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  McLean VA (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 So many of the services we all depend on today are powered by space communications. Just think about it - bank ATMs and gas stations, air traffic safety, smartphones and GPS just to name a few. Without space the world economy, in many ways, turns back half a century in time. For some time now, we have been hearing from top folks at the Pentagon that space is no longer the sanctuary it once was as it becomes more and more congested and contested. But there are many things this country and others ca ... read more |
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A new level of SATCOM for government as Intelsat 33e Enters ServiceThis past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017. Launched ... more  
Six cosmic catastrophes that could wipe out life on EarthIf you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you'd probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, ... more  
A new recruit for ESA's astronaut corpsMatthias Maurer, from Germany, has started his astronaut training as part of ESA's astronaut corps. Matthias was among the 10 finalists in 2009 selection, and is now undergoing basic training at the ... more  
How stressful will a trip to Mars be on the human bodyPreliminary research results for the NASA Twins Study debuted at NASA's Human Research Program's annual Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas the week of January 23. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly ... more |
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Lockheed trims costs for F-35, most expensive plane everLockheed Martin and the Pentagon on Friday said the next batch of F-35 stealth fighters, the most expensive planes in history, will be produced at a reduced cost. ... more  
U.S. Army orders counter-drone systemsSyracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system. ... more 
Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and SomaliaAirbus Defence and Space delivers satellite communications systems for EU military training missions in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) as well as for the EUCAP (European Union capacity-building mission) Sah ... more  
Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD developmentLockheed Martin received a $345.5 million contract modification to perform additional development services for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense elements. ... more 
Raytheon contracted for Patriot missile supportRaytheon received a $202 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot weapon system. ... more 
NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV targetThe U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division recently completed a demonstration of its developing Spike missile. ... more |
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MIT's wearable AI system can detect a conversation's toneIt's a fact of nature that a single conversation can be interpreted in very different ways. For people with anxiety or conditions such as Asperger's, this can make social situations extremely stress ... more 
One-year mission investigators debut preliminary results at NASA workPreliminary research results for the NASA One-Year Mission debuted last week at an annual NASA conference. Last March, two men landed back on Earth after having spent nearly one year in space. NASA ... more 
New Era of Space Travel: Private Station May Replace ISS by Late 2020Houston-based Axiom Space is seeking to establish a privately-owned, international commercial space station. The launch of the first module is expected in 2020 The company, led by Mike Suffred ... more 
Spaceflight changes the shape of astronauts' brainsWhen astronauts come back from a stint aboard the International Space Station, their brains are not as they were when they left Earth. ... more |
  
A solar satellite with a deep space mission to capture the most spectacular images ever taken of the Sun will be cooled by technology pioneered by a North East England-based firm.
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will use k-Core Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite technology (APG) designed and manufactured by Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd. Aavid Thermacore's technology will keep instruments ... more NASA's New Shape-Shifting Radiator Inspired by Origami Space Traffic Management Japan's troubled 'space junk' mission fails |
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This past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017.
Launched in August of last year, Intelsat 33e is equipped with the most advanced digital payload on a commercial spacecraft. With this exceptionally flexible HTS payload design, Intelsat 33e, operating from 6 ... more Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Keeping Space Communications Reliable for an "Always On" World Flat-panel SATCOM for civilian-armored vehicles |
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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 |
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Today, more than 16 years of space-weather data is publicly available for the first time in history. The data comes from space-weather sensors developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory on board the nation's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. The newly available data gives researchers a treasure trove of measurements they can use to better understand how space weather works and how bes ... more NASA space radio could change how flights are tracked worldwide India's Satnav Goes Out of Whack as Orbiting Atomic Clocks Break ISRO to Launch Standby Navigation Satellite to Replace IRNSS-1A |
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Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon on Friday said the next batch of F-35 stealth fighters, the most expensive planes in history, will be produced at a reduced cost.
They announced $728 million in savings after President Donald Trump publically upbraided Lockheed over "out of control" costs, although most of the savings were already planned ahead of his involvement, during a months-long contrac ... more Boeing receives $2.1 billion contract mod for KC-46 production Myanmar in talks to license-build JF-17 fighter U.S. Air Force completes Talon trainer modifications |
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An international team, led by a scientist from the University of Sussex, have unveiled the first practical blueprint for how to build a quantum computer, the most powerful computer on Earth.
This huge leap forward towards creating a universal quantum computer is published in the influential journal Science Advances (1). It has long been known that such a computer would revolutionise indust ... more The world's first heat-driven transistor Atomic-level sensors enable measurements of electric field within a chip Apple legal fight with Qualcomm spreads to China |
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NASA has upgraded its website that provides daily views of the Earth from one million miles away. NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera imagery website was recently updated allowing the public to choose natural or enhanced color images of the Earth and even zoom into an area on the globe.
"The 'enhanced' color images make land features more visible," said Sasha Marshak, D ... more Subscale Glider Could Assist in Weather Studies, Prediction Wind satellite heads for final testing Research journey to the center of the Earth |
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The Philippine environment minister's move to close some two dozen mines sparked concern Sunday among two of her colleagues, who said it could hit the economy and employment.
The mining industry - accused of illegal tree felling and polluting rivers - has also questioned the order of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez.
The Philippines is the world's top supplier of nickel ore and the mai ... morePhilippines closes 23 mines over damage to environment Increasing factory and auto emissions disrupt natural cycle in East China Sea Toxic mercury in aquatic life could spike with greater land runoff |
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China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe.
China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
A second Mars probe will bring back samples and conduct research on the planet's structure, composition and environment, Wu said.
Also on the agenda are an asteroid explorat ... more China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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Raytheon received a $202 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot weapon system.
The contract includes sales to various U.S. allies, including Germany, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and the Netherlands. Bids for the contract were solicited via the internet with one received.
According to the U ... more Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD development MEADS team submits updated proposal for Poland's Wilsa program S. Korea, US defence chiefs back anti-missile system |
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Possible purchases of Sidewinder and Maverick missiles by South Korea from the United States have been approved by the U.S. State Department.
The two separate deals, reported to Congress by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, have a combined value of $140 million.
The proposed purchases under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program are vital to U.S. national interests, ... more Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal Raytheon, USAF developing new signal processor for AMRAAM White House 'aware' of Iran missile test |
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The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic worldwide. Optical connections are the obvious successors but optical data transmission requires an adequate nanoscale light source, and this has been lacking.
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) now have created a light source t ... more Three magnetic states for each hole Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle NIST updates 'sweet' 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organisms |
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It's a fact of nature that a single conversation can be interpreted in very different ways. For people with anxiety or conditions such as Asperger's, this can make social situations extremely stressful. But what if there was a more objective way to measure and understand our interactions?
Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Institute o ... more Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fish New wave of robots set to deliver the goods Over to you, automation |
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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 |
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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 ... moreOrbital cargo ship arrives at space station New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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Syracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system.
The contract was issued on an urgent basis.
Work on the counter-drone systems - engineering, production and sustainment - will mainly performed by SRC at a facility in New York State, with work also being performed by tea ... more NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV target New SkyGuardian variant of Predator B drone announced Germany extends Heron drone lease contract |
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