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October 03, 2016

SMC, ULA enter into CRADA to certify Vulcan Launch Vehicle
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2016
The Space and Missile Systems Center signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part of the company's effort to certify its new Vulcan launch vehicle for National Security Space (NSS) missions. This cooperative, jointly-written agreement facilitates data exchanges and protects proprietary and export-controlled data. The CRADA will be in effect until all non-recurring design validation activities for Vulcan are complete. This CRADA ena ... read more

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NASA, China to collaborate on Air Traffic Management Research NASA and the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment (CAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on aeronautics research that will advance air transportation automation for U.S. and Chin ... more		Major construction complete on first Space Launch System test stand Next summer, NASA engineers will push the limits of the fuel tanks that will power the agency's Space Launch System (SLS), the massive rocket that will take humans farther into deep space than we ev ... more		Work underway on hardware that will do double duty on first SLS Flight David Osborne, an Aerie Aerospace LLC machinist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, takes measurements prior to the start of precision machining of the Orion stage adapter ... more
				Deakin builds world-first robotic surgical system with sense of touch A world-first Deakin University innovation will give surgeons the sense of touch while they drive a robot to conduct keyhole surgery via a computer. The HeroSurg robot is a major breakthrough to cur ... more		US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $395M Contract for two GPS 3 satellites The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin $395 million in contract options for the production of the ninth and tenth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite. GPS III satellites ... more

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

New twist in SpaceX rocket blast probe The mysterious explosion of a SpaceX rocket last month took an odd turn with a "cordial" encounter between staff of Elon Musk's firm and fierce rival United Launch Alliance, The Washington Post reported. ... more		Unmanned air and sea vehicles coordinate together Lockheed Martin has successfully launched a small unmanned aerial vehicle on command from its MK2 Marlin autonomous underwater vehicle. ... more		Hundreds killed in Gaza as Israel renews attacks targeting Hamas South Korea, Japan, China top diplomats to meet in Tokyo China calls outlets facing Trump axe 'notorious' as Beijing, Moscow seek to fill the news void		NASA develops satellite concept to exploit rideshare opportunities Each time a rocket blasts off to deliver a primary payload into space, it typically does so with room to spare - a reality that got NASA engineer Joe Burt thinking. Why not exploit that unused ... more
				Elon Musk an innovator wary of humanity's future If the future is an array of possibilities ranging from catastrophic to divine, Elon Musk is working to increase the probability of good things happening. ... more		Waiting for Shenzhou 11 With Tiangong 2 safely in orbit, attention is now shifting to the spacecraft that will soon meet it. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft is expected to lift off at some point in mid-October, although China h ... more

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

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

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Arianespace to launch satellites for Australia and India with Ariane 5 For its eighth mission of 2016, and the year's fifth Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, Arianespace will orbit two satellites: Sky Muster II for the Australian operator n ... more		TeleCommunications Systems continues USMC satellite services A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary is to continue providing managed satellite services to the U.S. Marine Corps. ... more		Tiangong-2 space lab enters preset orbit for docking with manned spacecraft Chinese scientists on Sunday maneuvered the country's Tiangong-2 space lab to a preset orbit 393 kilometers above Earth's surface, in preparation for a planned docking with the Shenzhou-11 manned sp ... more		U.S. Navy sets intercept record with SM-6 missile The U.S. Navy achieved the longest surface-to-air intercept in naval history using Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 in a recent flight test. ... more

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ESA's Mobile Navigation Lab Tackles Arctic Interference Testing

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Software star Google expected to flex hardware muscle

China manufacturing continues rebound in September

China property tycoon warns on real estate bubble

Tech titans join to study artificial intelligence

Nairobi's famed National Park threatened by railway

China's PSBC makes tepid debut on Hong Kong bourse

Closing in on high-temperature superconductivity

California dreamin' for Chinese investors in US

Corvus Energy selected to power new environmentally friendly UK hybrid ferry

Batch production of Long March 5 underway

Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 Ready to Dock With Manned Spacecraft

Bell contracted to supply helicopters to Uganda, Kenya

Scientific experiment apparatuses on Tiangong-2 put into operation

Hyperloop pushes dream of low-cost futuristic transport

Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste

Santos, Timochenko: Colombia foes turned peacemakers

Entropy

Launch of Atlas V Rocket With WorldView-4 Satellite Postponed Till October

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

Indian Space Organization Gears Up for First Multi-Orbit Mission

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