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January 12, 2016

Space Protection - A Financial Primer
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2016
Last week, Space News aired a timely and important article by Mike Gruss on "Satellites in the Crosshairs." We rarely hear details about the highly classified arena of activities known as Space Protection. Thus, this article offers some unique insights into the nature and objectives of these activities. Launchspace is taking this opportune time to add a few "food for thought" aspects of our approach to achieving the objectives of Space Protection. In 2014, Gen. John Hyden, Commander of USAF Space ... read more

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Second SLS Test Stand Begins Rise at NASA Marshall A crane moves the first steel tier to be bolted into place on Jan. 6, for welding of a second new structural test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama - critical to de ... more		Hyten: Space Command Should be an Active Force in Dynamic Times General John Hyten bridles at the perception of his Air Force Space Command being comprised of technicians in a 9-to-5 office environment reacting to threats thousands of miles above Earth. It's a p ... more		Saturn the Mighty Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2016 It is easy to forget just how large Saturn is, at around 10 times the diameter of Earth. And with a diameter of about 72,400 miles (116,500 kilometers), the planet ... more
				Acquisition Woes Delay DoD Technology Upgrades On Oct. 25, 2008, the Navy commissioned the USS New Hampshire, a Virginia-class submarine, eight months ahead of schedule and $54 million under budget for the Navy by prime contractor General Dynami ... more		Lunar mission moves a step closer China has developed the manufacturing techniques for a key part to be used on its super-heavy rocket that will fulfill the nation's manned missions to the moon. The China Academy of Launch Veh ... more

Will computers ever truly understand what we're saying From Apple's Siri to Honda's robot Asimo, machines seem to be getting better and better at communicating with humans. But some neuroscientists caution that today's computers will never truly underst ... more		Probing the Mysterious Glacial Flow on Pluto's Frozen 'Heart' Written 45 years ago, these words are more appropriate today than Moore could have ever imagined. Greetings, I'm Dr. Orkan Umurhan, a scientist on New Horizons' Geology and Geophysics Investigation ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		NASA Marshall Center to Host FIRST Robotics Kick-Off at USSRC The 2016 FIRST Robotics season, a national robotic competition for students grades 9-12, will kick-off Jan. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The ... more
				A New Way to Explore Dark Matter Ripples in gas at the outer disk of our galaxy have puzzled astronomers since they were first revealed by radio observations a decade ago. Now, astronomers believe they have found the culprit - a dw ... more		Panasonic and Kymeta ship new flat panel antenna to the maritime market Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Kymeta Corporation have announced a landmark agreement that brings innovative, high-performance antenna technology to several unique maritime markets. Under terms ... more

Military Radar Summit 2016 - Washington DC - February 29

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

A Starburst Spider On Mars Mars' seasonal cap of carbon dioxide ice has eroded many beautiful terrains as it sublimates (goes directly from ice to vapor) every spring. In the region where the High Resolution Imaging Sci ... more		Astronaut vision and ophthalmologic problems explained Just when you think you've seen it all, our eyes look to be victims of a low-gravity environments, too. According to new research published in the January 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, two signif ... more		Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependence NATO chief talks Arctic security with Rubio amid US Greenland push		Arianespace year-opening mission delivered to Final Assembly Building Ariane 5 is on the move as launcher and payload preparations continue in French Guiana for Arianespace's first flight of 2016, which will orbit the initial EpicNG high-throughput satellite for globa ... more
ISS Science Rockets Into 2016 he crew of the International Space Station kicked off the new year with science investigations in to aging of human skin and how fabrics burn in space, both of which could have a significant impact ... more		First global age map of the Milky Way Using completely new ways of deducing the ages of so-called red giant stars from observational data, astronomers have created the first large-scale map that shows stellar ages in the Milky Way. ... more		SpaceX will attempt ocean landing of rocket Jan 17 SpaceX will try again Sunday to land its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform, one month after successfully returning the rocket's first stage to an upright landing on solid ground. ... more		Consumer Electronics Show awash with altered realities Altered realities abounded at the Consumer Electronics Show gadget-fest on Thursday, touching everything from sex and sports to sales and space exploration. ... more

	Robotic telescope built by China and Thailand put into operation A robotic 70 cm telescope built jointly by China and Thailand has been put into operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province, a local scientist said Wednesday. The telescope, which was insta ... more		3D-Printed Ceramics Could be Used in Future Space Flights Researchers have used a 3D printer to create customized ceramic parts that are strong, lightweight and handle heat better than many metals, but that do not crack easily like some traditional ceramic ... more

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MBRSC complete final design of KhalifaSat engineering model		IHS, Airbus D/S team for intel sector products		New wave in tech: hacking the brain		Last-chance bid to contact space robot Philae		Can we use magnetic fields to make and manipulate gravity?
Researchers squeeze hydrogen into 'metallic state'		Strengthening Our Space Technology Future: Snapshots of Success		Dawn imaging in close Ceres orbit		Turkey Targets 2019 for Launch of Indigenous Satellite		'X' Marks a Curious Corner on Pluto's Icy Plains

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Quiet quasar has apparently eaten its fill

Student-Built Experiment Integrated onto NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

NASA Office to Coordinate Asteroid Detection, Hazard Mitigation

Six Orion Milestones to Track in 2016

Galaxy Quakes Could Improve Hunt for Dark Matter

Black hole affecting galactic climate

By the dozen: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mirrors

Former COD Student Working in Antarctica on IceCube Neutrino Project

Getting Down to Earth with Space Hazards

NASA's Great Observatories Weigh Massive Young Galaxy Cluster

Momentum builds for creation of 'moon villages'

Iran shows off underground ballistic missile bunker

Bacteria, electrons spin in similar patterns

China's Belt and Road Initiative catches world's imagination: Inmarsat CEO

Iran airs footage of new missile in underground bunker

Chang'e-3 landing site named "Guang Han Gong"

Rover Rounds Martian Dune to Get to the Other Side

Beijing asserts right to flights to South China Sea

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