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August 17, 2016

NASA Space Robotics Challenge Prepares Robots for the Journey to Mars
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 17, 2016
NASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and NineSigma, a global innovation consultant organization, has opened registration for a new competition - the Space Robotics Challenge. This event seeks to develop the capabilities of humanoid robots to help astronauts on the journey to Mars. The Space Robotics Challenge is a $1 million prize competition designed to push the boundaries of robotic dexterity. Teams must program a virtual robot ... read more

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SSC and Millennium Space Systems Team on Upcoming ALTAIR Launch Officials with SSC, the Swedish Space Corporation, and Millennium Space Systems have announced they are teaming together on the first-ever ALTAIR launch to provide customization and rapid constellat ... more		Pulsar-Based Spacecraft Navigation System One Step Closer to Reality Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that emit electromagnetic radiation at regular intervals. They are often dubbed "lighthouses" of the universe as their emission is beamed, thus ... more		Alaska spaceport complex set to reopen On Saturday, August 13th, Alaska Aerospace Corporation and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska (PSCA) commemorating completion o ... more
				Lithium-ion batteries: Capacity might be increased by 6 times The team was able to show through neutron measurements made at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France, that lithium ions do not penetrate deeply into the silicon. During the charge cycle, a ... more		China launches hi-res SAR imaging satellite China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The Gaofen-3 satellite ... more

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

First results show success for second NASA SLS booster test For two heart-pumping minutes, the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, demonstrated its power and operated as planned at nearly 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit during a successful quali ... more		China launches world first quantum satellite China launched the world's first quantum satellite Tuesday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an "unhackable" system of encrypted communications. ... 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		Raytheon gets $52 million Miniature Airborne GPS task order Raytheon has received a $52 million U.S. Air Force task order to modernize the Miniature Airborne Global Positioning System receiver 2000, or MAGR-2K. ... more
				Orbital ATK and NASA report outcomes from Qualification Motor QM-2 test NASA and Orbital ATK report that data gathered and reviewed to date from the second five-segment qualification motor (QM-2) test show the solid rocket motor manufactured by Orbital ATK performed as ... more		Commercial Crew Astronauts Discuss Progress, Training with Employees There are few days that are the same for NASA's Commercial Crew Program astronauts as they train for flight tests aboard the next generation of human-rated spacecraft, astronauts Eric Boe and Suni W ... 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

Preparations for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 flight move into their final phase at the Spaceport The upper portion of Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration is now complete, with the Intelsat 33e satellite and SYLDA dispenser system encapsulated inside their protective payload fairing in prepa ... more		New SBIRS ground system enters into dedicated operational testing Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center and 460th Space Wing are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Space-Based Infrared Systems Block 10 ground system's Integra ... 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		Flying Autonomous Robots: The Future of Air Combat? If a new study is accurate, drones of the future will not need a human controller - and could in fact defeat a human in a dogfight. "It seemed to be aware of my intentions and reacting instantly to ... more
Existing navigation data can help pilots avoid turbulence Detecting turbulence remains the Achilles' heel of modern-day aviation. The reports submitted by pilots, subjective and often very inaccurate, are the least expensive and the most frequently used me ... more		Using plasma technology to improve bone healing Cold plasma looks like the glow from the "Star Wars" blue light saber but this beam of energy, made of electrons that change polarity at micro-second or nanosecond speeds, could help bones heal fast ... more		Lockheed Martin gets $112 million Aegis modernization contract Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has received a $112 million U.S. Navy contract modification for the fiscal 2016 Aegis Modernization program. ... more		Britain awards MBDA $239M for ASRAAM missiles for F-35s Britain on Tuesday awarded a $239 million contract to missile maker MBDA to equip its new F-35 fighter jets with heat-seeking weaponry. ... more

	B-52 successfully drops JASSM from internal bay for first time A B-52 Stratofortress recently dropped a Joint Attack Surface Standoff Missile, or JASSM, from the internal weapon bay for the first time, the U.S. Air Force announced Friday. ... more		US Navy deploys RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with pecision recovery AeroVironment, Inc. reports that the US Navy has tested and deployed the RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG Class). Some of these exerci ... 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

Ideas for Protecting Against Small Unmanned Air Systems		Unleaded Zeppelin: Why Airships May Again Start to Compete With Planes		SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching Japanese satellite		NASA to hold Industry Day to discuss Universal Stage Adapter		India to Provide Cost Incentives to Use Homemade Version of GPS
New payload preparation milestones bring Ariane 5's upcoming mission closer to liftoff		Seoul Confirms Russian Carrier Rocket to Put Korean Satellite Into Orbit in 2020		U.K. launches $1 billion defense technology initiative		Japan to develop missile as tensions with China mount: report		U.S. Navy deploys Puma drone with precision recovery system

Micro Cooling Device Now Gets Defense, Satellite Systems Up and Running 4x Faster

Two ViaSat network encryptors now NSA-certified

Lockheed and Elbit to team up on U.K. Challenger 2 tank bid

Russian Aerospace Forces to receive new aerial bombs: Report

Lockheed Martin gets $36 million Aegis Ashore missile defense contract

Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumors with precision

Iraqi response to displaced 'woefully insufficient': Amnesty

Brain-machine interfaces trigger partial neurological recovery in chronic paraplegics

Syrian refugees invent app for Germany's bureaucracy maze

Simulations suggest that magnetic fields can calm plasma instabilities

Solid batteries improve safety

Enhanced electron doping on iron superconductors discovered

Cathay Pacific H1 profit drops amid China slowdown

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

Simulating complex catalysts key to making cheap, powerful fuel cells

Russia to Develop Unmanned Harvester Running on Glonass Navigation by 2018

Launch of US Antares Rocket Powered by Russian Engine Postponed

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

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