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January 13, 2016

China Plans More Than 20 Space Launches in 2016
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2016
China has announced its busy 2016 launch manifest, with more than 20 missions scheduled for this year. The country that conducted 19 successful space flights in 2015, intends to launch its Tiangong 2 space laboratory and a manned spacecraft Shenzhou 11, among other military and commercial orbital missions. The first Chinese launch this year will be carried out on Jan. 15, when a Long March 3B rocket will blastoff the Belintersat 1 communications satellite for Belarus. Liftoff will take place from ... read more

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Russian Scientists Developing Avatar Robot for Extraterrestrial Exploration Russian scientists from the state-run Android Technics firm are working on an "avatar robot" that will replace humans on dangerous missions, such as during the exploration of the moon or Mars, the h ... more		SAIC Awarded $485 Million Enterprise Applications Service Technologies 2 Contract by NASA NASA awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $485 million contract to provide all services necessary to operate the NASA Enterprise Applications Competency Center (NEACC) located at Marsh ... more		Aerojet Rocketdyne to mature development of MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion system Aerojet Rocketdyne has entered a public-private partnership with NASA to mature the development of an MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion system using a green propellant, known as AF-M315E. Once fully ... more
				GPS vultures swoop down on illegal dumps in Peru The lowly vulture is a dirty scavenger to many, but Peruvian environmental authorities have recast the birds as superheroes and outfitted them with high-tech gear in a bid to crack down on illegal garbage dumps. ... more		Second SLS Test Stand Begins Rise at NASA Marshall A crane moves the first steel tier to be bolted into place on Jan. 6, for welding of a second new structural test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama - critical to de ... more

Will computers ever truly understand what we're saying From Apple's Siri to Honda's robot Asimo, machines seem to be getting better and better at communicating with humans. But some neuroscientists caution that today's computers will never truly underst ... more		NASA Marshall Center to Host FIRST Robotics Kick-Off at USSRC The 2016 FIRST Robotics season, a national robotic competition for students grades 9-12, will kick-off Jan. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The ... more		Armed Forces Network to reduce radio programs next month L3Harris boosts US defense with expanded satellite facility in Indiana Ambitious cross-continental initiative targets breakthroughs in AI space and cyber tech		Astronaut vision and ophthalmologic problems explained Just when you think you've seen it all, our eyes look to be victims of a low-gravity environments, too. According to new research published in the January 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, two signif ... more
				Arianespace year-opening mission delivered to Final Assembly Building Ariane 5 is on the move as launcher and payload preparations continue in French Guiana for Arianespace's first flight of 2016, which will orbit the initial EpicNG high-throughput satellite for globa ... more		SpaceX will attempt ocean landing of rocket Jan 17 SpaceX will try again Sunday to land its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform, one month after successfully returning the rocket's first stage to an upright landing on solid ground. ... more

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Robotic telescope built by China and Thailand put into operation A robotic 70 cm telescope built jointly by China and Thailand has been put into operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province, a local scientist said Wednesday. The telescope, which was insta ... more		Strengthening Our Space Technology Future: Snapshots of Success NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) checked off a number of key accomplishments in 2015. These advancements pushed the technological envelope, not only for use near Earth, but also to ... more		NASA balloon embarks on multi-month stratospheric flight from New Zealand Melting snow and ice reinforce cloud-driven cooling slowing Arctic thaw 'The voice of god': Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis		South Korea, Japan Should Host US THAAD Missiles: Cohen South Korea and Japan should reconsider deploying US anti-missile batteries on their soil in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test, former US Defense Secretary William Cohen said at a US-Chi ... more
KVH Introduces FOG-based Inertial Navigation Systems for UAV Applications KVH Industries has introduced the GEO-FOG 3D inertial navigation system (INS). This new product offers roll, pitch, and heading accuracies of .05 degrees for demanding applications in unmanned, auto ... more		General Dynamics MUOS-Manpack radio supports government testing of MUOS network The General Dynamics Mission Systems' two-channel AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio has successfully provided voice and data communications with on-orbit Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites d ... more		Germany to buy Israeli drones which can be weaponised: minister Germany said Tuesday that it would buy up to five military reconnaissance drones capable of carrying missiles from Israel until a similar European model has hit the market. ... more		Work underway on F-35 for Israel Lockheed Martin reports it has begun the process of joining four major components of the structure an F-35 Lightning II aircraft for Israel. ... more

	Saab to provide more equipment for U.S. Army combat vehicles U.S. defense officials approved the fourth and fifth options of their contract with Saab to provide laser-based training systems for U.S. Army combat vehicles. ... more		Lockheed Martin's HIMARS achieves 1 million operational hours Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System has achieved one million operational hours with the U.S. Armed Forces. ... more

China's CATL launches new EV sodium battery

Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in Chile

UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30

Indian Army likely to get K9 Vajra-T howitzers		Aegis Combat System upgrade gets Navy approval		Serbia requests missile defense systems from Russia		Cavalier AFS significant link to missile warning/space defense		China plans 20 launches in 2016
SpaceX will try to land its reusable rocket on an ocean dock		Raytheon SeaRAM intercepts target with new missile variant		Iraq drone strike mistake kills 9 militiamen: spokesman		Maintaining Arianespace's launch services leadership in 2016		Northrop Grumman to support U.S. Air Force GPS modernization

Pentagon award to recognize US drone operators

Oman seeks TOW 2B missiles from United States

Algeria orders 12 Sukhoi Su-34 jets from Russia

Pakistan supplying Sri Lanka with fighter aircraft

Hundreds of vehicles ordered for French Special Forces

KAI, Indonesia sign deal to cooperate on KF-X fighter jet

U.S. Air Force KC-135 tankers surpass 100,000 combat hours

Kaman receives new order for reprogrammable bomb fuzes

Navy tests cooperative soaring for UAV sailplanes

Israeli-made AirMule UAV performs first untethered flight

US missile disappears, turns up in Cuba: WSJ

US general fears military will lower standards for women

Iraq requests Hellfire and Captive Air Training missiles

Six years on, quake-devastated Haiti mourns its dead

Guatemalan ex-dictator set for genocide retrial

Snow makes migrants' journey through Europe even harder

Unique 2-level cathode structure improves battery performance

EU opens debate on China market status

Belgian aerospace company expands into Romania

Banks' borrowing rate for yuan in Hong Kong hits record

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