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August 15, 2016

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching Japanese satellite
Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2016
SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship at sea early Sunday after the vehicle had sent a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. The California-based company's eighth launch this year was part of its ongoing effort to re-use costly rocket parts instead of jettisoning them into the ocean. It was also the fourth time SpaceX has vertically landed a used Falcon 9 rocket aboard a floating platform at sea. The white rocket launched under a dark night s ... read more

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NASA to hold Industry Day to discuss Universal Stage Adapter NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will host an industry day on Aug. 17 to share information about a Draft Request for Proposal for the Space Launch System's (SLS) Universal Stage Adapter (US ... more		Russia to Develop Unmanned Harvester Running on Glonass Navigation by 2018 Russia is set to develop unmanned agricultural machinery running on the Russian Glonass navigation system by 2018, Russian Izvestia newspaper reported Tuesday, citing the developer. According ... more		Launch of US Antares Rocket Powered by Russian Engine Postponed The first launch of the upgraded US Antares rocket, powered by the Russian RD-181 engine, has been postponed until late September, developer company Orbital ATK said in a statement on Wednesday. ... more
				Micro Cooling Device Now Gets Defense, Satellite Systems Up and Running 4x Faster A new micro-size cryocooler from Lockheed Martin is enabling quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for missile and sensor applications. Cryocoolers are standard components in IR-sensing platform ... more		Simulating complex catalysts key to making cheap, powerful fuel cells Using a unique combination of advanced computational methods, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have demystified some of the complex catalytic chemistry in fuel cells - an advance t ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

Mechanisms are Critical to Space Vehicle Flight Success About one year ago the National Transportation Safety Board announced its finding regarding the Virgin Galactic crash on October 31, 2014. The simple explanation was that the co-pilot unlocked a cri ... more		Watch a tiny space rocket work Researchers at the University of Maryland and Michigan Technological University have operated a tiny proposed satellite ion rocket under a microscope to see how it works. The rocket, called an ... more		European satellite group ready to step up for Kyiv's military: CEO Germany's Merz says new defence spending counters Putin's 'war against Europe' AI 'reshaping' organised crime, warns Europol		NASA Charges Toward Greener Aviation With Novel Concepts NASA has selected five green technology concepts that have the potential to transform the aviation industry in the next decade by reducing aircraft fuel use and emissions. The concepts were se ... more
				From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many of our genes with these organisms, but our capacity for regene ... more		China launches first mobile telecom satellite China on early Saturday successfully launched the first satellite for mobile telecommunication. The Tiantong-01 satellite was launched at 00:22 a.m. Beijing Time, at southwestern China's Xicha ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

NASA releases 'Omics: Advancing personalized medicine from space to Earth' NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is releasing the video "Omics: Advancing Personalized Medicine from Space to Earth", to highlight its Twins Study, coinciding with National Twins Days. This is th ... more		Raytheon, L-3 and ViaSat get U.S. Air Force SATCOM contracts Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, L-3 Communications Systems and ViaSat have received U.S. Air Force contracts for the Wideband Global Satellite Communications, or SATCOM, program. ... more		Microbial traces found in desert rocks hint at unknown life form New material captures CO2 to produce sustainable construction supplies Pixxel satellites deliver groundbreaking hyperspectral imaging milestone		Beijing Installs Supersonic Missiles on South China Sea's Most Lethal Destroyer The upgraded combat features on board the flagship of the South China Sea fleet impress Western defense analysts, as Beijing threatens to aggressively defend the disputed territories. China ha ... more
Two ViaSat network encryptors now NSA-certified Two ViaSat network encryptors recently received U.S. National Security Agency certification, the company announced Wednesday. ... more		Lockheed and Elbit to team up on U.K. Challenger 2 tank bid Lockheed Martin UK announced Wednesday it is teaming with Elbit Systems UK to bid on the British military's Challenger 2 tank upgrade. ... more		Russian Aerospace Forces to receive new aerial bombs: Report Russia's Aerospace Force will soon receive next-generation air bombs equipped with proximity fuzes, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday. ... more		Cubic continues JTRC support Cubic Global Defense will continue providing rotational and pre-deployment training exercises at the U.S. Army Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana. ... more

	Stretched US Air Force faces fighter shortage The US Air Force is facing a fighter pilot shortage as it scrambles to service an ever-growing array of air campaigns around the world, top officials said Wednesday. ... more		Lockheed Martin gets $36 million Aegis Ashore missile defense contract Lockheed Martin Missions Systems and Training has been awarded a $36 million U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract to install Aegis Ashore equipment in Poland. ... more

New platform lets anyone rapidly prototype large, sturdy interactive structures

China's Tencent sees profits surge as AI drive accelerates

Markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment

U.S. Army's future helicopter engine moves forward		Lockheed's new Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb completes flight tests		Pakistan chooses Leonardo AW139 for transport and EMS needs		U.S. Air Force breaks ground on KC-46A sustainment campus		Sri Lanka to replace its ageing fighter jets
Lockheed Martin receives $101 million F-35 software delivery order		Russia to build aircraft plant in Azerbaijan capital		New SBIRS ground system enters into dedicated operational testing		Flying Autonomous Robots: The Future of Air Combat?		Using plasma technology to improve bone healing

Syrian refugees invent app for Germany's bureaucracy maze

Shattered glass, broken promises a year after Tianjin blasts

Use of pulsed electric fields may reduce scar formation after burns, other injuries

Existing navigation data can help pilots avoid turbulence

Taiwan's Hon Hai gets Chinese green light for Sharp deal

IMF warns on China's mid-term economic stability

China retail sales growth slows in July, misses expectations

Samsung buys US luxury home appliance maker Dacor

Stanford-led team reveals nanoscale secrets of rechargeable batteries

Down but not out: fears ease over China's weaker yuan

Montreal march kicks off World Social Forum

A quick-destructing battery to power 'transient' devices

Russia to Launch Angara-1.2 Rocket With Korean Satellite KOMPSAT-6 in 2020

China's COSCO completes Piraeus port authority takeover

Putin says 'painstaking work' needed to rebuild Russia-Turkey trade

S. Korea to deploy Taurus missiles this year

CSRA explores human-machine interaction for Air Force

Kuwait orders 30 Caracal helicopters from Airbus Helicopters

State Dept. approves $300 million aircraft sale to Argentina

Alion to assist Navy's DDG-51 program

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