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May 09, 2017
TECH SPACE
Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions



Strathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017
Man-made space radiation has been produced in research led by the University of Strathclyde, which could help to make space exploration safer, more reliable and more extensive. Researchers used novel laser-plasma-based accelerators to mimic the radiation, which presents a risk to astronauts and space technology owing to the lack of protection from it in space. The study, funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), shows for the first time that this type of device can be used for realistic spa ... read more

SPACEMART
AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitiveness
Arlington, VA (SPX) May 09, 2017
The Aerospace Industries Association, supported by research and analysis provided by the consulting firm Bryce Space and Technology, released a report highlighting the growing importance of the U.S. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Caltech: Chemical Engineer Explains Oxygen Mystery on Comets
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
A Caltech chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space - why comets expel oxygen gas, the same ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
External commercial ISS platform starts second mission
Houston TX (SPX) May 09, 2017
NanoRacks has successfully completed the change out of the second round of its privately owned External Platform (NREP) payloads mounted on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
First Contract under Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation BAA Complete
Los Angeles AFB (AFNS) May 09, 2017


The first of ten contracts awarded under the Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) was recently completed. Moog Inc. successfully completed a "Non-Destructive Ev ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
James Webb Space Telescope Arrives at NASA's Johnson Space Center
Houston TX (SPX) May 09, 2017
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where it will undergo its last cryogenic test before it is launched into space in 2018. The tele ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Space weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 09, 2017 Our ever-changing sun continuously shoots solar material into space. The grandest such events are massive clouds that erupt from the sun, called coronal mass ejectio ... more
NUKEWARS
Russia to Rearm Strategic Missile Forces With 5th-Generation Arms by 2027
Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017
Russia will have upgraded its Strategic Missile Forces with 5th-generation devices by 2027. All missile divisions of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will be rearmed with 5th-generation ball ... more
EXO WORLDS
First SETI Institute Fellows Announced
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
At its first annual gala fundraiser, held on April 22nd, the SETI Institute recognized three dedicated individuals, universally respected for their exceptional contributions to scientific research a ... more
TECH SPACE
New metamaterial designed with counterintuitive property
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017
In the not-too-distant future, it may be possible to 3-D print virtually anything. Consider standard printers, which "synthesize" thousands of colors by using only three color cartridges. By analogy ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
exactEarth Announces Two-Year $1.45 Million Commercial Customer Renewal
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 09, 2017
exactEarth Ltd reports that it has signed a two-year renewal agreement valued at a total of $1.45 million to provide vessel tracking data services to a major international commercial customer. ... more


Biggest X-ray laser in the world generates its first laser light

TECH SPACE
The first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 08, 2017
In classical computer science information is stored in bits, in quantum computer science - in quantum bits, i.e. qubits. Experiments at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of S ... more
AEROSPACE
Made-in-China passenger jet set to take wing
Shanghai (AFP) May 3, 2017
China is expected this week to conduct the maiden test flight of a home-grown passenger jet built to meet soaring domestic travel demand and challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Orbiting at 250 Statute Miles, Florida Tech Experiment Tested
Melbourne FL (SPX) May 09, 2017
An instrument prototype from Florida Institute of Technology that may eventually help scientists spot Earth-like planets is being tested in the harsh conditions of space after it was successfully de ... more
IRON AND ICE
Chemical engineer explains why comets expel oxygen
Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017
Like trees, comets expel gas. But until now, researchers weren't exactly sure why. ... more

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NASA Receives Proposals for Future Solar System Mission
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017
NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scientific and technical review over the next seven months. The goal is to select a mission for flight in about two years, with launch in the mid-2020s. "New Frontiers is about answering the biggest qu ... more
Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017
'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in Space
Elkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017
Orion Motor Ready for Crewed Mission
Melbourne FL (SPX) May 09, 2017
Orbiting at 250 Statute Miles, Florida Tech Experiment Tested
Reaction Engines begins construction of UK rocket engine test facility
London UK (SPX) May 05, 2017
Reaction Engines Ltd. has begun construction of a new engine test facility where it plans to undertake the first ground based demonstration of its revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine. The test facility at Westcott, Buckinghamshire, will enable Reaction Engines to test critical subsystems along with the testing of a SABRE engine core, which will commence in 2020. The proje ... more
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 04, 2017
Arianespace orbits telecom satellites for Brazil and South Korea
Los Angeles AFB (AFNS) May 09, 2017


First Contract under Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation BAA Complete

Paris (ESA) May 05, 2017
Test site for ESA-backed airbreathing engine


NASA Rover Curiosity Samples Active Linear Dune on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017
As it drives uphill from a band of rippled sand dunes, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is toting a fistful of dark sand for onboard analysis that will complete the rover's investigation of those dunes. From early February to early April, the rover examined four sites near a linear dune for comparison with what it found in late 2015 and early 2016 during its investigation of crescent-shaped dun ... more
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2017
Seasonal Flows in Valles Marineris
Fayetteville, AR (SPX) May 04, 2017
Is Anything Tough Enough to Survive on Mars
Tokyo, Japan (The Conversation) May 03, 2017
Japan aims to uncover how moons of Mars formed
China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020
Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday. "Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more
Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017
Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity
Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017
China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling
Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017
China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation
Allied Minds' portfolio company BridgeSat raises $6 million in Series A financing
Boston, MA (SPX) May 08, 2017
Allied Minds reports its portfolio company BridgeSat, Inc. has completed a $6 million Series A funding round, including participation from Space Angels, an early stage investment group comprising experts in the Space 2.0 field. The fundraise was completed at a pre-money valuation of $15 million, up from the previous valuation of $7 million. BridgeSat is reinventing satellite communication ... more
San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2017
Blue Sky Network Targets Key Markets For Iridium SATCOM Solutions
McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017
How Outsourcing Your Satellite Related Services Saves You Time and Money
Arlington, VA (SPX) May 09, 2017
AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitiveness
Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions
Strathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017
Man-made space radiation has been produced in research led by the University of Strathclyde, which could help to make space exploration safer, more reliable and more extensive. Researchers used novel laser-plasma-based accelerators to mimic the radiation, which presents a risk to astronauts and space technology owing to the lack of protection from it in space. The study, funded by th ... more
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017
New metamaterial designed with counterintuitive property
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017
NASA Seeks 'FabLab' Concepts for In-Space Manufacturing
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 08, 2017
The first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'


First SETI Institute Fellows Announced
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
At its first annual gala fundraiser, held on April 22nd, the SETI Institute recognized three dedicated individuals, universally respected for their exceptional contributions to scientific research and STEM education and outreach. Director of Education, Edna DeVore, Senior Astronomer Dr. Seth Shostak and Senior Scientist Mark Showalter, were honored as the first "Fellows of the Institute" at a sp ... more
Moss Landing CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 03, 2017
SOFIA Confirms Nearby Planetary System Is Similar to Our Own
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017
Research Center A Hub For Origins of Life Studies
Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever
Washington DC (Sputnik) May 08, 2017
Any third-grader can tell you about Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS), a titanic cyclone that has raged for centuries in Jupiter's atmosphere. It sticks out like a blemish on photos of the gas giant, and by most estimates is two or three times as large as the Earth itself. But the GRS is shrinking, and has been doing so for a while - and nobody is totally sure why. The Hubble Space Tele ... more
Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2017
The PI's Perspective: No Sleeping Back on Earth!
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017
ALMA investigates 'DeeDee,' a distant, dim member of our solar system
Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017
Nap Time for New Horizons


Lake water recharged by atmospheric precipitation in the Badain Jaran Desert
Beijing, China (SPX) May 09, 2017
The Badain Jaran Desert is located in the arid region of northwest China, and is a unique landscape characterised by more than 140 lakes as well as extensive megadunes (Figure 1), including the highest dune in the world. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization approved the Badan Jaran Desert Scenic Area, the Tengger Desert Scenic Area and Juyanhai Scenic Are ... more
Newark, DE (SPX) May 09, 2017
Robots may bring reef relief
Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017
Australian scientists say shark cull could wreck marine ecosystems
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2017
How do fishes perceive their environment?
2 SOPS says goodbye to GPS satellite
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017
At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years. "The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017
Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017
Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight
Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017
Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua


Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat
Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017
Bricks have been 3D printed out of simulated moondust using concentrated sunlight - proving in principle that future lunar colonists could one day use the same approach to build settlements on the Moon. "We took simulated lunar material and cooked it in a solar furnace," explains materials engineer Advenit Makaya, overseeing the project for ESA. "This was done on a 3D printer table, ... more
Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017
NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017
Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISS
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017
Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the Moon
Caltech: Chemical Engineer Explains Oxygen Mystery on Comets
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
A Caltech chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space - why comets expel oxygen gas, the same gas we humans breathe. The discovery that comets produce oxygen gas - also referred to as molecular oxygen or O2 - was announced in 2015 by researchers studying the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasime ... more
New York NY (SPX) May 08, 2017
Falkland Islands basin shows signs of being among world's largest craters
Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017
Chemical engineer explains why comets expel oxygen
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 04, 2017
Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth


Orbital Insight invests $50M in satellite and drone imagery analysis business
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 04, 2017
Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics and software company, reports it has closed a $50 million Series C round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Envision Ventures, Balyasny Asset Management, Geodesic Capital, ITOCHU Corporation and Intellectus Partners. Previous investors GV, Lux Capital, and CME Ventures participated in the Series C as well. This ... more
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 09, 2017
exactEarth Announces Two-Year $1.45 Million Commercial Customer Renewal
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017
AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017
GRACE-FO satellites get an earful
RAISE Spectrograph to Help Answer Some of the Mysteries of the Sun
San Antonio TX (SPX) May 05, 2017
A sounding rocket originally developed as a prototype for NASA's next generation of space-based solar spectrographs will make its third flight tomorrow, May 5, at 12:25 p.m. MDT from White Sands, N.M. The Rapid Acquisition Imaging Spectrograph Experiment (RAISE), designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), carries an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph targeting an active regio ... more
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2017
NASA-funded sounding rocket will take 1,500 images of sun in 5 minutes
Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017
Sun's Eruptions Might All Have Same Trigger


CHEOPS telescope arrives at new home
Paris (ESA) May 05, 2017
A major milestone for the CHEOPS mission was passed on 28 April 2017, when the telescope flight model was delivered to the University of Bern by Leonardo-Finmeccanica, on behalf of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). CHEOPS will perform ultra-high precision photometry on bright stars already known to host exoplanets with typical sizes ... more
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 05, 2017
A Lot of Galaxies Need Guarding in This NASA Hubble View
Houston TX (SPX) May 09, 2017
James Webb Space Telescope Arrives at NASA's Johnson Space Center
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 04, 2017
Four Questions: A Ride On NASA's Eye in the Sky
Sandia develops math techniques to improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry
Livermore CA (SPX) May 09, 2017
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level. Mathematical and algorithmic developments along these lines are necessary for enabling the detailed study of complex hydrocarbon molecules that are relevant in engine combustion. Existing methods to approximate potential energy functions at th ... more
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2017
Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2017
Mapping the edge of reality
Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017
Perfect pitch: Scientists explore the mechanics of throwing
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