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| October 28, 2013 |
 Dream Chaser Free-Flight Test Report Sparks NV (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Sierra Nevada Corporation has performed its first free-flight approach-and-landing test of the Dream Chaser spacecraft. The vehicle successfully released from its carrier aircraft, an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter, as planned at approximately 11:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Following release, the Dream Chaser spacecraft automated flight control system gently steered the vehicle to ... more |  |
 Antarctic Ozone Hole Slightly Smaller than Average This Year Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - The ozone hole that forms each year in the stratosphere over Antarctica was slightly smaller in 2013 than average in recent decades, according to NASA satellite data. The ozone hole is a seasonal phenomenon that starts to form during the Antarctic spring (August and September). The September-October 2013 average size of the hole was 8.1 million square miles (21 million square kilometers). ... more |  |
 China launches experimental satellite Shijian-16 Jiuquan, Chin (XNA) Oct 28, 2013 - China has successfully launched its Shijian-16 satellite for space research and experiments Friday, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellite was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11:50, according to the center in northwest China. Shijian-16 is used mainly for conducting space environment exploration and technological experiments. Friday's launch marked ... more |  |
 New material for quantum computing discovered out of the blue London, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - A common blue pigment used in the 5 Pound note could have an important role to play in the development of a quantum computer, according to a paper published today in the journal Nature. The pigment, copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), which is similar to the light harvesting section of the chlorophyll molecule, is a low-cost organic semiconductor that is found in many household products. Cruci ... more |  |
 Astrium delivers microwave radiometer for the Sentinel-3A satellite London, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Astrium, the world's second ranking space company, has delivered the proto-flight model (PFM) of the microwave radiometer (MWR) (an instrument for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-3A environmental monitoring satellite) to the prime contractor Thales Alenia Space for installation on the Sentinel-3A satellite. The MWR works alongside the SRAL radar altimeter on the Sentinel-3 topog ... more |  |
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 NASA Partner SpaceX Completes Review of 2014 Commercial Crew Abort Test Washington DC (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - In preparation for a summer 2014 test, NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently laid out its plan to demonstrate the Dragon spacecraft's ability to carry astronauts to safety in the event of an in-flight emergency. This review of the in-flight abort test plan provided an assessment of the Dragon's SuperDraco engines, the software that would issue the abort command, and ... more |  |
 Just 2 weeks in orbit causes changes in eyes Houston TX (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center, and two other institutions in the October 2013 issue of Gravitational and Space Research. The study, which looked at how low gravity and radiation and oxidative damage impacts mice, is the first to examine eye-related gene ... more |  |
 Russia Plans to Spend $22M on Soyuz-2 Launch Pad Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 28, 2013 - Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, has announced a tender for construction of launch facilities for Soyuz-2 carrier rockets at the future Vostochny spaceport, being built in Russia's Far East. The tender, worth 695 million rubles (some $22 million), stipulates the completion of construction by November 25, 2015. The newly appointed head of Roscosmos, Oleg Ostapenko, said Frida ... more |  |
 Space technologies boost disaster reduction int'l co-op Beijing (XNA) Oct 28, 2013 - Another China-Brazil satellite will be launched from China at the end of this year to collect data for disaster prevention and environmental protection. The satellite, the third to be launched under the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite Program (CBERS), is the latest international advance in disaster reduction, with functions in agriculture, meteorology and the environment, according ... more |  |
 Lockheed Martin Conducts Third Successful Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Dallas TX (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Lockheed Martin has conducted the third engineering development test flight of the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Preliminary data indicate all test objectives were achieved. During the short-range test, three GMLRS rockets were launched from an MLRS M270A1 launcher and each destroyed its respective ground-based targe ... more |  |
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 Upgrades boost ballistic missile defense radar's performance to protect against missile raid Tewksbury MA (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Ballistic missile raids - large numbers of simultaneously launched weapons - may soon have a tougher time penetrating allied air defenses. Raytheon has started upgrading the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar's signal and data processing equipment (SDPE) to enable the "brains" of the radar to more quickly and accurately discriminate threats from non-threats and enhance radar performance ... more |  |
 Raytheon produces new US Army satellite communications terminals ahead of schedule Washington DC (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Raytheon has completed production on 39 new terminals for the U.S. Army ahead of schedule. Since production began in 2007, 67 percent have been deployed to the field. The Army uses the Humvee-mounted Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T) to pass secure data to legacy Milstar satellites. The terminals have been upgraded to communicate with the higher-bandwidth AEHF sat ... more |  |
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms Receives First Order For AN VIC-5 Enhanced Vehicular Comms Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms (NGCI), a joint venture between Northrop Grumman and Cobham, has been awarded the first production delivery order of the AN/VIC-5 enhanced vehicular communication system. The announcement was made during a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md., on Sept. 27. The U.S. Army PEO Enterprise Information Systems hosted the event to celebrate the dec ... more |  |
 Iran, China intend to use Antarctic bases to control offensive weapons Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 24, 2013 - Australian academics have pointed to dangers that Antarctic bases are for the first time being militarised, despite the continent officially being called a land of peace and science. Satellite systems at polar bases could be used to control offensive weapons, according to a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and little could be done to prevent it due to the loose nature of the A ... more |  |
 A Golden Anniversary for Space-Based Treaty Verification Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Fifty years ago this month, Los Alamos National Laboratory sensor technology lifted off into space to help verify that world Superpowers were abiding by the newly signed Limited Test Ban Treaty-a pledge by the United States, the former Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to refrain from testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater or in space. "For the past 70 years, Los Alamos Na ... more |  |
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NATO, Russia make no progress on missile defence row Brussels (AFP) Oct 28, 2013 - NATO and Russia said Wednesday they had made no progress in settling sharp differences over a planned missile defence system for Europe but pledged to continue efforts to resolve the row. "It is no secret that we have not yet found the way to work together on missile defence," NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after a meeting of the NATO-Russia council. "However, ministerial discussio ... more |  |
 Futuristic copper foam batteries get more bang for the buck Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - People use their GPS apps, cameras, and mobile internet to navigate strange cities in search of good coffee, record "selfie" commentary while they wait in line, and upload their videos directly to social media sites while they sip their latte. But no amount of high-tech savvy can save a well-loved device from dying when its battery is drained. Smartphones suffer from the same basic ailment ... more |  |
NIST measures laser power with portable scale Washington DC (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method for measuring laser power by reflecting the light off a mirrored scale, which behaves as a force detector. Although it may sound odd, the technique is promising as a simpler, faster, less costly and more portable alternative to conventional methods of calibrating high-power lasers used ... more |  |
 US unveils bionic man with 'Russian intellect' Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 28, 2013 - The world's first ever walking and talking bionic man has been unveiled in Washington. The robot owes its communicative skills to Artificial Intellect designed by a Russian company. (VIDEO) A team of engineers have designed the world's first "bionic man," a walking, talking robot made up of 28 mechanical body parts from 17 international manufacturers. Dubbed Frank - short for Frankenstein ... more |  |
CU-Boulder researchers develop 4-D printing technology for composite materials Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 28, 2013 - Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have successfully added a fourth dimension to their printing technology, opening up exciting possibilities for the creation and use of adaptive, composite materials in manufacturing, packaging and biomedical applications. A team led by H. Jerry Qi, associate professor of mechanical engineering at CU-Boulder, and his collaborator Martin L. D ... more |  |
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