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December 12, 2016
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Early US astronauts faced uncertainty, danger and death

ULA launches eighth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite

Hispasat 36W-1 arrives at Kourou Spaceport

American space legend John Glenn dead at 95

ESA to supply Service Module for first crewed Orion mission

China develops non-toxic propellant for orbiting satellites

Allegations Rocket Engine Failure Behind Progress Spacecraft Crash Incorrect

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches WGS-8 Mission for the U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force approves Lockheed Martin's SBIRS ground system

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US approves $7 bn in aircraft sales to Arab allies

Raytheon gets $60 million contract modification for RAM missiles

MBDA's Brimstone missile planned for Britain's Protector drone

U.S. Army contracts BAE Systems for rocket propellant grains

U.S. State Dept. approves sale of Stryker vehicles to Peru

Saab receives Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system contract



Veyance contracted for Abrams tank tracking

State Dept. approves F/A-18 midlife upgrade for Finland

State Department approves possible AEA-18G sale to Australia



Japan launches 'space junk' collector

Teaching an old satellite new tricks

Orbital ATK to develop critical technology for in-orbit assembly

Decoding cement's shape promises greener concrete

UNIST engineers thermoelectric material in paintable liquid form

Japan to Launch First Military Communications Satellite on January 24

Intelsat General to provide satellite services to RiteNet for US Army network

NSA gives Type1 certification to Harris radio

Upgraded telecommunications network for Marines

Unfurlable mesh reflectors deploy on 5th MUOS satellite

Russia to face strong competition from China in space launch market

Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission

Antares Rides Again

Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport

US-Russia Standoff Leaves NASA Without Manned Launch Capabilities

OGC requests public comment on its Coverage Implementation Schema

Lockheed Martin Advances Modernization of Current GPS Ground Control System for USAF

High-Precision System for Real-Time Navigation Data of GLONASS Ready for Service

Launch of new Galileo navigation quartet

How NASA and John Deere Helped Tractors Drive Themselves



State Dept. approves F/A-18 midlife upgrade for Finland

US approves $7 bn in aircraft sales to Arab allies

Lockheed Martin to provide spares for Saudi F-15s

Sikorsky opens combat rescue helicopter testing facility

State Department approves possible AEA-18G sale to Australia

3-D solutions to energy savings in silicon power transistors

Further improvement of qubit lifetime for quantum computers

Physicists decipher electronic properties of materials in work that may change transistors

Improving the resolution of lithography

Construction of practical quantum computers radically simplified



Satellites, airport visibility readings shed light on troops' exposure to air pollution

Eyes in the sky

ISRO launches earth observation satellite, Resourcesat-2A

Critical zone, critical research at the weathering zone

NASA Announces First Geostationary Vegetation, Atmospheric Carbon Mission

French doctors urge action over pollution levels

Unruly drivers undermine Paris pollution ban

Environmentalists mobilize for battle with Trump

Paris chokes under worst winter pollution in decade

Paradise lost: How toxic water destroyed Pakistan's largest lake



Chinese missile giant seeks 20% of a satellite market

China-made satellites in high demand

Space exploration plans unveiled

China launches 4th data relay satellite

Material and plant samples retrieved from space experiments

U.S. Air Force approves Lockheed Martin's SBIRS ground system

Raytheon to provide Patriot missile capability for undisclosed country

Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen

US general says missile system in S. Korea in 8-10 months

Yemen rebel missile shot down near Mecca: coalition



Raytheon gets $60 million contract modification for RAM missiles

U.S. Army contracts BAE Systems for rocket propellant grains

2 million Israelis exposed to rocket fire, says report

Raytheon wins Griffin A block missile contract for U.S. Air Force

U.S. approves possible sale of JASSM-ER missiles to Poland

New aspect of atom mimicry for nanotechnology applications

ANU demonstrates 'ghost imaging' with atoms

Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics

Researchers use acoustic waves to move fluids at the nanoscale

Researchers use graphene templates to make new metal-oxide nanostructures



Boeing to acquire Liquid Robotics

Chinese firm scraps German tech deal after US block

Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built

DARPA Creating Industry Government Group for Safe Operation of Space Robotics

China criticises US decision to block Aixtron deal

Chinese startups making world's largest space plane and more

Aerojet Rocketdyne to supply electric power system for Dream Chaser

Daily Newsletters - Space - Military - Environment - Energy

Station crew get special delivery from Virginia

Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station

New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases

Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS

Tools Drive NASA's TReK to New Discoveries

MBDA's Brimstone missile planned for Britain's Protector drone

Britain signs off on General Atomics' Protector program

NTU and Stratasys 3iD print operational ULTEM drone with embedded electronics

'Dronejacking' may be the next big cyber threat

FLIR Systems buys Prox Dynamics for $134 million



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