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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network. The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on Thursday. The Nature reviewers commented that the experiment was an impressive achievement, and constitut ... read more |
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RAVAN CubeSat measures Earth's outgoing energyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 An experimental small satellite has successfully collected and delivered data on a key measurement for predicting changes in Earth's climate. The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned ... more  
SpaceX launches super-computer to space stationMiami (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit. ... more  
SpaceX launches super-computer to space stationMiami (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit. ... more  
Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense servicesWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday. ... more |
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Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satelliteWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 Harris has delivered its third navigation package to Lockheed Martin for use on U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites expected to first launch next year. ... more  
ViaSat, Data Link receive $123.4M for MIDS JRTS radiosWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday. ... more  
SSL and NASA complete preliminary design review for on-orbit robotic servicing spacecraftPalo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, reports it successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for NASA's Restore-L mission to p ... more  
Metal clouds to protect fusion reactor walls from heat fluxWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 How can scientists protect the structures that house fusion reactors? ... more  
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program Reaches New HeightsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 For decades, NASA has released enormous scientific balloons into Earth's atmosphere, miles above the altitude of commercial flights. The Balloon Program is currently preparing new missions bearing s ... more 
NASA Guide Outlines Deep Space Rocket's Unprecedented CapabilitiesHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 The Space Launch System (SLS) provides America with a unique capability to launch more than double what any current vehicle can carry on the first SLS mission and up to four times as much on subsequ ... more |
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 New CubeSat propulsion system uses water as propellant 
Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters 'on Target' for First FlightHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Production of the five-segment powerhouse motors for the Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters is on target at prime contractor Orbital ATK's facilities in Utah, with 10 motor segments cas ... more  
N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: reportWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 North Korea's recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert report published Monday. ... more 
Thailand lined up for Harpoon missile buy worth $24.9MWashington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced the possible sale of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Thailand. ... more 
General Dynamics receives submarine missile fire control contractWashington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is being awarded a $9.7 million modification to an existing contract for work on U.S. and British submarine fire control systems, the Department of Defense announced on Friday. ... more |
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  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
Terahertz radiation - the band of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and visible light - has promising applications in medical and industrial imaging and chemical detection, among other uses.
But many of those applications depend on small, power-efficient sources of terahertz rays, and the standard method for producing them involves a bulky, power-hungry, tabletop device.
... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017NASA, Norway to develop Arctic laser-ranging station  Denver CO (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Lockheed Martin integrates first modernized A2100 satellite  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 07, 2017One-nanometer trimetallic alloy particles created |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
ViaSat and Data Link Solutions have each received a $123.4 million modification to an existing contract for development and production of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract will go toward purchases for the U.S.military and foreign military sales. The work will be perform ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Joint Stars aircraft getting communications upgrade |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017 
Harris has delivered its third navigation package to Lockheed Martin for use on U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites expected to first launch next year.
The navigation system is mostly digital and has computers and atomic clocks shielded against radiation.
"We are now in full production and on target to deliver the fourth GPS III navigation payload to Lockheed Martin this fall," Har ... more Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
For decades, NASA has released enormous scientific balloons into Earth's atmosphere, miles above the altitude of commercial flights. The Balloon Program is currently preparing new missions bearing sensitive instruments, including one designed to investigate the birth of our universe and another with ballooning origins that will fly on the International Space Station.
NASA's Primordial Infl ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Lockheed receives $9.4M contract for F-35 modifications  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Japan approves US Marine flights of Ospreys after crash  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Air Force finishes ground testing of new highly efficient engine |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
Los Alamos National Laboratory has produced the first known material capable of single-photon emission at room temperature and at telecommunications wavelengths.
These carbon nanotube quantum light emitters may be important for optically-based quantum information processing and information security, while also being of significant interest for ultrasensitive sensing, metrology and imaging ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017A semiconductor that can beat the heat  Fairport, NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Saelig introduces Sol Chip autonomous, solar-powered sensor station  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 
centered on the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) which was launched on June 3, 2017 and is currently operating aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
This platform was developed as part of a cooperative agreement with Teledyne Brown Engineering and NASA and will provide opportunities for imaging, technology demonstration, and space qualification payloads supporting commer ... more Toulouse, France (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Airbus completes MetOp-C platform/payload coupling  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 14, 2017NASA airborne mission returns to Africa to study smoke, clouds  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Successful filming of fastest aurora flickering |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
In a groundbreaking study released this week, scientists at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the University of Southern California have found that widespread installation of certain "cool roof" materials in the region could slightly increase ozone and fine particulate pollution levels.
The study explains how the predicted increase in ozone levels can be minimized or poss ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Researchers discover potentially harmful nanoparticles produced through burning coal  Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Tunisian beachside town fights industrial pollution  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017To reduce exposure to pollution on your commute, crank the air conditioning |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce  Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 
Jacobs Technology is receiving a contract with a maximum value of $4.6 billion for services for the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The services will go toward the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and communications and informations technology for MDA. The work will primarily be conducted at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is being awarded a $9.7 million modification to an existing contract for work on U.S. and British submarine fire control systems, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
The modification will include maintenance for the Attack Weapon Control System on SSGN guided missile submarines and missile fire-control development for the future U ... moreWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: report Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Thailand lined up for Harpoon missile buy worth $24.9M  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Raytheon receives $66.4 million contract for SM-3 Block IIA missile |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, reports it successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for NASA's Restore-L mission to provide satellite servicing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). With the completion of the PDR, Restore-L is proceeding on schedule to the next phase of development and its launch in 2020.
As announced las ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Why humans find faulty robots more likeable  Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Somersaulting simulation for jumping bots |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
An Iranian drone with no lights on flew close to US aircraft operating in the Gulf, US officials said Monday, in what they called an "unsafe and unprofessional" incident.
The Sunday night event saw an Iranian QOM-1 drone fly within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of aircraft based on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier operating in international waters, Navy spokesman Lieutenant Ian McConnaughey said in ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Drones reporting for work  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Pentagon says it has released guidelines for shooting down civilian drones  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Raytheon receives $25.9M contract for Global Hawk sensor upgrades |
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