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| December 18, 2013 |
 NASA postpones cargo mission for space station repairs Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - NASA on Tuesday postponed a cargo mission to the International Space Station and instead scheduled three spacewalks so that astronauts can fix a broken cooling system at the research outpost. The decision means that Orbital Sciences' first regular supply-ship mission to the ISS will be put off until next year. Instead, a pair of US astronauts will embark on three spacewalks that culminat ... more |  |
 Military Communication Improved as 6th Boeing-built Wideband Satellite Enters Service El Segundo, CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - The sixth Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia - the program's first partner outside the United States - has been delivered on orbit to the U.S. Air Force, boosting communications capabilities for the U.S. military and its allies. Australia's funding of the spacecraft provided the Australian Defence Force with immediate access to the WGS ne ... more |  |
 Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014 Brasïlia (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday. "What happened was a tragedy...But there is another satellite already built and ready. It was in the budget for the project, planned for launch in 2015," Bernardo said. "Now we are looking ... more |  |
 'No one will prevail over Russia militarily' Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 18, 2013 - Russia will not allow any nation to dominate it in military terms, the Russian president said. Some nations are developing new kinds of weapons, which may tip the global strategic balance, but Russia knows how to counter them. "Let no one have illusions that he can achieve military superiority over Russia. We will never allow it," Vladimir Putin said in a speech to the Federal Assembly, th ... more |  |
 Seeing Double: New System Makes the VLA "Two Telescopes in One" Charlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) will get a new system allowing it to continuously monitor the sky to study the Earth's ionosphere and detect short bursts of radio emission from astronomical objects. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) signed a $1 million contract under which NRL will fund a system to capture data from low-freque ... more |  |
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 Patriot missiles demonstrate field readiness Tewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, N.M., during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outbound unmanned air breathing targets. This was the first FSP conducted with the PAC-2 missiles, using the recently launched Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7) software and the modernized radar with ... more |  |
 USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract to Complete Two More GPS III Satellites Denver CO (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III. In February, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a fixed price $120 million contract to procure long lead parts for a second set of four GPS III space vehicles (SV 05-08). This new a ... more |  |
 Gaia secured inside fairing Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 18, 2013 - ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia, less than a week from launch, is now tucked up inside the fairing that will protect it during the first few minutes of ascent into space. Last week, Gaia was loaded with the propellants it will need to journey to its 'L2' destination, a gravitationally stable location 1.5 million km away from Earth, from where it will survey our Milky Way galaxy. Aft ... more |  |
 Organics Preserved in Ancient Meteorite-Formed Glass Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago. The tiny pockets, only micrometers across, contain material such as cellulose and proteins. Though the impact glass was found on Earth, scientists say that similar samples could have been thrown into space by this or other blasts, allowing organics to be transported fr ... more |  |
Radio Gateway Connects US and Allied Troops to a Common Mobile Network Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - Multinational forces, U.S. government agencies and U.S. troops operating together in forward-deployed locations generally have problems communicating-and not just due to language differences. Technical incompatibility between communications systems can hinder information sharing and timely command and control decisions. DARPA's Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network Gateway (MAINGATE) program is ... more |  |
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 Astrium and GeoNorth sign first ever multi-satellite Direct Receiving Station Anchorage AK (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - Astrium has signed with GeoNorth for the first multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS), with a unique offering of both high-resolution and very high-resolution optical and radar satellite imagery capabilities. This new contract brings to nearly 40 the number of stations in the Astrium Services DRS network - the largest worldwide. The agreement will give GeoNorth the unparalleled capab ... more |  |
 Raytheon completes integration of second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2013 - Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, which will fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System-1 spacecraft. The integrated sensor is now entering testing, on track for delivery in 2015. "The Raytheon team continues to make s ... more |  |
 Lockheed Martin names CEO Hewson as new chair New York (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - US defense giant Lockheed Martin Monday announced that chief executive Marillyn Hewson will take over as chairman of the Pentagon contractor in January. Hewson, who became the first female chief executive at Lockheed in January 2013, will assume the top spot on the board with the retirement of current chairman Robert Stevens. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed employs about 1 ... more |  |
 Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles closer to EU Moscow (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Russia revealed on Monday that its armed forces had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to Europe's borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield. The advanced version of the Russian missile has a range of 500 kilometres (310 miles) and could potentially be used to take out ground-based radar and interceptors of the new NATO shield. The announce ... more |  |
US , Poland, Baltic states voice alarm at Russia missile plans: officials Warsaw (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Poland and three Baltic states voiced their alarm Monday over plans by Russia to move nuclear-capable missiles close to their borders. "Plans to deploy Iskander-M missiles in the Kaliningrad district are disturbing and Poland has said so many times," its foreign ministry said in a statement. Warsaw said it had received no official word from Moscow about the deployment, which a Russian de ... more |  |
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 Study: 'Missing' arms of our Milky Way galaxy are actually there Leeds, England (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - A study of massive stars confirms our galaxy has four spiral arms, ending debate sparked by telescope images suggesting only two arms, British astronomers say. The shape of our Milky Way galaxy cannot be observed directly from Earth because we are on the inside looking out, they say, but observation of its stars and their distances from us can help deduce it shape, scientists at the Uni ... more |  |
 'Approximate' computers could do tasks not requiring exact answers West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - Computers doing "approximate computing" for tasks not requiring perfect accuracy could double efficiency and reduce energy consumption, U.S. scientists say. Such computers could run a growing number of applications designed to tolerate "noisy" real-world inputs and use statistical or probabilistic types of computations, computer engineers at Purdue University said. "The need for ... more |  |
 Asia's year in space triggers applause but also worry Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - The past 12 months will be remembered as the year when Asia's economic powerhouses barged their way into the elite club of spacefarers. South Korea placed its first satellite in orbit, Japan launched a new three-stage rocket and India set its eyes on Mars, dispatching its first scout to the Red Planet. Heading the pack in 2013, though, was China. It carried out another manned trip as a p ... more |  |
IBM sees five tech-powered changes in next five years San Francisco (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Technology stalwart IBM on Tuesday predicted classrooms getting to know students and doctors using DNA to customize care are among five big changes on the horizon. IBM said that its annual forecast of five ways technology will change lives in the coming five years was "driven by a new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and engage with us in a more natural and personal ... more |  |
Billion-dollar 'discovery machine' set for launch Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Europe on Thursday will place a billion-dollar bet on a space telescope designed to provide the biggest and most detailed 3-D map of the Milky Way. If all goes well, a Soyuz-STB-Fregat rocket will lift off from Kourou, French Guiana, hoisting the observatory Gaia on a five-year exploration that may sweep away notions of our place in the galaxy. The most sophisticated space telescope ever ... more |  |
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