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August 03, 2016

Bravura receives $305 million aerostat support contract
Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2016
Bravura Information Technology Systems has received a $305 million U.S. Army contract for support of the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered aerostat program. The cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract came about after four bids were received online. The estimated completion date is July 2020. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. The Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity. The tethered aerostats support int ... read more

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				BAE Systems gets $51 million Minuteman III contract modification BAE Systems has received a $51 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for support services for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. ... more		Russia's Advanced New Surveillance Satellites to Keep an Eye on US Carriers The Russian Defense Ministry has plans to launch a new orbital surveillance system aimed to bolster the reconnaissance capabilities of the Aerospace Defense Forces. What kinds of capabilities will t ... more

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PPPL applies quantum theory and Einstein's special relativity to plasma physics Among the intriguing issues in plasma physics are those surrounding X-ray pulsars - collapsed stars that orbit around a cosmic companion and beam light at regular intervals, like lighthouses in the ... more		Physicists set low temperature record using laser cooling Researchers at the University of New Mexico are using optical refrigeration to set low-temperature records. Physicists there recently used lasers to cool a special crystal to temperatures below 100 degrees Kelvin - colder than the Arctic Circle. ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animals Newly discovered fossil evidence from Namibia strengthens the proposition that the world's first mass extinction was caused by "ecosystem engineers" - newly evolved biological organisms that altered ... more
				China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies in blaze of online glory China's troubled but beloved Jade Rabbit lunar rover has whirred its last, state media said Wednesday, after it bid humanity farewell on social media. ... more		Beating the heat a challenge at the nanoscale Rice University scientists who analyze the properties of materials as small as a single molecule have encountered a challenge that appears at very low temperatures. In trying to measure the pl ... more

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Five Years Post-Launch, Juno Is at a Turning Point Five years after departing Earth, and a month after slipping into orbit around Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft is nearing a turning point. On July 31 at 12:41 p.m. PDT (3:41 p.m. EDT), Juno will rea ... more		NASA Orders Second SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station NASA took another important step Friday in returning U.S. astronaut launches from U.S. soil with the order of a second post-certification mission from commercial provider SpaceX in Hawthorne, Califo ... more		Progress is Heard as RS-25 Engine Roars to Life for NASA's Space Launch System Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. has tested NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 development engine, 0528, as the engine roared to life for 650 seconds at NASA ... more		Opportunity Surpasses 43 Kilometers on the Odometer Opportunity is wrapping up the exploration 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover did experience an unexpected drive termination caused by the right-front wheel. On Sol 44 ... more

	Chorus of Black Holes Sings in X-Rays Supermassive black holes in the universe are like a raucous choir singing in the language of X-rays. When black holes pull in surrounding matter, they let out powerful X-ray bursts. This song of X-r ... more		Faint Hisses from Space Reveal Famous Star's Past Astronomers have managed to peer into the past of a nearby star millions of years before its famous explosion, using a telescope in remote outback Australia at a site free from FM radio interference ... more

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