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June 17, 2015

BlackSky Global reveals plan to image Earth in near real-time
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 17, 2015
BlackSky Global has revealed its plan to provide high-resolution images of the globe at an unparalleled cost and frequency. The company plans to deploy six satellites in 2016 and have a full 60-satellite imaging constellation by 2019, bringing "satellite imaging as a service" to those businesses, organizations and governments that cannot or do not wish to capitalize their own constellations. Traditionally it takes days or weeks to receive a commercial satellite image due to limited imaging opportu ... read more

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EOMAP provides shallow water bathymetry for the South China Sea EOMAP Asia Pacific today launch the most up-to-date and detailed data set for the islands in South China Sea, generated by groundbreaking Satellite Derived Bathymetry techniques. The islands o ... more		Arianespace restructure signals major changes in company governance Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) has reached an agreement with the French State and CNES, the French space agency, to transfer CNES's stake in Arianespace. After the completion of all regulatory consul ... more		NASA Signs Agreements to Advance Agency's Journey to Mars NASA Administrator Charles Bolden signed agreements with two European partners to advance Mars exploration and our journey to the Red Planet during meetings Tuesday at the Paris Air Show. Bolden and ... more
				New study favors cold, icy early Mars The high seas of Mars may never have existed, according to a new study that looks at two opposite climate scenarios of early Mars and suggests that a cold and icy planet billions of years ago better ... more		Researchers find link between some arthritis types and with solar cycles What began as a chat between husband and wife has evolved into an intriguing scientific discovery. The results, published in May in BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal) Open, show a "highly signif ... more

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Russia Begins Mass Production of Glonass-K1 Navigation Satellites The mass production of Glonass-K1, the third generation of GLONASS navigation satellites, has begun, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. This is aimed at ensuring the further development an ... more		Scientists find methane in Mars meteorites An international team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue in the search for life on the Red Planet. The researchers examined samples from six meteo ... more		Russia launches dozens of drones as Ukraine claims 'important success' Russian jets violate Estonian air space in 'brazen intrusion' U.S. defense in free fall		NASA issues RFP for New Class of Launch Services NASA's Launch Services Program has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for new commercial Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for small satellites, often called CubeSats or nanosatellites, and expe ... more
				RS-25 Engine Fires Up for Third Test in Series Ladies and gentlemen, we've started our engine. An RS-25 engine fired up for 500 seconds June 11 at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Four RS-25 engines will power N ... more		UCLA-led NASA mission provides closest ever look at dwarf planet Ceres A NASA mission led by UCLA professor Christopher Russell has released new images of the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest asteroid between Mars and Jupiter. The photos were produced by the spacecraft ... more

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Improving energy storage with a cue from nature Materials melt faster when the lines of heat spread through the cold material like the branches of a tree - and the melting rate can be steadily increased by allowing the tree architecture to freely ... more		Saft expands its Li-ion solar energy storage portfolio Saft is at Intersolar Europe to launch its new Intensium Home 10M lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system that offers exceptionally high performance in a modern, aesthetically pleasing design int ... more		Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report		Russia Disposes of 195 Decommissioned Soviet-Era Nuclear Submarines Russia's Rosatom Corporation is nearing to complete the recycling of Soviet-made decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines and support vessels. Currently, 195 of the 201 decommissioned submarines ha ... more
New boron compounds for organic light-emitting diodes Major advances in the field of organic electronics are currently revolutionising previously silicon-dominated semiconductor technology. Customised organic molecules enable the production of lightwei ... more		Researchers develop ultra-tough fiber that imitates the structure of spider silk Professors Frederick Gosselin and Daniel Therriault, along with their master's student Renaud Passieux, are not related to Spiderman. Nevertheless, these Polytechnique Montreal researchers have prod ... more		Turning paper industry waste into chemicals Researchers at the KU Leuven Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis have found a more eco-friendly way to derive lignin - a paper industry waste product - from wood and convert it into chemical ... more		Unlocking nanofibers' potential Nanofibers - polymer filaments only a couple of hundred nanometers in diameter - have a huge range of potential applications, from solar cells to water filtration to fuel cells. But so far, their hi ... more

	Argonne advances engine simulation for greater efficiency For engine designers in the digital age, time is money. And that time is measured in computer cycles. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are partnering with C ... more		NIST's 'nano-raspberries' could bear fruit in fuel cells Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, simple process for making platinum 'nano-raspberries' - microscopic clusters of nanoscale particles o ... more

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