SpaceX to launch satellite by reusing rocket
Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2016 -
SpaceX and satellite operator SES have agreed to launch a commercial satellite later this year by reusing a Falcon 9 rocket, the companies announced Tuesday.
The launch of SES-10, which will be the first satellite sent into space on a SpaceX flight-proven rocket, was scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016.
Terms of the deal were not announced. Officials with California-based SpaceX, he ...
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Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach UAS Program Leads Nation as One of First to Begin Flight Operations
Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 01, 2016 -
The long-awaited Small Unmanned Aircraft (sUAS) rule known as Part 107 from the FAA went into effect today. Almost immediately, members from the Aeronautical Science Department from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus became some of the first in the nation to begin flying, opening new doors for students and faculty in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science (UASS) progr ...
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Obama makes final trip to China, Southeast Asia
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 -
Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world's most important relationship and cementing an eight-year "pivot to Asia."
After a series of US stops outside Washington, the outgoing US president jets in to the picturesque Chinese city of Hangzhou where he will take part in his fin ...
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U.S. Air Force conducts F-35 weapons tests
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (UPI) Aug 30, 2016 -
The U.S. Air Force recently completed a monthlong weapons firing test surge for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the service announced Monday.
The tests involved 25 missions including 12 weapons delivery accuracy and 13 weapon separation tests, the Air Force said in a statement.
The final mission on Aug. 17 involved jets shooting two advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles at a ...
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India tests new scramjet rocket engine
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2016 -
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested its new scramjet engine and expects a commercial launch. This is being touted as the most cost-effective rocket engine the world has seen.
With this, the ISRO, which is already the most inexpensive commercial satellite launch service provider in the world, expects to attract more customers worldwide.
The test carri ...
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2016 -
An international team of astronomers, including Carnegie's Eric Persson, has charted the rise and fall of galaxies over 90 percent of cosmic history. Their work, which includes some of the most sensitive astronomical measurements made to date, is published by The Astrophysical Journal.
The FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey (ZFOURGE) has built a multicolored photo album of galaxies as they g ...
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