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September 25, 2015

NASA's Space Launch System is the Rocket for the Ride to Mars
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 23, 2015
NASA is going to Mars, and here on Earth, the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is the first stop for building the world's most powerful rocket for the ride - the Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS will be NASA's first exploration-class vehicle since the Saturn V took American astronauts to the moon more than 40 years ago. It will expand our reach in the solar system, launching crews aboard the new Orion spacecraft to explore multiple, deep-space destinations. A fleet o ... read more

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A new study predicts a quantum Goldilocks effect Just as in the well-known children's story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, something good happens when things are done in moderation, rather than in extremes. Now a new study has translated "not ... more		SSPI and Korn Ferry to Partner on Second Annual Satellite Industry Workforce Study The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has announced that Korn Ferry, the preeminent authority on leadership and talent, will partner on development of the Society's 2nd annual ... more		U.S. defense in free fall U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact		Astronomers Identify a New Mid-size Black Hole Nearly all black holes come in one of two sizes: stellar mass black holes that weigh up to a few dozen times the mass of our sun or supermassive black holes ranging from a million to several billion ... more
				Innovations in Satellite Payloads - An interview with David Jungkind of SEAKR Satellite technology today is at an exciting juncture. The upcoming advent of next generation, high throughput satellite (HTS) systems combined with advances in payload electronics promises a new ag ... more		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Dance with Eclipses On the evening of Sept. 27, 2015, into the early morning of Sept. 28 EDT, operators of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will wait as Earth blots out the sun and the moon goes dark. The flig ... more

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Lockheed Martin, Roketsan to develop cruise missile for F-35s A mid-range standoff cruise missile for use on F-35 fighters is being developed by Lockheed Martin and its Turkish partner, Roketsan. ... more		Next stop for the Perlan 2 Glider: The edge of space If you're planning a trip to the edge of space, you might think it prudent to bring along an engine. But you're not an engineer on the Airbus-sponsored Perlan Project. ... 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		India PM heads to Silicon Valley chasing a digital dream He has 30 million fans on Facebook and tweets multiple times a day - but as Narendra Modi visits Silicon Valley this weekend, it is Indian technology that will be centre-screen. ... more
Physicists defy conventional wisdom to identify ferroelectric material A team of physicists has defied conventional wisdom by inducing stable ferroelectricity in a sheet of strontium titanate only a few nanometers thick. The discovery could open new pathways to find ne ... more		How social cues influence human-robot interaction Robots are increasingly being considered for use in highly tense civilian encounters to minimize person-to-person contact and danger to peacekeeping personnel. Trust, along with physical quali ... more		Nano-trapped molecules are potential path to quantum devices Single atoms or molecules imprisoned by laser light in a doughnut-shaped metal cage could unlock the key to advanced storage devices, computers and high-resolution instruments. In a paper publ ... more		An even more versatile optical chip Telecommunication networks will soon reach the physical limits of current technology and in order to overcome the current bottleneck, they will have to exploit the quantum properties of light. Rober ... more

	Designing switchable electric and magnetic order for low-energy computing Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new material that combines both electrical and magnetic order at room temperature, using a design approach which may enable the development ... more		Virtual reality stretching beyond video games Virtual reality is a dream of video game lovers, but it is poised to blast far beyond play to education, medicine, architecture and other learning arenas. ... more

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Lockheed Martin UAV becomes core British military capability

UCLA physicists determine 3-D positions of individual atoms for the first time

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Space Architecture: From Outer Space to the Ocean Floor

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China to rehearse new carrier rocket for lunar mission

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