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October 15, 2015

CubeSat Launchers Expected to Open Research Opportunities for All
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 15, 2015
NASA opened a new avenue for exploration and technology development with awards to three companies to launch missions dedicated to CubeSats. The tiny, box-shaped spacecraft have emerged in the last 16 years as a quick, viable way to test components and techniques that, if proven, can be applied to much larger missions where the stakes are far greater than a simple, 4-inch cube. The price tag for each mission is one-tenth the cost of the least-expensive traditional launcher. Proposals were accepted ... read more

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Putin Hopes for More International Cooperation in Space Industry Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he hopes for international cooperation in the space industry at the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country's Far East. "Of course, we h ... more		Wyle Wins NASA's Human Health and Performance Contract NASA has selected Wyle as the successful bidder on the $1.4 billion Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC). Under the terms of the contract, Wyle will support a broad range of human spacefligh ... more		NASA Appoints Mark Kirasich To Serve As Orion Program Manager NASA has appointed Mark Kirasich to be manager of the agency's Orion Program. The Orion spacecraft is being developed to send astronauts to deep space destinations, such as an asteroid and ultimatel ... more
				Russian-Chinese Sat NavSystem to Launch on Silk Road, EEU Markets Russian-Chinese receivers for satellite navigation systems would be launched on the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) markets, the head of the International Projec ... more		Putin slams delays in building showpiece cosmodrome Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticised delays in the construction of a new cosmodrome in the country's far east, which has been plagued by corruption and strikes over unpaid wages. ... more

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Magnetic sail tech alternative to rocket-based space travel What if it were possible to travel to Mars without using traditional rockets? That is the question being explored by local start-up Dark Sea Industries, an aerospace company focused on developing ne ... more		Back to the Future: Truth is stranger than sci-fi When Marty McFly and "Doc" Brown burst into 2015 in a time machine, straight from the year 1985, they encounter a brave new world of garbage-fuelled flying cars, self-tying shoes and robot waiters. ... more		Army names new hypersonic weapon 'Dark Eagle' India and Pakistan urged to have 'maximum restraint' after Kashmir attack Trump, Norwegian prime minister discuss ending Ukraine War		Robots are learning to fall with grace Robots aren't yet perfect. As they learn new skills, they're likely to be even less perfect. For this reason and others, it's important for robots to learn to fall and fail gracefully. ... more
				NASA, Israel ink space cooperation agreement NASA and the Israel Space Agency signed an agreement Tuesday to expand cooperation in civil space activities, the Israeli government said. ... more		Iran tests new long-range missile Iran announced Sunday it had successfully tested a new domestically produced long-range missile, which it said was the first that could be guided all the way to targets. ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Vanishing Acts: A Call for Disappearing Delivery Vehicles It sounds like an engineering fantasy, or maybe an episode from Mission Impossible: A flock of small, single-use, unpowered delivery vehicles dropped from an aircraft, each of which literally vanish ... more		Russian Long-Range Cruise Missiles 'Particular Challenge' for US Defense US Commander of NORAD said that Russian long-range aviation and highly accurate long-range cruise missiles present a new challenge for US strategic homeland defense. Russian long-range aviatio ... more		Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar 'slash and burn' festival 'Blood and kin': Mongolians reflect on Pope Francis's legacy		U.S. Air Force expands drone training at Holloman The U.S. Air Force is expanding its training program for remotely piloted aircraft at the Holloman Air Force Base, including the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper, officials announced Wednesday. ... more
Ascent Trajectories and the Gravity Turn Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the conditions in order to maximize ... more		U.S. State Dept. approves sale of MQ-9 Reapers to Spain The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to Spain's military, the department announced on Wednesday. ... more		Poland seeks missiles for its MiG-29 fighters Poland has reportedly begun the process to obtain 40 radar-guided R-27R1 missiles, the main armament on Poland 's Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters. ... more		NASA Instruments Head to Germany for Alternative Fuels Research NASA's ongoing research into the environmental effects of burning alternative fuels in jet engines picked up some fresh international flavor as it continued this fall in Germany. Working in co ... more

	Russian Rocket Engine Delivery to China May Be Agreed by December Russia may sign a rocket engine delivery agreement with China during Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit in mid-December, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday. "We are t ... more		Superconductivity trained to promote magnetization Superconductivity, which is almost incompatible with magneticfield, under certain conditions is able to promote magnetization. Russian scientist Natalya Pugach from the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nucle ... more

UK, Italy's Eni unveil deal on carbon capture project

Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant

Panama president says moving toward reopening contested mine

Iraq defense ministry unveils new Chinese unmanned vehicle		U.S. Navy completes F-35C testing on USS Eisenhower		Lockheed Martin demonstrates ICARUS at AUSA meeting		New Air-to-Surface Missiles to Arm Russian PAK FA Fighter Jet		Russian Military to Complete Testing on KAB-250 Guided Bombs This Year
Russia's Tiny Missile Boats Pack Huge Punch		UTMB developing guidelines for commercial space travel		Officer, 37, becomes third woman to pass US Ranger school		Australia orders Hawkei 4x4 vehicles		Southeast Asian nation awards Harris $10 million contract for radios

U.K. to boost equipment supply for Jordan

U.S. orders recoilless rifle ammunition

L-3 installing mission systems on Coast Guard C-130J

Orbital ATK receives orders for military ammunition

AM General announces new Humvee work

ISRO looking to extend GPS services to SAARC countries

Russia Calls on US to Abandon Plans to Place Missile Defense in Romania

Space Transport Law Keeps US Dependent on Russian Space Engines

More-flexible machine learning

BUK: Russia's feared anti-aircraft missile system

CubeSat to Demonstrate Miniature Laser Communications in Orbit

Russian missile firm to hold rival MH17 briefing as Dutch report released

German military halts Eurofighter deliveries over flaw

US says Iran missile test may have broken UN rules

Indian Air Force to allow women fighter pilots

Blame game resumes over who shot MH17 with a missile

Nigerian Air Force jet crashes, killing pilot: official

Harris delivering tactical radios to multiple customers

Family of El Faro victim launches $100 million lawsuit

Man survives on ants for six days in remote Australia

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