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February 19, 2016

Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship 16 months after deadly crash
Washington DC (AFP) Feb 20, 2016
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, on Friday unveiled a new commercial spaceship, more than a year after its predecessor crashed, killing one of its pilots. It marked the beginning of a testing phase for the SpaceShipTwo and the company underscored that commercial space flights would not be available until Virgin Galactic was satisfied it could carry them out safely. "As we celebrate the end of one critical phase of work, we also mark the ... read more

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Staying Alive on Tiangong 2 China's next astronauts will launch this year aboard the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft. Their target will be the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which will probably launch at least a few weeks before them. Th ... more		NASA Aeronautics Budget Proposes Return of X-Planes NASA is researching ideas that could lead to developing an electric propulsion-powered aircraft that would be quieter, more efficient and environmentally friendly than today's commuter aircraft. ... more		Welding Wonder Delivers Confidence for SLS Core Stage A liquid hydrogen tank weld confidence article, at left, for the core stage of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, recently was completed on the Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud Assembly ... more
				Better, faster tsunami warnings possible with GPS Existing GPS instruments at monitoring stations worldwide could be used to increase the speed and accuracy of tsunami warnings, according to new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Researc ... more		CubeSat mission will demonstrate Virtual-Telescope technology NASA engineers Neerav Shah and Phil Calhoun will realize a long-held ambition later this year when a Space-X launch vehicle deploys two tiny satellites that will fly in a precise formation to create ... more

How a NASA Team Turned a Smartphone into a Satellite Business Satellites aren't small or cheap. The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched by NASA in 2010 weighs about 6,800 pounds and cost $850 million to build and put into orbit. Even the satellites built ... more		Engineer Makes Sure Commercial Crew Craft Will Make Smooth Landing One of the engineers NASA depends on to assess the landing systems of the next generation of human-rated spacecraft brings 14 years of experience working with parachutes on launch systems. Plus, as ... 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		JAXA Launches X-ray Astronomy Satellite The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the X-ray Astronomy Satellite (ASTRO-H) has deployed its solar array paddles (SAPs) normally through data transmitted from the satellite ... more
				Research reveals carbon films can give microchips energy storage capability After more than half a decade of speculation, fabrication, modeling and testing, an international team of researchers led by Drexel University's Dr. Yury Gogotsi and Dr. Patrice Simon, of Paul Sabat ... more		Boeing loses appeal of US bomber award to Northrop US officials rejected Tuesday a Boeing-led challenge to the Air Force's award of a major contract to rival Northrop Grumman to supply next-generation bombers. ... more

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US Prompt Global Strike'Very Dangerous' for Strategic Stability The United States' efforts to deliver a precision-guided weapon anywhere in the world within an hour, Prompt Global Strike (PGS), poses a threat to the arithmetic of strategic stability, Russian NAT ... more		Fifty Drones Guarding Russian Nuclear Missile Assets According to defense ministry, around 50 unmanned aerial vehicles are protecting the assets of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces. Around 50 unmanned aerial vehicles are protecting the assets o ... more		NASA balloon embarks on multi-month stratospheric flight from New Zealand Sunscreen and shelter strategies may have shielded early humans from solar radiation US offers $5M reward for information leading to arrest, conviction of MS-13 leader		Spain Agrees to Purchase Predator Drone System With Four Planes The Spanish military decided to purchase a Predator B drone system consisting of four planes and two ground control stations with satellite links, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) ... more
Rolls-Royce to supply MV-22 aircraft engines for U.S., Japan The U.S. Navy has given Rolls-Royce a $117.7 million contract modification to procure MV-22 aircraft engines for both the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan. ... more		Milrem unveils unmanned ground vehicle at Singapore Airshow Estonian company Milrem unveiled on Tuesday a prototype modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle at the Singapore Airshow 2016. ... more		BAE Systems announces upgrades to engineering vehicle The Terrier combat engineering vehicle by BAE Systems has received been fitted with new technologies and systems. ... more		GAO dismisses Lockheed Martin, Boeing bomber protest The U.S. Government Accountability Office has dismissed Lockheed Martin and Boeing's protest of the Long Range Strike Bomber contract going to Northrop Grumman. ... more

	Russian Helicopters strikes deals with China, Vietnam at Singapore Airshow Russian Helicopters struck an agreement to sell nine helicopters to China and is reviewing helicopter repair and maintenance cooperation with Vietnam. ... more		Russia Developing Remote Controlled Robot for Space Tasks Russia is developing a remote controlled robot to carry out tasks at Russia's planned national space station, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Saturday. "A combat robot may be ... more

Mizzou launches design phase for new nuclear research reactor

RoboBee gains insect-inspired legs for stable landings

Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn't fall to pieces

GPS tracking down to the centimeter		Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop high-powered Nested Hall Thruster system		Simplifying supersonic nozzle pressure monitoring		Northrop Grumman UAS completes operational assessment		SSL Advances Solar Electric Propulsion Capabilities
Japan man guilty of flying drone to prime minister's office		Kuwait to sign Eurofighter jet deal with Italy: minister		Enabling human-robot rescue teams		El Faro captain sought route change before sinking		Explosive Growth Attracts Major Energy Storage Suppliers in Australia

COD Students Compete Nationally in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

Fuel cells powering inner-city vehicles

When machines can do any job, what will humans do?

Google's Internet balloon 'crashes' in Sri Lanka test flight

Ride and home sharing painted as old ideas made new

Visions of the future unleashed at TED

China bank lending surges to record in January

Thousands march in Brussels against cheap Chinese steel imports

Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs

'Coworking' grows amid search for new office lifestyle

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

Headwall Introduces Ultra-Compact Data System for UAV Airborne Applications

IAI producing more F-35 wing sets

Bolivia alleges US plot against China trade deals

Flowering Zinnias set stage for deep-space food crop research

Pakistan approved for F-16 buy

Court denies Lockheed Martin JLTV injunction request

Airbus selects Thales and Helisim for H160 flight simulator

Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new loitering munitions

New JSOW glide bomb hits two moving targets in test

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