to two hours in the evening and insisted on use of cleaner "g ... more |
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China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numbered Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
The 17-metre (55-foot) core module was a star attraction at the biennial Airshow China in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, the country's main aerospace industry exhibition.
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Raytheon to supply Romania with Patriot missile defense systems Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2018
U.S. Army has signed a deal to supply the Romanian government with three Raytheon defense systems.
Romania will use the new Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems - the country's second order of the systems in the last two years - to deter any any threats to its borders.
The Patriot is a surface-to-air missile provides the "backbone" to the missile defense capabilities used by ... more |
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Air Force awards $350M contract for support of JASSM missiles (UPI) Nov 6, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $350 million contract for production support of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile low-observable long range cruise missiles and all of its variants.
Lockheed Martin will provide lifecycle support related to the JASSM, the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile JASSM-Extended Range variants and any JASSM support concerning upgrades, production and logistics, ac ... more |
Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2018
When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just the right balance is the difference between success and failure
Now, a team of Penn Engineers has demonstrated a new material they call "nanocardboard," an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper ... more |
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Artificial sensor mimics human sense of touch Daegu, South Korea (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
A team of researchers have developed an artificial tactile sensor that mimics the ability of human skin to detect surface information, such as shapes, patterns and structures. This may be one step closer to making electronic devices and robots that can perceive sensations such as roughness and smoothness.
"Mimicking the human senses is one of the most popular areas of engineering, but the ... more |
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Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism Guildford UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford have examined how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) may have a substantial impact on the future of urban tourism.
When we think of automated vehicles it seems to be a topic that sits firmly in science fiction, from cars with character in The Love Bug (19 ... more |
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