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September 27, 2016

Yoyager's Golden Record not just for aliens anymore
Los Angeles (Sputnik) Sep 26, 2016
Flagrantly ignoring the warning of renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, the Voyager spacecraft is on a multi-decade journey through interstellar space carrying 12-inch golden records containing the sounds of our planet. Thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign, that record may not be just for extraterrestrial hipsters, but for domestic ones, as well. "The Voyager Golden Record 40th Anniversary Edition is a lavish boxset containing three translucent gold heavyweight vinyl records with all of the ... read more

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French fighter jet deal: an Indian saga The less-than-supersonic sale of French Rafale fighter jets to India has highlighted the obstacles facing foreign arms firms seeking to do business with the world's biggest weapons importer. ... more		California dreamin' for Chinese investors in US From real estate, to high-tech firms to entertainment giants, Chinese investments in the United States, notably California, are moving at a dizzying pace and are on course to smash records again this year. ... more		Batch production of Long March 5 underway Batch production of Long March 5 has begun, said Meng Fanxin, manager of the industrialized base for the carrier rocket in Tianjin. Known as the Long March 5, China's most powerful heavy-lift ... more
				Scientific experiment apparatuses on Tiangong-2 put into operation Scientific apparatus carried by Tiangong-2 began operational at around 6:41 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time after being on standby mode for nearly seven days since the space lab entered its preset orbit ... more		China space plane taking shape New concept opens range of possibilities for high-speed commercial travel, tourism. Chinese space engineers will join hands to develop a next-generation craft with enormous business potential for co ... more

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

China's space survival experiment goes on well China's experiment in human living for space exploration is going smoothly, halfway into the project, the Astronaut Center of China (ACC) announced Tuesday. Four volunteers started a 180-day e ... more		Rocket maker aims high with lofty output targets China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp aims to "double or even triple" its annual production capacity by 2025 while without adding new employees - as the State-owned satellite and rocket maker ... 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		Launch of Atlas V Rocket With WorldView-4 Satellite Postponed Till October The launch of the Atlas V rocket with the WorldView-4 satellite has been rescheduled until no earlier than next month, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) said. According to ULA, the fire has not ... more
				Indian Space Organization Gears Up for First Multi-Orbit Mission ISRO hopes to outperform other stakeholders in the lightweight satellite launcher category by exhibiting its capability to carry out multi-orbit missions. The Indian Space Research Organizatio ... more		SMC exercises contract options to procure two additional GPS III satellites The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded a contract option to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to procure two additional Global Positioning System III satellites today. The contract o ... 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.

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

US eyes hypersonic glider project as Russia, China pursue own programs Lockheed Martin has won a $147 million Pentagon contract to conduct research into the hypersonic Mach 5 Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) aircraft project. The question now, according to Russian analysts, ... more		Lockheed gets $395 million GPS III Space Vehicle contract modification Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a $395 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for work on the GPS III Space Vehicle 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		New Research Collaboration Explores Microbiome of the Space Station More than 200 people have crossed the airlock threshold to the International Space Station to conduct research that benefits people on Earth and the agency's Journey to Mars. The microbes they broug ... more
Feeding a Mars mission: the challenges of growing plants in space Plants will play a critical role in the survival of human beings on long-duration space missions, such as a mission to Mars. However, as a paper published in Botany Letters shows, many challenges ne ... more		Astronauts given comfort upgrade New space lab will be equipped with Bluetooth, better lighting, sound dampening, exercise equipment and other features China's newest space laboratory, Tiangong II, will provide more comfortab ... more		SES unveils new tactical surveillance and communications solution SES S.A. has introduced a fully integrated portable surveillance and communications solution designed to provide enhanced situational awareness for border security, special event monitoring and disa ... more		U.S. Navy approves Triton drone for production The U.S. Navy has approved production of the MQ-4C Triton drone, the service announced Thursday. ... more

	Lockheed's PAC-3 missile destroys ballistic missile targets in test Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missiles successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets during a flight test Wednesday, the company announced. ... more		UV Lens for Smart Ballistics System Resolve Optics has designed an optimised AR coated, 10.5mm diameter UV lens for an automatic return fire system to be used in conjunction with a solar blind filter stack operating over a bandwidth o ... 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

USS Bonhomme Richard test-fires Sea Sparrow missile		Building the Space Launch System's core stage		Every day closer to a new way to orbit		Engility to aid Marines with new command-and-control gear		India signs deal for acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets
STRATCOM nominee vows to end US reliance on Russian RD-180 engines		NASA collision avoidance system saves unconscious F-16 Pilot		Safran, Urban Aeronautics sign deal for Cormorant drone		Sukhoi T-50 jet cannon test-fired in Russia		Sweden to buy 24 extra Archer howitzers

Saab gets order for man-portable air defense missile system

Indian ministers approve Rafale fighter jet deal

U.S. Marine Corps command and control system passes test

Pilots eject as U-2 spy plane crashes in California

Servosila Robotic Arms product line is launched by Servosila

U.S. Army developing new hand grenade

Hyperloop pushes dream of low-cost futuristic transport

Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste

Italy PM vows to restore quake towns to former glory

In quake film, Mexican actor Bichir sees broken politics

China chemical accidents kill almost 200 in 2016

Asia growth holds stable thanks to China and India: ADB

Canada, China aim to strike free-trade deal

Taiwan's summer slump as Chinese visitors stay away

No evidence MH370 'debris' exposed to fire: Australia

Lufthansa signs joint venture with Air China

Entropy

Rocket agreement marks countdown to New Zealand's first space launch

Tiangong 2 initial tests proceeding well

China foreign expenditure tops inward investment

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