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May 06, 2016

SpaceX lands rocket's first stage after space launch
Miami (AFP) May 6, 2016
SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean early Friday after launching a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. Shouts of "USA, USA, USA" and applause from the ground control crew greeted the feat, only the second time it has been accomplished by SpaceX, the company headed by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk. The two-stage rocket lifted off on schedule at 1:21 am (0521 GMT) with a telecommunications satellite owned by Jap ... read more

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Proposals to support astronaut health on long missions selected NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 27 proposals to help answer questions about astronaut health and performance during future long d ... more		NASA Awards Contract for Aeronautics, Exploration Modeling, Simulation NASA has selected Science and Technology Corporation of Hampton, Virginia, to provide support services at the agency's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California under the Aeronautics and Explo ... more		Michael Watkins Named Next JPL Director Michael M. Watkins, the Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial Chair in Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed direc ... more
				Russia's New Launch Complex - Vostochny Cosmodrome Russia has inaugurated its newest space launch site, the Vostochny (Eastern) Cosmodrome. It is located at a latitude of 51 degrees North in the Amur Oblast, Russia's far east territory. Although the ... more		French report: Banner year for aerospace, defense A French industry group reports that 2015 was a record year for the country's Aeronautical, Space, Defense and Security Industry. ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

Bats' flight technique could lead to better drones Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The recent findings improve researchers' understanding of the bats' f ... more		SpaceX to launch Japanese satellite early Friday SpaceX plans to launch early Friday a Japanese communications satellite into a distant orbit before attempting to land the first stage of its Falcon rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. ... more		US-China: the clash of the titans UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks Changing face of war puts Denmark on drone offensive		Anomalous sinking of spheres in apparently fixed powder beds discovered A group of researchers at Okayama University and Osaka University, Japan examined the state of the surface of apparently fixed powder beds in which air weak enough not to move the powder is injected ... more
				Ballooning Expectations: New Approach for Astronomy Decades ago when he was in grade school, Christopher Walker stepped outside with his father to see the NASA all-aluminized Echo balloon cross the nighttime sky in Earth's orbit. That early space spe ... more		Date set for second SLS booster test A full-scale, test version of the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, will fire up for the second of two qualification ground tests June 28 at prime contractor Orbital ATK's test ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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US engineers inspecting all Russian RD-180 engines amid determined anomaly US rocket engineers are currently checking all Russian-made RD-180 engines following the determined anomaly that caused premature booster shutdown in the March 22 launch of the Cygnus spacecraft, Un ... more		China's space technology extraordinary, impressive says Euro Space Center director In recent years, the development of China's space technology is "extraordinary, impressive", which is favorable to build, together with other countries, a better world for all men of this planet, sa ... more		Trump admin proposes redefining 'harm' to endangered animals Australian PM vows not to bow to Trump on national interest Mexico seeks security coordination with US over border military moves		Operation of 'Indian GPS' will take some more time: ISRO The common man in India has to wait for some more time to use the "Indian GPS' as the Indian navigation system has to be formally declared operational after checking and cross-checking, industry off ... more
Satellites 11 and 12 join working Galileo fleet Europe's latest navigation satellites, launched last December, have been officially commissioned into the Galileo constellation, and are now broadcasting working navigation signals. Galileos 11 and ... more		Why Washington cannot ban Russia's RD-180 rocket engines There are at least four reasons why Washington should not ban Russian RD-180 engines, Loren B. Thompson and Constance Baroudos of the Lexington Institute pointed out. Whether US Senator John McCain, ... more		This is Why Russia's S-500 Air Defense System Makes Pentagon Nervous United States defense officials are concerned that Russia's cutting-edge S-500 missile defense system is so good that the best stealth warplanes in the Pentagon's arsenal will be unable to do anythi ... more		Agreement Signed for Airbus Safran Launchers Airbus Group SE and Safran have signed an agreement for the second and final phase of their 50/50 joint venture, Airbus Safran Launchers. Both companies will contribute to the current joint pr ... more

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US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific island

Trump trade war casts pall in China's southern export heartland

Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales

Raytheon speeds up drone deliveries		Mexico flies Arcturus fixed-wing VTOL UAV		LONGBOW fire control radar for India's Apache helos		France approved for additional Hellfire missiles		Navy SEALs grab limelight in years since bin Laden death
Navy deploys mission control system for unmanned helicopter		Britain procuring advanced Predator B aircraft		Germany orders soldier training systems		Saab to continue Swedish military helicopter support		Four rescued six days after Kenya building collapse

Clues on the path to a new lithium battery technology

China national rail company owes more than Greece: report

Johns Hopkins scientist programs robot for 'soft tissue' surgery

Amazon steps up air game with new cargo deal

Newly developed EOD robot delivered to Army

Quantum sensors for high-precision magnetometry of superconductors

New discovery may help engineers design quieter jet airplanes

Seebeck thermoelectric device achieves higher conversion efficiency

Obama faces looming trade row with China

Date set for second SLS Booster qualification ground test

Chile quake at epicenter of expanding disaster and failure data repository

TTIP: a proposed trade treaty in troubled waters

China, Japan growth to slow sharply in 2016, IMF warns

Multinationals book more income in Bermuda than China: UN

China manufacturing weakens in April, private survey shows

HSBC profit drops on market volatility

China manufacturing index expands at slower pace

India gets homegrown satellite navigation system

Air Force awards GPS 3 launch services contract

New small launch vehicles

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