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August 09, 2016

Spreading Critical DoD Space Capabilities Over More Satellites
McLean VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2016
For decades, the most secure and protected U.S. military satellite network has served both a strategic and a tactical purpose. But now with space becoming a more contested and militarized theater, there is an ongoing conversation within the DoD to separate - or disaggregate - the strategic and tactical functions of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite constellation. Three of the planned six AEHF satellites have been launched so far to replace the aging Milstar constellation. Both ... read more

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China launches first mobile telecom satellite China on early Saturday successfully launched the first satellite for mobile telecommunication. The Tiantong-01 satellite was launched at 00:22 a.m. Beijing Time, at southwestern China's Xicha ... more		Rover Game Released for Curiosity's 4th Anniversary on Mars As Curiosity marks its fourth anniversary (in Earth years) since landing on Mars, the rover is working on collecting its 17th sample. While Curiosity explores Mars, gamers can join the fun via a new ... more		NASA releases 'Omics: Advancing personalized medicine from space to Earth' NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is releasing the video "Omics: Advancing Personalized Medicine from Space to Earth", to highlight its Twins Study, coinciding with National Twins Days. This is th ... more
				Researchers find most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped over 3 billion years ago New research from North Carolina State University finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 billion years ago. These findings add insight into the geologic ... more		Mineral Veins on Mars Were Formed by Evaporating Ancient Lakes Mineral veins found in Mars's Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown. The research, by Mars Science Laboratory participating scientists at the Ope ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

IRIS Spots Plasma Rain on Sun's Surface NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, captured a mid-level solar flare: a sudden flash of bright light on the solar limb - the horizon of the sun - as seen at the beginning of this ... more		Do Black Holes Have a Back Door One of the biggest problems when studying black holes is that the laws of physics as we know them cease to apply in their deepest regions. Large quantities of matter and energy concentrate in an inf ... 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		The USAF's Next SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Ships to Cape Canaveral for October Launch The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin delivered the next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 2, ahead of its O ... more
				Foraging strategies of smallest seals revealed in first ever satellite tracking study The first ever satellite tracking study of one the world's endangered seal species has revealed new information about their migration habits and hunting patterns. Using satellite trackers, sci ... more		Proton pinball on the catalyst The function of fuel cells is to transform chemical energy into electricity through a chemical reaction. When this technology is mature enough it will be possible to use a fuel like hydrogen without ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Scientists model the 'flicker' of gluons in subatomic smashups Scientists exploring the dynamic behavior of particles emerging from subatomic smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider are increasingly interested in the role of gluons. These glue-like part ... more		Lattice structure absorbs vibrations Vibrations from a bus engine can sometimes be felt uncomfortably strongly through the seats. Similarly, vibrations from the propellers or rotors in propeller aircraft and helicopters can make the fl ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		A new generation of electron devices makes waves, trillions of them each second Normal radios operate in kilohertz (kHz) and megahertz (MHz) frequencies, bandwidths corresponding to electromagnetic oscillations in the thousands and millions of cycles per second ranges, respecti ... more
Crystallization frustration predicts metallic glass formation Researchers have discovered a way to predict which alloys will form metallic glasses. The research could pave the way for new strong, conductive materials. Metallic glasses are sometimes forme ... more		Scientists find a way of acquiring graphene-like films from salts to boost nanoelectronics Researchers from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TIS ... more		Making magnets flip like cats at room temperature In today's world of ever-increasing digital information storage and computation, the next information storage revolution seeks to exploit a novel effect arising from the relativistic physics of Eins ... more		More power to you Engineers from the University of Utah and the University of Minnesota have discovered that interfacing two particular oxide-based materials makes them highly conductive, a boon for future electronic ... more

	Tiling Chiplets into Next-Generation Microsystems Open the hood of just about any electronic gadget and you probably will find printed circuit boards (PCBs)-most often in a leaf-green color-studded with processing, memory, data-relaying, graphics, ... more		New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign have developed a new method for making brighter and more efficient green light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Using an industry-standard semico ... more

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Spectrolab produces higher efficiency space solar cell

Aerojet Rocketdyne to supply electric power system for Dream Chaser

China begins developing hybrid spacecraft

Turbulence brings together Germany, Ukraine, and Russia

US company gets historic nod to send lander to moon

NASA Spacecraft to Map Surface of 'Doomsday' Earth-Crushing Asteroid

SwRI space scientists observe Io's atmospheric collapse during eclipse

As dry as the moon

Aladin wind probe ready for Aeolus

After Deadly Crash, Virgin Galactic to Fly Its Spaceplane Once More

Astrobiologists study Mars on Earth

China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies in blaze of online glory

Bravura receives $305 million aerostat support contract

WorldView-4 Earth Imaging Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base for Sept 15 Launch

Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water

Five Years Post-Launch, Juno Is at a Turning Point

NASA Orders Second SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station

Progress is Heard as RS-25 Engine Roars to Life for NASA's Space Launch System

Opportunity Surpasses 43 Kilometers on the Odometer

Japan military on alert to destroy N. Korea missile: media

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