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January 27, 2017
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GPS NEWS
New project to boost Sat Nav positioning accuracy anywhere in world



Nottingham UK (SPX) Jan 27, 2017
The service, to be developed at prototype level, will benefit safety-critical industries like aviation and maritime navigation, as well as high accuracy dependent applications such as offshore drilling and production operations, dredging, construction, agriculture and driverless cars and drones, just to name a few. The EU-funded TREASURE project, will integrate signals from satellite navigation systems such as GPS, launched by the US, alongside Russia's GLONASS, China's BeiDou and Europe's new Gal ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Scientists and students tackle omics at NASA workshop
As Houston gears up for the Super Bowl, scientists and students are tackling Omics during the 2017 NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas this week. Kicking of ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Russian-Japanese research helps understand the effects of microgravity on bone tissue
The co-authors from the Russian side are Oleg Gusev (Extreme Biology Lab, Kazan Federal University) and Vladimir Sychyov (Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of RAS). As is well-known ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Phasor teams with Thales to develop advanced broadband Smart Terminal
Phasor and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a software-defined, smart terminal for commercial Ka satellite communications. The c ... more
MISSILE NEWS
EU court rejects Russian missile-maker sanctions appeal
A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict. ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE
Nanometric imprinting on fiber
Researchers at EPFL's Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fibre Devices, which is run by Fabien Sorin, have come up with a simple and innovative technique for drawing or imprinting complex, nanomet ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
ULA and team launches US military spy satellite
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 Jan. 20 at 7:42 p.m. ET. SBIRS GEO Fligh ... more
ROBO SPACE
Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life
Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the ... more
AEROSPACE
State Dept. approves $525 million aerostat sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
S. Korea's acting president urges 'swift' THAAD deployment
North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing. ... more


NASA develops AI for future exploration of extraterrestrial subsurface oceans

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Japan launches satellite to modernise military communications
Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises
2016 was a fundamental year for Airbus Safran Launchers: the construction of the company was finalized on 1st July, with integration of all its personnel, activities and sites in France and Germany. ... more

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NanoSpace receives commercial order to supply components to TURKSAT 6A
NanoSpace AB - a subsidiary of GS Sweden AB - has received an order of Xenon flow control components from The Scientific and Technological Research Counsil of Turkey - Space Technologies Research Institute ("TUBITAK UZAY") in Ankara. The ordered Xenon flow control components will be used onboard the geosynchronous telecommunication satellite TURKSAT 6A that is scheduled for launch in 2020. ... more
First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly

NSC to deliver virtual training gear to British army

Metallic hydrogen, once theory, becomes reality

Japan launches satellite to modernise military communications
Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches. The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said. "We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," ... more
Phasor teams with Thales to develop advanced broadband Smart Terminal

Airbus to supply French satellite communication systems

Northrop Grumman receives $140m BACN contract modification



Russia to face strong competition from China in space launch market
In the decade to come Russia will face strong competition from China for the commercial launch of satellites for developing countries, according to Ivan Moiseev, director of the Institute of Space Policy."China is trying to expand its space launching services, developing new boosters for different segments of the market," Moiseev told RIA Novosti. "It has constructed a new spacecraft launc ... more
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

Russia to Construct Glonass Satellite Navigation Station in Nicaragua
Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday. "The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads. Ac ... more
New project to boost Sat Nav positioning accuracy anywhere in world

Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA

Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System

State Dept. approves $525 million aerostat sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more
U.S. AETC fires first live bombs from an F-35A

Shortage of Air Force fighter pilots grows

Britain seeks continued U.S. logistics support for C-17s

Theorists propose new class of topological metals with exotic electronic properties
Researchers at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich have proposed a theory-based approach to characterize a class of metals that possess exotic electronic properties that could help scientists find other, similarly-endowed materials. Published in the journal Physical Review X, the study described a new class of metals based on their symmetry and a mathematical classification known ... more
Chip-sized, high-speed terahertz modulator raises possibility of faster data transmission

The speed limit for intra-chip communications in microprocessors of the future

China's largest chip company to build $30 billion semiconductor factory



NASA measures 'dust on snow' to help manage Colorado River Basin water supplies
When Michelle Stokes and Stacie Bender look out across the snow-capped mountains of Utah and Colorado, they see more than just a majestic landscape. They see millions of gallons of water that will eventually flow into the Colorado River. The water stored as snowpack there will make its way to some 33 million people across seven western states, irrigating acres of lettuce, fruits and nuts in Cali ... more
NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth

How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts

Doubt over Everest's true height spurs fresh expedition

Synthetic chemicals: Ignored agents of global change
Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking. This blind spot undermines efforts to address global change and achieve sustainability goals. So reports a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Emma J. Rosi, a freshwater ecologist at ... more
Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food

Research targets cookstove pollution using supercomputers and NASA satellites

How India's 'Garden City' became garbage city



China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory
China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission. A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory. The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to si ... more
China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A

China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size"

Beijing's space program soars in 2016

S. Korea's acting president urges 'swift' THAAD deployment
North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing. Seoul and Washington agreed last year to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests - ... more
New tests for David's Sling weapon system

Russia restores radar field securing all-round defense against missile attacks

Moscow's air defense registered a dozen missile launches in 2016



EU court rejects Russian missile-maker sanctions appeal
A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict. As the crisis deepened in 2014, the European Union imposed asset freezes and travel bans on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and entities held responsible for supporting pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine. The Luxembourg-based Gen ... more
Pakistan test-fires long-range Ababeel missile

Raytheon wins $235 million SM-6 production contract

B-52 bomber drops unarmed nuclear cruise missiles in demo

NIST updates 'sweet' 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organisms
Sometimes old-school methods provide the best ways of studying cutting-edge tech and its effects on the modern world. Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism. The new NIST method is expected to significantly ... more
Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sources

Ultra-precise chip-scale sensor detects unprecedentedly small changes at the nanoscale

New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires



NASA develops AI for future exploration of extraterrestrial subsurface oceans
NASA is developing technology which could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial intelligence (AI) that would allow submersibles to make their own decisions during exploration of extraterrestrial water worlds. Space exploration missions and astronomical observations in recen ... more
Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life

Making AI systems that see the world as humans do

Researches replicate ocean life with swarm of underwater robots

Chinese startups making world's largest space plane and more
Access to space has long been an interest area of space agencies. In this domain, China became a force to be reckoned with as several Chinese space companies made great strides in the space race.For several years China's space program has been kept secret. But earlier this year China launched its Long March 7 rocket, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, marking "a mome ... more
Aerojet Rocketdyne to supply electric power system for Dream Chaser



Station crew get special delivery from Virginia
This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Rocket launches to the International Space ... more
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

Germany extends Heron drone lease contract
The German military has signed a one-year lease extension with Airbus DS Airborne Solutions for the Heron 1 reconnaissance drone system used in Afghanistan. The lease extension contract is worth about $37.5 million, the Bundeswehr said. German troops are part of an international military effort to help Afghanistan in its battle against Islamist Taliban insurgents. The Heron unman ... more
AUDS counter-UAV system achieves TRL-9 status

GenDyn offers Bluefin SandShark mini-drone for sale online

UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithms

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