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October 07, 2016

Growing Interest: Students Plant Seeds to Help NASA Farm in Space
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 07, 2016
NASA is seeking plant varieties that could grow best in space, providing food for astronauts to eat on their way to future deep space destinations, including Mars. Teachers and students in South Florida recently began experiments to test a wide spectrum of seeds to see which would flourish in different conditions. "Once you tell the students that the plants are candidates for space and for astronauts to eat on their journey to Mars they start paying a lot of attention," said Trent Smith, project m ... read more

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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		Motion-directed robots on a micro scale Phototactic behaviour directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness: This enables them to utilize solar energy as efficiently as possible for their metabolism, or, otherwise, protects ... more		Wireless 'data center on a chip' aims to cut energy use A Washington State University research team has designed a tiny, wireless data center that someday could be as small as a hand-held device and dramatically reduce the energy needed to run such cente ... more
				Trusted Ariane 5 lays foundations for Ariane 6 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 ... more		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		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		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		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

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

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

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		Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough replicates early plant processes EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojets FireSat Prototype Launch Advances Global Wildfire Surveillance		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
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		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		45 nations sign declaration on export, use of armed and strike-enabled drones The United States and 44 other countries issued a joint declaration Thursday regarding the responsible export of armed and strike-enabled drones, the State Department announced. ... more

	New targeting system to double range of Russia's Pantsir: Report Russia's next-generation Pantsir-SM air defense system will be able to hit targets 24 miles away, twice the range of its S1 predecessor, Russian media reported Thursday. ... more		U.S. orders non-standard ammunition for allies Non-U.S. standard ammunition has been ordered by the U.S. government from Orbital ATK for supply to undisclosed international allies. ... more

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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

Northrop Grumman to procure long-lead items for Triton drone

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

Australia's coordinates out by more than 1.5 metres: scientist

Agencies warn of fresh disaster as winter looms in flood-hit N. Korea

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

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

Your next nurse could be a robot

Airline industry agrees to cap carbon emissions

Trump factory jobs sent to China may never come back

Scientists unveil first tetherless hopping robot

Mini "Pepper" robots start new jobs in Taiwan

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

Researchers discover more efficient way to split water, produce hydrogen

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