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November 12, 2018
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab reaches orbit again, deploys more satellites



Auckland, New Zealand (SPX) Nov 11, 2018
Rocket Lab has continued the success of its 2018 orbital launch program with the launch of seven payloads to orbit today. The mission, named 'It's Business Time,' marks Rocket Lab's second successful orbital launch and deployment of customer satellites. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle lifted-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 16:50 on 11 November NZDT (03:50 UTC). After first reaching orbit on Electron's second stage, the Curie kick stage successfully separate ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Fleet Space Technologies' first satellites launched by Rocket Lab
Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand (SPX) Nov 11, 2018
Fleet Space Technologies' first two satellites, Proxima I and II, were launched todau onboard Rocket Lab's manifest, It's Business Time. This launch marks Australia's first ever commercial CubeSats ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Cosmonauts to perform spacewalk to examine hole in Soyuz hull on December 11
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2018
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Oleg Kononenko will perform a spacewalk to examine a hole in the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on 11 Dece ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Chief, Russian Envoy discuss US-Russian space cooperation
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2018
NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said in a statement that he discussed US-Russia space cooperation with Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. "I was pleased to host Russ ... more
UAV NEWS
China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft
Zhuhai, 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
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GPS NEWS
World's first 'Quantum' compass will supersede GPS
London (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2018
After millions of pounds of funding from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, British scientists have constructed what they claim to be humanity's f ... more
GPS NEWS
Tunisia to host 2nd forum on China-Arab BeiDou cooperation
Beijing (XNA) Nov 12, 2018
The second forum on BeiDou cooperation between China and Arab countries will be held in the first half of 2019 in Tunisia, sources at the 13th Meeting of the International Committee on Global Naviga ... more
ROBO SPACE
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 c ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Small tissue chips in space a big leap forward for research
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2018
A small device that contains human cells in a 3D matrix represents a giant leap in the ability of scientists to test how those cells respond to stresses, drugs and genetic changes. About the size of ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Computer on Russian segment of ISS rebooted after glitch
Moscow (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
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UAV NEWS
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 ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
From Quantum Optics to Increased Risk Posture: Student Innovations at NASA
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
Throughout space, hundreds of satellites are orbiting Earth and other celestial planets, continuously collecting data about the vast universe. Communicating with these satellites is a complex and ev ... more
DRAGON SPACE
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. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia's Roscosmos confirms computer glitch on board ISS
Moscow (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
ENERGY TECH
Inside job: A new technique to cool a fusion reactor
Portland 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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MISSILE NEWS
Raytheon tapped for SM-3 Block IIA missile guidance systems
Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded $74.8 million for procurement of guidance systems for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA anti-ballistic missile interceptor. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Embry-Riddle, Florida Tech Collaborate on Spaceflight Research
Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
With the common goal of improving human performance inside spacecraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Florida Institute of Technology have announced a year-long collaboration on research i ... more
UAV NEWS
CERTAIN program uses NextNav's 3D geolocation technology (mbs) for urban drone operations
Sunnyvale 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
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA looks to university researchers for innovative space tech solutions
Washington 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
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 ... more
MILTECH
Indian army receives first 25 M777 Ultra Lightweight Howizters
Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018
The Indian Army received its first M777A2 155mm towed Ultra Lightweight Howitzers at an handover ceremony earlier this year. ... more
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Thermal testing of the magnetometer boom
Paris (ESA) Nov 12, 2018
During August, the JUICE Test Campaign switched to thermal tests of a Structural and Thermal Model (STM) of a segment of the magnetometer (MAG) boom, equipped with five STMs of the scientific sensors. The tests were run as part of the MAG boom development programme in order to validate current engineering assumptions and guarantee the overall thermal performance of the boom and of the sens ... more
+ Flow units: Dynamic defects in metallic glasses
+ Flying focus: Controlling lasers through time and space
+ Doing the wave: how stretchy fluids react to wavy surfaces
+ A two-atom quantum duet
+ Creating better devices: The etch stops here
+ Unlocking the secrets of metal-insulator transitions
+ Video game action heads for the cloud
NSA certifies Harris AN/PRC-163 radio for top secret intelligence
Washington (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. The certification, announced Tuesday by Harris, permits the radio to transmit voice and data including full motion video up to top secret level on both channels for VHF/UHF line of sight, SATCO ... more
+ Raytheon tapped by DARPA for high frequency digital communications research
+ Laser technology could be used to attract attention from aliens
+ Army scientist seeks enhanced soldier systems through quantum research
+ ULA contracted by Air Force for Delta IV rocket launch
+ Navistar contracted by Army for MRAP tech support
+ Scientists want to blast holes in clouds with laser to boost satellite communication
+ Military communications satellite online in orbit following launch


Tunisia to host 2nd forum on China-Arab BeiDou cooperation
Beijing (XNA) Nov 12, 2018
The second forum on BeiDou cooperation between China and Arab countries will be held in the first half of 2019 in Tunisia, sources at the 13th Meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) said. Ma Jiaqing, deputy director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, said the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will provide services to coun ... more
+ World's first 'Quantum' compass will supersede GPS
+ China successfully launches 41st BeiDou Navigation System Satellite
+ China launches BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into highest orbit yet
+ China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellites
+ Army researchers' technique locates robots, soldiers in GPS-challenged areas
+ Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombs
+ New Study Tracks Hurricane Harvey Stormwater with GPS
Boeing braces for trade war headwinds in China
Zhuhai, 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. While Boeing has so far escaped the rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs, analysts say it is at risk of being the next victim if the trade war escalates, which would benefit its E ... more
+ Verdego Aero to provide hybrid-electric power propulsion option for Transcend Air VY 400 VTOL
+ Air Force conducts F-35 deployment exercises as operations ramp up
+ Bell, Electric Power Systems partner on hybrid-electric aircraft engines
+ Boeing to deliver 4 new MH-47G choppers to Special Ops
+ Lockheed awarded $180.4M for F-35 Block 4 software development
+ M/V Bernard Fisher contracted for prepositioning of Air Force supplies
+ Boeing contracted for sustainment of Saudi F-15s
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
+ China challenges US to provide 'evidence' in trade secrets case
+ US accuses China, Taiwan firms with stealing secrets from chip giant Micron
+ Brain-inspired methods to improve wireless communications
+ Tianhe-2 supercomputer works out the criterion for quantum supremacy
+ Tests show integrated quantum chip operations possible
+ Researchers create scalable platform for on-chip quantum emitters
+ US imposes restrictions on Chinese tech firm


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
+ OpenForests launches the forest project platform explorer.land
+ Orbit Logic delivers Landsat mission planning system
+ NASA's ICON to explore boundary between Earth and Space
+ Illegal emissions threaten to undermine UN's optimistic ozone report
+ Europe's third polar-orbiting weather satellite lofted into orbit
+ The cloud will save time, money, and reduce errors in the mapping process
+ MetOp-C ready for big day
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
+ Delhi bans trucks as megacity chokes
+ Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
+ Polluted Delhi air akin to death sentence, say doctors
+ Indian firework sellers fume over festival 'eco-cracker' ban
+ France launches nationwide probe into baby arm birth defects
+ EU countries back single-use plastics ban
+ Report: European air pollution remains at deadly levels


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. T ... more
+ China's space programs open up to world
+ China's commercial aerospace companies flourishing
+ China launches Centispace-1-s1 satellite
+ China tests propulsion system of space station's lab capsules
+ China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far side
+ China's SatCom launch marketing not limited to business interest
+ China to launch space station Tiangong in 2022, welcomes foreign astronauts
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
+ Raytheon's SM-3 IIA successful in ballistic missle defense test
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion critical to successful intercept test for SM-3 Block IIA Missile
+ Aegis Combat System Demonstrates Success During At-Sea Test Against Medium Range Ballistic Missile
+ Pentagon succesfully tests US-Japan missile interceptor
+ Northrop Grumman to upgrade IBNS systems for Burke-class vessels
+ Israel wins $777 mn Indian missile defence order
+ Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th THAAD Interceptor


Raytheon tapped for SM-3 Block IIA missile guidance systems
Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded $74.8 million for procurement of guidance systems for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA anti-ballistic missile interceptor. The modification to an existing contract for the SM-3 IIA, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will provide for Guidance Electronics Unit,or GEU, Phase III procurement along with testing,qualification and integr ... more
+ Air Force awards $350M contract for support of JASSM missiles
+ BAE to receive $45.9M for Mk 41 Vertical Launch System engineering
+ Boeing to deliver Harpoon missile to Navy, multiple countries
+ Raytheon missiles destroy targets in test by South Korea's navy
+ IAI receives $777 million contract from Indian navy for Barak 8 systems
+ Raytheon delivers first RAM launcher ever to Latin America
+ Raytheon awarded $62M for foreign military AMRAAM refresh
Watching nanoparticles
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
When Michal Vadai's experiment worked for the first time, she jumped out of her seat. Vadai, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, had spent months designing and troubleshooting a new tool that could greatly expand the capability of an advanced microscope at the Stanford Nano Shared Facilities. Despite heavy skepticism from the microscopy community, she and her fellow researchers w ... more
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
+ Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard
+ Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
+ Next generation of watch springs
+ Caltech engineers create an optical gyroscope smaller than a grain of rice
+ Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D material
+ Big discoveries about tiny particles


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
+ Chinese state media debuts 'AI' news anchors
+ Pitt researcher uses video games to unlock new levels of AI
+ Fire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots
+ Shape-shifting robots perceive surroundings, make decisions for first time
+ NASA researchers teach machines to "see"
+ Humans help robots learn tasks
+ Elephant trunks form joints to pick up small objects


China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft
Zhuhai, 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. Combat drones were among the jet fighters, missiles and other military hardware shown off this week at Airshow China, the country's biggest aerospace industry exhibition. A ... more
+ Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism
+ CERTAIN program uses NextNav's 3D geolocation technology (mbs) for urban drone operations
+ Niger turns to drones to protect precious wildlife
+ NASA leads Urban Air Mobility 'Grand Challenge' discussion with industry
+ Lockheed Martin integrates advanced radar system with unmanned aerostat
+ General Atomics awarded Reaper strike drone production contract
+ Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
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