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October 06, 2016

Trusted Ariane 5 lays foundations for Ariane 6
Paris (ESA) Oct 06, 2016
With 74 successful launches in a row, Ariane 5 now matches the reliability of Ariane 4 - while an experiment is helping the development of Ariane 6. Arianespace announced liftoff at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local time, 22:30 CEST) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana for a dual payload mission lasting about 32 minutes. Sky Muster II, with a mass of 6405 kg at liftoff, was the first satellite to be released about 28 minutes into the mission. The 3404 kg GSAT-18 was released into it own or ... read more

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Successful escape, landing for Blue Origin's rocket Blue Origin, the aerospace company headed by Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos, ran a successful test Wednesday of an emergency escape function, aimed at saving space travelers' lives in case of catastrophe. ... more		NASA begins tests to qualify Orion parachutes for mission with crew NASA successfully kicked off a series of tests Sept. 30 to qualify Orion's parachute system for flights with astronauts, a milestone that will help the agency safely return crew to Earth from deep-s ... more		Northrop Grumman to procure long-lead items for Triton drone Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has received a $49 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work relating to the MQ-4C Triton drone program. ... more
				Beijing exhibition means plenty of "space" for everyone It is almost closing time at the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) and six-year-old Shi Jiajun is still standing in line, somewhat forlornly, in front of a "spacecraft," waiting for a "ride ... more		Students team up with NASA for space coms and navigation Millions of students across the country take on internships every year, but not all have the chance to be part of an innovative team pushing the boundaries of space communications. Summer interns wi ... more

Space for Shenzhou 11 China's state media are quiet right now about the upcoming Shenzhou 11 mission. This spacecraft will carry two astronauts to the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which seems to have passed all of its on ... more		ULA gets $860 million contract modification for expendable launch vehicle United Launch Alliance has been given an $860 million contract modification for work on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle for Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. ... 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		New Zealand government open-minded on space collaboration The New Zealand government is keeping an open mind on international cooperation in its nascent space program, saying it could be open to future collaboration with China and other space powers, Econo ... more
				Welding on massive fuel tank for first flight of SLS completed Welding is complete on the largest piece of the core stage that will provide the fuel for the first flight of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, with the Orion spacecraft in 2018. The ... more		Rocket launch site to open up New Zealand space industry: Minister New Zealand first space launch site was officially opened Tuesday, with Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce saying it would help generate the national space program. Joyce said he was l ... 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

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		Ariane 5 reaches the launch zone for Arianespace's October 4 liftoff Arianespace has delivered another Ariane 5 to the launch zone at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, clearing the way for tomorrow's heavy-lift mission with a pair of telecommunications satellites: ... more		Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough replicates early plant processes EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojets FireSat Prototype Launch Advances Global Wildfire Surveillance		Ascent Trajectories and the Gravity Turn Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the conditions in order to maximize ... more
SMC, ULA enter into CRADA to certify Vulcan Launch Vehicle 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 launc ... more		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		Drone safety: User-centric control software improves pilot performance and safety A new study into the safety of drone control interfaces suggests that an overhaul of remote control methods ranging from joysticks to smartphone apps could reduce the number of drone accidents. The ... more

Advancing ultrafast spintronics for future memory and computing applications

Dialing in the temperature needed for precise nuclear timekeeping

ESA's Mobile Navigation Lab Tackles Arctic Interference Testing

QinetiQ, Milrem debut Titan unmanned ground vehicle		Raytheon successfully tests newest AMRAAM variant		Russia sends S-300 missile system to Syria port		Sikorsky to provide 8 Black Hawks to Saudi Arabia		France orders new gear for special-ops parachutists
Boeing rolls out first P-8A Poseidon for Australia		Saab to study precision ammo for shoulder-fired weapons		Lockheed to produce upgraded Surface Electronic Warfare system		Mexico receives upgraded Panther helo from Airbus		Lockheed Martin upgrading Apache helicopter targeting sensor

BAE, Boeing receive Trident missile contracts

Australian Navy gets first upgraded SM-2 missile

Spaceflight Industries marks successful launch of the BlackSky Pathfinder satellite aboard PSLV

Northrop gets $70 million to support B-2 communication system

BAE receives $249 million for U.S. Army common missile warning system

AeroVironment producing Switchblade missiles for Army

U.S. Navy sets intercept record with SM-6 missile

Lockheed Martin delivers first modernized TACMS missile to U.S. Army

Samsung's bio-drug unit to raise $2 bn in upcoming IPO

'Smashed cranes' slow aid flow to Yemen: UN aid chief

Aid teams bracing for the worst as Matthew lashes Haiti

Selfies and prayers as Pope visits Italy quake zone

Omnidirectional mobile robot has just 2 moving parts

Motion-directed robots on a micro scale

Wireless 'data center on a chip' aims to cut energy use

Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea

IMF warns over China's 'dangerous' debt load

IMF warns of protectionist threat to global growth

Robots galore as Asia's biggest tech fair kicks off

Emerging markets face uneven outlook, says IMF

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