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  Moscow (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 A Russian cargo ship carrying food and equipment for astronuats docked successfully with the International Space Station on Friday after a similar craft crashed back to Earth in December. Russia's space agency said the unmanned Progress freighter carrying 2.5 tonnes of supplies including air, food and fuel "successfully docked" with the orbiting station at 0830 GMT. It had blasted off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket on Wednesday. In December, the previou ... read more |
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SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space stationMiami (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 An unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station Thursday, a day after SpaceX aborted the process due to a GPS problem. ... more  
Russia showcases jam-proof communications systemMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 A new system, based on the R-187-P1E Azart multi-mode portable software-defined radio, allows for the exchange of information even with enemy attempting to jam the broadcast. Russian state arm ... more  
Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPSBeijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign. ... more 
Mystery surrounds return of Pentagon's secretive X-37B spaceplaneMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 21, 2017 After nearly two years in space, one of the US Air Force's biggest mysteries may be returning to Earth. The Air Force has denied that rumors that its X-37B spaceplane, whose mission is classified, w ... more |
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Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 USC researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the next wave of rechargeable batteries - small enough for cellphones and powerful enough for cars. In ... more 
Study: People don't want their future revealedBerlin (UPI) Feb 22, 2017 Surveys show most people, if given the chance to know their future, would decline to find out what lies ahead. People were especially adamant about remaining ignorant of future negative events. ... more 
Russia successfully launches space freighter after crashMoscow (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 Russia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft taking food and equipment to the International Space Station after the previous such ship crashed to Earth shortly after launch in December. ... more 
NASA selects new technologies for flight tests for future space explorationEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 NASA has selected five space technologies to test on low-gravity-simulating aircraft, high-altitude balloons or suborbital rockets. The opportunity to fly on these vehicles helps advance technologie ... more 
Energia to make 2 modifications of Federatsiya spaceshipMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 Russia's Energia rocket and space corporation is getting ready for the production of the Federatsiya spacecraft. Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia is developing two m ... more 
Russia to carry out tourist flights around Moon by 2022Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hopes to be the first to offer space tourism around the Moon aboard the Soyuz spacecraft by 2021-2022. First round-the-Moon flights should ... more |
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 Russian Aviation Company S7 Group restructures 
NASA saves energy and water with new modular supercomputing facilityMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 Though there's been some recent relief in California's long-standing drought, water conservation techniques continue to be a hot topic for facilities that require significant amounts of water for da ... more 
NASA selects proposals for first-ever Space Technology Research InstitutesWashington DC (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 NASA has selected proposals for the creation of two multi-disciplinary, university-led research institutes that will focus on the development of technologies critical to extending human presence dee ... more 
Reaching for the Stars: An Interview with former NASA Astronaut Mike FossumLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 Mike Fossum is a shining example for astronaut wannabes shooting for the stars. His story undeniably proves that dreams of space voyages come true if you have the motivation and courage to pursue th ... more 
Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systemsSchriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017 The 26th Space Aggressor Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base is always gearing up for the next exercise in replicating enemy action against space-based and space-enabled systems. Teams of adversary ... more |
  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
University of Pennsylvania researchers are now among the first to produce a single, three-atom-thick layer of a unique two-dimensional material called tungsten ditelluride. Their findings have been published in 2-D Materials.
Unlike other two-dimensional materials, scientists believe tungsten ditelluride has what are called topological electronic states. This means that it can have many di ... more Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Feb 21, 2017Breakthrough with a chain of gold atoms  Warwick, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Breakthrough in 'wonder' materials paves way for flexible tech  Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 21, 2017When ultrafast laser pulse meets magnetic materials |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
A new system, based on the R-187-P1E Azart multi-mode portable software-defined radio, allows for the exchange of information even with enemy attempting to jam the broadcast.
Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport and Angstrem electronics company will unveil a new communications system based on the new generation radio sets at the IDEX-2017 expo in the United Arab Emirates, the export ... more Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio system  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 26, 2016 
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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 27, 2016Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016Antares Rides Again  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign.
All drivers in the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture must install a China-developed satellite navigation system called Beidou "to prevent theft, but also primarily to maintai ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2017UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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 Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
The development of a Russia-UAE fifth-generation fighter jet based on the MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: "Fulcrum") will be completed no earlier than 2025, the CEO of the Rostec State Corporation said Monday.
"We shall probably begin this work next year. The project is difficult, I think the plane will be created in seven or eight years, no earlier, Sergei Chemezov said during the IDEX-2017 ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Airbus profits hit by military plane woes  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel  Moscow (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Russian Helicopters in talks with India for 200 aircraft |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
You may not realize it but alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices.
When your computer crashes and you get the dreaded blue screen or your smartphone freezes and you have to go through the time-consuming process of a reset, most likely you blame the manufacturer: Microsoft or A ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Artificial synapse for neural networks  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Combining the ultra-fast with the ultra-small  Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017A new spin on electronics |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 
Atmospheric river storms are hailed as drought-busters when they bring needed rain and snow, but they have a well-known dark side: damaging floods. A new NASA study documents a second destructive force in these storms: high winds.
The study shows that atmospheric rivers were associated with almost half of the most extreme mid-latitude windstorms globally for the past 20 years, doing billio ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2017'Quartz' crystals at the Earth's core power its magnetic field  Ottobrunn, Germany (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Airbus to develop payload for first Franco-German Earth observation satellite  London, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  After two decades as a yoga missionary, Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez is unleashing her inner rage on the mining industry while aiming for Bhutan-style gross national happiness.
Lopez has in recent months moved global commodity markets with a campaign to close roughly two-thirds of the existing mines in the Philippines, which is the world's biggest supplier of nickel ore and ... more Hanoi (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths  Geneva (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Tiny plastic particles from clothing, tyres clogging oceans: report  Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawater |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017 
China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Friday.
The 4.6-tonne satellite, with a message capacity of more than 20 GB, will be carried into orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, according to the CAST.
An increase in satellite throughput will provide better access to the Internet ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2017China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration Beijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2017China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory |
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 Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017  Raytheon is developing an automated assessment system for judging the effectiveness of 21st century weapons in war game scenarios.
The first-of-its-kind tool, commissioned by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, will automatically teach war game participants which weapons to use in every possible scenario, including missiles, kinetic interceptors, cyber and electronic warfare weapons.
... more Washington (UPI) Feb 10, 2017U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts  Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 08, 2017New US Missile Hits Target in Space  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 07, 2017New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks |
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 Stevenage, England (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  MBDA reports it has been contracted to supply the United Arab Emirates navy with Marte MK2/N anti-ship missiles.
The number of missiles and contract details were not disclosed, but the weapons will be carried by the navy's high-speed multirole combat vessels.
Each vessel will be equipped with four box launchers for the Marte Mk 2/N guided missiles, which are able to strike target ... more London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017U.K., France to upgrade long-range Storm Shadow missiles  Dallas (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Lockheed Martin completes tests with modernized TACMS missiles  Berlin (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Raytheon, Rheinmetall to collaborate on future defense projects |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics. The process opens the way for the production of large wafers around 1.5 nanometres in depth (a sheet of paper, by comparison, is 100,000nm thick). Other techniques have proven unreliable in terms of quality, difficult to scale up and function only at ver ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications  Ramat Gan, Israel (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists create a nano-trampoline to probe quantum behavior  Lincoln NB (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell |
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 Oxford, England (UPI) Feb 23, 2017  An analysis of bot behavior over the course of a decades shows even "benevolent" bots bicker. In fact, researchers found evidence of bot-versus-bot fights lasting several years.
The bots in question were employed by Wikipedia to perform a variety of editing and maintenance tasks. Editing bots repair vandalized text, enforce content and language bans, check and fix spelling, insert links ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Scientists invent new, faster gait for six-legged robots  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot  Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2017How algorithms secretly run the world |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2016 
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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 Chincoteague Island, VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2016 
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 ... moreMiami (AFP) Oct 23, 2016Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2016New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 19, 2016Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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 Mont-De-Marsan, France (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 
Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws.
At Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France a quartet of fearsome golden eagles is being trained to take out unmanned aircraft in mid-flight.
The roar of a departing Rafale fighter jet gives way to the buzz of a drone lifting into the air on a runway at the air base, so ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Israeli warplanes shoot down Hamas drone: army  Rome (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller drones  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Ukroboronprom presents modified Phantom unmanned vehicle |
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