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August 18, 2016

NASA Selects Six Companies to Develop Prototypes, Concepts for Deep Space Habitats
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 18, 2016
NASA has selected six U.S. companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats. Through the public-private partnerships enabled by the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) Broad Agency Announcement, Appendix A, NASA and industry partners will expand commercial development of space in low-Earth orbit while also improving deep space exploration capabilities to support more extensive human spaceflight missio ... read more

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NAS: Some Astrophysics Decadal Survey Goals Met, Others Delayed While scientists have made remarkable advancements in astronomy and astrophysics since the beginning of this decade - notably the first detection of gravitational waves and the discovery of distant ... more		Crew Access Arm Installed for Starliner Missions The Crew Access Arm for a new generation of spacecraft was lifted into place the morning of Aug. 15 at Space Launch Complex-41 where workers are modifying the launch pad to give astronauts access to ... more		Russian Scientists Adjust Innovative Satellite Control System Russian scientists have started the adjustment of the innovative guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system on the Aist-2D satellite that was launched from the Vostochny space center in April, th ... more
				Power of Pink Provides NASA with Pressure Pictures They say you show your true colors when you're under pressure. Turns out the old saying works for models being tested in wind tunnels as well, specifically those coated with a unique Pressure-Sensit ... more		Simulations suggest that magnetic fields can calm plasma instabilities Physicists led by Gerrit Kramer at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have conducted simulations that suggest that applying magnetic fields to fusion pl ... more

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

Making nail polish while powering fuel cells Hydrogen is widely regarded as a promising and clean alternative energy source. The traditional source of hydrogen (H2) for fuel cell use is water, which is split into H2 and oxygen (O2). But O2 is ... more		Enhanced electron doping on iron superconductors discovered The IBS research team headed by the associate director of CCES, KIM Chang Young, presented the possibility of unifying theories to explain the working mechanism of iron- based superconductors. Their ... 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 Space Robotics Challenge Prepares Robots for the Journey to Mars 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 ne ... more
				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

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

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching Japanese satellite 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. ... more		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		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		India to Provide Cost Incentives to Use Homemade Version of GPS According to official sources, India's government is exploring several options, including reduced charges for air navigation services. The Indian government may soon announce incentives to air ... more
New payload preparation milestones bring Ariane 5's upcoming mission closer to liftoff The two satellite passengers for Ariane 5's August 24 flight - both of which will be orbited at the service of global operator Intelsat - are advancing through their payload preparation phases durin ... more		Unleaded Zeppelin: Why Airships May Again Start to Compete With Planes This week's presentation of the Airlander 10, a huge plane-airship hybrid, which was towed from Britain's largest airship hangar in Bedfordshire, has prompted experts to speculate that we may see 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		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		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

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China's Tencent sees profits surge as AI drive accelerates

Markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment

Orbital ATK and NASA report outcomes from Qualification Motor QM-2 test		Commercial Crew Astronauts Discuss Progress, Training with Employees		Preparations for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 flight move into their final phase at the Spaceport		Elbit launches Skylark UAV variant		Air Force orders 30 more MQ-9 Reapers
KC-46A Pegasus receives Milestone C approval		Prison-made US combat helmets endangered soldiers: report		Lockheed Martin gets $112 million Aegis modernization contract		Britain awards MBDA $239M for ASRAAM missiles for F-35s		B-52 successfully drops JASSM from internal bay for first time

Alaska spaceport complex set to reopen

US Navy deploys RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with pecision recovery

Ideas for Protecting Against Small Unmanned Air Systems

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

New SBIRS ground system enters into dedicated operational testing

Flying Autonomous Robots: The Future of Air Combat?

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

Down to the wire: ONR researchers and new bacteria

Solid batteries improve safety

Cathay Pacific H1 profit drops amid China slowdown

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