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November 30, 2018
MICROSAT BLITZ
Lift off for Pioneering nanosats



Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2018
The first 'Pioneer' mission lifted off early this morning from Sriharikota, India, with the two inventive little nanosatellites now circling the Earth, ready for action. The shoebox-sized satellites were launched at 04:27 GMT into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation's PLSV launcher, and opened their first communication windows with their owner, Spire Global, less than an hour after they separated from the rocket. Both satellites were developed under ESA's ARTES Pioneer ... read more

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Boeing tapped by Air Force for jam-resistant satellite comms terminals
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018
Boeing has been awarded $383.4 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service tactical satellite communications system. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX to carry more than 20 new experiments to ISS
Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018
The newest space station resupply mission, SpaceX CRS-16, features a diversity of science experiments organized by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Embark on a NASA technology scavenger hunt with Optimus Prime
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2018
How much NASA technology is in your life? Through the NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC), OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS encourage students to embark on three miss ... more
AEROSPACE
Putting hybrid-electric aircraft performance to the test
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 28, 2018
Although hybrid-electric cars are becoming commonplace, similar technology applied to airplanes comes with significantly different challenges. University of Illinois aerospace engineers are addressi ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA Hears MarCO CubeSats Loud and Clear from Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 28, 2018
NASA's MarCO mission was built to see whether two experimental, briefcase-sized spacecraft could survive the trip to deep space, and the two CubeSats proved more than able. After cruising along behi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace to launch Indian and Korean GEO satellites
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 28, 2018
The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) will take place on Monday, December 3, 2018 in Kourou to authorize the start of operations for the final countdown. To be installed as Ariane 5's upper passen ... more
ENERGY TECH
Successful second round of experiments with Wendelstein 7-X
Garching, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2018
During the course of the step-by-step upgrading of Wendelstein 7-X, the plasma vessel was fitted with inner cladding since September of last year. Graphite tiles are now protecting the vessel walls. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Jan. 7 date set for first SpaceX unmanned capsule to International Space Station
(UPI) Nov 24, 2018
NASA has set a Jan. 7 dated for an sending an unmmanned SpaceX capsule on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS Toilet Swarmed By 'Space Bugs' That Could Infect Astronauts - Research
Houston TX (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2018
Analysis has shown that all five strains of the mysterious bacterium found on the space station belonged to one species, called Enterobacter bugandensis. They resembled the genomes that infected new ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Army issues contract for Hawk missile parts for foreign military sales
Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018
Communications and Power Industries has been awarded $24.8 million to provide Klystron Tube spares for the MIM-23 Homing All the Way Killer surface-to-air missile launcher. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Pint sized Scottish satellites launched into orbit
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Nov 29, 2018
The Glasgow built satellites, funded by the UK Space Agency will monitor weather and help combat global climate change. The two 'first of a kind' 5kg satellites which were designed and built b ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
S. Korea successfully tests space rocket engine
Seoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2018
South Korea on Wednesday successfully conducted a rocket engine test launch, officials said, paving the way for the development of its own space launch vehicle. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri I launched by ISRO
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Nov 29, 2018
Fleet Space Technologies' has successfully launched its Centauri I nanosatellite aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C43 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Srihar ... more
MILTECH
Lockheed tapped for Onyx exoskeleton development, demonstrations
Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018
Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday that it has been awarded $6.9 million by the U.S. Army for development and enhancements to it's Onyx load-bearing exoskeleton for dismounted troops. ... more


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AEROSPACE
Nigeria to purchase 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft from Sierra Nevada
Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018
Sierra Nevada is receiving $329 million for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian air force. ... more
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AEROSPACE
Presidential helicopters to receive rework by Sikorsky
Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018
The Navy has awarded Sikorsky Aircraft $15 million for on the VH-3D and VH-60N presidential and executive helicopter rework. ... more
AEROSPACE
New SAE International committees established for aircraft hybrid electric propulsion
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2018
Sky and Space Global Ltd is pleased to announce it has reached a landmark and signed a distribution agreement with Globlsat Group LLC (GlobalSat) for the provision of narrow-band telecommunications ... more
AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman, Harris partner on jammers for the EA-18 Growler
Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Harris and Comtech PST for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer-Low Band Demonstration of Existing Technologies program. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia to deploy new S-400 missiles in Crimea
Moscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2018
Moscow will soon deploy more of its advanced S-400 air defence systems in Russian-annexed Crimea, a military official said Wednesday amid rising tensions with Ukraine. ... more
GPS NEWS
Beijing's space navigation BeiDou program seeks to dethrone US-owned GPS platform
Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018
Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on s ... more
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The countries that have the most junk in Space
London, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2018
Space is a mysterious place where many have not ventured to. Even though it is beyond Earth and humans have not inhabited there, we still need to strive to maintain its beauty and natural environment. Considering many people haven't visited Space and it is pretty much untouched, there are many satellites, debris and parts of rocket that orbit our Earth. But who does this Space junk a ... more
+ South Korea to Buy Updated Missile Defense Radar Systems from Israel
+ New technique to make objects invisible proposed
+ Disordered materials could be hardest, most heat-tolerant carbides
+ How to melt gold at room temperature
+ NRL demonstrates new non-mechanical laser steering technology
+ Combination 3D Printer will recycle plastic in space
+ Student-designed spacecraft could aid in the exploration of planets in our solar system and beyond
Boeing tapped by Air Force for jam-resistant satellite comms terminals
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018
Boeing has been awarded $383.4 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service tactical satellite communications system. The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will provide ground satellite communications designed to be highly resistant to jamming and signals interception by enemy forces. Air For ... more
+ Navy nanosatellite launch delayed for further inspection
+ Rockwell Collins airborne radio certified by NSA
+ NSA certifies Harris AN/PRC-163 radio for top secret intelligence
+ 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


Beijing's space navigation BeiDou program seeks to dethrone US-owned GPS platform
Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018
Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on satellites orbiting the globe would allow China to be self-reliant for location data used in smartphones, car dashboards, guided missiles and more, reports Bloomberg. Tensions between China and the US ... more
+ China expands use of BeiDou navigation system in transportation
+ China launches twin BeiDou navigation satellites
+ Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS blocking claims
+ Russia blocked GPS data during NATO exercises: Norway
+ Finnish PM: Jammed GPS signals may be work of Russia
+ Air Force taps Rockwell for jam-resistant GPS navigation systems
+ Tunisia to host 2nd forum on China-Arab BeiDou cooperation
Putting hybrid-electric aircraft performance to the test
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 28, 2018
Although hybrid-electric cars are becoming commonplace, similar technology applied to airplanes comes with significantly different challenges. University of Illinois aerospace engineers are addressing some of them toward the development of a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels to power airplanes. "Jet fuel and aviation gasoline are easy to store on an airplane. They are compact an ... more
+ Northrop Grumman, Harris partner on jammers for the EA-18 Growler
+ Presidential helicopters to receive rework by Sikorsky
+ State Department approves over $1.2B Apache sales to Egypt
+ Air Force to buy Legion Pod infrared sensors for F-15C Eagle fighters
+ Nigeria to purchase 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft from Sierra Nevada
+ New SAE International committees established for aircraft hybrid electric propulsion
+ Japan mulling purchase of 100 US stealth fighters: report
FEFU physicists have developed concept of new fast non-volatile memory
Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Nov 26, 2018
Using the method of micromagnetic simulation, scientists have found the magnetic parameters and operating modes for the experimental implementation of the fast racetrack memory module running on the spin current. The information carrier in the new type of memory will be the skyrmionium that allows storing more data and read them faster. An article about that is published in Scientific Reports jo ... more
+ Inkjet printers can produce cheap micro-waveguides for optical computers
+ Living electrodes with bacteria and organic electronics
+ Quantum computing at scale: Australian scientists achieve compact, sensitive qubit readout
+ An accelerator on a microchip
+ 'Magnetic topological insulator' makes its own magnetic field
+ Computational chemistry supports research on new semiconductor technologies
+ When electric fields make spins swirl


India launches modern earth observation satellite
New Delhi (XNA) Nov 30, 2018
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its earth observation satellite - HysIS and 30 co-passenger satellites onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C43 on Thursday morning, officials said. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast, located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 9:58 a.m. ... more
+ Extreme weather 'major' issue for Tokyo 2020
+ New insight into ocean-atmosphere interaction and subsequent cloud formation
+ SSTL releases first images from S-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, NovaSAR-1
+ Australia's spring brings fires, snow, wild winds and dust storms
+ Volcanoes and glaciers combine as powerful methane producers
+ Satellites encounter magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetotail
+ Powerful new map depicts environmental degradation across Earth
Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 28, 2018
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources to survive and grow - meaning the newly identified bacteria might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and might one day be useful for cleaning up oil ... more
+ WSU researcher creates first model of how plastic waste moves in the environment
+ Indonesian island clean-up nets 40 tons of rubbish daily
+ Honduran court convicts seven in murder of environmental activist
+ A water treatment breakthrough, inspired by a sea creature
+ Campaigners dig in against Ghana bauxite mining plans
+ Company 'concealed' gravity of China chemical spill
+ Mere sunlight can be used to eradicate pollutants in water


Evolving Chinese Space Ecosystem To Foster Innovative Environment
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 23, 2018
According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than $16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation. This premier ed ... more
+ China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocket
+ China releases smart solution for verifying reliability of space equipment components
+ China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numbered
+ 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
Navy to commission new Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Thomas Hudner
Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018
The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during a Dec. 1 ceremony in Boston, Mass., at 10 a.m. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the ceremonies principal address with Hudner's widow and the wife of retired Vice Adm. Michael Miller as sponsors, the Navy announced on Wednesday. USS Thomas Hudner is named after the ... more
+ Raytheon to supply Romania with Patriot missile defense systems
+ 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


Raytheon awarded support contract for Standard surface-to-air missiles
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018
The U.S. Navy is awarding Raytheon Missile Systems is $37.3 million for repair and maintenance on SM-2 and SM-6 Standard surface-to-air missiles. The Department of Defense, which announced the contract on Monday, has obligated $19 million in Navy 2019 operations and maintenance funding, with work expected to be finished by November 2019. The SM-2 Standard is a series of surface-t ... more
+ Army issues contract for Hawk missile parts for foreign military sales
+ Russia to deploy new S-400 missiles in Crimea
+ USS Abraham Lincoln CSG surface combatants conduct live fire SM-2 missile exercise
+ Air Force contracts Lockheed for production of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
+ MBDA shows off naval version of MMP guided tank missile
+ NATO chief voices concern about Chinese missiles
+ Gripen E fighter successfully test fires Meteor missile
Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles. The team has developed the so-called "upconverting" nanoparticles that not only convert infrared light into UV-visible light, bu ... more
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
+ Watching nanoparticles
+ 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


Embark on a NASA technology scavenger hunt with Optimus Prime
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2018
How much NASA technology is in your life? Through the NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC), OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS encourage students to embark on three missions, starting with a scavenger hunt for NASA "spinoffs," or technologies created for NASA missions now being used for other purposes. Hosted by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, OPSPARC 2019 rolls ... more
+ Smarter AI: Machine learning without negative data
+ DARPA, BAE to develop AI for interpreting radio-frequency signals
+ GMV leads an ambitious campaign of space robotics trials
+ Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch
+ CODE demonstrates autonomy and collaboration with minimal human commands
+ Nepal's first robot waiter is ready for orders
+ US mulls curbs on artificial intelligence exports


Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance pod
Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018
Logos Technologies announced Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor to representatives from defense, law enforcement and civilian agencies in The Netherlands at Bosschenhoofd airfield. The flight is the first time the Redkite has been demonstrated for government officials, the company said. The Redkite is built in a pod configu ... more
+ From parcel delivery to security, Singapore bets big on drones
+ Drones offer ability to find, ID and count marine megafauna
+ DARPA tests autonomous drone swarms against communications and GPS jamming
+ Special Operations Command awards Insitu $18M for continued drone operations
+ Japan issues contract to purchaser RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones
+ Belgium approves negotiations for purchase of MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs
+ Alpha Unmanned Systems selects Robotic Skies for global support
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